Dashboard Confessional

West Windows' Brandon Butters on Rush: "They Played At Starplex And Had Rotisserie Chickens Behind Them"

Brandon Butters drums for two of Dallas' most promising new bands, The West Windows and Things of Earth. The West Windows debuted earlier this year to a packed Double Wide and are gearing up for an opening slot with The Jealous Sound. Things of Earth have yet to play live, but their scorching debut ... More >>

Who Poured White Lightning in My Tea Party?

The Rocket Summer's Bryce Avary on Reading Ray Bradbury and Being on Double Dare

Bryce Avary, the man behind The Rocket Summer, has been doing his project for more than a decade now. On the heels of his latest record, Life Will Write the Words, he returns to Dallas on Friday, with States and The Scene Aesthetic. En route to San Diego from Las Vegas, Avary called and we discuss ... More >>

Who Poured White Lightning In My Tea Party?

Preview: Wildflower! Art and Music Fest at Galatyn Park

Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20, at Galatyn Park, Richardson

13 Shows Worth Your Time This Weekend: The Twelves, M83, Wildflower! Festival and More

Wildflower! FestivalFriday - Sunday, at Galatyn Park, RichardsonThere's a pretty long list of well-known performers at Wildflower! Festival this year. Friday's headliner is Nelly, who will be joined by The Commodores and a handful of local acts, including The King Bucks. Saturday will have Dashboard ... More >>

John Lefler: "My Voice Sounded Like Keanu Reeves Trying To Be Dramatic In The 'Rush, Rush' Video"

John Lefler might be better known as a member of Dashboard Confessional, but he has built a pretty impressive catalog as a Dallas-based solo artist. With the recently released six-song EP Shoutfire, Lefler shared with us some of his musical firsts. What was the first instrument you learned to play? ... More >>

The Fest Quest: How Many Festivals Are You Going To This Summer?

It's beginning to look at a lot like festival season. Has Dallas always had so many? And with such... random lineups? Here's a guide to some of the upcoming ones. And feel free to consult with Festy for more tips on how to maximize your summer festival experience, like the foolproof "Get backstage b ... More >>

ACL Capsule Reviews: Young the Giant, Tyler Morris & The Hearts of Worship, Alexander, Daniel Lanois' Black Dub and Iron & Wine

​It's tough to complain too much about the sporadic rain that's literally watering down the second afternoon of the 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Texas needs to drink, y'all.  No, it's not all bad. Another upside: The wet ground makes you feel like less of a jerk for sparking up. So ... More >>

Good Friday: Memorial Day Weekend Edition!

The Twilight SingersSam Holden​This week, since we won't be around on Monday, we're going to include Monday's shows in this here weekend round-up of sorts. And it just so happens that what may be the biggest show of the weekend is on Monday: The Twilight Singers and Margo & The Nuclear So & ... More >>

Dallas Native Ryan Cabrera Is Back, Promises Press Release Promoting Ryan Cabrera

Ry-guy​ Ryan Cabrera is a dude who was born in the Dallas area who used to date Ashlee Simpson and got signed to her father Joe Simpson's management company and made something of a blip on the national pop culture radar in 2004, when his song "On The Way Down" started blowing up Total Request Live ... More >>

Good Friday: True Widow Album Release, Descender, Destroyer, DEVO, Arlo Guthrie, Salt-N-Pepa, Murs, Nervebreakers, REO Speedwagon, Dashboard Confessional & More!

True Widow​This weekend is a pretty big one -- if anything because of the True Widow show at Double Wide on Saturday night. That's right, they'll be celebrating the release of their sophomore album As High As The Highest Heavens and From The Center To The Circumference Of The Earth. Get there earl ... More >>

Show Announcements: Fleet Foxes, Decemberists, Beth Orton, Rusko, Ray Price, Adele, Maps & Atlases, Delorean, Dashboard Confessional, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Dokken, Wilco, Ricky Martin, Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan and More!

Fleet Foxes​Two years ago, Fleet Foxes blindsided indie-rock fans with a self-titled debut record full of four-part harmonies and folk songs that were both melancholy and triumphant. The self-made record, which was done on a shoe-string budget, went on to sell over 300,000 records worldwide.  ... More >>

Gig Alert and Bonus MP3: Catch John Lefler Tonight at Opening Bell Coffee, And Listen To His Song "Lucy"

Kate MackleyJohn Lefler​When he's not serving as the lead guitarist for Dashboard Confessional, John Lefler settles down in his Dallas home and conjures up some pretty impressive power pop. His first solo effort, Better By Design, came out last summer. Produced by Salim Nourallah, the album's spar ... More >>

Busy Monday Gig Alerts: Old 97's, Neon Indian, Better Than Ezra and John Lefler

It was good living with you, wah-oh.​Not a bad Monday night platter of concerts this evening as the Old 97's continue on with their four-night stay at Sons of Hermann Hall (tickets are still available here for both tonight and tomorrow nights' shows), Neon Indian headlines an impressive bill at Th ... More >>

Last Night: The Get Up Kids at The Granada Theater

[Editor's Note: Sorry this is being posted so late in the day. We had some technical difficulties in getting it your way. But, alas, here you go...] The Get Up Kids, Youth Group, Pretty & Nice Granada TheaterSeptember 30, 2009 Better than: seeing The Get Up Kids in 2004 opening for Dashboard ... More >>

The Get Up Kids

Wednesday, September 30, at the Granada Theater

Good Friday: Tre Orsi, The O's, Eleven Hundred Springs, Pet Hospital, Record Hop, Hendrick, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Yppah, John Lefler, 100 Monkeys, August Burns Red, Rick Springfield, Devildriver, Toby Keith, Ellotio Levin Trio, Charlie Daniels Band

The weekend's finally here, boo-yah, and it's a deceptively crowded one music-wise, actually. You should already know about the weekend shows we've already discussed here and in the print edition, but, in case you forgot, well, let's recap. Well, now that I think of it, pretty much every show we've ... More >>

Clearing Out the Mailroom: Wednesday, January 28, 2009

We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take four or five at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it. Wild Light (New Hampshire)Adult NightsWe received this one recently to ... More >>

Dashboard Confessional, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Tom Gabel, and The Prophet Bar are Full of Surprises

A Dashboard Confessional member actually chose to live in Dallas. Also: Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest Brings another Spillover, and—Hey—have you seen the Prophet bar's upcoming show calendar?

Ask a Mexican

Does emo poison Mexican culture? Sure, why not? It did everywhere else.

Soft Core

The revenge of the nerds is bitter

Ratatat

Classics (XL Recordings)

Pretty Girls Make Saves

Indie rock teams up with a baseball videogame. Really.

In-Store Station

We reflect on six years of great, free concerts at the little record store that could

Adam Richman

Friday, June 3, at Gypsy Tea Room

Eniac

All That's Left of Us (Self-released)

Hot Hot Heat

The Texas sun outshone the stars at the Austin City Limits Music Festival

To the Limits

Elvis tanks, the Pixies rock and other tales from the 2004 ACL Festival

Various artists

Music From and Inspired by Spider-Man 2 (Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax)

On the Warped Path

Music, mud wrestling and middle fingers at the Vans Warped Tour

Odds & Ends

ACL Music Festival, Chaz's Live and Local Show and an interview with David "Fathead" Newman

Slipknot

Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) (Roadrunner Records)

Strung Up

CMH Records is having a classical gas with every band, like, ever

Slowride

Building a Building (Deep Elm Records)

The Mars Volta | Vendetta Red

De-Loused in the Comatorium (Strummer/Universal) | Between the Never and the Now (Epic)

Reggie and the Full Effect, Midtown, A Static Lullaby and Motion City Soundtrack

July 25

Elliott, Vendetta Red and Mae

May 20

Elliott, Vendetta Red and Mae

May 20

The Format

April 8

Bottle the Spin

The "40 best artists making music right now?" Nah.

Rilo Kiley

November 18

Slugging It Out

Atmosphere's MC Slug speaks to everyone by talking about himself

Hey Mercedes, Piebald, Koufax

August 2

Onward Chris' Soldiers

Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba screams about infidelities, and more and more kids are screaming with him

Edgefest 11

June 1

Green Day, blink-182, Jimmy Eat World

May 9

Launch Ramp

Five years later, Ben Kweller is taking off on his own.

The Anniversary

March 1

Dashboard Confessional

November 29