But I Just Like Music

Recently we got the chance to sit down with the up-and-coming Seattle hip-hop duo, Grieves and Budo. Having spent time this past summer on the Warped Tour, Grieves and Budo are currently touring in support of their new release, Together/Apart. Grieves and Budo have ties to two of the biggest regions for underground hip-hop in [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Let’s get one thing out of the way. I’m what may be considered a quasi-O’s-groupie. I think I dragged Scrappy to half a dozen shows over the past year, and I even listen to their first album, “We Are The O’s,” while I’m running. And it’s not even music appropriate for working out. So, that [...]

I absolutely love this track from Twin Shadow, the moniker for Dominican Republic born (but New York dwelling) artist George Lewis Jr. Twin Shadow released his debut album, Forget, earlier this Fall and it’s already received high praise from trend setters like Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. Admittedly, it took me two listens to really get [...]