D-Town Boogie

Check this, yo.
Introduction to D-Town Boogie from Dallas Observer on Vimeo.
My first bit part...the least I could've done was stand up straight. But Brittan rocks the house.

SHQ, RIP

I hate that some stupid, mindless act of vandalism ended up causing an awesome venue (with great plans on the horizon) to have to shut its doors. I loved every experience I had there. I love and respect the people that run the place and right now I feel for them that their vision has been lost in a senseless act and a subsequent rumor mill. Make Secret Headquarters your MySpace friends so you can be updated should a fundraiser be organized or if the PayPal button is still active.

And if you have any info regarding the vandalism of Secret Headquarters in Denton, please contact them via MySpace or Denton Rock City.

On a National Level

With many thanks to frame-makin' master and Yankee Hubby Tom for the tip, here's the National's set at ACL. I will say that of all the acts I saw there, they definitely stole the show and that's not something I'd say just because I really like them. Andrew Bird, Bloc Party, Crowded House, Common, Steve Earle--they were all fan-effing-tastic, but damn, the National was able to top their Emo's show Saturday night with a 1:30 p.m. time slot Sunday in glaring sun. I don't know how that's done, but they did it.

Way delayed sidenote (sorry, family reunion threw me off schedule): Check out my photos from the festival if you're bored (but beware they'll appear much darker on a CRT monitor than an LCD).

(photo of Matt Berninger © Merritt Martin, 2007.)

Tonight

Plan Ahead

Do what you will on your day off tomorrow (Happy independence, America.), but Thursday has a must-go show on the list:
Links for the listening: The Naptime Shake Daniel Folmer RTB2

I Now Agree to Like Austin for One Weekend

Oh, HELL yeah. So today I saw the line-up for Ye Ole ACL Festival. Two words: Crowded House. Two words: The National. Two words: Andrew Bird. Two: Bloc Party. Two: Steve Earle. One: Muse. Two: Lucinda Williams. One: Wilco. Two real big ones: Bob Dylan.

To celebrate and revel in the excitement, I've just finished playing a song from all the ACL bands I've got on my iPod. I'm a big dork. (And I know, I'm sure I'm not the first to post the link, but you've prolly noticed I haven't been around much. Yeah, I've been feeling like the shit, but I'm not on the mend and so this is big new news for me. Go with it. Feel it.)

Tonight

If You Weren't There Saturday, You Missed Out...

...but our super friend-o-Alex, Noah, has saved your ass at least where Dove Hunter was concerned at the Zac Crain for Mayor Benefit CD Release party at Good Records. He recorded some of their tunes and has posted them on that amazing YouTube.

Unfortunately, Sir NaptimeShake provides us with no footage of Erika of the Heartless Bastards' set or that of Baboon, wherein they played much of their badass lastest album. But here's "What Turns Inside" by Dove Hunter (which is also the song featured on the ZCFM07 album):


As well as "The Shore":