Cyndi Lauper

This Week's Top Show Announcements: Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles, Cyndi Lauper, The Jonas Brothers and More

Hell. Yes. I've always heard that Depeche Mode is a thrilling live band, and since they're touring with lo-fi electro duo Crystal Castles, that gives you one more reason to pee-pee in your electro-loving pants. I figured DM was sure to spring a tour announcement on us at some point, but I didn't thi ... More >>

A Road Trip Through Texas, And The State of Dallas Radio

In the last few months, research for a project has taken me across the state and, more recently, into Mexico. It may be something sentimental in me, or this weird notion that road trips are meant to be soundtracked by where you are and not by a list you cultivated online, but I noticed what was popu ... More >>

Chromatics' latest album is a killer

Sleigh Bells - Granada Theater - 4/17/12

Sleigh Bells, Javelin, Elite Gymnastics Granada Theater Tuesday, April 17 Brooklyn's Sleigh Bells made a Tuesday night feel like a Friday, like you've seen Run-DMC, Katy Perry and Atari Teenage Riot all at once. At 15 minutes to 10 p.m., vocalist Alexis Krauss and guitarist Derek Miller came out wi ... More >>

Maria Taylor Can't Recall Much About Her First Cyndi Lauper Show. But It Made Her Dad Cry.

​You might have seen Maria Taylor play with Azure Ray or Now It's Overhead. You might have heard her on a Bright Eyes recording. Hell, you might have heard her on an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Regardless of where you heard her before, know this: Maria and her sweet voice will be on display later ... More >>

The Secret Genius of Ke$ha

Over the Weekend: The Coathangers at Bryan Street Tavern

The Coathangers, Leg Sweeper, Catching Chloe and Chicken & Whiskey Bryan Street Tavern Friday, July 15, 2011 Better than: Staying home and getting yelled at by my wife The Coathangers​A hot and bothered collection of punks and other assorted riff raff made their way down to old East Dallas F ... More >>

Q&A: Warpaint's Theresa Wayman Wonders Why There Aren't More All-Girl Rock Bands

In 2008, Los Angeles noise pop quartet Warpaint released their debut EP, Exquisite Corpse, an effort that earned the band massive amounts of attention -- enough so that the band was asked to open for several high-profile acts, including Akron/Family and the nationally sold-out tour from The xx. Now, ... More >>

New School of Seven Bells Song Included On Benefit Album For Recovery in Japan

​Musicians releasing songs to benefit those in need is not a new phenomenon -- look no further than 1985's "We Are the World" charity single, by the supergroup USA for Africa, featuring Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, and strangely enough, Dan Aykroyd. And let's not forget the awesomely awful Haiti rem ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Senses Fail at Lola's Saloon, Dylan Sneed at the Kessler Theater and Willis Alan Ramsey at Poor David's Pub

Not a bad selection of shows for a Wednesday night, especially if you're into poppy punk or prime Americana.

What It Was Like: Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp 2010

​Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is a chance for musicians to get a crash course in playing in a rock band. Whether your drumming skills are on par with Meg White's or somebody who can play "Pride & Joy" note-for-note in a dark corner of a Guitar Center, the intent of the camp is to become a better ... More >>

Last Night: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Grassfight at Trees

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, GrassfightTreesOctober 24, 2010Better than: hanging onto what was left of my hearing.Daniel HopkinsBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club​"Spread your love like a fever." Black Rebel Motorcycle Club pretty much summed up their entire two hour and 15-minute-long set with thos ... More >>

Last Night: Cyndi Lauper at House of Blues

Cyndi LauperHouse of BluesAugust 11thBetter than: staying home and watching American Idol: Blues Edition.Evan ClintonFor more photos from Lauper's performance, check out Evan's slideshow.​Looking spry and awkwardly fashionable, pop icon Cyndi Lauper hit the stage last night at House of Blues looki ... More >>

Q&A: Cyndi Lauper Still Wants to Have Fun. But, These Days, She's Got The Blues.

Ellen Von UnwerthCyndi Lauper still has fun.​At 57, Cyndi Lauper is as feisty today as she was when her debut album, She's So Unusual, was released back in 1983. Still performing in those outlandish outfits with an ever-changing array of multi-colored wigs, Lauper has always been a new wave pop an ... More >>

Little Girl Blue

Rhett Miller Was A Legless, Prosthetic-Armed Al Queda Member (On Squidbillies' Season Finale).

Rhett as a squid? Sure thing.​Rhett Miller, singer/songwriter extraordinaire and frontman for the Old 97's, made a TV appearance last night as a legless, prosthetic-armed Al Queda member. No, really. The creators of Squidbillies, the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim staple about Appalachian squids, gath ... More >>

Show Announcements: Lady Gaga, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, LCD Soundsystem, More.

Lady Gaga​If you're Lady Gaga on a massive world tour, how do you find the energy to keep up with the fast-paced world of international stardom? A couple of Red Bulls and maybe the occasional 5 Hour Energy? Nah. The answer's celibacy, of course! Just days after announcing her celibacy, Gaga's also ... More >>

Project Recap: Halloween Comes Early

Emptying all barrels: Richardson's Shirin Askari with Tim Gunn​Bob Mackie -- or the "Sultan of Sequins," as Tim Gunn so flamboyantly introduced him -- was the designer judge and the inspiration for this week's challenge on Project Runway. Master of Madonna's sparkling bodice, Diana Ross's sequined ... More >>

What the What Was Rhett Miller Doing on 30 Rock Last Night?

No doubt your Today in Music News item's forthcoming. But till then, this bonus video from last night's so-so 30 Rock season ender, where, as Pete has pointed out a few times, a certain Old 97 made a cameo alongside the likes of Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald, Moby, Mary J. Blige, Cla ... More >>

The Von Erichs Final Resting Place: A Wrestling Hall of Fame?

After all, this is The Sportatorium. Right? I grew up watching Saturday Night Wrestling on Channel 11. While the adults played Canasta the kids were banished to the TV room, where we couldn't wait for Bill Mercer on the black-and-white Zenith. I remember Blackjack Mulligan and Frtiz Von Erich a ... More >>

How To Put Together A Valentine's Day Mixtape

Weekend Roundup: Summer Meltdown, True Colors Tour

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Sunday Night's True Colors Tour

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Bad or Good?

PDNB is good for goodness' sake

Gold Needles in the Pop-Rock Haystack

The best end-to-end albums from a single-driven year

Lost & Found

The Beatdown

Judging by his huge remix portfolio, Junior Vasquez is a house music senior

DJ Baby Anne and Jen Lasher

Assault & Battery (System Recordings)

Inner-City Kul

It's too cool for school, but can we call it art?

Merle Haggard

Unforgettable (Hag/Capitol Nashville)

The Evolution of Prince

On June 11, the purple one rocks out with his butt out

Dance Off

Local dance troupes prove it's a small world after all

The Isley Brothers

December 11

Knock on Collinwood

Back in the old neighborhood, buddies gather for a great con job

Best Vintage Store

Pandemonium Limited Vintage Clothing

Cher, Cyndi Lauper

August 23

Tricky

Blowback (Hollywood Records)

The Great Escape

Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

100 Bullets

MTV and Rolling Stone pick the 100 greatest pop songs ever, "from The Beatles to the Backstreet Boys." We demand a recount.

Piano Forte

Margaret Leng Tan

Kings of Queens

Walken and Lauper make for interesting commoners in The Opportunists

South by South Austin

The Cornell Hurd Band is in it for the long haul

1995 Dallas Observer Music Awards (Part II)