The earthy, breathy voice of Dana Falconberry lingers in the air, mingling with two brilliant harmonic vocalists and the gentle finger-picking of an acoustic guitar. A dented soda pop can often acts as the only percussion accenting the lush sound of these talented voices. more ›

Fort Worth’s Telegraph Canyon cruise down IH-35 to Austin tonight to celebrate the release of their new record, The Tide and The Current, at Stubbs’ inside stage. If you’re wondering why a band from Fort Worth should be throwing a CD release party in Austin, the short answer is that the group recorded The Tide and The Current here in town with Will Johnson behind the board. The album, which is the band’s second, takes The Arcade Fire’s anthemic melodies and dramatic orchestral swells and filters them through the dusty Texas prism of Johnson’s Centro-Matic, resulting in a sound best described as baroque Americana. more ›

We all know the Austin music scene is amazing and constantly burgeoning, but there's this little town called Denton about three hours to the north that holds a flaming candle to the talent here. The town is home to the University of North Texas where many creative types flock to learn more about music in a much more affordable town. There's dozens of little gems just waiting to be discovered there, but let's face it -- not many of us want to make that drive and give up a weekend in Austin. Luckily, one of the treasures formed in the little D is coming down for a performance at the Parish room. Centro-matic is not newly discovered by any means. more ›