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May 7, 2012
10 Top Acts With Dual Drummers
Tonight, The Melvins will perform at Trees. While perusing the Internet in search of photos, I realized the band has two drummers. I thought about how pointless and excessive it is to actually employ two drummers to support a band, but then I considered how powerful the result can be. Two drummers s ... More >>
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May 4, 2012
The Flaming Lips Cover The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows"
Have you ever wanted some of Ke$ha's blood, but you were afraid to ask? Fortunately, now you can purchase a "blood vinyl" edition of The Flaming Lips' Heady Fwends Record Store Day exclusive double LP. For the small sum of $2,500, you can own one of 10 copies that features the encased blood of Eryka ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Denton's Roy Robertson Does Björk's "Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)"
Björk might seem an odd subject for a cover, but it makes sense when you think about it. Her often minimal arrangements leave plenty open to interpretation, and her avant-garde style certainly has earned many fans among fellow artists. In fact, Thom Yorke called "Unravel" his "favorite song ever," ... More >>
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April 12, 2012
Preview: Bowerbirds at The Loft
Thursday, April 12, at The Loft
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April 12, 2012
Who Should Bon Iver Collaborate With Next?
With the news this week that former Dallas/current Minneapolis rapper Andy Bothwell, aka Astronautalis, is collaborating with Bon Iver on a new album, it made us think of his recent collabo with The Flaming Lips, and his James Blake team-up. Is Justin Vernon like one of those rappers you pull in for ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
New Fumes Covers Gary Numan's "Observer"
Today, we mark Gary Numan's 54th birthday with a Covering Tracks homage by Dallas' own New Fumes. The godfather of synth-pop is still going strong, touring extensively last year, performing 1979's The Pleasure Principle in its entirety and providing guest vocals on the Battles track "My Machines." W ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Anthony Bourdain's Playlist: Sippin' on Gin and Juice, and That Better Be Fresh-Squeezed
Anthony Bourdain recently created an iTunes Celebrity Playlist. And what does a playlist say about a person? Everything. It's their soul on paper. Bourdain isn't necessarily shy though, case evidence being his current media scuffle with Paula Deen. So it's no surprise that the unruly Ramones hea ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Wayne Coyne and Erykah Badu, Sittin' in a Tree?
Rolling Stone reported yesterday that Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne -- who is seemingly everywhere these days, like those owls I talked about last week -- has put together an album of collaborations slated for April release. While he's already wrangled Bon Iver and Nick Cave (that is a collabo ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Staff Faves of 2011
Rolling Stone reported yesterday that Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne -- who is seemingly everywhere these days, like those owls I talked about last week -- has put together an album of collaborations slated for April release. While he's already wrangled Bon Iver and Nick Cave (that is a collabo ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Staff Picks: Top Ten Local and National Albums of 2011
I'm not one for New Year resolutions, but at the beginning of 2011, I made one I was actually pretty excited about keeping. My goal was to listen to more music this year than any other year before. Thanks to the help of some generous publicists, Spotify and some solid purchases over at Good Recor ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
10 Albums To Not Overlook In 2012
In case you're already blinded by the golden aura of 2012's major releases -- The Shins, T.I., Soundgarden, Nicki Minaj, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Sigur Ros -- we want to make sure you don't forget about some other sure-to-be-top-notch albums that will see release next year. They may not shine on the iT ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
The 20 Best Concert Photos of 2011
Mike MezeulBroken Social Scene at the House of BluesThe number of good shows and exciting, inspiring, heartbreaking moments in the Dallas music scene this year were, to put it SO very mildly...numerous. It probably can go with out saying. Except we're going to say it. We're going to talk about it ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Top Five Non-Musical Moments of 2011
Bon IverWhile it's been a great year for concerts in the 'hood, it'd be too easy to simply list my favorite concerts of 2011 (Bon Iver/Kathleen Edwards at the Winspear Opera House in September edges out the Carolina Chocolate Drops at the Granada that same month). Instead, let's focus on the ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Elkhart's Travis Hopper On Being a First-Time Dad, the Band's Future
Some local bands play so much that you take them for granted. In the case of Elkhart, they've barely played this year, but with good reason. Luckily, their Americana-influenced rock returns to City Tavern tonight. Frontman Travis Hopper, who told us earlier this year about the band's futur ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Seryn's This Is Where We Are Makes Paste Magazine's Top 50
SerynYesterday, we posted a piece about the new video for Bon Iver's "Hinnom, TX," in which we predicted that his 2011 self titled sophomore album would end up toward the top of year-end lists. But really, it's a no-brainer. The album is brilliant.And, just like that, Paste, the first major publi ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Watch Bon Iver's Official Video for "Hinnom, TX," Which Some Say is in Fort Worth
There is only a month left in the year, and it's looking like Bon Iver's self titled sophomore album is pretty secure toward the top of our year-end lists. And, as Time reports, a re-release of the album tomorrow will be accompanied by 10 short films, one for every song, including "Hinnom, TX."Ba ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Five Sad Bastard Songs From 2011 (And When To Use Them)
Make sure you're alone, cold and in the dark before listening to these songs.We're just on the cusp of a time change. Oh, you know what that means. You know. It means: it'll get darker soon, the clouds will hang gray and low in the sky, and it'll be bone cold. Unless it's not cold because Tex ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
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 >>
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October 14, 2011
Oddfellows Chef Brady Williams on Running a Smooth Kitchen and His Bon Iver-Inspired Dish
Kelsey FosterBrady Williams, with visions of a Tom Waits Gumbo dancing in his head.In part one of our three parter, Oddfellows Chef Brady Williams told us about his icy road to cooking, while part two covered his take on the Dallas food scene. Today we learn a little about how he runs things ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Concert Foul No. 18: Standing at a Seated Show
These things are called "chairs." They're meant for sitting.It's a rock show reflex: When the curtain goes up and the lights go down, you stand up and prepare to wig out. Fact is, many of the area's best venues make the choice of whether to sit or to stand during the show an easy one. By typicall ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Last Night: Bon Iver and Kathleen Edwards at the Winspear Opera House
Bon Iver, Kathleen Edwards Winspear Opera House September 12, 2011 Better than: seeing this (or any other) show outside in the reinvigorated heat-wave.Stephen MaskerBon Iver at the Winspear Opera House. For more photos from the night, check out the slideshow.Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has left the ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Winspear Opera House's Petite Sandwich Redefines "Petite." And "Sandwich."
Last night the Winspear Opera House played host to Kathleen Edwards, a Canadian folk and country singer, and Bon Iver. The opera house, a marvel of modern architectural and sound design, makes for a life-shifting experience when the music is good. I wish I could say the same for the food a ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Kathleen Edwards: "Justin [Vernon] Helped Me Construct Something That's a 180 For Me."
Kathleen EdwardsCanada's Kathleen Edwards has, perhaps too quietly, put together one of the stronger collections of albums by any young artist in the past decade. After turning heads at SXSW in 2002, she released her debut, Failer, a vulnerable audio-diary that had people lazily drawing the typic ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
As Fame Chases Him, Bon Iver Keeps Running
Kathleen EdwardsCanada's Kathleen Edwards has, perhaps too quietly, put together one of the stronger collections of albums by any young artist in the past decade. After turning heads at SXSW in 2002, she released her debut, Failer, a vulnerable audio-diary that had people lazily drawing the typic ... More >>
Music
September 1, 2011
Active Child, Com Truise
Kathleen EdwardsCanada's Kathleen Edwards has, perhaps too quietly, put together one of the stronger collections of albums by any young artist in the past decade. After turning heads at SXSW in 2002, she released her debut, Failer, a vulnerable audio-diary that had people lazily drawing the typic ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
News and Notes: Seryn Gets More Paste Love, Will Johnson Gets NPR'd and Much, Much More
Stand up and take a bow, Seryn.Got a whole grab-bag of local music notes to pass along today, but none is bigger than this: Yesterday, Paste announced its list of the year's best albums so far, and coming in at No. 4 on their list was Denton's Own Seryn's album, This Is Where We Are. The baroque ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Bon Iver, The Secret Sisters and a Ridiculous Number of Other Show Announcements
Bon Iver's Justin VernonIt's a risky career move, holing up in a cabin in the woods to create a debut album, but for Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, it seems to have paid off in spades. Between nods from Kanye West and the success of his R&B side project Gayngs, his highly anticipated self-titled s ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
Bon Iver's Lyrics Find Their Way to "Hinnom, TX" Hell
Gray swaths are covering North Texas today, which is pitch perfect weather to discuss Bon Iver developments. His new, self-titled sophomore album is dropping on June 21 (a single, "Calgary," is already making the rounds), and the first leg of a US tour has been announced. No stops in Texas yet, b ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: Kanye Is On Top For Now... And Pretty Easily, Too.
You can do it, put your stinger into it.South by Southwest is a static thing -- both in theory and in practice. It's a chance for bands to fans to see the established acts they've been wanting to see and for new, up-and-coming acts to try and make names for themselves. And that latter part very m ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Last Night at 35 Conferette: Even Without Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Gayngs Pleasingly Slow-Jammed The Festival A Proper Adieu
Gayngs1 a.m., Hailey's ClubThroughout the day, it was unclear: Would Bon Iver's Justin Vernon be among the 11 or so members of the 23-member Gayngs outfit performing at Hailey's Club to close out the 2011 35 Conferette? At first, as had been the festival's booking agreement, rumor was that he wou ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Adds To 35 Conferette: Local Natives, Gayngs, How to Dress Well, Dave Smalley and Others.
The folks up at the festival formerly known as NX35 have today announced a few more of the acts they plan on hosting in Denton as part of their four-day, pre-SXSW bash in mid-March. And a couple of them are pretty big -- especially if you've been paying any attention to those oh-so-enticing year- ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Today In Music News: Carlos D Hates Playing Bass, Kanye Working With Bon Iver? And Arcade Fire Show Indie Bands Can Make It
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 13, 2010...Carlos D quit Interpol because he hated playing bass. Bad choice of instrument to hate for a bands bass player.Are Kanye West and Bon Iver collaborating?Apparently Arcade Fire show us why you can still make it as an indie ba ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Giveaway: Five Pairs Of Tickets to See A.A. Bondy at The Loft Tomorrow Night
A growing trend among indie-folk musicians these days is going out to the woods by themselves, living off of the land for an extended time, and writing a weirdly brilliant album. Bon Iver frontman Jason Vernon is probably the most notable, but years before he got the notion, A.A. Bondy spent some ti ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Nathanial Rateliff and The Beaten Sea at The Loft Tomorrow Night
Denver's soulful singer/songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff just dropped his first release with Rounder Records, In Memory of Loss, in May and is embarking on his first international tour to celebrate. His very first stop? Dallas, Texas. Rateliff, who has previously performed under the epithet The Wheel a ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Austin City Limits Announces 2010 Lineup...
It's that time of year, again. The Austin City Limits Festival line-up was unveiled early this morning via the fest's official website. There isn't any question: This year's docket will have people gabbing--whether it's vitriolic hate or nostalgic, warm-fuzzies. Sure, for many, bashing on the cho ... More >>
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May 11, 2010
Listomania: Five Failed Musician-Celebrity Collaborations
Last month, She & Him's Volume Two hit stores, featuring the "unlikely dynamic duo" of actress Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. Since then, many celebrities have become jealous to achieve this same intellectual-indie success. Last year, Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn made a little CD called B ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Someone Dipped Their St. Vincent in My Neil Young (and Dolly Parton and The National)
Ya know, before Pete came along, I was doing a fine job of writing about St. Vincent all by my lonesome. So, don't tell, but a Friend of Unfair Park sends along these MP3s featuring Annie Clark and Bon Iver performing at Saturday night's Haiti benefit concert at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsb ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
St. Vincent Gives The National the Once-Over at Haiti Relief Show in Brooklyn
Pardon my interloping, but I've asked Pete for his permission to post over here as a friend just forwarded along this trio of tracks from a Haiti benefit in Brooklyn over the weekend. DC9 favorite and Lake Highlands grad Annie Clark, or St. Vincent, performed with the likes of Bon Iver, and while th ... More >>
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October 4, 2009
ACL '09 in Photos: Flogging Molly, The Airborne Toxic Event, Dave Matthews Band and More
Photos by Patrick Michels. Flogging Molly frontman Dave King was in his element Saturday afternoon.Saturday's downpour raised the stakes for yesterday's ACL acts, and while !!! did a fine job firing up the soggy crowd, Flogging Molly was another of the acts best suited for the rain.Startin ... More >>
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October 4, 2009
ACL '09: Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights Turn On Their Charm--And Draw Impressively At ACL Debut
All photos by Patrick MichelsJonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights had a lot of things working against it as its 4:40 p.m. timeslot neared. The rain was coming down at its hardest, the crowds were starting to tire, and, at this point, it was more than clear that there was no hope of sun ... More >>
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October 1, 2009
Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?
All photos by Patrick MichelsJonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights had a lot of things working against it as its 4:40 p.m. timeslot neared. The rain was coming down at its hardest, the crowds were starting to tire, and, at this point, it was more than clear that there was no hope of sun ... More >>
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March 20, 2009
What It Was Like: Efterklang, Alela Diane, Camera Obscura, Dark Meat, Megafaun
Patrick MichelsEfterklang under a tent at the French Legation MuseumBand: EfterklangWhere: Other Music Party at the French Legation MuseumWhat It Was Like: Seven people from Copenhagen playing ornate pop combining violin, trumpet and flute with glitchy electronics. Closer "Cutting Ice to Snow" start ... More >>
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February 13, 2009
A New Album From Another Arrogant Sea
North Carolina's The Ox Magnolia posted its new album up as a free download over on the band's MySpace page on Wednesday. And, I'll be damned if I haven't plopped down $14.95, or more, for albums that were no where near as good as the stunningly, breathtakingly beautiful Only Some Place. ... More >>
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January 1, 2009
2008 Should've Been The New Year's Year
One thing you can't expect every new year? Another record from Dallas' own The New Year—which is just part of why The New Year is such a crowning achievement.
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December 18, 2008
Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008
In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the ... More >>
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November 27, 2008
The Rosebuds Learn to Relax and Get Lifelike
In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the ... More >>
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March 14, 2008
Why SXSW When You Can NPR?
In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the ... More >>
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February 14, 2008
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