We came. We saw. We fested.
35 Denton came and went way to fast. Year after year, those dudes program a great festival (conferette?) in one of my favorite cities ever. Check out some video highlights and pictures of all the action (including a little afterparty action). And if you didn’t make it out this year, that’s on you bro. Hit the jump for some exclusive pics and vids.
Dallas band Air Review brought their thoughtful, intricate indie rock jams to The Local Edge studios. This is a song off their 2009 record, Landmarks, which was the best record of the year.
Ft. Worth’s Calhoun dropped by The Local Edge for a little acoustic action. Their latest record, Heavy Sugar (Idol), is easily their best to date and one of the best albums I’ve heard this year.
We’ve long been fans of Dallas’ Air Review and their brand of anthemic rock-pop. They’ve spent most of the time since their fantastic debut LP, Landmarks, in the recording studio. One of the most ambitious bands in the area are now readying a new EP for release in the Fall, and they’re previewing it online.
Pete Yorn supplied the soundtrack to most of my college experience. musicforthemorningafter is easily one of my favorite records of the past 10 years and a real tough act to follow. But since then, Pete has put out five solid records, including the one with Scarlett Johansson (which I happened to like). That said, it has been years since the last time I’ve seen him live and I was pretty stoked.