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Sufjan Stevens
Indie songsmith Sufjan Stevens may be known more for ambition than follow-through.
The 31-year-old plays about 20 different instruments, holds a masters degree in...
Still Going Apey
Everyone knows Baboon. The local rockers have been around for nearly 16 years, and they’ve toured with The Toadies, experienced some national success, and,...
Michelle Mayfield
The title of Michelle Mayfield’s most recent c.d. comes from a Ralph Waldo Emerson line: “What lies behind us and what lies before us...
Regina Spektor
While half-dozing on the couch recently, I faintly overheard Jay Leno introduce his night’s musical guest. Never heard of her.
Zzzzz. Deep sleep was...
The Burning Hotels
The Burning Hotels often get compared to The Killers. But the local quartet does the disco-rock darlings somewhat differently, chiefly by stressing melancholy over...
Dirty Diversion
The label “garage band” may have fallen out of fashion years ago, but that doesn’t mean rockers no longer practice the art.
Though it...
The Village Voice
For the past 15 years, the voice of local music for Star-Telegram readers has been Malcolm Mayhew. He was here when The Toadies and...
Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Jason Boland & the Stragglers promote themselves as country outlaws, but if their new c.d. is any indication, they might be in a transition...
The Burden Brothers
No reason to describe this one in faux-poetic terms or edu-ma-cational journalism. The Burden Brothers’ new album Mercy rocks your backside about 75 percent...
The Damnwells
The Damnwells have come a long way since recording their debut c.d., the stripped-down Bastards of the Beat, in a mini-storage unit in Manhattan....
