I had the privilege of meeting with Air Review this month to talk about their past, present, and especially the future of their yet-to-be released EP America’s Son. I met them at Swan Studio in Irving Bible Church, and caught them before their recording session began. The Dallas band has over 3,000 Facebook fans already, and opened up for Portugal. The Man at a sold out Granada Theater concert back in October 2011. Now they have another big [...]

Up and coming North Texas music festival 35 Denton added a total 114 locally and nationally-based bands through to its four-day lineup Tuesday, including genres from all over the musical spectrum.

For the past several months, bands were able to apply for a spot on the 35 Denton lineup through SonicBids, a third party aggregate site. Many of the artists were nominated through this process. The festival also gave local booking companies to throw a showcase, a first in fest history, and [...]

I have been anticipating Saturday night’s concert at Granada Theater since they released the line-up more than three months ago. When I saw Air Review and Burning Hotels were going to be playing at the same show, I got overwhelmingly happy and proud — happy because both bands are spectacular; proud because both bands have grown so much in the past year. At the time I didn’t really know much about Menkena and Mon-Julien, so that added more [...]

I’m really excited about this Saturday’s big showcase at  Granada Theater. Not only are Burning Hotels my favorite local band, they are one of my favorite bands all together. I have seen them live about five times now since the beginning of 2011, and they’ve really grown up. Their 2011 self-titled album was a turning point for their success. Since that release, the band has received a lot of praise, including The Dallas Observer’s Music Award for Best Indie [...]