Month: February 2010

The Paul Slavens Show: February 28, 2010 – LIVE BLOG

Hey Hey Hey, It’s Sunday night, time for some cool music! This is where you can leave your polite comments and wonderful suggestions for music, new, old, strange and familiar. New to me this week: Field Music Kashmere Stage band Poncho Sanchez ————————————– Maxine Sullivan “Ac-Cent-Uate the Positive” The Very Best Of Maxine Sullivan The… Read more »

Free Energy – “Free Energy” These Philadelphia rock revivalists have an eponymous three song EP, produced by LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy. A full length is expected later this year. Their Thin Lizzy-esque guitars and carefree attitude echo everything that is great about classic rock, except that you haven’t heard it thirteen million times. Also,… Read more »

Laura Veirs

Laura Veirs’ latest single, “July Flame”, from the album of the same name, has been in heavy rotation at KXT since we received it. Veirs’ songwriting, paired with boyfriend Tucker Martine’s production, creates an ethereal mood, with lyrics informed by her years of experience and travel. She gained a horde of new fans with her… Read more »

KatsüK

Mixing funk, reggae, and tribal sounds to form his own hybrid, Daniel KatsüK recently scored one of Fort Worth Weekly’s top 10 songs of the decade with “Evergreen”, from his 2008 release Out In the Wind. He brings his native-influenced sound to the KXT studio for a Wednesday morning performance with Gini Mascorro. Video: KatsüK… Read more »

The Paul Slavens Show: Feb. 14, 2010

Hello, young lovers (of music) This is where you can leave your polite comments and wonderful suggestions for music or artists to be considered for airplay on future shows. Make sure to leave a link where the music can be purchased if possible. New to me this week: Susannah McCorkle, The Daniel Pemberton TV Orchestra,… Read more »

Smile Smile

Dallas pop duo Smile Smile’s music comes from the wreckage of a relationship — one involving both members of the band. Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme were together when they made their first record, Blue Roses, but split before their upcoming release Truth On Tape. It’s hard to say that the broken relationship has had… Read more »