So we thought a "50 Best Reasons for No 50 Best List in 2012" would be fitting considering it does the job just as well for end of year filler plus getting to plug a bunch of names we are probably in no way associated with most of the time!
#50: Lana Del Rey is popular - we get it, really! #49: Albums, Songs, Movies, (So Far) - Paste, Spin, Stereogum & repeat #48: One less bit for most radio jocks around the country #47: Not having to say the name Japandroids out loud when I read it again #46: Not having to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page only to find there are at least 5 pages before I get to #1 Best of... #45: Opinions are like..... yeah #44: Could we get a reason why it's number 44? #43: One less Nickelback joke #42: Twitter only allows 140 characters per tweet #41: DO NOT flood my timeline with 50 different tweets about 50 Best anything! #40: Maybe it's all High Fidelity's fault? #39: Like Tumblr needs another list #38: So Pitchfork can't pawn the list making responsibility off on us again next year with a pretty little infographic - People's List #37: Have to ponder the question if the guy or girl that made this list actually listened to all the music in this list? #36: Not being made to feel like your not cool enough to relate to this list #35: Hipster is not a verb #34: Is hipster really a verb? #33: What the hell's a hipster? #32: Hard to read on Instagram #31: Aggregate - one word description #30: Lists are the most recommended way to get readers for blogs #29: So my google results aren't filled with list.ly results #28 - #2: FILLER #1: David Letterman cornered the market with "Top 10" years ago
Recently we had a chance to find out the details on a great organization that's fighting poverty right here in our own backyard. The compassion driven people that make up Poverty is Realare bringing their cause to benefit Open Table Nashville with the help of some great sponsors, great venues and talented local music artists. Based out of Decatur, GA - PIR is a "non-profit organization that leverages great music to combat poverty in local communities." Having raised nearly $30,000 for local organizations since last June with four events that took place in Athens, GA - Decatur, GA and Asheville, NC.
Review By: Taylor Prater Huge thanks to @TaylornPrater for a great review & great photos! Also thanks to @SandyHibbard over at Lyric Marketing for use of some great photos!
Deep Ellum rocked hard, synth-ed hard and jazzed hard Saturday evening for the long-awaited Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase, giving locals eight-plus hours of quality area music and an easy means of seeing just how widespread the DFW music scene really is.
The whole shindig was put together to give showcase-goers a face-to-face example of the artists nominated in the Dallas Observer Music Awards, a yearly ceremony celebrating the DFW music community.
More than 60 bands were featured Saturday night in venues like Trees, Club Dada, The Prophet Bar, Reno’s and LaGrange, serving up an eclectic mix of local music fans, city characters, up-and-coming musicians and big names alike.
Say you want a revolution? How about a combination of a semi massive local live music showcase and a full blown rock musicial "about a time-traveling hot air balloon, Marie Antoinette, and a would-be hero with a really cool gun?"
Tomorrow eve-ning 60+ bands will emerge into Deep Ellum bringing the kinda local swag only bands like HOME BY HOVERCRAFT can theatrically bring it! Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase kicks off right after 5:30pm tomorrow and is forming up to be an effing great night of local goodness! We'll be there, hope to meet some of you! As for HxH, they take the stage at 7:40p inside Club Dada and should bring a diverse crowd with them as one of Dallas' fav. groups. Nominated for "Best None of the Above" at this years DOMA's only breaks the surface to their who needs labels when you have talent approach to their classically theatrical folk/rock.
