THE RUNDOWN – 7.6.2015 – 7.12.2015
After weathering Zeus’s nastiest and harnessing the power of His lightning bolt via bottlerocket on the Fourth, we find our fair city with a slew of well-curated bills for some of the finest summer shows. Tonight, we’ve got an early show at Fond Object, followed by a night show from our longtime Ft. Worth friends Fungi Girls and Argentine poppers Los…
Advent of Holy Wauter
Oh Juan. We love you. Last year’s “North American Poetry” was among our favorites — poignant, calculated, thoughtful, sweet — he’s the musical version of “good boyfriend material”. And did we mention hard-working? Juan has a new LP out with our friends at Captured Tracks titled “Who Me?,” already available in digital form and soon to…
THE RUNDOWN – 6.29.2015 – 7.5.2015
Fourth of July! Black Cats and Ballparks, the kingdom of Heaven is within! Dylan Simon’s Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Skate party is tonight at the Rivergate Skate Center, Yautja is playing the Stone Fox on Wednesday, and Quichenight are having their album release at Charlie Bob’s on Thursday. Friday is the night to be seen…
THE RUNDOWN – 6.22.2015 – 6.28.2015
Aaand we’re back with a stacked week of shows. The release party for Gnarwhal’s long awaited Shinerboy is tonight at the East Room while Ed Schrader’s Music Beat are at Mercy Lounge. Newish ’70s hard rock heads Lady Rider play at Crying Wolf tomorrow. Still need to catch them… Study Hall are at Two Boots…
THE RUNDOWN 6.15.2015 – 6.21.2015
Listen here: The Rolling Stones are in Nashville right now. That’s all that matters. That’s it. Monday, June 15 :: Oh wow, can you believe :::: The Rolling Stones :::::: show is this week? @ LP Field $Lucky Dip – For the People – Hope it never ends Tuesday, June 16 :: Holy shit, ::::…
THE DAMNDEST THING YOU EVER SAW
Where do you begin when writing single paragraph about Robert Altman? Of course he was easily one of most independent and influential (i.e. coolest) filmmakers in history, but even throwing those designations on him feels like shortchanging the guy. In the cultural and social clusterfuck that was the 1970s, Altman captured America with a twisted…
THE RUNDOWN – 6.3.2015 – 6.7.2015
Apologies on the late-late start this week. Summer garden, recording, Sponge Out of Water… you know how it can get. There are a handful of good shows this week, and they’re all dominated by locals. Coupler is at the Stone Fox tonight, William Tyler Band are at Basement East tomorrow, Gnarwhal is at the Packing…
THE RUNDOWN – 5.25.2015 – 5.31.2015
The Queen of Country Rock, Miss Emmylou Harris, and longtime collaborator Rodney Crowell will be at City Winery on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Unruly Factions folks are throwing a show at Mercy Lounge on Wednesday, Promised Land Sound and D. Watusi are playing the new Basement East on Thursday, there’s a Western Medication 7-inch release on…