Alison Krauss

Ten Awesome Show Announcements: Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky, New Order, Deerhoof and More

Father John MistyTuesday, October 16, at House Of BluesJosh Tillman's debut as Father John Misty, Fear Fun, is already penciled in many music critics' 2012 best-of lists. Reports about his May show at Sons of Hermann Hall were excellent. We can only expect this show to be just as solid.

11 Shows To See This Weekend: Death Cab For Cutie, Justin Townes Earle and More

Death Cab For Cutie, Youth LagoonThursday, May 3, at McFarlin AuditoriumDeath Cab For Cutie has been passing through Dallas for over a decade. This show promises to be different from any previous tours because the group will be joined onstage by the Magik*Magik* Orchestra, which will add rich sympho ... More >>

Mayer Hawthorne, Mint Condition and This Week's Show Announcements

​In just a few weeks, Dallas bridge enthusiasts will be graced by a performance from The Relatives, a classic Dallas soul group that seems to prefer Austin's audiences to that of their hometown. But they're not the only '60s/'70s Dallas soul band whose name has resurfaced recently. Just last ... More >>

Q&A: Darrell Scott Talks Robert Plant, What Americana Means and More

​While the demo tape-carrying waiters and baristas of Nashville fantasize about hitting it big as a session player, songwriter or performer, Darrell Scott has been a key figure in each of those realms for some time now. After getting noticed for his solo albums, Scott had a fortuitous streak ... More >>

Marc Ribot Leads the Way

After nearly 40 years of professional playing, guitarist still finds revelations.

ACL Capsule Reviews: Young the Giant, Tyler Morris & The Hearts of Worship, Alexander, Daniel Lanois' Black Dub and Iron & Wine

​It's tough to complain too much about the sporadic rain that's literally watering down the second afternoon of the 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Texas needs to drink, y'all.  No, it's not all bad. Another upside: The wet ground makes you feel like less of a jerk for sparking up. So ... More >>

Ten Things You Can Expect to See At Austin City Limits 2011

Last Night: Dolly Parton at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie

Dolly PartonVerizon Theatre in Grand PrairieTuesday, July 19, 2011Better than: Reality. Rachel ParkerDolly Parton at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie​Dolly Parton inhabits her stardom as fully as she fills out her glittering outfits. "I buy 'em two sizes too small and take 'em in," she joked. Sh ... More >>

Listomania: The 15 Most Unexpected, Unlikely, and Downright Awkward Collaborations of All Time

Beck​Yesterday Beck announced that he had been "recording some tracks" with country singer Dwight Yoakam. And yeah, we guess we could kind of see that, as Beck has run the gamut of styles during his career, touching on hip-hop, electronic, folk, and mariachi. But, even though it makes sense when ... More >>

The Reason Rod Picott's Workingman Songs Ring So True? Dude's Worked His Whole Life.

Joshua Black WilkinsRod Picott​Alt-country singer-songwriter Rod Picott writes songs about the working man because, well, the guy is the embodiment of the working man. For over 20 years, Picott held down a day job hanging sheetrock. At night, to perfect his songwriting, he would hit whatever coffe ... More >>

Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire and Coldplay Highlight 2011 Austin City Limits Bill

​We had some fun yesterday trying to guess the bill for the 2011 Austin City Limits Musical Festival -- and, hey, we were right about Kanye West, if nothing else. Early this morning, the folks behind the festival announced for full lineup for their end-of-summer offering. And, as expected, the 10t ... More >>

T Bone Burnett To Be Honored By The Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy In Ramp-Up To 2011 Grammy Awards

T Bone Burnett​The Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy swears it's kind of a big deal, having created a "best practices guideline" and leading various charges, etc., since forming 10 years ago. OK, whatever. Doesn't really matter.Because, if nothing else, what it's doing in the ... More >>

Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ruthie Foster

Thursday, June 17, at the Granada Theater

Show Announcements: Robert Plant, Green Day and More

​Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant now has a new band featuring a well-respected female Americana singer, but her name isn't Alison Krauss.Rather, Patty Griffin has been in the studio with Plant--along with Darrell Scott, Byron House, Marco Giovino and Buddy Miller--as The Band of Joy, which ... More >>

Last Night: Neko Case at the Granada Theater

Neko CaseGranada TheaterNovember 23, 2009Better Than: Sitting at home playing with your dogs. Patrick MichelsCheck out more photos from the show here in our slideshow. It wasn't hard to see that it was Neko Case's show last night at the Granada. With the singer's penchant for songs filled with ani ... More >>

Gig Alert: Mindy Smith at the House of Blues

​It takes quite a bit of country/folk chutzpah to take on a song as legendary as Dolly Parton's "Jolene," but that's exactly what Mindy Smith, a 37-year-old singer/songwriter from Long Island, did in 2003. Smith's version of the song appeared on the Parton tribute record Because I'm a Woman.Seems ... More >>

Radio, Radio: Ayo Says Adios, While We Look at Just What Passes for "Quality Rock"

Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>

Today In Music News: Lux Interior Dies, Spinal Tap Returns, Plant & Krauss Not Going Away

Theresa K. Lux InteriorYour daily dose of national music news for Thursday, February 5, 2009... Lux Interior, lead singer for the seminal psychobilly band The Cramps, has died at age 60. Without The Cramps there probably wouldn't be a Reverend Horton Heat, folks. Probably. Time to turn your ... More >>

Breaking Down The Grammy Nominations (Or: Hey, Some Love For DFWd!)

The 2009 Grammy nominations were announced last night, which means, yep, we're being INUNDATED with press releases from ecstatic and eager publicists touting their clients' successes.Like we have any say in the matter. Yeah, right.But, by my count, DFWd's doing OK here. Here's a breakdown of area ar ... More >>

Saturday night photo roundup

ACL Fest, Day One: Delta Spirit, Jamie Liddell, Hot Chip, Gogol Bordello and Yes, Even Louis XIV

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Sharon Little

Monday, July 7, at Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie

Avett Brothers, Matt Butcher

Wednesday, April 30, at the Granada Theater

Austin City Limits Music Festival Announces Lineup

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Raising Sand (Rounder Records)

Where, O Where?

The Inwood displays the Coens' Brotherly love

Old Crow Medicine Show

Wednesday, February 21, at Gyspy Tea Room

Alan Jackson

Like Red on a Rose (Arista)

Great Clips

Tennessee schoolkids teach the world a lesson in an inspirational documentary

Great High Mountain Tour

Monday, June 14

Various Artists

Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton (Sugar Hill)

Home Free

Onstage and off, the Dixie Chicks changed the way they do business

Home Coming

The Dixie Chicks' new album won't be out for another month, but we'll tell you why it's worth waiting for

God's Gift

From the Mountain come joyous songs about life and death

Soundtracks

O Brother, Where Art Thou?(Mercury) & The Gift(Will/Lakeshore)

Still the Rage

Even at 73, Patti Page isn't ready to fade away just yet

Bona Fide

Joel and Ethan Coen's Brother hits a Homer

Just Beautiful

A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10

'Sunday Morning,' coming up

Kris Kristofferson has lived a dozen lifetimes, and they keep on coming

Dixie Chicks

What's Not to Like.

A stink over 'Think'

A local housewife-songwriter claims country hunk Collin Raye stole her song

Don't call it a comeback

Meredith L. Miller sleeps with Elvis and dreams with Buddy