Ever felt like folk music was getting a bit of a bad rep? Never understood why people just couldn’t enjoy a good guitar twang and plenty of old-fashioned togetherness? Just wanna have a good folkin’ time on a bright, cheery Saturday? Jeremy Drake (of Parallel Play) and Joel Fruth (of the Prophet Bar) hear »
The Modern Art Tour How seriously do you take yourself? This tour presented by Modern Art Records and Consequence of Sound might take itself a little bit too seriously on a few accounts. Swimming through a few layers of pretension, the Prophet Bar hosted Pretty & Nice, Chain Gang of »
SXSW 2012: Wednesday, By a Confused Guy Finding parking was by far the easiest part of the day. Why? Because at 11:30 AM on Wednesday March 14th, it was the heat of SXSW Music Season. I ran up a very steep hill in sheer jubilation just thinking about what I »
White Denim hails from Austin, TX and have gained prominence with nostalgic rock, and a little hint of psychedelia. To get pumped for their arrival to our Springapalooza Concert this upcoming Tuesday, we’re finding 4 of our favorite White Denim videos. The perfect plan: 1) Check these videos 2) Clear »
A mixture of blues, funk and pop, Nikka Costa’s music is always sure to get you movin’ and groovin’. Becoming active in America when her single “Like a Feather” was featured in a Tommy Hilfiger commercial, Costa’s been blowing minds all over with her interesting mix of styles and ideas »
As audiences gathered at South Side Music Hall last night hoping to catch SBTRKT on the first date of their US tour, the challenge between Aaron Jerome and touring partner, Sampha was being able to capture the venue. SBTRKT, pseudonym of London-based DJ/producer Aaron Jerome, has been linked with anonymity »
Last Tuesday night at Trees, you couldn’t have found a group of musical acts that were move captivating than who performed. Kishi Bashi performed first, the outfit being the solo work of K Ishibashi, along with his electric violin and foot pedal. Each pluck of a string made fantastic ethereal »
Self-described as “crunk,” “ghettotech” and indie, Dallas native Gallery Cat, also known as Angelo Gonzales, has been a big name in the Dallas hip-hop scene with his unique blend of styles and wide range of influences. With his first two albums, BiPolaroidd and I’m Doing Fine, released within a few »
1. Street Fighter fans for life Power pop tunes based completely on the Street Fighter game series. What? Yeah. 2. Recommend if you like: Dancing Songs catchy and upbeat to make you dance. And we’re not just saying that because we’re from Radio UTD. 3. Their fans start young Check »
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tanner Merritt from O’Brother over the weekend during their first headlining tour to talk about everything from strange recording techniques to walking around in Juarez, Mexico for fun. We sat down in front of the stage in the dark backroom of The »
