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Tweet Tony Ferraro is one of a few musicians in Denton, Texas that can be found here and there and everywhere. He's played in a multitude of local bands, several involving Ryan Thomas Becker of RTB2 . Not much has changed with the birth of The Satans of Soft Rock, which also features Becker. The debut single and B-side from the band were actually recorded to four-track cassette by Ryan Becker, then mixed and mastered by Michael Briggs of Denton's Gutterth label. It's [...]
![[Introducing] – RTB2](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3533995_lg.jpg)
Tweet I'm just gonna come out and say this: RTB2 could kick The White Stripes' ass. If The White Stripes were still together. But since they are not, this little gem of a duo from Denton, Texas are at the top of the game. They are the new dons of the bluesy post-punk mafia. It's a small mafia, admittedly. The band's moniker denotes the "two" guys playing the songs of Ryan Thomas Becker (with Grady Don Sandlin on the drums), one of Denton's [...]

George Quartz make appear the cultural celebrities and music icons Florene and Melting Season . More the information is obtained here .

It's hard to explain to someone who lives outside of the DFWd area exactly how great the music scene is around here... particularly in Denton. Now the explaining can get a little bit of help with the Gutterth Compilation 2. It features tons of local artists like our SubEx buddy Cory Graves band Mount Righteous, a favorite of ours Sarah Jaffe, RTB2, Ryan Thomas Becker, Shiny Around The Edges and literally dozens more. Doug Burr's bring-you-to-tears excellence of "Mirror Ball" is an instant goldmine find [...]

It's hard to explain to someone who lives outside of the DFWd area exactly how great the music scene is around here... particularly in Denton. Now the explaining can get a little bit of help with the Gutterth Compilation 2 . It features tons of local artists like our SubEx buddy Cory Graves band Mount Righteous, a favorite of ours Sarah Jaffe, RTB2, Ryan Thomas Becker, Shiny Around The Edges and literally dozens more. Doug Burr's bring-you-to-tears excellence of "Mirror Ball" is [...]
Video of our latest obsession RTB2 playing the DOMA showcase we were at at the Cavern last Saturday has found its way onto YouTube. Do yourself a solid and pick up their EP at Recycled Books in Denton or Good Records in Dallas. AND if you're like us and still can't get enough RTB2 fix, check out the latest in the DOMA nominated Gutterth Podcast series which features the boys. =w=
Just caught up with Joel North of Sleep Whale, which, at this point is still probably best known as the ambient instrumental Denton act fromerly known as Mom, to talk about his band's name change. Wh... Continue reading "Sleep Whale's Joel North Explains His Band's Name Change" >
Sean Kirkpatrick tickling away. (Kris Youmans) So, it's kind of a slow blog day, and this is kinda old news, but what the hell... We're always down for a little Sean Kirkpatrick around these parts. ... Continue reading "Download Sean Kirkpatrick's Polvo Covers EP For Free" >

Gutterth 's Compilation One will finally be available tomorrow, July 23. You can take a peek at the artists and songs included on the two-CD compilation at this page on Gutterth's site . It's packed with great bands and solo acts-- Emil Rapstine , The Great Tyrant and MOM , to name a few—along with a couple of head-scratchers ( Fair to Midland ?). The compilation is free and will be available at Gutterth events and select locations in the area. For the house-bound, it'll also be downloadable as a [...]