Upcoming Denton concerts - November 4-7
Sugar and Gold, Atlas Sound, and Spoonfed Tribe are on tap in Denton this week.
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Alternative / Indie
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Concert review: Islands at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio in Denton (October 28)
Islands deserve their success not only because they are talented, but because of the kind of connection that they create with their fans.
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Midlake announces release date of new album
The Courage of Others will be released on February 2, 2010.
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Video: Spooky Folk spooks Parker House in Lewisville for The Sarah Crisman Show
Word of caution: Don't run when the chainsaw guy comes after you. The walls are much closer than they appear.
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Interview with Blind Pilot’s Ryan Dobrowski
Portland-based band Blind Pilot stops through Dallas this week as they trek across the country earning critical-acclaim for their organic, Northeastern indie rock.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
My Denton Music spotlight: Seryn
Seryn was formed through a combination of spontaneity, circumstance, passion, and a bit of luck.
Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
Why I don’t hate music: Subservient Experiment’s Cory Graves
Music bloggers are responsible for putting spanking new music in our ears every week -- but what do they listen to of their own volition?
Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts — October 22-24
Moosehound, The Black Heart Procession, and Rodney Parker & Fifty Peso Reward are on tap this week.
Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
Concert review: Har Mar Superstar at The Lounge in Dallas (October 16)
The best acts (especially the goofy ones) can make everyone in the room forget their coolness for 45 minutes and just have fun.
Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
UPDATE: North Texas broadcasters speak out against Performance Rights Act
Senate legislation may impose financial burden on local stations and create obstacles for emerging artists.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Concert review: The Dead Weather at the House of Blues in Dallas (October 5)
The Dead Weather played a 90-minute set of all 11 songs off of Horehound.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2009
Andrew Tinker and Erin Austin at Austin City Limits: How Denton almost took Austin
It is events like these that make Austin bands want to come play in Denton, and Austin venues and fans want to hear Denton music.
Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
Live music events in Dallas-Fort Worth, October 1-4
This weekend is going to be nuts! We'll be in Austin with the many North Texas artists representing our scene, so we need you to hold down the fort and check out these killer shows that we have to miss.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009
Whipsmart Dentonite turning heads on road to Austin City Limits stage
We may have to share OK Sweetheart's Erin Austin with San Francisco and Brooklyn, but her love of Denton's close-knit music community keeps her a hometown girl at heart.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009
Hit Austin City Limits without leaving North Texas
Bummed because you can't hoof it down to Austin this weekend? No worries, we're bringing ACL to you -- or at the very least, the bands clever enough to book shows in DFW in the not-too-distant future.
Monday, Sept. 28, 2009
Metropolitan Muse: Julia Adamy
From University of North Texas to Broadway -- and member of a festival-bound pop band -- Julia Adamy's one mad, hot bass player.
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
Live music events in Dallas-Fort Worth, September 24 - 27
Take a jaunt around the world this weekend. Or, let the world take a jaunt around your ears as North Texas plays host to the international underground scene. We've got you covered from Fort Worth to Brooklyn, Norway, and Tel Aviv.
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
Granada Theater attracts indie rockers, Blind Pilot
The Granada plays host to yet another Northeastern indie-rock darling.
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
Dovetail celebrates EP release at Trees
Dallas indie poppers celebrate the release of Love is War EP this Friday with great lineup of local rock.
Monday, Sept. 14, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts - September 17-19
Lydia, Trebuchet, and The Raven Charter are on the docket this week.
Monday, Sept. 14, 2009
Live music events in Dallas-Fort Worth, September 10-12
This weekend got soul -- legendary and otherwise.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009
Portland’s Dandy Warhols performed free acoustic show at Good Records in Dallas
Brent De Boer and Courtney Taylor-Taylor sang seven songs before a setting sun.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts - September 10-12
The Color of May, The Killhawks, and Chairlift are all on tap in Denton this week.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009
North Texas bands vie for spot on Austin City Limits stage
Three North Texas artists are in the top running for The Sound and The Jury competition and a place on the Dell Lounge stage at next month's massive ACL festival. Gentlemen, start your music marketing engines!
Monday, Sept. 7, 2009
Concert review: Sleep Whale, Dust Congress, et al at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio in Denton (September 4)
The show renewed an almost-dwindling interest in the scene for this jaded Dentonite.
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009
Live music events in Dallas-Fort Worth, September 3-6
Get yourself into some musical mischief.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts — August 31 - September 6
The oso closo CD release party, Grassfight, and free week at Rubber Gloves are all on tap.
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
My Denton Music spotlight: Rio Rasco
Rio Rasco's sound has the an interesting mixture of the loose and free-flowing sound of early '70s punk rock to the tight rhythm of bands like Franz Ferdinand or The Strokes.
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts - August 28-29
The next My Denton Music Showcase headlines the week of Denton concerts.
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
Concert review: Andrew Jackson Jihad at 1919 Hemphill in Fort Worth (August 18)
This show wasn’t made great by the bands alone. It was by all the things that make a DIY show great.
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
Video: Los Campesinos! at the Granada Theater (August 15)
Los Campesinos! came to the Granada Theater on Saturday night, and they really tore it up.
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
Concert review: Fishboy at Hailey’s in Denton (August 15)
Also on the docket were Dust Congress, Watercolor Paintings, and Iji.
Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts - August 13-15, 2009
Mothers Anthem, Fishboy, and Disco:Hate will all be playing this week.
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009
Renegade Bus interview: St. Vincent’s Evan Smith
Oak Cliff native Evan Smith grew up playing music in Dallas, but he never connected with St. Vincent’s Annie Clark until after the two were living in Brooklyn.
Monday, Aug. 10, 2009
Several Dallas/Fort Worth area bands on the rise
Here are a few that have caught my ear that I think you’ll like, regardless of where you are from.
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts - August 6-8, 2009
The Roomsounds, Stars Go Dim, American Mantra, Sleep Whale, and The Heelers are all on tap this week.
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009
See titanmoon at Lola’s Stockyards. Get free Champagne. Win.
Got a group of five or more? Why not.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Music video: Decide Your Betrayal’s “Our Burdens to Bare”
The following video is the first submission from new content partner Phat Armadillo Productions, which shoots music videos of Dallas/Fort Worth area bands.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
My Denton Music spotlight: Teenage Cool Kids
Teenage Cool Kids have been put through one hell of a test this year and they have passed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Jack Ingram plans August release for Big Dreams & High Hopes
The lead single "Barefoot and Crazy" is on its way towards Billboard's Top 10, jumping four places to No. 13 this week.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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