Only In Dreams
"I do not pray but tonight I am begging," she sings on "Heartbeat," five tracks into Only In Dreams, the Dum Dum Girls' second album.…
Recommended Show: Fountains of Wayne at The Croc this Friday {10/7}
This is almost impossible for a Fountains of Wayne fangirl such as myself to believe, but incredibly, the FoW show this Friday at The Crocodile…
We Were Promised Jetpacks: new album out today! {plus tour dates}
Holy fucking shit, you guys. This is gonna be good. As we all know, in this world of "new music" there are albums and then…
Recommended Activity: Scream your Face Off at EMP's New Exhibit
Not literally, of course. BUT! You guys. I have been to the EMP's new Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film exhibit twice in the…
Three Imaginary Girls presents: The Long Winters at the Showbox! {10/20}
Is this actually happening? It sure is: not only are the Long Winters playing a show at the Showbox as part of the 2011 City…
Recommended Show: The Shondes at the Vera this Saturday {10/1}
The Shondes are a quartet of femme-led firebrands who mix personally passionate and politically charged melodic punk with ragingly romantic vocals seasoned by klezmer verve…
5 Movie Soundtracks I Can't Live Without
We all know everyone is obsessed with making those Top 5 High Fidelity lists - you know, either because you've actually always made them, or…
Austin City Limits 2011: three days of sun, sweat, and total bliss! {pt. II}
{This is part two of our photo-coverage from the 2011 Austin City Limits festival -- check out part one here!} The second half of this…
Recommended Show: Blue Skies for Black Hearts at the High Dive this Thursday {9/22}
I don't know if y'all remember me raving about Blue Skies for Black Hearts earlier this Summer when I saw them play with Tennis Pro,…
Photoessay: Rhett Miller and Dan Mangan at the Triple Door
We had the pleasure of spending our evening at the Triple Door this past weekend with Rhett Miller and Dan Mangan, both performing sparser-than-sparse stripped-away…