Fatty Fatty Fat-Fat.

(That episode of the Simpsons still makes me laugh.)

Seriously cool Denton band with a giggle-inducing name—Fatty Lumpkin—plays Friday night, January 27th at 2826 Arnetic, downtown Dallas. It’s the release of the trio’s new EP called Let It Play, and you’re going to experience a very cool show. You’re going to see Kelyn Crapp, who is an outstanding guitarist, along with bassist and vocalist Seth Myers (not Meyers; that Seth is on SNL) and drummer/percussionist Matt Dixon.

And it’s also the Dallas stop of this year’s Waka Winter Classic. You will ensure Fatty wins a spot at Wakarusa (the SXSW of the Ozarks) when you scream and yell and throw undergarments onstage. By the way, Kelyn is the guitarist for early KXT first-week-ever-on-the-air local music alum Andrew Tinker, whom you can see March 22nd at the Kessler.

—Joe K

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The staggering success of Adele’s “21”, which came out a year ago this week, still continues to unfold (it did top KXT’s Best of 2011 Listener Poll, after all).

Here are a few stats for those of you who like that sort of thing (courtesy of Q Magazine and Entertainment Weekly):

- The album has topped the UK album charts for 20 weeks, equaling records set by Oasis and Queen.  It may soon equal that time atop the US album chart, where it has reigned for 17 weeks and just passed the “Titanic” soundtrack.

- Her new single “Set Fire To The Rain” is now #1 on the US Hot 100 singles chart; she is now the only artist in history to have three US #1 songs from the same album WHILE that album is #1 in the album chart.

- The official video for “Rolling In The Deep” has garnered more than 219 million views (and counting) on YouTube.

- “Someone Like You” has generated 9,329 covers (and counting) on YouTube.

- Apparently around 450 tweets per hour mention Adele.

- Currently, 18 copies of “21” are sold every minute in the UK.

We’re proud to say KXT 91.7 was among the first stations in the country to play “Rolling In The Deep”, over a month before the album was released - when many folks hadn’t even heard of Adele.  We’ll do our best to keep that musical-discovery thing going for you!

What’s sweeter than a dozen Gold of Kinbalu orchids or a special delivery from Dude, Sweet Chocolate or Coco Andre?  Dallas duo Smile Smile’s “Tempo Bledsoe” getting some national attention in the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Valentine’s Day commercial, that’s what.  Go, Ryan and Jencey!

Gini.

From Joe K.

This is my boy Tony. He just turned four. He has his mommy’s beautiful blue eyes.

He’s going to be a doctor; I have pre-determined his future and he will have nothing to do with radio or music.

Just kidding. He’s such a funny kid; he makes us laugh like crazy. This picture was taken at the Arboretum here in Dallas.

—Joe

Don’t miss They Might Be Giants at the Granada Theater on February 2!  Get tickets in advance here.  You can also sign up for the KXT Insider and be on alert for any ticket giveaways. 

Here’s a little gem to get you in the mood.  For reals, thank us later after your dance party this afternoon.

See ya at the show!

Blitzen Trapper’s “Taking It Easy Too Long,” off their sixth studio album.  Via.

The now under-construction Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth will be awesome once complete.  Kudos to owner Jerry Shults for taking on a historic venue and check out where WFAA reports on his securing a spot on the National Register of Historic Places!   

From Joe K.

I guess my claim to fame, if you want to call it that, was that I worked on the very first Beavis and Butthead cartoon. Yeah, I did. I was a cel painter (we weren’t using computers in those days, Sonny).

Don’t tell Mike Judge this, but I painted the cels he gave me to paint at work on my break. I was a server (we called ‘em “waiters” back then, Sonny). I sat at a table in the dining room trying not to get spaghetti sauce on what I thought was the worst thing I’d ever seen drawn in my entire life.

…until I saw him on David Letterman a very short time thereafter.

Scroll ahead to the most important part (ha ha): my credit, at 2:40.

The great thing about being the building with a TV station is that we know when cool stuff is going to air.  Season 4 of Live From The Artists Den starts in February!  From their about page:

“The Artists Den presents extraordinary artists in extraordinary settings. Since its launch on U.S. public television in 2009, “Live from the Artists Den” has become a three-time NY Emmy-nominated series and has expanded to air across the globe.

Previous artists include Ben Harper, Regina Spektor, Ringo Starr, Ani DiFranco, Raphael Saadiq, Aimee Mann, David Gray, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Black Crowes, Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos, and Elvis Costello.

Past Artists Den venues include the first art museum in America, a Masonic temple, a former Archdiocese cathedral, a 1930s silent movie theater, the worlds oldest merchant sailing vessel, The New York Public Library, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In 2012 Artists Den Entertainment will launch the fourth season of its television series “Live from the Artists Den.” Supporting our belief that great music deserves a great audience, the series allows an unlimited number of guests admittance to our intimate, once-in-a-lifetime shows.”

Here’s the schedule for airing in North Texas on Channel 13:

Feb 8 at 10pm - Adele

Feb 15 at 10pm - The Fray

Feb 22 at 10pm - Death Cab for Cutie

Feb 29 at 10pm - Kid Rock

March 21 at 10pm  - Amos Lee

March 28 at 10pm - Iron and Wine

We all saw the tweet with the 2012 Coachella lineup yesterday. It will no doubt be amazing.  Which bands will KXT 91.7 listeners recognize?  Here’s a list of the 2012 Coachella bands that you might hear on our airwaves (or the app, or online): 

Black Keys, Arctic Monkey, Mazzy Star, Madness, Jimmy Cliff, M. Ward, Givers, Other Lives, Band of Skulls, Radiohead, Boni Iver, The Shins, Miike Snow, Andrew Bird, Feist, St. Vincent, Squeeze, Buzzcocks, Kaiser Chiefs, The Head and the Heart, Grace Potter, Grouplove, Gary Clark Jr., Florence and the Machine, Beirut, Santigold, Gotye, Fitz and the Tantrums, Lissie.

Sa-weet! Tickets go on sale on Friday.  Have fun kids.