Better Than: Staying at home and watching the Dallas Cowboys trade away their only Day One draft pick.
The KillsThere were three bands on the bill, but the night belonged completely to garage rock duo The Kills on Saturday at the Granada. And, it must be noted, the opening acts did little to convince anyone otherwise.
Franz Ferdinand at House of Blues, Friday, April 24The popularity of these Scottish rockers exploded after the success of their 2004 self-titled debut album (which sold 3.6 million copies worldwide). And, I mean, their first single "Take Me Out" didn't do too badly either! Did you know that band's name was originally inspired by racehorse? Only later did they decide to make it synonymous with the famous Archduke of Austria. Franz Ferdinand came through Dallas last weekend in support of its third
In an odd quirk of scheduling, four major national acts bless our area's venues, offering up an incredibly hectic start to the music week begins this evening. Besides Sunny Day Real Estate at the Granada, Rob Thomas at Nokia and Artic Monkeys at the Palladium, you can also catch Jack White's newest supergroup, The Dead Weather, at the House of Blues this evening.
This time around, White's cohorts in crime include Alison Mosshart (of The Kills and Discount), Dean Fertita (of Queens
All photos by Mark C. Austin Like the Yeah Yeah Yeah's set on Friday night, The Dead Weather's ACL offering captivated audiences not because of Jack White's part, but rather because of Alison Mosshart's enthralling efforts at the front of her supergroup. Mosshart prowled and posed and teased before her audience on Sunday, appearing as if she were in a world all her own--while at the same time doing so with a winking nod to the fact that, well, she knows quite well just how good a performer sh
The Dead WeatherHouse of BluesOctober 5, 2009Better Than: Sunny Day Real Estate, Rob Thomas, and Arctic Monkeys combined. Yeah, I said it.The Dead WeatherAs far as rock 'n' roll supergroups are concerned, there are two main varieties: those comprised of members of formerly great bands, reeking of late career desperation (see: Chickenfoot) and those comprised of rock icons at the top of their game (see: Cream). Luckily for fans at the House of Blues last night, The Dead Weather proved to be th
Hal Samples Fresh off a killer performance at Austin City Limits, The Dead Weather crawled north for a House of Blues show last night--which you may have read about in Cory's review here on DC9.For another look at the show, Jack White, Allison Mosshart, a giraffe's head and all, check out this striking photo set by Hal Samples.
