Katie Herzig is not a stranger to success. She was listed in Paste Magazine’s “Best of What Next” and her 2008 song “Heaven’s My Home” was nominated for a Grammy. Not many singer-songwriters can say that! After that success she began to write numerous songs for television and movies. Her songs appeared in Sex & >> Read More
***SPOILER ALERTS! DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT SEASON 5 RUINED FOR YOU*** The first half of Breaking Bad season 5 comes to a close this Sunday night and to wrap it up I’m sharing the 5 biggest scenes of the season (so far). I’m a little upset that we have to wait an entire >> Read More
The Wheeler Brothers are a relatively new band from Austin but they have been torching the Texas Music Scene. They released their debut album “Portraits” last year on Ray Benson’s (Asleep at the Wheel) record label to many positive reviews. The album ranges from soulful, mellow jams to rough & rumble foot-stompers. This year they >> Read More
Twin Sister is a dreamy indie quintet from Brooklyn who will be returning to Dallas as part of the much anticipated Gorilla vs Bar II. Led by vocalist Andrea Estella, Twin Sister writes emotionally rich pop songs that will stay long in your memory. It’s a little bit of Camera Obscura with a touch >> Read More
Sunday night kicks off Season 5 of Breaking Bad and Sundown will be hosting watching parties on their rooftop patio at 9 PM for every episode. There will be a “blue ice” cocktail (really) and happy hour specials ($3 texas beers). If you are like us, you are hooked on this show. Below are my >> Read More
We asked the Granada promotions staff what were some of their favorite albums, songs, shows of the year thus far. Here’s what got them going. RYAN “P-HEN” HENRY Shows: They Might Be Giants Over the Rhine Girls Sleigh Bells Steve Earle Amanda Palmer & Nail Gaiman at Good Records Spiritualized M83 & I Break Horses >> Read More
Five years ago today I started at the most incredible job in Dallas working online promotions for the Granada Theater. When I was first hired I was still a student at UNT and my work at Granada included posting daily Myspace bulletins (remember those?). Five years and hundreds of shows later I’m a college graduate >> Read More
We asked Ben Kweller superfan Caitlin DeWeese (@YoSoyCaitlin) to write a blog post for us about how much she loves Ben Kweller. Caitlin was a Granada regular when she lived in Dallas but now she lives in Austin and writes for the Austin Music Examiner (http://www.facebook.com/AustinMusicExaminer). Thanks for the help Caitlin! Instead of explaining >> Read More
Wanna win tickets to the SOLD OUT Sleigh Bells show? Well here’s how you can get in. As you may have heard, Alexis Krauss recently fell ill with laryngitis and had to cancel a couple dates. [LINK] Don’t worry, Sleigh Bells show at the Granada is still on! Anyway, we’d like to let Alexis that >> Read More
Did you miss out on Spoon tickets? If you did don’t feel too bad because they sold out in record time (under 3 hours!). However we’ve got a couple left over to give away! How you ask? Well it’s pretty simple. This weekend only, if you buy White Denim tickets, enter in the promo code >> Read More