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Five Dallas Shows That Need to Happen, But Probably Never Will

Over the past few years, Dallas has seen an influx of house shows, the creation of an annual festival in the heart of downtown and new venues popping up left and right. Which got us thinking: how adventurous could we really get? What locations or venues are sorely in need of some live music, if by a ... More >>

The Complete, More or Less, Collection of Covers Performed By St. Vincent

​I hear Pete's gone; wonder if I can be music editor aga ... excuse me, I've just been told: No, no way. Ah. Anyway. Doesn't mean I can't post this playlist that's been sitting on my desktop for way too long: a complete-ish collection of covers performed by St. Vincent, for whom DC9 at Night was q ... More >>

Felice Brothers

Sunday, April 10, at The Loft

Jonathan Richman and Four Other Criminally Underappreciated Talents

Good Friday: Ben Kweller, Rhett Miller, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Os Mutantes, Deerhunter, Best Coast, Monotonix, Delorean, Magic Kids, Alejandro Escovedo, Bill Frisell, Suicidal Tendencies, DJ Shadow, Merle Haggard, Tumbledown & More!

Ben Kweller punching the bottom of Rhett Miller's head--for Cystic Fibrosis​This weekend's concert calender is abnormally full to the brim, but the show we're maybe most excited about is Ben Kweller and Rhett Miller's Cystic Fibrosis benefit concert at Granada Theater. Two of the biggest local ind ... More >>

Good Friday: Mike Dillon & Earl Harvin, Grassfight, The Phuss, Tera Melos, Black Tie Dynasty, Ishi, Bassnectar, Eisley, Sorta Dylan, Clint Black, Dignan & more

Earl Harvin​This weekend has some pretty interesting shows. One of the most exciting is Jazz at The Kessler with The Mike Dillon & Earl Harvin Show at The Kessler Theater. Dallas drumming legend Earl Harvin makes his return to town after several years of living in Los Angeles and Berlin, with ... More >>

Old 97's Release Album Art, Tracklisting For October 12's The Grand Theatre, Volume One

​Well, finally: An email from New West Records today finally gets around to confirming all that hard work and reporting we've been kicking out since April on the next, once-thought-to-be-a-double-album-but-now-known-to-be-a-two-part-release from Dallas' own Old 97's. Meaning: Yes, it'll be called ... More >>

Big Bucks Doesn't Have Home for Eight-Track Museum. But He Does Have Dylan's Harmonica.

​A few months back, Big Bucks Burnett was so, so close to setting up his Eight-Track Museum in Deep Ellum, till the deal went south and it was back to zero. But last night -- meaning, at 12:10 this morning -- Bucks sent word: Not only is the former 14 Records proprietor and Mr. Ed obsessive "curre ... More >>

Today In Music News: iTunes Gets Sued, 50 Cent Goes All Out And A Kid That Sounds Like Dylan

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, May 27, 2010...Under investigation for anti-trust violations? There's an app for that!Damn! Fitty needs to eat somethin'!A 14-year-old boy won a Bob Dylan "sound alike" contest.  Is that really something he's going to brag to his friends a ... More >>

Today In Music News: Bret Michaels Hospitalized, New M.I.A And Joni Mitchell Takes The Gloves Off

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 26, 2010...Brett Michaels has been hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.It sounds like marrying into the Seagram's fortune hasn't dampened M.I.A's rebel spirit.Finally a music feud with some teeth... Joni Mitchell calls Bob Dylan a "fake and a ... More >>

KXT: Local Music For Your Eyes

I've got a few issues with KXT-FM (91.7) -- chief among 'em, the KERA offshoot boasts the smallest play list in the history of broadcasting. And what in the what is up with all the mysterious blackouts? But, I know, growing pains and patience ... got it.For now, then, I'll forgive the Matisyahu feti ... More >>

Today In Music News: Anvil Wants An Oscar, The Strokes' Album Is Halfway Done and Dylan Debuts Song On CBS

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 13, 2009...The lovable lunk-heads from Anvil are hoping for an Oscar nomination for their documentary "Anvil: The Story of Anvil."  Hopefully it will go better than their music career did.Julian Casablancas says he and his The Stroke ... More >>

Today In Music News: TLC Is Reuniting... Kinda, The Cranberries Reunites And Bob Dylan Possibly Has A New Second Career

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 26, 2009... What's left of TLC--Chilli and T-Boz--will perform with Justin Timberlake in Las Vegas. You gotta wonder how they're going to work out Left Eye's parts... With the '90s music revival gaining steam, I guess it only makes sense ... More >>

Good Friday: VEGA, Til We're Blue Or Destroy, Pinebox Serenade, Record Hop, Ella Minnow, Matthew Gray Delves..., ST 37

​This is one of the biggest music weekends in recent memory, and it seems like there's something for everyone regardless of budget or musical taste. First up is the Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson/Johnny Cougar show at Quiktrip Park in Grand Prairie. There are still tickets available, according to the Air ... More >>

Please Stop Listening To Classic Rock

G. Love and Special Sauce Keep Jamming

How To Put Together A Valentine's Day Mixtape

Roger McGuinn, Legendary Frontman For The Byrds, Is Still Flying

Listening to “Eight Miles High,” even 40 years after it was an unlikely hit, it still provides a disarming shock; the rolling bass line, atonal guitar break and angelic harmonies are so unlike anything that came before or very little that has appeared since. Very few songs in the pop canon hav ... More >>

Pardon, But What New Radio Show?

Wild Bill

Frisell shows off in Cowtown

Charlie Sextion Talks Working With Dylan, Struggling To Find His Own Sound

Film 2007: Hit List

The top movies of 2007

You Gave Me What? Part 5: Reliving Husker Du

Warm Up with the Summer Releases You Missed

Backtrack for the albums you may have overlooked

A Bitter End

Cred Sheet

Stuff you need to know to avoid cultural ostracism

Ballad of a Houston Man Caught Nibbling on Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham

Weed Killer

Old Crow Medicine Show

Wednesday, February 21, at Gyspy Tea Room

Valentine's Play Daylist

Need the ultimate romantic mix tape? Look no further.

Bolton Lives!

Being an ass-clown ain't so bad

Critical Appreciation

New releases available this week

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Secret Machines

The Road Leads Where It's Led (Reprise)

Bruce Springsteen

Devils & Dust (Columbia)

Bright Eyes

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning/ Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (Saddle Creek)

Making a Difference?

For musicians these days, speaking out against President Bush isn'trisky so much as trendy

Twist at the End

Sometimes the worst movies have the best soundtracks

A3

Power in the Blood (One Little Indian)

Magic and Gloss

Producer of geniuses Daniel Lanois whips out his pedal-steel and goes it alone on Shine

Short Cuts

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Beat the Devil

Bob Dylan supports a remarkable album with an equally remarkable performance

The Sound of Violence

In a world at war, there was still plenty of beauty to be found

Cardboard tombstones

In the wake of the Ellington 100, lesser zombie boxed sets walk among us

An ax to grind

Late in the evening

The legacy of Simon and Garfunkel still shines true

Roadshows

Listening for Mr. Goodbar

Winning over her heart's as easy as blowing in her ear