100th Post

Thanks for the continued support of my little venture.  I look forward to providing you all with the best live content possible in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (and beyond).  With a great fall calendar, there will be plenty of excellent bands coming through and I will hopefully be there to cover them for you.  If you have any suggestions or comments, I'd love to hear from you.  Thanks again!!

scott

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Videos: Beach Fossils @ the Loft

Got to see another fantastic show by Brooklyn's Beach Fossils, except this time, it was in the heart of the Dallas, TX; see Surfer Blood @ Market Hotel.  Even with a new guitarist, the four-piece sounded just as good as ever, despite having some minor setbacks that led the band to skipping a song they "just can't get right".  Outside of that, the band played an energized set and had the crowd at the Loft dancing around.  More pictures will posted soon along with pictures of the headliners, Here We Go Magic.  Videos of Beach Fossils are below:

enjoy.

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Photos: The Dodos @ Gilley's Dallas

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Delta Spirit @ the Loft

I was back to the familiar confines of the Loft in Dallas to catch California's Delta Spirit on tour in support of their latest effort, History From Below.  After missing them countless times in Oklahoma and Texas, I finally caught their act at Union Hall in Brooklyn earlier this year before I departed New York; and yes, they were great then.  While only playing a handful of shows on the East Coast during that short tour, I knew it was only time before they announced a full-fledged nationwide tour.  So once I saw their date for Dallas, I was already there.

The nearly full Loft was treated to a great opener in David Vandervelde, whose blend of indie rock was a great introduction to Delta Spirit's set.  After the Brooklyn show, I had some pretty high expectations from the West Coast band; they did not disappoint.  Opening with "People Turn Around" quickly followed by "Bushwick Blues", the band did not hesitate in setting the mood and captured the crowd's attention right away.  Most of the band's set had a great tempo and provided the soundtrack to constant head bobbing and singalongs throughout.  The band had planned an encore following "People C'mon" but skipped the break and continued with two more songs before ending the night.  This show was better than the Union Pool date, in my own personal opinion, and made me that much more of a fan of their live shows.  Set list was as such:

People Turn Around

Bushwick Blues

Strange Vine

911

Streetwalker

St. James Infirmary

White Table

Ransom Man

Trashcan

St. Francis

Vivian

Children

People C'mon

Encore

Crippler King

Motivation

Pictures and videos of the show are below:

enjoy.

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