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Sleep Whale’s Houseboat is finally here!

It sounds of a snowy sunrise and can be added to your collection this week.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

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

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

Concert review: Cannabinoids featuring Erykah Badu versus Shiny Toy Guns at Victory Plaza (October 16)

The Red River Rivalry kicks it up a notch by pitting Oklahoma punk-pop stars against Texas supernovas.

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009

My Denton Music spotlight: Baruch the Scribe

Their sound could actually be described as anti-folk.

Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Lewisville resident breaks Guinness World Record for longest drum roll

We watched (and listened) in awe as Collin Gouldin rolled continuously for four hours and 10+ minutes.

Sunday, Oct. 4, 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

Concert review: Matthew & the Arrogant Sea, Sleep Whale, and This Will Destroy You (September 5)

The Granada put together an ethereal progressive-rock show on Saturday, September 5 featuring local artists (and a few from not-too-distant lands). We left the theater under a very subtle shift in perspective -- exactly what music is supposed to do to you.

Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009

Video: RTB2 on The Sarah Crisman Show (My Denton Music)

Sarah sits down with the dynamic Denton duo, RTB2.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009

Fort Worth-based Telegraph Canyon releases new album today (August 18)

They're also gearing up for a double-hitter show on Friday, August 21.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 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

Telegraph Canyon signs management deal with Spune Productions

The band will release The Tide and The Current on August 18.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Concert review: Moosehound at the Boiler Room in Denton (July 10)

Moosehound came out swinging and never let up; doing so would have bred an uncertainty that is contagious and deadly to this kind of music.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

My Denton Music spotlight: The Paper Chase

Listening to The Paper Chase is hypnotic and riveting, and should be experienced live to fully grasp who they are.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Album review: Moosehound’s Telepathy Pageant

Check it out if you're into Pink Floyd's Echoes, Victor Wooten, or Snarky Puppy.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Upcoming Denton concerts - June 25-27, 2009

Max Stalling w/Rodney Parker, Trebuchet, and Sleep Whale are all in town this weekend.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

My Denton Music spotlight: Sleep Whale

The first time I saw them, it felt like a window opened on the far end of the Universe and let in just that sort of light.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Concert review: Grizzly Bear at the Granada Theater (June 15)

Dallas hipsters from far and wide grabbed their plaid button downs and messenger bags without haste to see what all the Veckatimest-related fuss was about.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Polyphonic Spree recording new album?

An unnamed source says the Spree are headed into the studio this summer to record their fourth album.

Friday, June 12, 2009

My Denton Music interview: Astronautalis

I was able to speak to the ultra sharp and refreshingly laid back Bothwell about his history in DFW and his latest album entitled Pomegranate.

Monday, May 18, 2009

My Denton Music spotlight: Paul Slavens

The audience-generated titles are one-brick foundations on which Mr. Slavens builds his compositional skyscrapers.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

My Denton Music spotlight: RTB2

RTB2's music is feverishly addicting, with Becker's outstanding guitar playing ability as the driving force behind the madness.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Concert review: Congratulations at the Boiler Room in Denton (April 24)

The best time to see this band is when they come home after a tour.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Concert preview: Acid Mothers Temple at Hailey’s in Denton (April 24)

The psychedelic rock group from Japan will bring their traveling circus of mind blowing music to Denton

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Concert preview: Congratulations at the Boiler Room in Denton (April 24)

You could call them a jam band but that hardly gives this five piece entourage their due credit.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Concert review: Good music at Good Records birthday bash (April 18)

All good things came to a end with the Dallas Police shutting it down, even the inside bands.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Video Interview & Performance: Robert Gomez

Gomez will perform an in-store this Sunday at Good Records in anticipation of his forthcoming album, Pine Sticks and Phosphorus, to be released on April 25.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Concert preview: Lymbyc System at Hailey’s (April 18)

Lacking a lead singer, Lymbyc System relies on the energy from their instruments to keep the crowd attentive.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Video interview and performances: Jefferson Colby and We Were Young

We are a Dallas/Fort Worth based podcast featuring live performances and interviews from DFW’s best bands (Warning - videos will automatically play).

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Austin360 loves it some St. Vincent during SXSW

No band's Wednesday night SXSW set is recommended more than Annie Clark's.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

My Bloody Valentine makes one-of-five U.S. stops at Palladium Ballroom April 22

Oh, Dallas and its thriving music scene.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Photo Gallery: Mom at the Granada

Denton band Mom has gained amazing popularity and mesmerized audiences with their folky/experimental tunes.

Friday, Feb. 27, 2009

Concert Review: …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead at the Granada Theater (February 19)

The Austin band kicked off their national tour Thursday night in Dallas.

Friday, Feb. 20, 2009

McKinneyNews.net interviews Duncan Sheik

Sheik, with nine-piece band in tow, will appear Saturday, February 14 at 8 p.m. at the McKinney Performing Arts Center.

Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

Denton’s Shiny Around the Edges previews new song from upcoming Holy Roller album

"Come Closer" is the first preview available of the band's forthcoming full-length album.

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009

Fair to Midland discusses, reveals new songs at Curtain Club

Guitarist Cliff Campbell talks with PegNews about the band's forthcoming follow up to Fables From a Mayfly...

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009

Congratulations, Denton gypsy music band, samples multiple genres

Influences pulled from Frank Zappa, Wings, Phish and Igor Stravinsky will soon make Congratulations a perfect fit on the festival circuit as members of the gypsy music culture.

Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008

Fair to Midland start down road to new record

Fans foretell future Fables follow-up full of... fpromise?

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

Showcase Teaser: Telegraph Canyon’s “El Capitan” & “Nobody”

Both songs are from the band's upcoming album, Whispering Revival.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008


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