Bumbershoot preview: Dyme Def
On their Jay-Z sampling single "The Game Needs Me", Dyme Def made one of my very favorite boasts in hip hop: "I'm the future, wondering…
One of the many reasons to head to the Sunset this Friday night: The Nightgowns
I've been sitting on The Nightgowns' Sing Something for at least a couple months now, and I don't know why it's taken me so long…
Bumbershoot preview: Sleepy Eyes of Death
Sleepy Eyes of Death are a mostly instrumental rock band that puts on a very visual live show. They use lights and smoke to accentuate…
Havana to show 'Do The Right Thing' tonight
Kerri Harrop just sent along a last minute but cherished notice about tonight's Havana parking lot party-with-film, the showing of Spike Lee's classic film Do…
How Melody Gardot stole my heart
So here’s the thing – I don’t really like jazz. But I don’t really like jazz the same way that I don’t really like musicals…
Bumbershoot preview: DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, aka Paul D. Miller in professional settings, may be the biggest thinker in music today. Last year, I went to…
Imaginary roadtrip, Austin edition: up close & personal with Glen Hansard
As stated last week, purchasing a plane ticket to spend two nights with the Wrens at Schubas may very well have been the best decision…
New Universe
If the title of Desolation Wilderness’ second full-length is taken as ironic, it would be giving them credit for a sense of humor that the…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: a stalkeriffic thriller, nature fighting back, and my favorite New Zealanders
I’m officially naming today Bad Movie Tuesday, because while I found a few things to watch, the selection was chock full of ridiculous melodrama, B-horror,…
Bumbershoot preview: Head Like a Kite
Head Like a Kite has long been an imaginarily favorite band, especially live. The duo of frontman Dave Einmo and drummer Trent Moorman are two…