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Doors open at the Granada at 6, set times are below. Get there early to grab one of these shirts (courtesy of RVCA) and one of these posters for free. And if you're on the fence about coming out: we caught part of Preteen Zenith's rehearsal yesterday, and it sounded absolutely massive...

The first-ever gorilla vs. bear festival goes down at the Granada Theater here in Dallas in less than one month (July 23!), so we've put together this little mixtape as something of an introduction to all of the bands playing the fest for the uninitiated...

Just got these limited Gorilla vs. Bear Festival posters in the mail, and they look so good, we decided we had to give a few away. Only two ways to get your hands on one: you can be one of the first 200 people through the doors at the Granada on July 23 (buy tix), or you can win one here...

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

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Thanks to Defensive Listening for the heads up on Dreamed, the bedroom recording project of Denton's Jessica Minshew. One of the stark "skeletons of songs" that she recently posted up on her Soundcloud page, "Izumi" elicits a hazy, soft-focus melancholy that sticks around longer than you'd expect...