But I Just Like Music

The dream of the 90s may be alive in Portland, but the memories of 2007 are still alive in Feist. Her show on Tuesday at The Majestic Theater brought back recollections of iPod commercials, illegal music downloads and girl power music – all things that very much resonated with the packed house at this gorgeous venue. Feist [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, Feist is back. Just following the release of her new album Metals on October 4th, she’s blessing our fair city with her presence with a show tonight at the Majestic Theater. This is her first release since her iPod-famous tune “1-2-3-4″ after her 2007 album “The Reminder,” and after a “break” from [...]

There has to be a point where touring gets a little tiring. The same songs, night after night, and the vague discomfort that comes with knowing you might say “I love you, Chicago!” to a crowd in Dallas. We’ve seen plenty of bands that treat their shows like your Average Joe would treat a day [...]

There seems to be a formula for some bands – lead singer, guitarist, bassist, drummer. Sometimes one person does more than one of those things, and sometimes there’s more than one of each. But at least half of the time, that’s just about what you’re going to get. Indie music, though, seems to be about [...]

I’ve spent the last 20 or so hours trying to figure out what I wanted to write about The Drums show at The Loft on Saturday night. I love their recorded stuff, but there was just something… weird… about their set. But given the number of screaming, swooning fans in attendance, I’m going to assume [...]

It’s not a huge stretch to say that 2010 was the Year of Sarah Jaffe: big name tours, an incredible live performance at the Wyly, and enough play time on KXT to make Ray Lamontagne blush. (Token KXT dig in every article? Check.) Her debut album, Suburban Nature, got a huge amount of press coverage [...]

This weekend’s Fort Worth Music Festival is going to be… awesome. Seriously awesome. Two days of great bands and not a rain shower in sight (okay, that second part isn’t surprising.) And if you haven’t taken advantage of the Groupon offers yet, we mayyy have a chance for you to score some free tickets (check [...]

I know you’re all very busy people, and you might not read this whole post (you should). But in case you don’t, let’s get something out of the way. Okkervil River rocks. Hard. And puts on one of the best shows I have EVER seen. For those of you still with me, a real review [...]

After last night’s devastating rain-out of Explosions in the Sky at ATTPAC, we could really use something to lift our spirits. And with a trip to ACL a biiiit outside our current reach, we’re pumped to get a little bit of Austin tonight here in Dallas. The boys of Okkervil River will bring their melodic, off-beat indie [...]

Ah, the Dodos. When last we met, I was, let’s just say… not impressed. Your performance’s energy level matched that of a sloth on a Sunday afternoon after a late, late night at the Black Swan Saloon. The amount of attention you paid to the crowd was roughly equal to the service a vegetarian gets [...]