If you scan quickly, you might miss the i in this duo’s name and call this band Purty Ring (as in ‘thaz a purty ring on yer finger’) Purity Ring matches Corin Roddick’s ghastly and lofty hip-hop rhythms with Megan James’ aloof, elf-like Canadian vocals. The band’s debut album Shrines peaked at #2 this year on Billboard’s Top >> Read More
If Coldplay were Texan and less sappy, they’d sound a teeny bit like The Rocketboys. This Austin-based band serves listeners warm, arena-scale melodic rock like a summer shower over an open field. Rocketboys’ latest album Build It Anyway released this summer and the band is currently on tour with Bearcat through November. The Rocketboys play at Sundown at 11pm on >> Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YjhoTDnxp0 How’s this for a misleading band name? What Made Milwaukee Famous is based in Austin. The band’s name actually
Stars’ first full-length album, Nightsongs, was released in 2001. With their sixth-album released to date, I decided to take a trip back and reminisce on the few songs that got me acquainted with the Toronto band. My personal flashback comes from hearing Heart‘s “What The Snowman Learned About Love” for the first time. Since then, >> Read More
Summer may have ended, but Vacationer, opening for Bombay Bicycle Club this Wednesday, is bringing its laid-back jams to the Granada Theater to make you reminisce longingly for the dog days already. (Anyone who braved the cool temperatures like I did at Index Festival this weekend will know what I’m talking about…) Vacationer is a >> Read More
Girl Power Reigns at GVB ll Women are taking over GVB ll on Saturday, July 28. Out of the seven bands, five of them are female led; Glass Candy, Chromatics, Twin Sister, Taken By Trees and Laurel Halo. Meet the women that will be reigning over GVB ll. Glass Candy is a Portland duo who met when they were working together at >> Read More
For any music lover it’s all about the month of spring. Spring brings the promise of album releases and the hope of tour announcements. Having your favorite artist do something in a live show that you’ve never seen before is the driving force in many fans. So of course, I absolutely cannot wait to see >> Read More
Here at Granada we take great pride in the opportunity to showcase local talent, and in a state as big as Texas that means a lot of talent. First up on the Texas tour is Dovetail’s CD release party presented by The Local Edge on the 24th later this month. Dovetail is a band of >> Read More
Spoon is returning to Dallas!! 2007 was the last time they paid a visit to the big D and Granada is stoked to have them back for a second go. Britt Daniel’s raw Lennon-ish voice combined with punk-pop guitar, keyboards, bass and drums are shuffled to such startling effect that fans claim Daniel has never written >> Read More
If you’re anything like me, you never wanted Fun Fun Fun Fest to end. Did you get you’re french onion soup? Neither did Glenn. Fucking Danzig. Anyways, I can’t for next year and I hope its full of tacos and booze. At the Granada Theater, we have some of your favorite FFF 2011 veterans making their way >> Read More