There's nothing false about Dallas-based Idol Records, so go ahead and start worshipping. Since 1995, the eclectic little label has played and integral role in nurturing the electic Dallas-Fort Worth independent music scene.
Centro-Matic
This endlessly talented North Texas band is the master of everything it attempts. Led by unheralded songwriter and guitarist Will Johnson, Centro-Matic effortlessly synthesizes raucous garage-rock, quirky lo-fi pop, achingly tender acoustic folk, and sepia-tinted Southern psychedelia.
Chomsky
If you're looking for spoken word from the famous linguist and philosopher Chomsky (Noam, that is), you're looking in the wrong place. Go to Salon.com for that. But if you're looking for quirky, dynamic, guitar-heavy indie rock from Dallas, well, come right in.
The Deathray Davies
This Texas band's very name betrays an obvious Kinks fascination, and those royal jesters of the British Invasion are definitely an influence -- which is a good thing -- on the Deathray Davies lovably weird indie rock.
The Falcon Project
Space rock from the Lone Star State. The Falcon Project turns avant-garde jazz, dream pop, and art rock into one incantatory sonic voyage.
