For the first time in a handful of years, rain greeted the attendees of Bumbershoot 2014 when they made their way to the Seattle Center grounds on Saturday morning. The annual music and arts festival is held over the course of the Labor Day weekend each year, a holiday residents of the Pacific Northwest secretly,... Continue Reading →
Walk the Moon at House of Blues Dallas
Wednesday, October 9th, House of Blues hosted Walk the Moon, my current favorite live act, to an insanely dedicated crowd of fans. This was the second time they have come to Dallas as a headlining act, but the last time was at Trees, which is a smaller venue, and I am pretty sure a few... Continue Reading →
Walk the Moon with Family of the Year at Trees Dallas
Friday, November 9th at Trees Dallas, I had the fantastic pleasure of seeing Walk the Moon with Family of the Year. Trees in Deep Ellum is a great venue, and this was hands down the best show I have seen there! When I arrived for the opening act, Family of the Year, the place was... Continue Reading →
SXSW 2012 Music Standouts
Guards Guards are a band that I have been following since SXSW 2011, but this year they seemed to be running in high gear. The group led by Richie James Follin have a sound that could be classified alongside other throwback alt-pop bands, but doing so would be selling them short. While Guards does have a vintage feel, the power behind the music and the lyrics... Continue Reading →