Posts Tagged as ‘Indie’
When Alex Schaaf, a singer/songwriter who needed a creative outlet, released the critically-lauded The Mistress in 2010, Yellow Ostrich was merely his pseudonym. But when he joined forces with drummer Michael Tapper later that year and then multi-instrumentalist Jon Natchez soon after, the name became more than just that. Yellow »
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 »
Backed by only a drum machine, They Might Be Giants started their 29 year career in 1982 and with a quirky, out-of-the-box style. Best known for their experimental approach to alternative music, the band has released fifteen albums (their 1990 effort, Flood, went platinum and their children’s music album, Here »
What a way to kick off the new decade. To wrap-up the end of a great year in music, Radio UTD’s team of DJs picked out our favorite 25 albums of this year. Everything from The Weeknd to Annie Clark to Wild Flag, we had quite the time this year »
Coming from Portland, Oregon, Blind Pilot consists Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski. A wonderful acoustic indie-folk duo that sounds a bit like newer Avett Brothers or Fleet Foxes. They’ve done it all including playing fests like Lollapalooza and Sasquatch! Music Festival, opening for Counting Crows, The Hold Steady, and The »
I’ve always been a huge fan of Kevin Devine, and when I heard that Radio UTD was getting a promotional copy of his latest release, Between The Concrete And Clouds, I nearly had a heart attack. After his release of Brother’s Blood in April of 2009, it was clear that »
The music scene in Dallas Thursday night could have easily been diagnosed with ADHD. With 2 other shows happening at some of Dallas’ main venues including sold-out House of Blues’ Foster the People/Cults and Southside Music Hall’s Cold War Kids show, it was all over the place. However, many people »
If you love the beautiful, awe-inspiring sounds of The Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel, or Elliot Smith, then Bright Eyes is not to miss. With such vivid lyrical imagery, insights on humanity, and sweet folky guitar riffs, it’s hard not to fall in love. Though founded in 1995 by Nebraskans Conor »
Radio UTD is lucky to exist in a place that can represent both the Dallas and Denton local music scenes. Both are really erupting right now, even hosting their own festivals–35 Conferette and HomeGrown. Hell, even Gorilla Vs. Bear is hosting a festival in Dallas in July. As DFW becomes »
The Mountain Goats We Shall All Be Healed Rating: 8.9/10.0 Recommended Tracks: All! If you need sneak a peek check out 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, or 12. RiYL: Awesome folk-rock, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Dodos, Okkervil River, M. Ward, The Shins, John Vanderslice “It was a time of seedy »
