But I Just Like Music

This past Tuesday, indie math rockers Minus the Bear graced The Granada Theater with their current 10 year anniversary tour. Minus the Bear played to a packed house and rolled through a set that included a performance of their debut album, Highly Refined Pirates in its entirety. If nothing else, Minus the Bear got us [...]

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 [...]

Received a nice little Direct Message (that’s Twitter lingo for all you non-tweeters) from our friends Soviet. Looks like they’ve gone out and made a fancy new music video. The video is for their song “Hall and Oates”, and is directed by Alex Wagner. The video definitly has a bit of an early 90s vibe [...]

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 [...]

Well if you’re going to make the long haul to Denton for a show, it may as well be a great one. And there’s little doubt in my mind that by the time 2011 comes to a halt, this show will be one of the best of the year. Astronautalis (Andrew Bothwell) played to a [...]

Gather ’round the campfire kids, it’s story time! Our hero – let’s call him Blake – a tall, skinny man whose gleaming metal piercings, artfully sculpted facial hair and freakishly long arms struck fear among those around him. Our heroine – let’s call her Allie – a tall, rotund woman whose jet black hair, biting [...]

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 [...]

Best show of the year? It just may be. On Monday night, Justin Vernon and crew – better known as Bon Iver – filled the AT&T Performing Arts Center with their yearning and powerful brand of indie folk. What surprised me most about this show was how well Bon Iver was able to fill the venue. [...]

Saturday night saw the much hyped Gorilla vs. Bear festival roll through town at the Granada Theater. The festival featured a heavy lineup of up-and-coming, mostly experimental artists. While high on promise, the GVBfest, offered mostly mixed results from the acts that we saw. Kudos, however, go to the team at Granada Theater for realizing [...]

Surely you’ve heard of the Gorilla vs. Bear festival by now, right? And if not, you’ve at least heard of the blog, Gorilla vs. Bear, right? For those uninitiated into the artistic stylings of one Mr. Chris Cantalini, the prolific music blogger who calls the Dallas area home, do yourself a favor and check out [...]