var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-25116949-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); “…What’s life without music?…”-The Mermaid Purse Hey, my name’s Jordan. I write concert reviews (though I prefer to call them overviews) of bands, predominately local Texas based groups. I began doing it just for fun when I got into the local music scene in early 2006. Then adopted the TME moniker in late 2008, and eventually began to take these blogs a little more seriously. I do them in a “play-by-play” format if you will, by running through the bands setlist, though I do add my own opinions as well. 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Subscribe, for FREE, via iTunes, or visit WhiskeyBoy Radio for more info. _____ ST CAIT RECORDS :: DALLAS, TX Bravo, Max! :: Upcoming Shows June 7th at The Londoner in Addison, TX June 8th at Club Dada in Dallas, TX June 27th at The Allen Public Library in Allen, TX Johnny Beauford & The Jack Kerowax :: Upcoming Shows May 25th at The Foundry in Dallas, TX June 14th at Bar PM in Lubbock, TX June 15th at Bar PM in Lubbock, TX _____ The Granada Theater is an excellent venue and hosts bands of every genre imaginable. Go ahead, check out their calender…(click the image) Upcoming shows include: 5/25 The Black Angels 5/28 Best Coast 5/31 Paul Banks (of Interpol) 6/1 Peter Tork (of the Monkees) 6/6 Chvrches 6/7 Gary P. Nunn 6/14 Tab Benoit 6/15 A Hard Night’s Day (Beatles Tribute) 6/22 The Dirty River Boys 6/24 Twin Shadow 6/28 Stryper 6/29 Josh Weathers and Larry Gee Tumblr (3.0; @themusicenthusiast)http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/I hadn’t originally planned on going to Trees this night. In fact, I wasn’t even aware the venue was...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/51081704892http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/51081704892Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:30 -0500The Music Enthusiasttourtreestrees dallasDeep EllumreviewmusicianmusiciansMusic Enthusiastmusicgigconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasbandbandsconcertThe Rabid WholeDope Stars Inc.Andreas WeissChalsey NoelleGeorge RadutuOscar AnesettiJJ TartagliaVictor LoveDarin YevondeMark Mad HoneyEarlier this year the London based The Joy Formidable released their latest record, “Wolf’s Law”,...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50919892796http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50919892796Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:24 -0500The Joy Formidabletreestrees dallasMatthew ThomasRhydian DafyddRhiannon BryanRhiannon Ritzy BryanRitzybandbandsWolf's Law TourWolf's Lawconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumgigMusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewtourThe Music EnthusiastWednesday, May 22nd-Dallas (Lower Greenville Avenue) The Orange will rock Sundown at Granada. Music...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50916296687http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50916296687Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:24 -0500A truly great weekend entails spending a night at the Curtain Club, at least in my opinion, and...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50663685603http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50663685603Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:33 -0500Curtain ClubGreysmythSon of SwanThe Music EnthusiastreviewmusicianmusiciansMusic Enthusiastmusicindie artistindieDeep EllumDallasconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsconcertbandbandsNeil SwansonSteve WilsonBilly WalkerJustin RantonBrayton LyonsSpuds BerrymanKobe GaringerJerrod NelsonAlex Allred is a singer/songwriter who has been entrenched in the North Texas music scene for a...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50507612350http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50507612350Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 -0500album reviewAlex AllredBorn on 4/20Kevin BroussardClinton Pottermusicreviewacoustic rockbandbandsDallasTexasindie artistMusic EnthusiastSingersongwriterThe Music EnthusiastAs usual, there was another great show going down at the Curtain Club in Dallas, featuring an array...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50353252400http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50353252400Mon, 13 May 2013 12:57:26 -0500bandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumCurtain ClubgigMusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewThe Music EnthusiastAlterfleshIdlerPaul KubajakBen SchelinKevin MillsDayvohMicah FrankKatie FrankEric GustafsonNick LaracuenteMykey O’NeillPulsePulse DFWLast Day LivingInitially, I hadn’t planned on going anywhere this night, however Daylight Industries announced...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50100372037http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50100372037Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:29 -0500The Boiler RoomDaylight Industries26 LocksGypsy DevilGypsyDevilForm of TruthCatrina RinconJerry BoldenBrandon KirkpatrickJeff FendleyRyan SnipesNick BraddyDaron FullerJosh CooleyRussell WillardBen KirklandBarry TownsendBrandon TynerLogan GnerlichStephen Smithbandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumMusicMusic EnthusiastRock MusicThe Dallas/Fort Worth based Euphio Records has been around for a little while now. Five years to be...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50023890526http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/50023890526Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:43 -0500Euphio RecordsFerralog StudiosDallasDeep EllumAnimal SpiritThe Frisky DiscoAndrew StrohekerSam WuehermannParker AndersonJoe PranksterHayden MillerTyler VelaJonnie MansZach TuckerCaptain Mayo and the PhonosThe Breakfast MachineZach MayoNolan RobertsonScott ForosiskyBrian ForosiskyMeghann MooreBrandon ReynoldsRyan SobczakChris MansfieldBig BatsPatrick Doughertybandbandsconcertconcert ReviewThere were several great shows going on this night in Deep Ellum, but I settled for the most rock...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49945055614http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49945055614Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:38 -0500bandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumThe Boiler RoomgigMusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewThe Music EnthusiastTwicebrokenRed Angel TheoryWaking AliceEarly PearlAaron MullinBryan CroweBrandt HolmesNick KnowlesBilly PenningtonRus ChaneyBrandon BrewerJon LeveyBrayton LightMonica KoohiBrandon DeatonIt was time for round two of the Deep Ellum Arts Festival, and I was getting a much earlier start...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49786082875http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49786082875Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:40 -0500Nicholas AltobelliNicholas Altobelli & The Gigawattsbandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumDeep Ellum Arts Festivalgigindieindie artistMusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewsingersongwritersongwritingThe Music EnthusiastRahim QuaziRobbie SaundersHeather KitzmanClint NiosiClint Niosi & The UnaccountableTommy GarciaMatt HansonAaron BartzBeing out at the arts festival meant I had missed the first two bands playing The Curtain Club this...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49524193518http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49524193518Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:40 -0500Curtain ClubRedefineOpium SymphonyThe Opium Symphonybandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumgigmusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewThe Music EnthusiastKellen RossJarrett KramerDerron BellDrew NoldeChris ApaliskiMike DiQuinzioScott HeadstreamMatt JonesDano TaylorDaniel TaylorIt’s spring, which means it’s festival season, this week it was time for the annual Deep Ellum Arts...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49448102856http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49448102856Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:21 -0500bandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumDeep Ellum Arts Festivalgigindieindie artistmusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewThe Music EnthusiastMindnight EmpireSayonaraVinyl PilotSean BlytheDebbie BlytheJonny WilliamsJeff LoweKyle BurkettPatrick HunterChase EriksenDavid TappThe Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff was hosting one of Texas’s best Americana/Country...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49371267700http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49371267700Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:22 -0500Hayes CarllWarren Hood and The GoodsWarren HoodEmily GimbleKessler TheatreDallasOak CliffCountryAmericanaFolkbandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsgigMusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusicianssingerreviewsongwritersongwritingThe Music EnthusiasttourIt had been over a month in the making, but this night was finally the night of the WhiskeyBoy...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49189970812http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/49189970812Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0500WhiskeyBoy RadioThe Music EnthusiastRYA EntertainmentReno's Chop ShopDallasDeep EllumBawcomvilleLong Sword SpectacularAlways the AlibiZativah KidJeycin FincherRyan PogueChris NuttDerek BennettJosh HarelikDoug JonesDaniel ReidHenry CokeEvan ScatesRichard MuencklerKelly Panterbandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsgigmusicmusicianmusiciansAnother weekend was about to start, and what better way to kick it off than by catching a show at my...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48940673336http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48940673336Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:34 -0500Curtain ClubDistant LightsExit 380Aaron PoseBreaking Midwaybandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumgigMusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewsingersongwritersongwritingThe Music EnthusiastGabriel FryGaelan BellamySam MarshallKevin AbbenanteDustin BlockerAaron BordenJon HutchisonJeremy HutchisonI seldom see the larger national touring bands that come through Trees, and honestly, I didn’t have...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48785681064http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48785681064Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:36 -0500The Music EnthusiastreviewmusiciansmusicianMusic EnthusiastMusicgigDeep EllumDallasconcert ReviewsTreestrees dallasconcert ReviewconcertbandbandsThrownGreg VinsonBrad McFarlandBrent MatthewsTreVice LayneEric HawkensTerry KimmelBrad McCainAdam GarciaRaymond ChambersNeil SwansonSteve WilsonBilly WalkerAwake In TheoryAs usual, The Curtain Club was hosting a great night of local music, but this was going to be a...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48624132918http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48624132918Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:46 -0500R.L. JOnesMatt WrightShawn KintzTom PritnerThe CommotionMicah CreelJosh SandersJustin HoldRoss RubioJustin MiddletonLittle Sisters of the PoorJason JonesJackson DunnJoe BeckerGabe MuzquizDunagin GainesDescenderDuncan BlackCasey HessJeff GruberZack Busbybandbandsconcertconcert Reviewconcert ReviewsDallasDeep EllumCurtain ClubgigMy dad and I then made our way back to the Heart of Texas Rockfest, where the Pittsburgh, PA based...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48368259663http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48368259663Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:37 -0500LovebettieHeart of Texas RockfestAlexandra NaplesC.T. FieldsSXSWDan MulkeenLarry ShotterThe PinzDylan TaylorSpaceCampPaco Estradajeremy rodriguezMike DoveAJ BlackleafJoel BaileyLA VelvetLaura VStaffan OsterlindRyan PropoggioNate BenzRaushiDani RaushiJack SinBrett BakmanJohny PistolBeau AshleyDiemondsPriya PandaC.C. DiemondDaniel DekayWhy not make the last of my two and a half days in Austin the longest day of all? That way I could...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48211383553http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48211383553Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:13:11 -0500bandbandsAustinSXSWconcertconcert Reviewconcert Reviewsgigindieindie artistMusicMusic EnthusiastmusicianmusiciansreviewThe Music EnthusiasttourWhole FoodsQuantum CollectiveAmazon MP3Rainbow JacksonThe RoyaltyNicole BoudreauJesus ApodacaMike HernandezDaniel MarinJoel QuintanaThe Dear HunterOK SweetheartErin AustinAfter that, it was time to head to another venue, Easy Beat, where Sorted Noise had put together a...http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48052464408http://themusicenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/48052464408Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:00:26 -0500Easy BeatSleeperstarSorted NoiseNick BoxChris PearsonShaun MenaryJake LesterHeart of Texas RockfestWe Are VoicesThirsty NickelVajraannamaria pinnaluke markhamdoug wrightwill dahlwe the ghostTommy & The High Pilotstommy and the high pilotsThe Blind PigRed Gorilla Music FestivalTommy CantillonMichael CantillonSteve LibbyMatt PalermoLiftoffCarmon LeesonGord GemmellMichael Aaron KeithShane RecksyMarc Boily