Author: Preston Jones

Dallas’ The Dirty Shirts return with funky new single, “Heart Attack”

The Dirty Shirts, against a red backdrop, face the camera

There’s a vivid sense of propulsion underpinning the Dirty Shirts’ latest single, “Heart Attack,” which makes total sense — this is not a band content to rest on its laurels. The new track, co-produced by Jeff Saenz, is illustrative of the elastic sonic boundaries the Dallas band affords itself — disco-dusted, laced with gritty guitars… Read more »

More North Texans making some noise at South by Southwest 2023

North Texas is making a ferociously strong showing at the music portion of this year’s South by Southwest, which kicks off Monday in Austin, and continues through Sunday. More than 35 artists, from Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton and Arlington are descending upon the capital city for official showcases (and a great many more playing unofficial day… Read more »

Dallas indie rock band Cryptolog takes listeners on a “Strange Holiday”

Dallas band Cryptolog performs live

There is a sense, as you listen to Cryptolog’s latest single, “Strange Holiday,” of being slightly unmoored in time. That dislocation — of living in the now, and hearing sounds reminiscent of then — is intentional, according to the Dallas-based band’s co-founder Brian McKay, and partially inspired by the Minnesota indie rock act the Cactus… Read more »