“Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.” – Keith Richards –

Walk-on music blared through the speakers as J Roddy Walston and The Business sauntered onto the stage at Trees like seasoned rockstars. From the moment Walston announced, “We’re here to play a little rock and roll for you,” to them closing out their encore set with their big single Heavy Bells, they completely owned the audience. Continue reading J Roddy Walston & The Business @ Trees, Dallas 10/29/14 →

The common Southern fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, can carry, on average, twenty times its body weight. Twenty times a fire ant’s body weight might only be a bread crumb or a leaf but twenty times the weight is still impressive. In Dallas last night, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires (hereafter abbreviated as TGF(when it feels right)), were ferocious as southern fire ants. Four guys commanded and lifted a room that was heavier than they were…and they made it look easy. Continue reading Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ Club Dada, Dallas, TX 9/29/14 →

My buddy turned to me and said, “They’re playing ‘JM,’ they’re about to tear it up.” Plenty of bands have anthems, songs they’re known for, but most don’t have clear-cut burners that take their time absolutely bringing the place down.Off the top of my head I can name three: Weezer – Only In Dreams, Sigur Ros – #8, and Lynyrd Skynyrd- Freebird. Tonight, I saw Strand of Oaks play ‘JM’ and burn down Dallas TX. Continue reading Strand of Oaks @ Three Links, Dallas, TX 9/7/14 →