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[Artist Interview] A Healthy Set of Roots: Tomten Keeps Growing Strong in Seattle Indie

[Artist Interview] A Healthy Set of Roots: Tomten Keeps Growing Strong in Seattle

Tender yet stimulating, Tomten weaves beautiful melodies and poetic lyrics into an experience well worth listening. With Brian Noyeswatkins as lead singer and multi-instrumentalist, Jake Brady on drums and guitar, Dillon Sturtevant on bass, and Matt Rafferty on guitar, their sound incorporates languid surf rock and the gentle baritone of Noyeswatkins with a litany of unique […]

Jan 14, 2015 Read →
[Show Review+Photo Gallery] Lucent Dossier Experience at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. inside of the Cosmopolitan | Las Vegas December 5, 2014 Electronic

[Show Review+Photo Gallery] Lucent Dossier Experience at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. inside of the Cosmopolitan | Las Vegas December 5, 2014

The atmosphere Lucent Dossier Experience created was phenomenally entertaining and adrenalizing! Holding the show inside the intimate beautifully designed theater in Rose. Rabbit. Lie. You’re able to have a full night of fun inside Rose. Rabbit. Lie. starting with cocktails to dinner with live entertainment happening in every corner. Lucent Dossier Experience escalated the night […]

Dec 10, 2014 Read →
[Photo Gallery] MartyParty Premieres Newest Project, Primal Intent at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom | Denver, CO November 13, 2014 Electronic

[Photo Gallery] MartyParty Premieres Newest Project, Primal Intent at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom | Denver, CO November 13, 2014

Martin Folb, most famously known as MartyParty, hit Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom on November 13th to unveil his latest, a Minimal Bass/House project known as Primal Intent. Raising the roof of the venue with the crowd’s rambunctious energy, we had an awesome night taking in the first glimpses of the project. Primal Intent is sure to […]

Nov 30, 2014 Read →
[Photo Gallery] We Were Promised Jetpacks Perform at Trees | November 12, 2014 Indie

[Photo Gallery] We Were Promised Jetpacks Perform at Trees | November 12, 2014

From the tides of the Atlantic came the sounds of Scotland, blessing our weary souls with We Were Promised Jetpacks’ first Dallas performance in years. Setting Dallas ablaze with dreamy Scottish accents, classic guitar-heavy rhythms, and virtuously danceable, yet staggeringly straightforward percussions – this show did not disappoint. Let me start by saying that if […]

Nov 19, 2014 Read →
[Show Review] DeVotchKa Does Halloween Right! | Dallas,TX October 31, 2014 Indie

[Show Review] DeVotchKa Does Halloween Right! | Dallas,TX October 31, 2014

Nestled in the back of Gas Monkey lies the most intimate outdoor venue I have had the honor of experiencing. Though it’s possible I carry bias due to the fact that the night itself catered the most beautiful weather Texas had seen in quite some time. It was clear, crisp and cool; Mother Nature prophesying […]

Oct 31, 2014 Read →