Bruce Springsteen

The Dallas Zoo's Safari Nights Concert Series: For Those who Like Animals And Music

It's hard to deny that Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen is a king of the music jungle. So, it's only fitting that Springsteen tribute band Bruce in the USA will kick off the Dallas Zoo's weekly Safari Nights concert series this Saturday, June 8. For eight consecutive Saturday nights this summer, beginn ... More >>

Madonna and Bruce Springsteen are 2012's Richest Musicians: All the Money's in Touring

I don't know how much else Madonna and Silvio Berlusconi have in common--her extremely visible fight against aging is going much better than his--but here's one connection: This weekend Italy voted in an election that's serving as a referendum on a decade of economic stagnation caused by, among othe ... More >>

10 Lessons Learned at SXSW 2012, Day One

SXSW soldiers on through Sunday, of course, but before our minds go supernova from the the plethora of great music, we'd like to share a few important things learned after Day One in the Chaos Machine. Also, our feet are like blood balloons so we need to sit down. That's another lesson: Bring 1,400 ... More >>

A Lull, Deleted Scenes and Botany Throw Tempo Tantrums at Dan's Silverleaf

A Lull, Deleted Scenes, Botany Dan's Silverleaf Tuesday, January 31 Chicago five-piece A Lull took the Dan's stage at 11:30 p.m. with two drummers in tow, in front of roughly 20 people. Raucous, tribal beats rolled along for a majority of the set and, propelled by these rhythms, the high-pitched, r ... More >>

10 Intriguing Classic Rock Albums to Watch for in 2012

Roger CaldwellFinally, another excuse to use this photo​Most all of us know the deal when it comes to new music from a famous, old school rock artist: It's a waiting game. A waiting game daunted with a lot of vague answers, and sometimes pretty flaky behavior. Some would say this is due to ... More >>

Loudon Wainwright III: "If People Pay Me Extra Money [To Do "Dead Skunk"], I'll Play It."

Michael WIlsonLoudon Wainwright III​At 65, singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III is, perhaps, the elder statesmen of musicians who were tagged as "The Next Bob Dylan" in the early 1970s. But Wainwright's cynicism and humor have always set his songs a part from the typical coffee house troubadour ... More >>

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue. Now, Pass the Tums.

​Should you be the sort to stick blueberries and strawberries on top of a pound cake and call it patriotic, or arrange crudités so they look like fireworks, get out now. Realize that blue cheese isn't as terrifically blue as everyone likes to say it is, so we ask that you stop crumbling it on top ... More >>

Alejandro Escovedo's Music Hides His Age.

Listomania: What Scents Would Be Most Appropriate For The Future Perfumes and Colognes of Today's Biggest Music Icons?

OK, here she probably smelled like blood and semen...​According to fragrance industry insiders, Lady Gaga has requested that Monster, the perfume she is developing, smell of "blood and semen." Frankly, that's a head-scratcher for us -- it sounds more like a Bloodhound Gang scent, or perhaps a Load ... More >>

Comedy's Side Dish

Listomania: The Best Songs to Listen to During a High-Speed Chase

High speed car chase at DC9 HQ, y'all!​Just a few minutes ago, the not-so-high-speed chase that happened in Dallas passed by the Dallas Observer offices. We cheered as the carjacking suspect led about six or seven cop cars down Maple Avenue, and we discussed his motive, his determination, his lack ... More >>

Good Friday: Tori Amos, Tomorrowpeople, CKY, Phoenix Project Benefit, Les Americains, Happy Bullets, Tim Sweeney, Yanari and More

It's Friday! Party time! Excellent! After Tuesday's festivities, it almost feels redundant to have an actual weekend. But there are plenty of musical reasons not to waste the weekend catching up on all the things that hangover kept you from finishing on Wednesday. As for stuff going on Friday, ... More >>

Bonnaroo: Peace, Love, Music... and Anarchy

Mojito Bowl

Framptone

The House of Blues comes alive!

Who Got The Better Deal Here, Dallas Or Houston?

Needle Point in Allen?

Handicapping the Grammys with a Foo Fighter

Broooooooooce!

What Fuss?

The Killers don't look a thing like Jesus

The Killers

Sam's Town (Island)

And Another Thing...

Sad Bullets | In Deep | Handstamps

Year of the Concept

After Green Day, expect more American idiots

Pernice Brothers

Discover a Lovelier You (Ashmont)

Turn Around, Bright Eyes

If Conor Oberst overcomes his disdain for his president, his audience and himself, he'll rule the world

Delgados, Crooked Fingers

Tuesday, November 9

Marah

20,000 Streets Under The Sky (Yep Roc Records)

Messing With Texas

Rockers bash Bush, with varying results

Various Artists

The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC Video)

Hammer of the Gods

With a handful of artists, "classic rock" is not a pejorative

The New Boss?

Pete Yorn on Bruce, bongs and “Burrito”

Scavenger Hunt

The best was hard to find, harder still to ignore

Sleater-Kinney

September 13

The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

Distance Between (Ultimatum Music)

Toby Keith

Unleashed (DreamWorks)

Patty Griffin

1000 Kisses (ATO/BMG)

Tori Amos, Rufus Wainwright

November 3

Penn is Mightier

With Pledge, a stunning trilogy of anguish is completed

Angel, Low To The Ground

Fox hits another iceberg

Cajun against the machine

Wayne Toups tries to unite the worlds of Zydeco and Cajun music. Wait, they weren't already?

You Slaid me

On the road in his Dodge Dart, Slaid Cleaves is the last of the traveling troubadours

Young man inside an old man

With Mock Tudor, Richard Thompson proves you can go home again

Letters

Listen up

1998 was not a very good year, but it's still worth the bother

Out of the past

Slaid Cleaves finally molds his influences into the shape of his own voice

Angel's wings

Cowboy Junkies drone and moan toward brilliance

Listening for Mr. Goodbar

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

Events for the week

Out There

Roadshows