Brian Eno

Chris Hughes is an Engineer Who Knows the Difference Between Correct and True

Every community has its movers and shakers. Some are more outwardly apparent and get the social accolades, while some go unmarked by much of the community that they impact. Musician, college professor, sound engineer, poet and Denton resident Chris Hughes is of the latter category -- motivated by ma ... More >>

These Machines Are Winning: "I was Really Obsessed with Superman's Death."

If you're excited about These Machines Are Winning, Dylan Silvers' latest project, you're in for plenty of background. We got the rundown on their musical beginnings, their first shows, and what to expect in the near future, and you can expect more in next week's print edition. As a preview of their ... More >>

St. Vincent and David Byrne - McFarlin Auditorium - 10/7/12

St. Vincent and David Byrne McFarlin Auditorium Sunday, October 7 Musical collaborations among established artists usually don't work. Sometimes there's too much baggage of past success to overcome, or the resulting product is just a novelty that didn't bring out the best of the artists involved or ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 42: DJ Gabe

Gabriel Mendoza, aka DJ Gabe, has been spinning (literally, he uses turntables) since 2004. His DJ career took off when his friend, Patricia Rodriguez, pitched him on doing a psych/mod night. Gabe's response was, "Hells yes." He now spins all over town, and folks looking to unwind to some funky t ... More >>

Just Announced: David Byrne and St. Vincent at McFarlin Auditorium October 7

Annie Clark (St. Vincent) and David Bryne (Talking Heads) will premiere their collaborative effort, Love This Giant, on September 11, via 4AD. The album comes after the duo began recording and writing together in 2010, and the live show will apparently feature eight brass players, a keyboardist and ... More >>

Mind Spiders

Last Night at ACL: Coldplay Plays All the Hits and The Others, Too.

Coldplay AMD Stage -- Austin City LimitsSeptember 16, 2011 Better than: waiting for Coldplay to release a Greatest Hits album. Coldplay​It would be a pretty hipster thing to say that the Coldplay show at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday was cheesy and overly sincere. But you won't actu ... More >>

Deep Ellum Artist Frank Campagna On The Intersection Of Music and Visual Art in Dallas

Welcome to Local Music'Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don't see on stages.Frank CampagnaFrank Campagna's first mural, painted at age 16, was a 9-foot-by-12-foot rendering of a clown wearing a police uniform, sporting a badge that said "pig," and all in front of ... More >>

Jonathan Richman and Four Other Criminally Underappreciated Talents

LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!

Wednesday, June 9, at Palladium Ballroom

Trail Of Dead Rises From Its Ashes

World Turning

With or without Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham goes his own way

Good Times

C.J. Davis celebrates his birthday with one band for every decade

Sleepyhead

Todd Gautreau hops from a Pink Moon to land on Crushed Stars

Pretty Sad Machine

Love, sex, obsession, pain-- it's all in a day's work for Trent Reznor

Just Can't Get Enough?

The most exhaustive--and exhausting--Depeche Mode collection ever

Magic and Gloss

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

Harlem Nights

Single sisters shouldn't settle?

Bang to Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

Oasis / U2

Familiar to Millions (Epic Records) / All That You Can't Leave Behind (Interscope)

Radiohead

Kid A (Capitol Records)

Bringing Up Babies

When Babies Eat Pennies is a shock to the system, whether you like it or not

We gut the beat

Beating the drum for German electronica

Ghost story

A heartbroken politician sets about Waking the Dead

Super Sonic

Don't call it space-rock, even if the Falcon Project's new record is set in...outer space

More Top 10 lists, sort of

Hunky dory

The glam-rock saga Velvet Goldmine has substance to back up its style

Facing the music

Local music exec's departure is a sign of better things than you might at first think

Viking heart

Canadian chanteuse Jane Siberry abandons a major label to continue her own musical voyage

Back to the future

Mazinga Phaser's neon glories

Who's that girl?

Surprise! It's Syd Straw.

Roadshows