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05/13/2008
Old 97's return with new album
When the Old 97's joined Elektra Records in 1996, they celebrated by writing "The One," a snarky ditty comparing signing a major record label contract to robbing a bank.
05/06/2008
Band took to 'Street' for inspiration
 Jason Janik/ Special Contributor Arlington's Man Factory has been rocking the indie pop since 2004, creating a wry musical style that is as playful as it is sincere. It's a recipe that can be applied to many subjects; be they issues of heartache, basketball maneuvers or a recipe for a successful house party.
04/15/2008
PPT makes it sound easy
 JASON JANIK/Special Contributor "The world is like a canvas, and we like brushes." That line from "Masterbook Theater," the opening song on PPT's Denglish, hints at the creative process of members Pikahsso, Picnic and Tahiti.
04/08/2008
Rounding up a rock 'n' roll beast
 (From left) Tony Harper, Aaron Thedford and Jake Barnhart JASON JANIK/Special Contributor You'd be hard-pressed to find more viscerally efficient rock songs than those assembled by American Werewolf Academy.
04/01/2008
Band moves to its own beat
 JASON JANIK/Special Contributor Last year, Denton electro-dance group Ghosthustler got mentions in Spin , on Pitchfork and on countless national blogs mere months after forming, mainly because of "Parking Lot Nights."
03/25/2008
Singer drops 'Past Life'
 Photos by JASON JANIK/Special Contributor It's been three years since fans last heard new music featuring the raspy voice of Collin Herring.
03/18/2008
Record Hop faces the music
 JASON JANIK/Special Contributor Denton rock band Record Hop doesn't have much time to recover from a busy South by Southwest week. After a handful of shows in Austin, the members are back home, preparing for next week's release of their second full-length album.
03/11/2008
Laura Palmer's stage background plays into her songwriting
 Jason Janik / Special Contributor With a voice that's alternately bright and brassy and a keen razor wit that could slice through a glacier, Laura Palmer's onstage guise is anything but shtick.
03/04/2008
Two sides of Will Johnson come together
 Photos by JASON JANIK/Special Contributor Nearly 13 years after its inception in Denton, Centro-matic remains one of the most beloved bands in North Texas. Even frontman Will Johnson seems a little surprised at the devotion of fans and fellow musicians in the area.
02/26/2008
Badu on the state of 'Amerykah'
Erykah Badu turns 37 today, and she's celebrating by giving the world her first new music in five years.
02/22/2008
Local Tracks: Bridges & Blinking Lights
The band kicked around the song for a few years before figuring out lyrics for it. "Finally, one day it just kind of clicked," says singer/guitarist Jake Wilganowski.
02/20/2008
Road test: Dustin Morris' 'Balance'
This one's all over the place, even if Morris' vocals consistently stand out. He's got the necessary soul to give him enough versatility
02/19/2008
Melodica Magic
 Photos by JASON JANIK/Special Contributor In every corner of Mwanza Dover's Lakewood apartment, there's a reminder of how much he loves music. Shelves are stacked with vinyl albums, guitars and amp cables litter the floor, and Dover sits at a sort-of command center with a laptop displaying iTunes at the ready.
02/14/2008
Meet the New Frontiers
 JASON JANIK/Special Contributor The New Frontiers' Mending is a serious record about recovering from personal mistakes and bad relationships. The songs are slow, reflective and sometimes somber. So you wouldn't expect the guys in the band to be happy-go-lucky and downright silly – until you meet them.
01/17/2008
Doug Burr shares his musical timeline
Doug Burr's On Promenade is one of those rare albums you can enjoy from start to finish, with no skipping.
01/10/2008
Sorta's Ward Williams checks in before his move to Nashville
It's been a difficult year for Ward Williams, pedal steel player and slide guitarist for Sorta. He mourned the tragic loss of bandmate Carter Albrecht, with whom he played in Sparrows, and he parted ways with his fiancée.
12/21/2007
Best of local music and nightlife 2007
 JASON JANIK/Special Contributor This year yielded many local-music gems – too many, in fact, to condense everything to a simple top 10 list. So we decided (out of indecisiveness, frankly) to try a more inclusive wrap-up of 2007.
11/15/2007
Denton's Fishboy talks about his new rock opera
 Fishboy is (from left to right) Eric Michener, Justin Lloyd, John Clardy and Adam Avramescu. Associated Press How did Eric "Fishboy" Michener choose to follow 2005 nerd-pop tour de force Little D ? He wrote a rock opera about a singer who, after a fateful encounter with Buddy Holly's ghost, robs a bank to try to save Texas by taking his act on tour in an armored van.
11/01/2007
Lovie not your typical girl band
Dallas all-girl band Lovie describes itself as "four girls but not necessarily for girls." Singer Rebecca Dixon is the "band mom" and leader of the group, which has been getting acclaim across gender lines.
10/04/2007
Everyone wins this lottery
 GARY PAYNE/Denton Record-Chronicle The 10 bands playing Dan's Silverleaf this weekend don't bother with trying to get shows, hit songs or major label deals.
09/28/2007
Harmonic humorists
 Clockwise from bottom left: Erik Chandler, Gary Wiseman, Jaret Reddick and Chris Burney. Jive Records This year's fair comes with a bonus for Dallas rock group Bowling For Soup.
09/27/2007
Rose finds 'Comfort'
 Glitter Rose moved to Los Angeles with Hollywood High, but came back to Texas to write her own songs. Glitter Rose is hoping you'll join her for some Southern Comfort this weekend. That's the title of her album, but after the work she's put into it, she could probably use a drink before all the fun begins.
09/20/2007
Get behind the music
We asked Justin Moore, lead singer of Dallas rock 'n' roll band Max Cady, to tell us about three of his favorite tracks off new album Gun Crime .
09/13/2007
Q&A with Backsliders
The Backsliders' guitarist Chris Bonner has a simple description for the band's music: "rock 'n' roll." Although that's been used to describe countless bands, he says, "It covers the whole spectrum, which is what we like to do – bounce around quite a bit."
09/11/2007
Local Music: New album from Red Monroe
 JASON JANIK/Special Contributor Music lovers looking for a challenge should check out the title track of Red Monroe's new album ¡Policia! ¡Policia! It moves from funk-tinged chantfest to bouncy gypsy rock, and then somehow mixes the two styles together. Throughout, lead singer Eric Steele yells/sings stream-of-consciousness lyrics that, as a whole, don't seem to make a lot of sense.
08/30/2007
He's got the keys
 Paper Chase member Sean Kirkpatrick (right) combines classical piano chops with dark, haunting rock on his new solo CD, Turn on the Interference .
09/11/2007
Singer lends music power
 Keite Young funnels his strong opinions into his debut CD, The Rise and Fall of Keite Young. NAN COULTER/Special Contributor Singer Keite Young is an ordained minister with deep roots in gospel music. But most of all, he's a free thinker."A lot of times, gospel music comes off as propaganda," says Young, an ex-member of Kirk Franklin's band.
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