white denim

"get on your surfboard and ride" -- bop englishWhite Denim's James Petralli has been one our favorite songwriters since we first heard WD's thrillingly frenetic, very intense raw demos on myspace (RIP) almost 10 years ago now. Petralli's always seemed to have a million brilliant, barely-contained ideas up his sleeve, as anyone who's experienced the evolution of his band's adventurous/exp

It's been way too long since we were blown away by someone from around here, but we feel like these brilliant throwback soul jams from Crowley's Leon Bridges are pretty undeniable. We don't know much about Bridges at this point, and it's hard to believe that this kid channeling a young Sam Cooke comes from our own backyard, or anywhere, but we can't escape the promise of greatness we keep hearing

Just a reminder that there are only a few days left to win tickets to this perfect double bill we're presenting here in Dallas at the Granada one week from today on Friday, April 4, starring two of our favorite artists in the history of the blog, White Denim & Cass McCombs...

We are psyched to present this incredible, very rare bill here in Dallas at the Granada on April 4, featuring two of our longtime favorites, White Denim & Cass McCombs. We've got some tickets to give away for this one, as always, so just leave your name in the comments below or over on Facebook if you want them, and I'll pick the winners on April 1...

Here's a thick, densely grooving island reinterpretation of White Denim's "Pretty Green", taken from the b-side of the group's new Pretty Green 10" (out digitally tomorrow), which also features a bluegrass version of "Pretty Green" and an alternate take on Corsicana Lemonade closer "A Place To Start"...

Our favorite band in the world for the past 5+ years has a pretty tight new barbecue record coming out today, so we're giving them the site to post whatever they want all day. Listen to White Denim's brilliant Corsicana Lemonade in its entirety below, and stay up on all of WD's posts throughout the day right here...