Flickerdesign.com voted Doug Burr's CD Release poster as one of their "Best Designs". Thanks again to Brandon Lesley for the creative work.

See it here

Spune releases another gorgeous record by Doug Burr and you can experience The Shawl live, with a special guest choir, Saturday, Feb 14 at the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum Auditorium. Telegraph Canyon and Tim Locke will join Burr. Tickets On Sale Now at www.Spune.com. Seating is LIMITED so get tickets in advance!

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Fort Worth just continues to explode: Lance Yocom of Spune Productions passes along word of two new venues set to open up in Fort Worth at the end of the month and  both of which will be booked by Spune and owned by Lola's Saloon owner Brian Forella. 

Read it here

Cheers and Jeers ’08
Looking back on the year that was in local music – and the years that may be. - Article by FW Weekly. Read it here.

Coolest New Trend:
A revitalized Stockyards. Lola’s Saloon owner Brian Forella has opened two new clubs there, and it appears as though several other non-Forella-affiliated restaurants and bars are on the way. If only there was somewhere to park …

Worst New Trend:
Aside from Lola’s, there are hardly any venues along/near West 7th Street, and none are rumored to be opening there any time soon.

Best Thing to Happen to Local Music in the past 12 months
Brian Forella and booking agent Lance Yocom of Spune Productions establishing a presence in the Stockyards.

Lola’s expanding to the Stockyards and bringing some modern music to this bastion of country-and-western. And since the new Lola’s is owned by a white guy and the music is steeped in rock ’n’ roll rather than hip-hop, it might have a chance of surviving without coming under attack by the old guard with strong pull at City Hall and the TABC.

Long-Range Prediction for 817 Scene
Forella’s move to the Stockyards will inspire others. The Stockyards will give the Fort something it’s never had: a Deep Ellum (pre-sucky era)-meets-Austin’s 6th Street-type area. As a response to the newly opened Longhorn Saloon, the Ridglea will come to its senses and start booking bigger touring acts again, regaining its status as one of the city’s pre-eminent clubs.

People will wake up and realize they don’t have to drive to Dallas or Denton to see a wide variety of creative, original music.

Short-Range Prediction for 817 Scene
More of a question: Will local music migrate to the Stockyards? Also, venues like 1919 Hemphill and Exploding House will keep the DIY scene alive and provide a place for underage kids to party.

Rock will take over the Stockyards. Local bands will gravitate toward the new Lola’s downstairs and the Longhorn. Folks all over town will trade black t-shirts for pearl snaps, and they will be better off for it.

The Longhorn will thrive, bringing a lot of shows to Fort Worth that previously bypassed us. Oh, and someone at a major label will finally realize what a catch Calhoun is.

Hey gang....Just a reminder. Happy early turkey day!

5th Annual A Spune Christmas Just Announced

2 SHOWS: This year we're doing a Denton and Fort Worth celebration.
12/6 Fort Worth. 12/13 Denton

TYPE: Laid back. Great music. Free food. Cheap Drinks.
Think of it as one of the best end-of-year office parties in town!

BOTH SHOWS ON SALE NOW - BUY TICKETS
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SPUNE & LOLA'S SALOON PRESENT
A SPUNE CHRISTMAS 2008
IN THE FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
THE LONGHORN (121. West Exchange)

Featuring
THE WOOD BROTHERS
(Chris Wood of Medeski Martin & Wood)
DEVIL DOLL
JOSH WEATHERS BAND, TELEGRAPH CANYON, DIRTFOOT
THE O's, JACK COUNTY & more

DOORS AT 5 PM - Free Tacos & Glen's Wassail (while supplies last)

All Ages. $10 adv / dos

*Don't Miss the Annual Christmas In the Stockyards Parade & Christmas Tree Lighting at 4 PM*

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A SPUNE CHRISTMAS 2008
DENTON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH
HAILEY'S

THE DRAMS
DOVE HUNTER, DOUG BURR, AM RAMBLERS
TELEGRAPH CANYON, THE SOUTHER SEA, BLACKBIRD HARMONY
 
DOORS AT 5:30 PM - Free Tacos & Glen's Wassail (while supplies last)

All Ages. $5 ($8 Under 21)

Pick up the Dec/Jan issue of Paste Magazine and check out the 1/2 page ad dedicated to Denton. Paste named Denton "Best Music Scene of 2008!"

Paste also mentioned Doug Burr in their list of quality bands to come out of Denton and said  "The best track on Doug Burr's 2007 release On Promenade is always the one you just listened to..."

Thank you Paste! The city and bands deserve it.

 Paste Magazine
www.pastemagazine.com

5th Annual A Spune Christmas Just Announced

2 SHOWS: This year we're doing a Denton and Fort Worth celebration.
12/6 Fort Worth. 12/13 Denton

TYPE: Laid back. Great music. Free food. Cheap Drinks.
Think of it as one of the best end-of-year office parties in town!

BOTH SHOWS ON SALE NOW - BUY TICKETS
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SPUNE & LOLA'S SALOON PRESENT
A SPUNE CHRISTMAS 2008
IN THE FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
THE LONGHORN (121. West Exchange)

Featuring
THE WOOD BROTHERS
(Chris Wood of Medeski Martin & Wood)
DEVIL DOLL
JOSH WEATHERS BAND, TELEGRAPH CANYON, DIRTFOOT
THE O's, JACK COUNTY & more

DOORS AT 5 PM - Free Tacos & Glen's Wassail (while supplies last)

All Ages. $10 adv / dos

*Don't Miss the Annual Christmas In the Stockyards Parade & Christmas Tree Lighting at 4 PM*

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A SPUNE CHRISTMAS 2008
DENTON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH
HAILEY'S

THE DRAMS
DOVE HUNTER, DOUG BURR, AM RAMBLERS
TELEGRAPH CANYON, THE SOUTHER SEA, BLACKBIRD HARMONY
 
DOORS AT 5:30 PM - Free Tacos & Glen's Wassail (while supplies last)

All Ages. $5 ($8 Under 21)

The Shawl - Performed By Doug Burr

iTunes Release 12.09.08
CD Release 01.13.09

Click here for a sneak peak.
(thevideo is on the left column at the top)

This is a beautiful record!

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You probably have noticed a distinct creative consistency throughout most of the show poster designs on Spune's MySpace this last year. That stellar design work is by our good friend, Brandon Lesley.

Smashing Magazine recognized his design work on this year's Spune Launch '08 design back in January.

See it here 

Brandon has put together an amazing new design for Spune.com so be on the look-out for that in early 2009.

Thanks to Brandon for making us look good! 

PS - Brandon is working on releasing a book called "50 Posters" which will display 50 of his favorite designs. We've seen the mock up and it will be a must have for everyone's coffe table. Stay tuned to Spune.com in '09 for your chance to pick one up.

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Lots of great shows just announced.

Check calendar page for details. 

It's going to be a busy fall.

PS - Tickets for Dr Dog, Cold War Kids and Fleet Foxes are going fast. It would be smart to buy in advance on those shows.

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Just Announced:

Cold War Kids - Oct 23 - Lola's Saloon

Silver Jews - Sept 20 - Hailey's

Death Vessel - Sept 11 - Rubber Gloves 

Tickets On Sale Friday 10 AM

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Check this. Spune's poster design work gets recognzed in Graphic-Exchange.com's post today. Thanks to Brandon Lesley for the fine job! We'd not look so hot without him. Look for a newly designed Spune.com courtesy of Brandon Lesley this summer.

Now. Go buy tickets to Elf Power!

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Tons of new confirms and a bunch of upcoming SXSW shows. Check the calendar page for details or just click here and buy your tickets.

Whew!

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Spune teamed up with Scion & FW Weekly to give away a new car at The Redwalls show.

Win a new car at Lola's? That's right! 

Not only do we have a killer line up at Lola's Feb 27th, but you can register to win a Scion and iPod will you're there. 

Either way, you're insane if you do not see The Redwalls!  

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"Four to Watch" band, Feb 2008 issue:
The South Rises Again by David Meade - Paste Magazine

...Exquisitely detailed, slow and deliberate, his songs have as much in common with the literature of Eudora Welty and Cormac McCarthy as with the work of the Americana dimmerati to whom he is often, and somewhat shortsightedly, compared...

...On Promenade is a further elaboration on these themes of birth, death and renewal. The album has a uniquely human cadence to it, beginning with the quietly vesperal "Slow Southern Home" before patiently building into the quickened heartbeat of "In the Garden." The cycle ends with a trio of songs capped by the gorgeous "Blood Runs Downhill," a kind of eulogy for the rest of the album, part gospel, part Alex Chilton at his most ethereal...

More recent press.

Texan troubadour unleashes slow burner. Doug Burr appears to be one of the select few lucky songwriters who possess a fully formed realisation of how to write, record and present their songs to perfection. On this release, Burr has combined his influences to record eleven songs of shimmering majesty. At times one can hear a Wilco or Bright Eyes influence but Burr's songs are so much more than the sum of their influences. The album kicks off with two short but beautiful songs ("Slow Southern Songs" and "Come to my Senses") before hitting its stride (a stride it never breaks) with the epic beauty of "Graniteville" and "Whippoorwill". Burr shares an intrinsic knowledge of song dynamics with the likes of Jeff Tweedy, and has a voice that tugs at the heart strings. Across it's eleven tracks 'On Promenade" doesn't have a single duffer. Doug Burr has released a late contender for my album of the year, and if there is any justice in the world (we all know there isn't!), Burr will crash the mainstream in 2008 selling millions of albums in the process. As far as I can see, Burr's only problem now lies in how he is going to follow 'On Promenade'. Brilliant! — Dan Wilkinson, Reviewers Rating: 10 out of 10 - Americana UK

ON PROMENADE Singer/songwriter Doug Burr’s new album perambulates human experience, drawing on the mystery of the South, apocalyptic evocations, and even Van Gogh’s letters by Steve Carter - From the very opening strains of Doug Burr’s latest album, On Promenade, the scene is set, the atmosphere painted. “I lay awake for a night/Drenched in anguish and bright light/I dreamt about an ancient house/And a slow Southern home,” the songwriter intones in a hushed drawl of mid-tempo confession in “Slow Southern Home.” After the lyrics wind around the trellis of a lone acoustic guitar for half a verse, an electric enters on the tonic chord and sets up a chiming drone of a bed that holds stubbornly through the song, impervious to the changes. Drums, bass, more guitars, and Wurlitzer make entrances before a Neil Young-esque harmonica yowls into center. Starkly inevitable, the subtly-chiseled arrangement evokes time, place and memory, a musical kudzu overtaking and shaping a deceptively simple structure.
- Modern Luxury Dallas

Best Local Album of 2007 - Denton Record Chronicle

"These local artists rocked '07". Denton singer/songwriter Burr evokes distinctive voices such as Wilco's Jeff Tweedy or Red House Painters' Mark Kozelek. These warm, inviting compositions are effortlessly beautiful. - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Dallas' Best Music". Burr is a perennial underdog in this town—too Americana for your average blogger but at the same time far too great to be stuck playing joints such as the Cavern for the rest of his life. On Promenade may not change all that, but it does make a case for Burr as one of Texas' best songwriters...evoking everyone from Slaid Cleaves to Mark Kozelek. - Dallas Observer

Our guess is that On Promenade will end up on a lot of "best of" lists for 2007. Wonderfully sincere tracks include
"Slow Southern Home," "Graniteville," "Thing About Trouble" and "Blood Runs Downhill" (easily one of the most beautiful
songs we have heard this year). This is an album that is bound to stand the test of time. Highly recommended.
(Rating: 5++. out of 6) - Babysue.com

After repeated listens, it's safe to say that On Promenade is unlike any album to emerge in recent time, and no doubt it
will stand as one of the most important releases of 2007. The contrast between warmth and dark melancholy is at war
here, and the result is an epic draw. - Rating: 9.2 - The Black and White Magazine

This was the biggest surprise of 2007. Outstanding music. A new favorite of PLUGGED! - # 3 of PLUGGED'S TOP 5 of 2007

If you still have not picked up On Promenade, you're missing out! Buy here at Spune.com, download at itunes or catch Doug Burr at an upcoming show.

Stream songs here. www.myspace.com/dougburr

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LOLA'S IS COMING TO FORT WORTH

Fort Worth's Newest Live Music Home.

FW Weekly Press Announcement - Read all about it.

WED, JAN 23 - GRAND OPENING PARTY!
featuring live music by TEJAS BROTHERS, TEN HIGH TRIO (members of 1100 Springs) and special DJ set by DJ Burlap.

NO COVER!!! All Ages

The party starts at 8 PM! Come out and see what Lola's is going to be all about, hear some great live music, sip on some tasty drinks and get in bed early enough to not feel like crap at work the next day.

*Win tickets to upcoming Lola's shows such as The Sword, The Redwalls, Trampled By Turtles, Nina Nastasia, Xiu Xiu, Wayne Hancock, The Drams and more.

We are excited that some of our first guests will include:

THE SWORD, THE REDWALLS, THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES, NINA NASTASIA, WAYNE HANCOCK, DEVIL DOLL, THE DRAMS, ASTRONAUTALIS, TEN HIGH TRIO, BLACK TIE DYNASTY, DOVE HUNTER, DOUG BURR, 100 DAMNED GUNS, LIFTERS, MINGO FISHTRAP, JAMES HAND, RECORD HOP, PLEASANT GROVE, LYMBYC SYSTYM, THE CAMPAIGN & many more

www.lolasfortworth.com

Eleven Hundred Springs, 100 Damned Guns, Glen Farris and DJ Burlap
Thursday, Jan 3rd at 8.0 in Fort Worth. 

We wanted to get 2008 started right so we got together with our friends from FW Weekly and decided to throw a big party. We would use some other word to describe this event that is not as cliche as "party", but the problem is that it will be just that...A PARTY! Something for all of us to do before we burry our heads in our computers with work. This will take place on the new indoor stage at 8.0. Great line up and great drinks. It will be good time. We hope you will join us.

From all of us at Spune, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Thanks for your support this year.

See you in 2008.

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Just a quick reminder.

A Spune Christmas 2007
This Saturday, December 8th
Hailey's - Denton, Texas

12 AM     Eleven Hundred Springs
11 PM     Spitfire Tumbleweeds
10 PM     100 Damned Guns
9 PM       The Boxcar Bandits
8 PM    The George Neal Band
7 PM    The A.M. Ramblers

Doors at 6 PM. First Band at 7 PM.

All Ages. Tickets Only Five Bucks!

FREE WASSAIL (While Supplies Last)
*Bring a Toy for Toys for Tots

Wear your santa hat. 

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Spune is thrilled to release this full length record for the incredible songwriter Doug Burr. We are also happy to co-release this project with our good friends at Velvet Blue Music (Richard Swift, Viva Voce, Lassie Foundation, Denison Witmer).

The official release date is this Tuesday, October 9th. The CD will be available at iTunes, Napster, CD Baby and other digital online resources as well as record stores in the region, Spune.com and VelvetBlueMusic.com

CD RELEASE SHOW - The record will also be available on the evening of Oct 9th at The Cavern in Dallas as Doug Burr performs with full band in celebration of this release. Doug Burr will be sharing the stage with Great Lake Swimmers and Arthur & Yu. It is sure to be a beautiful night of music!

UPCOMING SHOWS:
10.09.07 - Dallas, Texas @ The Cavern w/ Great Lake Swimmers, Arthur & Yu
10.19.07 - Ft. Worth, Texas @ The Modern Museum of Art w/ St. Vincent, Peter & the Wolf, Mom, Sleeping States, Tame Tame and Quiet

Finding a truly special record is like finding a needle in a hay stack these days, so consider "On Promenade" the best the needle you ever found!

Do not miss this show! You NEED to own this record! We can not be more in love with this music! We think you will love it too. See you Tuesday.

This just in. We've confirmed a bunch of sweet shows at Hailey's, Monks, The Cavern & Mohawk with Final Fantasy, Architecture In Helsinki, The Brunettes, Figurines, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Great Lake Swimmers, Oh My God & more. Check the calendar page for details!

Also, quick reminder to get your tickets to Wall Of Sound Festival ASAP. They are going fast! it's going to be such a huge PARTY!

See ya at a show soon.

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Tickets also available by calling 888.512.SHOW or at all Front Gate Tickets outlets(Dallas/Ft. Worth Outlets Inlclude Good Records, Bill's Records and Tapes and all CD World locations.)

 We have 10 bands left to announce! Keep checking www.wallofsoundfestival.com for updates.

SPECTRUM
Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom aka Peter Kember and his prolific band will finally tour North America unleashing his long awaited new album as well as performing favourites from Spacemen 3 & E.A.R. (Experimental Audio Research). We are thrilled to announce that the legendary band has confirmed to join us in Fort Worth, Texas on September 22 at Wall Of Sound Festival 2007!

More bands have also been announced. See info below.

THE GREATNESS SO FAR INCLUDES:

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (Austin / Temporary Residence)
MIDLAKE (Denton / Bella Union)
SPECTRUM (SONIC BOOM. SPACEMEN 3. E.A.R / UK)
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY (Austin / Trashy Moped)
PINBACK (San Diego / Tough & Go)
THE BOOKS (New York / Tomlab)
BOBBY BARE JR (TN / Bloodshot Records)
OM (ex-Sleep) (San Francisco)
THE SWORD (Austin / Kemado)
LYMBYC SYSTYM (Austin/Phoenix / Mush Records)
BROTHERS AND SISTERS (Austin / Calla Lily)
ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS (Dallas /Palo Duro),
THE BAPTIST GENERALS (Denton / Sub Pop)
THE TIMEOUT DRAWER (Chicago / Consumers Research)
PETER AND THE WOLF (Whiskey and Apples Records)

BLACK TIE DYNASTY / PLEASANT GROVE / RECORD HOP / RED MONROE / DOUG BURR / WHITE DENIM / GHOSTHUSTLER / LIONS
THE CURRENT LEAVES / HOG PIG / OLIVER FUTURE

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Still more bands to be announced.

SPUNE PRESENTS "WALL OF SOUND FESTIVAL 2007"
AT LAGRAVE FIELD IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
1 DAY. 3 STAGES. 40 BANDS
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THE FIRST ROUND OF BANDS ANNOUNCED ARE:
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (Austin / Temporary Residence)
MIDLAKE (Denton / Bella Union)
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY (Austin / Trashy Moped)
PINBACK (San Diego / Tough & Go)
THE BOOKS (New York / Tomlab)
THE SWORD (Austin / Kemado)
BOBBY BARE JR (TN / Bloodshot Records)
BROTHERS AND SISTERS (Austin / Calla Lily)
ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS (Dallas /Palo Duro)
THE WEARY BOYS (Austin)

More bands announced Wed, June 20 & Fri, June 22 at www.wallofsoundfestival.com

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 29 AT 10:00 AM

FORT WORTH – June 18, 2007 – Spune Productions (pronounced “Spoon”) announces the first round of bands and ticketing information for Wall Of Sound Festival 2007. The festival will again be held in Fort Worth, Texas, but it has found a new home, LaGrave Field! LaGrave Field has been the home of the Fort Worth Cats during two different baseball eras, 1926-1964 and 2002 to the present day. In 2003, the park was named one of the Top 10 Independent Ballparks in the nation by Baseball America. Located just north of downtown, LaGrave allows fans to enjoy a look at the towering skyscrapers and historic Tarrant County Courthouse shimmering in the setting sun.

More bands will be announced on the official festival website at www.wallofsoundfestival.com on Wed, June 20 and again on Friday, June 22. As you can already see, the line up is proving to be a “must see” event!

Tickets will be available to purchase on line at Spune.com, by calling 888.512.SHOW or at all Front Gate Ticket outlets (Dallas/Ft. Worth Outlets include Good Records, Bill’s Records and Tapes and all CD World locations).

ABOUT: Wall Of Sound Festival is a music and arts gathering dedicated to the expression of independence and creative quality that can be found in today’s mainstream pop culture. Whether it is noise-pop, indie-country, experimental/advent-garde, punk, electro-pop, neu-wave, or the next genre the New York scenester decides to coin, it is all celebrated here! Wall Of Sound Festival is best described as a pop-art experience and cultural affair!

PURPOSE: In a continued effort to support, develop and expose new talent in today’s overly saturated radio-rock and dull music scene, Spune created Wall of Sound Festival to serve as a meeting place for independent music fans in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, throughout Texas and across the Midwest. Our hope is to shed new light on emerging local and regional unsigned bands by giving them the opportunity to be showcased along with higher profile national artists on the same stage.

WHERE: In keeping with a non-traditional approach, the 2007 festival will be held at the highly respected and historic ballpark, LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, Texas. LaGrave Field has been the home of the Fort Worth Cats during two different baseball eras, 1926-1964 and 2002 to the present day. Home plate is exactly where it was in 1926 when the old facility opened. In 2003, the park was named one of the Top 10 Independent Ballparks in the nation by Baseball America. Located just north of downtown, LaGrave allows fans to enjoy a look at the towering skyscrapers and historic Tarrant County Courthouse shimmering in the setting sun. We hope to bring a respected independent music and arts culture to the city of Fort Worth by producing a quality and innovative pop music festival in one of the cities most celebrated and multipurpose venues.

EXPERIENCE: WOSF '07 is an event designed to cater to the festival patrons. An event-filled day of high-profile national bands, emerging local/regional talent, plenty of festive food and beverage options, excellent outdoor atmosphere and much more, all conveniently available on the outfield of LaGrave Field. For the performers, the festival is a promotional platform designed to generate awareness and offer an attentive audience of like-minded music fans. For the attendees, it’s a unique social gathering amongst friendly fans and lovers of similar musical tastes, who can, for one day, break away from corporate America music and media standards and breathe in several hours of fresh air! This will be an event that you place on your calendar for years to come.

WOSF06 HEADLINING ARTISTS INCLUDED: LOW, Okkervil River, Pedro the Lion's David Bazan, Starlight Mints, The New Year, Starflyer 59, Octopus Project, Midlake, The Lassie Foundation, The Czars, Single Frame

HELPFUL RESOURCES:
Media, Sponsorship, Vendors & Other Junk: info@spune.com

More information on WALL OF SOUND FESTIVAL www.wallofsoundfestival.com
and SPUNE PRODUCTIONS: www.spune.com

JUST ANNOUNCED / ON SALE NOW

St Vincent
Fri. 7/6
Hailey's

Starlight Mints
Thu. 7/12
The Mohawk
&
Fri. 7/13
Hailey's

Jeff Klein
with Josh Weather's Band
Thu. 7/12
The Cavern

Made out of Babies
Made of the Architect
Hog Pig
Sun. 7/15
Hailey's

Joy Electric
Thu. 7/26
Monks
&
Fri. 7/27
Monks

Ben Kweller
with special guest Tim Fite
Sat. 8/18
Hailey's

REMINDER: UPCOMING SHOWS

Hailey's Summer Party (NO COVER)
Astronautalis, PPT, Tree Wave, Lions, Cartright, Ghosthustler, 100 Damned Guns, The Villians, Sarah Reddington, Sarah Jaffe
Sat. 6/16
Hailey's

Black Diamond Heavies
Trainwreck Riders
Sat. 6/23
The Cavern

Johnny and the Moon (members of Hot Hot Heat & Wolf Parade)
Talkdemonic
Fri. 6/29
The Cavern

Canada
Sat. 6/30
Monks
&
Tue. 7/3
Hailey's

Charalambides
Wed. 9/11
The Cavern

BUY TICKETS ON LINE HERE AT SPUNE.COM

****SPUNE AT MONKS****

MONKS (Abilene, Texas)

In addition to Hailey's (Denton), The Cavern (Dallas) and The Mohawk (Austin), Spune is now booking this cool new room in Abilene, Texas called MONKS. We teamed up with the great people at A Silence Production and are excited about the plans for 2007/2008.

This is sort of ironic since our first shows were in Abilene exactly 10 years ago. We're excited to see a scene thriving there again and look forward to producing some interesting events in Abilene .

Show Info
We have a video up from The Album Leaf show if you want to check it out.

http://www.silencemagazine.net/sessions/videos/index.php

Some of the most recent shows were The Album Leaf, Peter and the Wolf and Ryan Lindsey of Starlight Mints. Joy Electric is confirmed to play MONKS as well as several sweet indie shows who we hope to be able to announce real soon. Big plans are in the works for this venue!

Photos
Pictures of the room at the links below.
asilenceproduction.com/paul/leaf
http://www.asilenceproduction.com

Room Info
Monks
233 Cypress Street Age Limit: All Ages
Abilene, Tx 79601

Visit the Websites:
myspace.com/monksabilene
www.monksabilene.com

Monks video on VIRB. Check out: http://virb.com/video
The Album Leaf video by Silence Sessions is one of the featured videos on VIRB. (those top videos are there because of play count)

"Monk's continues to grow as one of the better music venues in Abilene, serving the please-play-anything-other-than-country crowd. (I love alt country and classic country, with a bit of '80s and '90s country thrown in, but I have to draw the line somewhere.) With great coffee, "Keep Abilene Boring" T-shirts to buy and an aesthetic taken straight from garage sales and vintage stores, Monks is a welcome alternative to the usual Abilene hang-outs."
- Sarah Carlson, the Abilene Insider:

We are thrilled to announce that we will be releasing a full length record for the amazing songwriter Doug Burr! "On Promenade" is 11 tracks beautifully soaked in sincerity, heartache, and love. We are also happy to announce this will be a co-release with our good friends at Velvet Blue Music (Richard Swift, Viva Voce, Lassie Foundation, Kissing Cousins). The record will be out this summer. The official release date will be announced soon.

Check out myspace.com/dougburr for a preview of 2 songs from the record.

Doug Burr's flavor of backwoods roots and smart pop hooks has been described as conjuring Lucinda Williams on a revival high. After years of wood-shedding his songwriting, Burr emerged from his bedroom, the coffee houses, and open mics to begin playing out at bars and clubs in his home state of Texas. He's been quietly winning people over, getting nice press, and getting material recorded.

There's twinges of the regulars in it : Wilco, Young, Oldham, and maybe some hints of Jurado, Swift,or Bazan, though Doug's music is clearly his own. Subtle yet commanding, and it actually feels meaningful. Finding a truly special record is like finding a needle in a hay stack these days, so consider "On Promenade" the best the needle you ever found!

"Doug Burr delivers enough heartbreak to drive you to the edge of the bridge, and just enough hope to keep you from jumping.
Rugged and pristine, this is music that gets under your skin and goes straight for the heart like a shot of morphine." - Real Roots Cafe Holland

"Doug sings with sound and fury, like he was layin' down and dyin', like he would never sing again." - Dallasmusic.com

"Burr is a fine writer who thinks about things; whether or not we agree with his fervid Gospel of promised light in a dark world, his music moves." - Buddy Magazine

Doug Burr (Folk Pop / Indie)
RIYL: Will Oldham, Neil Young, Tom Waits, The Arcade Fire, Daniel Lanois, Elvis Costello and Johnny Cash.

Doug Burr
On Promenade - SP003
Release: Summer 2007
Price: TBA
Status: n/a (out summer 07)

Stay tuned for more tour dates and release news. We promise you will fall in love with this record!

Last month we had a Marky Ramone and Misshapes Deejay Party at The Lizard Lounge. In case you missed it, we have plenty of DJ Parties coming up so you should have no problem getting your fix.

"Austin: Morrissey Pre-Party"
A Very Special DJ Set by Andy Rourke (of The Smiths) with special guests The Lemurs and Black Tie Dynasty & more. Thursday, May 24th at The Mohawk. All Ages. Let us help set the mood. Get warmed up for when Morrissey plays The Backyard in Austin as Andy Rourke DJs at this special Mohawk Pre-Party!

"Dallas: Morrissey After Party"
A Very Special DJ Set by Andy Rourle (of The Smiths). Friday, May 25th at The Cavern. 21+. Be one of the few to get in to see Andy Rourke DJ the same night Morrissey plays The Palladium Ballroom in Dallas. Hurry over to The Cavern after the show or come hang out w/ Andy Rourke all night! We'll have Smiths concert videos at 10pm with ZOO: Video DJ and Andy himself will spin some of his favorites, music that influenced The Smiths, and lots more at midnight!

*NOTE* TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR BOTH EVENTS.
*Space is limited on both of these events. Get tickets in advance.

May 24/The Mohawk - www.ticketalternative.com
May 25/The Cavern - www.frontgatetickets.om

Be Andy Rourke's friend. www.myspace.com/andyrourke

As you can see, it's been a while since our last update. That stops now! We have a new website design that will allow us to better communicate to you the Spune happenings on a more consistent basis. This website is the headquarters for all things Spune. You can find a list, and buy tickets, to all Spune shows here. The latest news and announcements can be found here first. In case you have not noticed, the Central Market 2007 series has begun, we have added a couple new venues to the booking mix, are doing a lot more touring shows and have some important festival and release news to be announced. Sign up for the Spuneletter so we can keep in touch. Thanks again to our friends at Wave Motion Studios for this design. Visit their website at www.wavemotionstudios.com.

Spune was recently brought on to fulfill national booking services for one of the most talked about live music venues in Austin, The Mohawk! The venue has hosted numerous national bands, killer SXSW showcases, received supportive press and an overwhelming response in the short five months of opening its doors. It has already been a pleasure to work with the good people at The Mohawk. We both share the same vision and long-term goals for the room and have lots of exciting things in the works. The venue continues to make improvements and renovations to raise the bar on artist/audience experiences. Believe us, this place is sweet! Local/Regional Booking will continue to be handled by the amazing Rosa Madriz with Green Potato Ventures. Rosa began working for Spune a couple years ago and has been a major contributer to our growth and success over this past year. You are in good hands! Hit her up at rosa@greenpotatoevenutes.com. Visit the Mohawk on line at www.mohawkaustin.com.

Fort Worth's newest live music venue will open this summer! What is currently 6th Street Live is being renovated and transformed into the live music destination everyone will soon come to know as Lola's! The official website is www.lolasfortworth.com. Go ahead and add Lola as your friend at www.myspace.com/lolasfortworth. We'll have more details on the Grand Opening Party and killer line up of shows over the next couple months. Look for things to spice up in Funkytown this Summer.

A few of the bands include THE DRAMS, DOUG BURR, WHITE GHOST SHIVERS, THE WEARY BOYS, THE GOURDS, BOYS NAMED SUE, MINGO FISHTRAP, BRAVE COMBO, COUNTRY FRIED SOUL, THE BURNING HOTELS, THE KILLDARES & many, many more!

For all of you who have been e-mailing, calling, sending demos, offering to wash our cars or do our dry cleaning, here is the official word. Wall Of Sound Festival 2007 will be held as a Fall event this year. It will not take place in April as it has the past two years. We are exploring new opportunities that have presented themselves and allowing more time to build the festival to something bigger and greater than it has been thus far. The festival date and location will be announced soon with the initial line up following. We hope you will be pleased with what you hear and embrace it as much as you have before.

Sponsors, vendors, workers, volunteers, groupies, etc should email info@wallofsoundfestival.com.

Bands, DJ's, comedians, painters, sculptors, performance artists, ping pong enthusiasts, etc should email booking@spune.com.

Starlight Mints, Pleasant Grove, Baboon, The Marked Men, Record Hop, Dove Hunter, Stumptone, Red Monroe, Ghostcar. Doors at 5pm. First band at 5:30pm. Tickets Only $10 adv. $12 dos. Buy tickets in advance at www.frontgatetickets.com. More info at www.aspunechristmas.com.

We have teamed up with our friends at FW Weekly to produce a few shows this fall at your favorite local grocery store, Central Market. Come out Every Thursday from 6pm-9pm and sip on your favorite fine wine, grab a snack, and enjoy great local music. Did we mention the shows are FREE? Check out the first round of shows below.

• Aug 31 - SORTA, MERMAID PURSE
• Sept 7 - WEARY BOYS, WONDERFUL FACADE
• Sept 14 - CHATTERTON (Acoustic), THE CHEMISTRY SET, DOUG BURR
• Sept 21 - TITAN MOON, DYLAN SNEED
• Sept 28 - THE GOURDS, RED MONROE
• Oct 12 - OLOSPO, DEADMAN
• Oct 19 - ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS, HIGH SCHOOL CEASER
• Oct 26 - (TCU Homecoming Pre-Party) OLIVER FUTURE, RADIANT, AUTO ESCAPE

18 Bands, 5 DJ's, Complimentary Drinks, Door Prizes & More at The Cavern in Dallas. Confirmed Bands include Single Frame, Drums & Tuba, Faceless Werewolves, Red Monroe, Happy Bullets, Doug Burr, Chemistry Set, Fishboy, Comrade, Calhoun & more. Check out www.thecaverndallas.com for complete details.

THANKS to everyone who attended WOSF06, especially those who came in from Austin, FL, CA, AR, NY, KS, OK, MN, MS, LA and NM. It was an amazing two days and only got us excited about the years to come! This is only the beginning and we plan to shake things up even more in 2007. Spread the good word throughout the year and encourage your friends to sign up and visit us at www.myspace.com/wallofsoundfestival. Stay in touch and let us know what bands you want to see in 2007. We'll see you December 9th at Hailey's for A Spune Christmas 2006 where the date for WOSF07 and first round of bands will be announced.

Tickets at www.frontgatetickets.com. Bands include LOW, Okkervil River, The New Year (ex Bedhead), Pedro the Lion's David Bazan, Starlight Mints, Starflyer 59, Lassie Foundation, The Octopus Project, The Dark Romantics (ex Denison Marrs), The Czars and many more. 2 Days. 88 Bands. 3 Stages. April 8 & 9th at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth. www.wallofsoundfestival.com.

This will be the headquarters for all things Spune and should hold us over till we roll out the full site later this year. Thanks to our friends at Wave Motion Studios. WMS is responsible for the creation of thecaverndallas.com, haileysclub.com, and wallofsoundfestival.com. We love them, you should too! Check them out at www.wavemotionstudios.com.

Check this. Spune's poster design work gets recognzed in Graphic-Exchange.com's post today. Thanks to Brandon Lesley for the fine job! We'd not look so hot without him. Look for a newly designed Spune.com courtesy of Brandon Lesley this summer.

Now. Go buy tickets to Elf Power!

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Lola’s may be the mid-sized indie venue Fort Worth has been praying for.

Before Brian Forella bought it last year, 6th Street Live (formerly 6th Street Bar & Grill) was a warm but glorified hole-in-the-wall with a patio, hosting shows by local and touring bluesmen and classic-rock cover bands. For months after Forella took over, he made only small changes to the 3,500-square-foot place. He started having rock shows and taking on new regulars, but he didn’t do much to change the look. Though he was desperate to begin transforming the 6th into something other than what it was, he was hamstrung by The Wreck Room, his legendary rock club nearby that was slated for demolition to make room for high-end development. After the Wreck closed in September, Forella was able to focus solely on 6th Street. He tore out the ribbed tin siding behind the bar, trashed the neon beer signs all around, and got rid of the trashy furniture. He put up baroque-saloon paneling and details, installed flat-screen TVs, and replaced the picnic benches on the patio with sturdy, classy outdoor furniture, expanding the club’s maximum occupancy from 250 to 300.

To book shows capable of filling the additional space and also to help realize his vision of bringing a cool, hip, mature indie club to Fort Worth, Forella hired Lance Yocom, president of local production company Spune, who also puts on the Wall of Sound music festival every year. Known for his exquisite taste in indie music (local and national), Yocom also books The Cavern in Dallas, Hailey’s in Denton, and The Mohawk in Austin, and recently began booking rock shows at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. “Nobody else is doing what [Yocom] does around here,” Forella said. Yocum added: “People I’ve talked to are surprised that tours are coming to Fort Worth [via 6th Street] rather than Dallas or Denton.”

Marquee indie bands and performers slated to play the club over the next couple of months include The Sword (Jan. 25), Trampled By Turtles (Jan. 26), and Wayne Hancock (Feb. 9), among others, plus regional stalwarts like The Drams, Mingofishtrap, and Fort Worth’s Black Tie Dynasty. The club will celebrate its official grand opening on Jan. 23 and will be rechristened as Lola’s.

Forella stressed that he’s not trying to re-live the past. “What I’m trying to do is take the best hospitality elements from the previous places I’ve done,” including Embargo in SoDo, The Torch up the street, and — right around the corner — the Bronx Zoo Sports Café, “and put them in here,” he said. “The Wreck was a good run, but it’s time to move on.”

Lola’s neighborhood, in the Cultural District’s West Seventh Street corridor, is in flux. Almost as soon as an old building is razed, a new foundation is poured, and existing vacant structures are being rezoned and revitalized into mixed-use developments, with retail and housing all in one place. Forella expects that other than Fred’s Texas Café, a veritable Fort Worth institution nearby on Currie Street, Lola’s will be one of the last vestiges of underground culture in the area — though not necessarily a grungy one. “I’m older,” the 37-year-old said. “I want a nice, clean, safe place where everyone can come and enjoy seeing good music. ... I want everyone to say, ‘Let’s go [to Lola’s].’”

Business at Lola’s has doubled since the Wreck’s closing, he said. And there haven’t been any fights. “Guys have told me, ‘Bri, I don’t know how to say this, but I like this place better than the Wreck.’”

The Wreck was always a charmingly seedy joint, but several months before it closed it had fallen into severe disrepair. “I knew it was going, so I didn’t want to put any more money into it,” Forella said.

Lola’s, he said, will incorporate only the Wreck’s best attributes: the loyal veteran employees and the emphasis on service and excellent acoustics. Graffiti, after-hours partying, dirty restrooms, servers with bad attitudes, and cliquish behavior will not be tolerated. “I don’t want another Wreck situation,” Forella said. “I don’t want [business neighbors] pointing at us. I don’t want to be a target. I’d rather people come in here and think the place is cool.”

Bands, he noted, fall into the category of “people”: “I want bands to say, ‘I might not make as much money [at Lola’s], but I was treated right and the sound was good, so hopefully we’ll get more fans.’ “

The club, Forella said, will be finished for the grand opening, but there’s more he wants to do, such as installing a humidor, patio bar, and hardwood flooring; creating a martini menu; getting murals painted; and putting 15 beers on tap. The weekly evening shows — singer-songwriter Carey Wolff on Wednesdays, Scott Copeland on Thursdays, and jamming jazzbos on Sundays — will continue in some form or another.

Lola’s has the potential to be a “prestigious” place, Yocom said. “It’s similar to [Dallas’] Gypsy Tea Room — it started out small, then got to a point when bands and regulars said, ‘Let’s go there’ no matter who was playing.”

Dec 19
By ANTHONY MARIANI
FW WEEKLY

For the past four years, Spune Productions has been in the vanguard of hip music in the Metroplex. A ton of cool indie bands that have been written about in hipster bibles like SPIN and Pitchfork Media have come through the region, including Low, Okkervil River, and Starflyer 59, all courtesy of Spune. A few months ago, the all-purpose Fort Worth-based company took over the languishing Cavern in Dallas and turned it into a bona fide destination. This spring, Spune will hook up with The Wreck Room's Brian Forella and bring a little bit of hipster cachet to the heart of Cowtown via Forella's new rock club, 6th Street Live. "I see it as a Gypsy Tea Room," said Spune boss Lance Yocom, referring to the legendary Deep Ellum club that will be shutting its doors in a few weeks. "I think we can make [6th Street] a destination." The Wreck is on the verge of closing, but no one knows exactly when. Whenever that turns out to be, Forella wants to send the Wreck out with a bang. The entire month of April features a murderer's row of rock talent: lots of regional and national bands that consider the Wreck a home away from home, and old-school Wreck faves, including Woodeye, a defunct and beloved local roots-rock outfit that will reunite specifically for the occasion. In addition to The Cavern, Yocom also books bands at Hailey's in Denton. He said he's been looking for a Fort Worth spot for about the past two years. Several weeks ago, after hearing that Forella had bought a new club, Yocom reached out. Fort Worth "is a great market in need of a diverse music venue that attracts touring bands," Yocum said. A bit larger than The Cavern, 6th Street is just the right size, Yocom said, for the type of hip indie bands he specializes in. Like the Wreck, and unlike just about every other rock venue in the Metroplex, 6th Street will be open seven days a week, with live music Thursday through Saturday, and some sort of performance art the rest of the week. The benefits to Yocom are twofold: Since he recently left AEG, a major entertainment corporation, where he worked for years, he can focus on raising Spune's national profile, which he hopes will help him generate more interest in his annual Wall of Sound festival. (Though its two previous installments have taken place in the spring, the 2007 version is set for the fall at a venue yet to be announced.) The benefit to Forella is that, while he won't be able to carry on the Wreck name, or its grungy authenticity, he will be able to keep bringing good music to town. It won't be as uniformly raw as