But I Just Like Music

It’s no secret that we absolutely, without a doubt, 100% love Freelance Whales. I’d even swear it on the grave of Nickelback’s career (RIP, 2003). After waiting a looooooong time, they’re finally releasing their new album Diluvia on October 9th, which makes me one happy Sissyphis. Even better? Their 2nd show after this epic and [...]

In all seriousness, other then Ryan Gosling being a total badass, one of the best parts of 2011′s Drive had to be the soundtrack. It was dark, moody, full of drama and intrigue, and complemented the film almost perfectly. And if the rising popularity of the bands contained within the soundtrack (College, Electric Youth, Kavinsky, [...]

Live music venues are interesting places. Part bar, part concert hall, it sometimes seems like they’re undergoing a constant identity crisis. This theme carries over to show attendees too – some miss the “music” memo, preferring to just pay attention to the “bar” part. Look, we’re not after some super quiet opera experience. It would [...]

If you go to only three shows this weekend, make sure it’s these. Really there are only two shows you need to know about this weekend, and they both involve the same band. That’s right, M83 is finally in town and they’ll be playing the Granada Theater on Saturday AND Sunday night. Benefits of catching [...]

We’re here at Dallas’ best spot for vinyl for a last minute ‘ninja show’ from Amanda Palmer. And yes, Neil Gaiman is in tow. Just chilling on the astro turfed stage. It’s hard to tell among the rows of vinyl and CD, but I’m guessing there are 100 people here, and more keep trickling in. [...]

This just in from our friends at Good Records: Amanda Palmer is town mixing with the illustrious John Congleton. She decided to take the night off and perform “Live From The Astroturf.” The length of the performance depends upon the audience interaction. Spread the word. This will be one of for the history books. We [...]

If you go to only three shows this weekend (plus Thursday and Monday), make sure it’s these. It’s been a busy week for great shows in Dallas. Keep Shelly in Athens played Monday at the Prophet Bar, At the Drive In played Trees, and Real Estate played Club Dada on Tuesday. Tonight, you’ve got the [...]

Christmas came a little late for the team here at BIJLM, but it was worth the wait. Santa got us a perfect gift – a brand new(ish) Dallas band that freaking. rocks. We caught Mystery Skulls’ performance to open the night at Club Dada’s NYE bash, headlined by Astronautalis. While the crowd was pretty sparse, [...]

Indie music is alive and well. And while definitions of what constitutes an “Indie” band could fill more of the Internet’s bandwith than Netflix, people can hopefully at least agree on the nation’s top “Indie” cities. Taking into account venues for indie bands, music production, artist relocation and general vibe, these cities are definite Indie [...]

Alright folks, in the spirit of America’s best cyber shopping holiday of the year, we’ve got a few pairs of Cyber Monday (it sounds so dirty, doesn’t it?) tickets to Sunday’s Rachael Yamagata show at The Loft. Her support includes Mike Voila. Want to go? It’s easy, we promise. Step 1: RSVP to the event [...]