With only one studio recording available, you would think it would be difficult to gauge the style, skill, and general feel of a band, but Porchlight by The Dan Drake Ensemble demonstrates the genius and sheer virtuosity of the band. Porchlight is an epic, with multiple parts, awkward time signatures, »
Starting in Seattle in the mid 90′s, Damien Jurado quickly showed himself as a force to be reckoned with in the folk genre, bringing a fresh approach to what sometimes can be a monotonous genre. With his 12th full length album, Maraqopa (Spotify), Jurado brings a distinct psychedelic feel to »
We know Movember has passed but what better way to celebrate a little facial hair than to throw a whole dance party for it? You heard right. To highlight what’s to be expected this Friday night, we’ve had our team of DJs pick out their favorite mustaches. No Salvador Dalis »
The Soul Rebels are a New Orleans brass band that has burst onto the main stage, rocking a unique style that blends contemporary jazz, hip hop, and reggae with brass instrumentation. With trumpets, drums, trombones, saxophone, and a sousaphone, they bring a huge sound to popular beats and original creations. After »
Foxy Shazam, initially an emo-influenced, hardcore-influenced, punk-influenced, arena rock–influenced, Cher-influenced band that made absolutely no sense when you listened to them, have definitely changed their style. They’ve matured past their early works into an 80′s throwback rock band (Cher, Queen, Foreigner, bands of that ilk). I was very upset with »
Last year, Reptar opened for Foster The People and Phantogram on both respective tours. They’ve recently released Oblangle Fizz, Y’all and the only objective is to make one simply dance. The band shares aspects across the spectrum from The Talking Heads to Animal Collective. With tunes that’ll be stuck in »
Radio UTD is extremely proud to present our showcase at 35 Denton with Mikal Cronin, Bleached, Final Club, and Old Snack! This growing festival has been making waves in the community for years, and the 2012 fest is no exception. With hundreds of bands–both local and national–35 Denton brings a »
Integrating Art and Sound – Interview with Artist Robert Ortega Sonic Architectonic is an exhibit on display in the Visual Arts building at UT Dallas through February 18th. Curated by Lorraine Tady, the show explores “the architecture of sound in art” through various mediums ranging from experimental and interactive noises »
Islands is an indie rock band hailing all the way from Canada and now based in Los Angeles. Active since 2005, the band has released three albums (with 2012’s A Sleep & a Forgetting on the way), and cycled through a plethora of members before reaching its current lineup. Originally »
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks are an indie rock band born and based in Portland, Oregon. The band was founded in 2000, almost immediately after Malkmus’ previous project—the influential 90s band Pavement—went on hiatus. The band’s first album, “Stephen Malkmus”, was released a year after, with Pavement band member Bob »
