Dallas band The Dirty Shirts released its new album last week and to celebrate we checked out the new single “Detonator”. We also heard new music from Dallas project Paper Cups, a live version of the song “Bad Habit” from Fort Worth band Cut Throat Finches, an indie-punk number from Cool Jacket, an emotional new release from rapper Rafa, and a song about saying too much by Big Heaven. We even heard “Waking Life”- the new release from Amy Miller‘s band, friend.
The Dirty Shirts
The new single from the dance-rock band comes just after the release of its debut album In The Get Up From The Get Go!. “Detonator” is a groovy number that frontman Nick Santa Maria says was inspired by stories of his wife’s love of the Dallas music scene and is an ode to all the badass women in Dallas.
Cut Throat Finches
The band recorded “Bad Habits” live at Main At South Side in Fort Worth for a video shoot and liked the live version so much that they decided to release it ahead of the studio recording, which is on the group’s Modern Electric Sessions project.
Rafa
Rafa delivers the heat with his music AND his videos. “Si Te Vas” finds our semi-human hero in a futuristic video game-type situation, broken-hearted and looking for love.
The KXT Local Show- 5/12/2022
The Dirty Shirts- Detonator
FIT- DESPEREAUX
friend.- Waking Life
Paper Cups- Patterns In The Static
Tears- Cry No More
New Avenues- Dallas Traffic
Cut Throat Finches- Band Habit (Live at MASS)
Squeezebox Bandits- Check To Check
Cool Jacket- Template
Big Heaven- Quiet
Ben C. Jones- Can’t Let Go
Andy Yu- Checkers
Youngtones- Losers
Rafa- Si Te Vas
Jordan Makelle- Dark Side
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