Dirty River Boys Song Tournament: Day V: Final
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief We went ahead and waited over the weekend to release the winner. Forgive us for the wait. Below, you’ll see commentary on the Championship songs in our Dirty River Boys Song Tournament. Check out the previous days in the tournament using the following links. Monday-Day I Tuesday-Day II (First Round) … Read more
News: Viva Big Bend Lineup Expanded
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Viva Big Bend has announced their first wave of artists who will be playing this year’s festival early last month. As they promised then, another 20 or so artists have been added to the music festival that’ll take place later this summer in the small West Texas towns of Alpine, … Read more
Dirty River Boys Song Tournament: Day V
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Below, you’ll see commentary on the Final Four songs in our Dirty River Boys Song Tournament. Check out the previous days in the tournament using the following links. Monday-Day I Tuesday-Day II (First Round) Wednesday-Day III (Sweet Sixteen) Thursday- Day IV (Elite Eight) Later today, we will share the ultimate … Read more
Dirty River Boys Song Tournament: Day IV
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Below, you’ll find the results and commentary on the Elite Eight. We’ll post the results of the next round tomorrow. For more information on how exactly we came to these results, check our Day I post here, as well as our first round results here Sweet Sixteen results here. As a reminder, songs are … Read more
Dirty River Boys Song Tournament: Day III
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Below, you’ll find the results and commentary on the second round. We’ll post the results of the next round tomorrow. For more information on how exactly we came to these results, check our Day I post here and as well as our first round results here. As a reminder, songs … Read more
New Music: Dave of The Mohicans
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief One half of hip-hop duo The Mohicans, Dave Morgan, released “Light,” a new 11-track mixtape. “Light” is the first official follow-up to The Mohicans’ “Uncas” released in November of 2011. Download “Light” here. Tracklist 1. Thanks. 2. Wait. 3. Escape. 4. Meaning. 5. Real Life. 6. Presidents. 7. Da Intaludez 8. The … Read more
Dirty River Boys Song Tournament: Day II
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Welcome to the Sweet Sixteen. Below, you’ll find the results and commentary on the first round. We’ll post the results of the next round tomorrow. For more information on how exactly we came to these results, check our Day I post here. The Sunset Limited 1) Boomtown Bye 4) Summer … Read more
News: South Plains Sessions 2013
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Middle Child Records and Kabletowava Films have announced that the 15 local artists who will be featured in this year’s South Plains Sessions. Lindsay Boreing, Carin Mari, The Mohicans, Stephen St. Clair, Torrie Atchison, Brandon Adams, Cary Swinney, The Born to Kills, Ronnie Eaton, Dry Heeves, Voice de Harp, Turbine … Read more
Dirty River Boys Song Tournament: Day I
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Songs about trains. The Dirty River Boys have more songs mentioning trains than rivers–hence the four regions being named after four famous trains, The Sunset Limited, City of New Orleans, California Zephyr, and The Tex-Mex Express. In short, they sing and write about exactly how they describe their acoustic-driven stompers: … Read more
New Slanged: The Deadstring Brothers
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief I often speak about the concept of records being Saturday night or Sunday morning records. They’re either something you want to listen to on a binge of whiskey, cigarettes, cheap beer, and good times or they’re a relaxing coffee fueled morning. The properties that make up such records are typically … Read more
New Releases: Amanda Shires
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Amanda Shires’ fourth solo album, Down Fell the Doves will be released August 6. The eleven track album was produced by Andy LeMaster (Bright Eyes, R.E.M.) and recorded in his Chase Park Transduction Studio in Athens, Georgia. The recently married Shires’ backing band came from a familiar place, her husband … Read more
New Releases: Erick Willis
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief A year after releasing is aptly-titled debut EP, “EP Summer ’12,” Erick Willis is releasing his second EP worth of songs. This time around, the Texas Troubadour is going a similar route, calling this EP “Spring ’13.” The three song collection is Willis giving us a familiar bare bones interpretation … Read more
New Slanged: Zane Williams
by: Hallie Bertrand Staff Writer In his the title track to his ninth record available June 4, Zane Williams gives a how to lesson on how to become an Overnight Success. 13 years in, he knows a thing or two about the music industry and all its gilded ways. “Everybody calls you an overnight success. Hey, and … Read more
New Music: The Dry Heeves
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Lubbock surf-punk staples The Dry Heeves have quietly been working on new material to follow up last year’s Different Strokes For Different Folks and January’s How Long Have you Been Chasing the Dragon? In the last week, they’ve uploaded four tracks which seemingly will be featured on their forthcoming album or … Read more
Lubbock Echo Chamber: Kris Killingsworth
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Editor’s Note: Lubbock Echo Chamber is a new New Slang feature. In it, we’ll post interesting, relevant quotes from Lubbock musicians. “It’s really easy to blame a person or a ‘scene’ for shortcomings in your career, but the truth of it is everyone that’s doing well has worked their asses … Read more
New Releases: Daniel Markham
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Former Lubbock and current Denton resident Daniel Markham has announced his debut solo record, “Ruined My Life.” Markham, currently guitarist/bassist for Charlie Shafter, has released two free EPs in the last two years, 2011′s Demonstrations and 2012′s Hexagons. Markham was also principle songwriter for the now defunct One Wolf, who … Read more
New Slanged: Kisses
By: Ryan Heape Associate Editor “Don’t be so cynical,” Jesse Kivel pleads on a track titled “At The Pool” from Kisses’ sophomore LP, Kids In LA. It’s hard to imagine that he’s addressing us. Even in their more melancholic moments, it’s actually difficult to listen to Kisses and feel something like cynicism. Much of Kids, … Read more
Pen Pals: The National
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief Editor’s Note: More often than not, Associate Editor Ryan Heape and I are texting back and forth about something–typically about music. Some of these conversations are too good not to share with the masses. Here in Pen Pals, we’ll share text message, e-mail, and Twitter exchanges discussing music. The National will … Read more
New Slanged: Ray Wylie Hubbard
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief “The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days.” –Ray Wylie Hubbard, “Mother Blues” You know the thing about Ray Wylie Hubbard that makes him the most interesting? It’s that outside of Willie Nelson, he’s probably the most adaptable Texan singer-songwriter going. He’s … Read more
New Slanged: William Clark Green
by: Thomas D. Mooney Editor-in-Chief William Clark Green just released a new record. It’s called “Rose Queen.” I’m sure you’ve heard of it if you’re reading this blog or a Blue Light regular. And you know what? It’s about time he made this record. With “Rose Queen,” potential, talent, experience and all the other things … Read more
