American Werewolf Academy

Collect All 10: Some of Your Favorite Denton Musicians In Stat Form

They make our drinks, run our sound, teach our kids, ring us up for our takeout, serve our coffee and share bills with international rock stars. They are the face of the Denton music scene and the reason why our town gets written about. Here's a small sample of our many fine representatives and thei ... More >>

Cha Cha's Rock and Roll Charity Gala, Adam Ant and the Rest of This Week's Show Announcements

​For the last eight years, local music advocate Chelsea Callahan has been celebrating her birthday with rock-and-roll and charity in mind. Every year, she books a solid bill of local bands and gives all the proceeds away to charity. This year, Cha Cha's Eighth Annual Rock & Roll Charity Gala o ... More >>

Your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Performers

A closer look at all 52 acts playing this weekend's Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase in Deep Ellum

Neon Indian, Atmosphere, Jacuzzi Boyz, Erasure and This Weekend's Other Top Shows

Alan Palomo's take on Max Headroom.​With the recent release of their new record, Era Extraña, the once-Denton-dwelling members of Neon Indian are blowing up once again, which means now's as good a time as any to catch them. You can do just that tomorrow night, as they headline the Granada Theater ... More >>

A Place To Bury Strangers (Free), Portugal. The Man, and The Rest Of This Week's New Shows

A Place To Bury Strangers​The fall season is starting to shape up as expected. The fall and the spring are, after all, the prime touring seasons, and right away, it looks like the Granada Theater's got some pretty impressive bills coming our way.New York noise rock band A Place To Bury Strangers w ... More >>

Tony Harper Remembers Seeing KISS. His First Slobberbone Gig Memories Are A Little Hazier.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Tony Harper​Tony Harper has bee ... More >>

Watch: American Werewolf Academy -- "The Hop"

​Turns out it pays to be nice: This week, Dallas power pop trio American Werewolf Academy has released a new seven-inch record (in blue vinyl, even!) through the UK-based label Damnably Records -- the benefit, it seems, of a relationship the band established with the folks behind the label a few y ... More >>

Good Friday: Hayes Carll, Buddy Guy, Eaton Lake Tonics, Wanda Jackson, Hard Night's Day, American Werewolf Academy, Aska, Spoonfed Tribe, HELLYEAH, Tweed EQ, Wild Party & More!

Hayes Carll​Tonight, Hayes Carll plays the second-to-last show in his North Texas tour. He'll be at Lola's Saloon in Fort Worth, and then, tomorrow night, he'll be at Poor David's Pub. After this little stint, he'll do five shows in the Houston area, then three in Austin and San Antonio. So catch ... More >>

Show Announcements: Tobacco, The Adicts, Yelle, The Black Angels, The Submarines, Stone Sour, Katy Perry, The Raveonettes, Joe Pug, Keith Urban, Yes, South by So What? & More!

Tobacco​Less than a year ago, Tobacco, the Pennsylvania-born electronic musician and frontman for the experimental group Black Moth Super Rainbow, released his latest solo album, Manic Meat, a dark and seedy work that outshone its 2008 predecessor, Fucked Up Friends. As a solo artist, Tobacco ... More >>

Show Announcements: Lucero, Hellyeah, The O's, Robern Earl Keen, Miranda Lambert, REO Speedwagon, Bob Schneider, Genitorturers, Corrosion Of Conformity & More!

Ben Nichols​Yesterday, we mentioned the first batch of shows listed for the next few months over at Club Dada -- but we still thought that Lucero's performance set for Thursday, February 24, was worth mentioning again. Last time they came through, they didn't really get a fair shake, playing at 1 ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Little Grizzly's Fans Are Complete Nerds.

Little Grizzly, 2001​In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, former Dallas Observer music editor Zac Crain tells the story of Little Grizzly's coming of age in 2001 as they were poised to release their sophomore album, I'd Be Lying if I Said I Wasn't Scared. Little Grizzly, you may r ... More >>

Good Friday: The Orbans, The Slow Burners, Doug Burr, Johnny Winter, Shallow Reign, Florene, Darktown Strutters, The King Bucks, Lovedrug, The Prids, Concrete Blonde and More.

The Orbans​The Orbans might be the best band to come out of Fort Worth in a short while. After years of sharpening his songwriting in various bands (Thief, The Lifters), singer, Peter Black has finally finished his best album yet: When We Were Wild. Tonight, the album (which features this song) wi ... More >>

Show Announcements: John Mayer, Owl City, Yeahdef, Pixies, Toadies, Aerosmith, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Rogers and others

Even John Mayer Is Sick Of His Own Music​John Mayer is getting old. His music is getting old. His fans are getting old. His public image is getting old. In an apparent attempt to get some younger fans, someone over at John Mayer headquarters had the bright idea to book teen sensation Owl City as t ... More >>

Good Friday: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

​Every year around this time, Brutal Juice dusts off the old instruments and reunites for a weekend of area shows. This weekend, They, along with a re-charged Baboon, will be playing at Dan's Silverleaf on Friday, and on Saturday they'll be at Trees.But even without a Brutal Juice reunion, there's ... More >>

Show Announcements: Christina Aguilera, Sundress, Maxwell, Here We Go Magic, Pleasant Grove, Blues Traveler, and Creed

Frank MicelottaChristina Aguilera​As Lady Gaga proceeds to hog the female pop-star spotlight, our Britneys and our Jessicas are slowly fading into the background--but not without a fight. Christina Aguilera recently teamed up with electroclashers Le Tigre for the track "I Hate Boys" on her new rec ... More >>

Good Friday: Nouvelle Vauge Postponed, Vic Chesnutt Tribute Canceled, But You've Still Got True Widow, Louis Moholo-Moholo, The J.C. Experience, American Werewolf Academy, Baruch The Scribe, Collin Herring and More

​Aside from the snow, the big story this weekend is, of course, the NBA All-Star Game and the musicians, celebrities, models, gold-diggers and hookers swarming the city. This week's cover story tells you why this is such an important weekend for Dallas' mainstream-leaning hip-hop artists, and the ... More >>

Good Friday: Shapes Stars Make, The Slack, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Slow Burners, Bobby Fisha, Telegraph Canyon, Nicholas Altobelli, Daniel Folmer, Coot Out, RTB2 and This Old House

We do what we like, and we like what we do.​Many apologies for the slow blog day today--hell the slow blog week, really. Things have been especially hectic this week, for reasons I won't bore you with. On the promising front, though, the weekend is here--and when the work-week kicks back up on Mon ... More >>

Tracklist: The Local Hang With Playlister P, Vol. 2

​Thanks again to all who stopped by The Libertine last night for the second installment of my monthly local music sermon called The Local Hang.The plan was pretty simple: No repeats from last month. But, oh well, I screwed that up--like embarrassingly early on, too, actually, if you wanna compare ... More >>

American Werewolf Academy

Triceratops (Self-released)

Roky Erickson Will Not Be at the Double Wide. But There Will Be Roky Erickson Music. Got That?

5 x 2 = 10

Five to remember...and five to hope for

Zac's Tracks o' Wax

Odds & Ends

Baby, we got them House of Blues blues

Show Up, This Weekend

American Werewolf Academy

Tell Them Right Now! (self-released)

Separate Ways

After more than a decade, Slobberbone breaks up

Shibboleth, Snowdonnas, The Falkon and American Werewolf Academy

Sunday, November 6, at Barley House