presents

Coming July 28 to the Granada Theater in Dallas, TX. Pre-sale tickets are available here now using the password gvsb2012. Starring: GLASS CANDY CHROMATICS TWIN SISTER TAKEN BY TREES LAUREL HALO A...

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We are psyched to present the bi-coastal pairing of Brooklyn's Chairlift + L.A.'s Nite Jewel -- a couple of bands who happen to be responsible for two of the best pop records of 2012 so far -- on Monday, April 16, live at Club Dada in Deep Ellum here in Dallas...

We are honored to present the return of arguably the tightest live band in the world at the moment, Austin's White Denim -- who are currently in the midst of a West Coast tour with Wilco -- live at the esteemed Granada Theater on Thursday, April 5...

San Francisco's Girls played one of the most triumphant, life-affirming sets we've ever witnessed at last falls's Fun Fun Fun Fest down in Austin -- even Gosling was way into it -- so we're honored to welcome the band back to Dallas' own Granada Theater on their forthcoming spring tour, with special guests Unknown Mortal Orchestra supporting...

Presenting Grecian duo Keep Shelly in Athens, as they embark on their first ever North American tour, coming to a town near you this November. We're giving away 5 pairs of tickets to each show: to enter, just leave your name + the date you'd like to attend in the comments below or on the band's Facebook page, and I'll pick the winners as the dates draw nearer...

Surprise: we are beyond psyched and honored to present an extremely rare + intimate Dallas performance from the man responsible for our favorite album of the last decade and one of the best records of 2011: Noah Lennox of Animal Collective, better known to most as PANDA BEAR...

We're beyond psyched to announce that we're teaming up with our good friends at Dallas' historic Granada Theater this summer to throw the first ever Gorilla vs. Bear Festival, on the evening of Saturday, July 23. The inaugural lineup couldn't be much more representative of the inspiration and history behind this blog, as it features our current favorite band (White Denim), the newest endeavor of

The Forest Family has teamed up with our friends from the great UK label/blog Transparent for a marathon unofficial SXSW throwdown on Thursday, March 17 at the Double Down Lounge (formerly the Peacock) in East Austin. Free / no RSVP required...

Presenting our second annual SXSW throwdown with Mexican Summer records on Friday, March 18, at KLUB KRUCIAL on 6th St. from around noon until 2 AM. Free beer until it's gone. 21+. More details + set times coming soon... _____________ mp3: