In November 2003, shortly after Sarah Hepola was named music editor at the Dallas Observer, Robert Jenkins cornered her during a Sorta and Sparrows concert at Deep Ellum's Sons of Hermann Hall.
"You're not going to change anything in this town," Jenkins said.
His wisdom and warning came from years of going to local shows and watching good bands struggle to find an audience. Hepola took it as a challenge, as did Lindsay Graham, who was within earshot. Together, Jenkins and Graham have stopped complaining about the lack of recognition for local musicians and decided to do something about it.
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Part Two, in which we finish our interview with Salim Nourallah, listening to music by The Happiness Factor, Salim himself, The Old 97s, The Damnwells, Rahim Quazi and Rhett Miller. Plus, we get a surprise phone call (though we don’t answer).
Robert closes out the show with a lament of bands gone by - and an admonishment to you current music goers. And then some songs by Lotion, Pleasant Grove and Chris Holt. Good stuff.
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:14 pm
to dismiss most of my songs as ‘3 word simpletons,’ i feel does my writing a great discredit. i mean i have always loved songs like the small faces ‘whatcha gonna do about it,’ kinda’ repetitive pop headbobbers, especially nice to listen to when one is having a few drinks, but at the same time, if one bothers to take the time to listen to any of my records, i am sure that you will most certainly find more than a compilation of ‘3′ word songs.i mean there is a time and place on any record to get wordy, but at the same time, sometimes it’s just nice to keep it simple. a good balance is always nice. as far as ‘my persona’ in europe, that is simply a farce. i have lost countless ‘deals’ due to the fact that i do NOT play live or personally promote my music, and have NEVER gained a label deal because i don’t. when they get my records abroad, they really don’t know shit about me as a person or whatever, they just seem to like what they hear. just my two cents…