Since those Hank III tickets went so fast, let's re-up real quick with our other giveaway for the day...AA Bondy, former frontman for the band Verbana (an act Chris Parker expresses much love for in his preview of tonight's show, which ran in this week's paper), has made quite a name for himself as a solo act in recent years, now that he's gone more the folk route with his music. And, at his show tonight at Fort Worth's new-ish Lola's Stockyards location, Bondy will share the bill with two of th
Totally meant to post something about this earlier today. Unfortunately, I totally forgot.Which makes for a perfect transition, actually: Tonight at Good Records, every stoner's favorite psych/folk/soul project, Brightblack Morning Light, stops by the Greenville Avenue record shop for an in-store performance. Also on the bill: BBML's tourmates and fellow New Mexicans, Rio En Medio.Both acts played Rubber Gloves last night--and people actually paid to see them, the suckers. Tonight's show, a
So, yeah, maybe Leslie & The LY's are a little gimmicky, as the above video shows. But, still, kinda interesting in a bizarre way, no? No? OK. Well, thankfully, on tonight's Granada bill, Leslie is joined by a couple of other, more traditional veterans of the dance circuit: Stereo Total. And, in this week's dead tree DC9, Observer contributor Chris Parker checks in with the French/German duo to talk about what they've learned in their international travels over the past 15 years or so. And
In this past week's print edition, Observer contributor Chris Parker chatted up rebel rocker Michael Franti, talking about his new reggae infused sound in Spearhead in anticipation of his show tomorrow night at Grand Prairie's Nokia Theatre alongside Counting Crows and Augustana.Well, turns out Franti won't be making the gig, after all. Last week, Franti suffered nasty appendix burst--one of the worst the doctors that treated him in LA have ever seen, according to this official statement--and i
The Cavern's concert calendar has been a little bit dry of late, but that changes somewhat this weekend with Saturday night's lineup of Throw Me The Statue, The Brunettes and Nurses rolling through town as part of an impressive touring triple-bill.
In this week's paper, contributor Chris Parker champions the virtues of the Seattle-based headliners, Throw Me The Statue, favorably comparing the act to a marriage of The Shins, Belle & Sebastian, Built To Spill and The New Pornographers.
And t
I dare you: Find an artist who's earned a greater percentage of straight-up adoring pieces profiles than Neko Case has. It's kind of crazy, actually. Seems anytime a critic sets his or her sights on Case, all rational thought goes out the window. It's understandable, though. I mean, you've heard her voice right? Hearing it is like simultaneously experiencing the warmth of a working fireplace and the comfort of a childhood blanket. Succumbing to it is to slowly melt into a puddle--impossibly,
