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Record Store Day Approaches and Ben Harper Premiers at The White House

This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we'll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste. The day has finally come and Bill Wisener, Bill's Records owner, can hardly contain his excite ... More >>

Local Independent Record Vendors are Rooting for the Underdogs

This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we'll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste. Similarities emerged at CD Source and Good Records this week with top artists reaching high sa ... More >>

The Five Worst British Import Bands

​ While we might have done some wonderful things for y'all with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and Radiohead, we have also sent you some terrible crimes against music. And while none of this really compares to Canada foisting Avril Lavigne and Nickleback on you, it's still not great. I'm ... More >>

Five Eels Songs That Are Better Than That Eels Song We're Not Mentioning

Eels (no "The", just "Eels") have had a long, storied, interesting, musically adventurous career, but for a lot of people it stopped in 1996. Hell, for a fair amount of people most things alternative rock stopped in 1996, but I digress. The thing is, they've released a full nine albums since, two of ... More >>

A Horse Is A Horse ... Unless It's A Burger

By now you've surely ready about the English horse meat scandal. Scientists first found horse DNA in the meatballs at IKEA in England, prompting the disposable furniture seller to pull tons of frozen boxes from their inventory. Now horse meat is popping up in all sorts of ground meat blends causing ... More >>

The xx Counts Rihanna and Gossip Girl Among their Fans, Much to Their Surprise

No one sounds as taken aback by the success of the xx than the band's guitarist, Romy Madley-Croft. Even though she helped co-found the band in 2005, Madley-Croft remains skeptical of her own playing, but somewhat reluctantly admits that her band is evolving for the better. Speaking from a tour sto ... More >>

The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2012

10. The Idea of Beautiful, Rapsody The black mamba of super producer 9th Wonder's Jamla Records team reached a new pinnacle in her career, and in her evolution as an artist this year. Sprinkled with collaborations from Big Remo, BJ the Chicago Kid and Childish Gambino, Rapsody takes us on a journey ... More >>

Two Nations Separated by a Common Language

The Vibrators' John "Eddie" Edwards: "I Thank God That I Don't Have To Go To An Office Every Day"

Since 1976, John "Eddie" Edwards has been playing drums for The Vibrators, one of England's original punk acts. Nearly four decades later, he finds himself the sole original member, as the band continues to release albums and tour steadily. From a van driving through Ohio and in anticipation of Sat ... More >>

Dallas' Seven Best Rooftops To Soak in the Amazing Weather

Recently we chatted about some of the best patios in our fine city. Now we've put together a list of some of our favorite rooftops. We hope ... no, rather, insist you find a spot at one of these places very soon. Dare we suggest you imbibe a cold beer in the unobstructed sun under the abating heat, ... More >>

Jolly Old Ten Bells Tavern Pays Homage to England with a Handful of Chips and Buttered Bread

In the Nasher vs. the Museum Tower, Who's the Aggressor? Who Cares?

I just get a little tummy ache every time I see the Nasher Sculpture Center back in the news again treated like it's holy Bethlehem. Please. The stuff in there is art, not the preserved teeth and hair of the saints. Renzo Piano, the architect, is on the front page of the official government newspap ... More >>

A 966-Calorie Burger King Burger is Creating a Stir in the UK. Um, 966? That's It?

​Over in the United Kingdom, healthy people who eat health food have been twisting up their knickers over Burger King's new 966-calorie Smoked Bacon and Cheddar Double Angus burger. In addition to having a thousand calories, it has 58 grams of artery-waterboarding fat. Consumerist quotes a s ... More >>

Least Surprising Announcement of the Day: Liverpool FC Not Going With HKS's Stadium

​Seems like forever ago we were getting our first look at the then-£300-million Stanley Park stadium Tom Hicks was promising to build for his, um, beloved Liverpool FC; ah, the good ol' days -- January 2008, before the cracks gave way to the complete cave-in. Back then, though, Hicks gave the gig ... More >>

Opening Credits: Today's Cinematic Releases for Jan. 13

Contraband Director: Baltasar Kormákur Writer: Aaron Guzikowski Condensed Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster Mark Wahlberg stars as a former pop star/underwear model turned actor turned smuggler turned former smuggler who gets himself in deep with a drug lord to protect his brother- ... More >>

"Improper Use of a Sidewalk"? WTF, DPD?

​Hey, Tea Party people and libertarians. Does it bother you at all that the Dallas police Saturday arrested seven people for "improper use of a sidewalk?" Does it occur to you that if bullshit charges like those can stick even for a minute, it means you can't walk down the street in Dallas unless ... More >>

On Deck with The Sheepdogs

Rolling StoneHey, Sheepdog, be sure to send five copies to your mothers.​An artist's musical selection can sometimes even foretell what a next album might sound like. So if you've ever wondered what the artists who grace your stereo are getting funky to, here's your chance to find out. Each we ... More >>

Q&A: Rob Halford of Judas Priest Talks Coming Out and His Band Continuing On.

For over four decades, England's Judas Priest has been making one hell of a heavy metal racket. Formed in 1969, the band didn't find widespread success until the late '70s and early '80s. But classic metal songs such as "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law" (both off the seminal album Bri ... More >>

Download and Stream Some Killer Ocelot Jams, See The Half-Dallas Duo's Free DJ Gig Tonight

​Not to keep touting each and every Thursday night gig at Rio Room, but tonight's offering at the Travis Street lounge is again an intriguing one. After recent Thursday night sets from Diplo, Shuttle (the DJ moniker of new Dallas resident Nate Donmoyer of Passion Pit) and others, the Thursday nigh ... More >>

The Five Best and Five Worst Bands at The 2011 Vans Warped Tour

Rachel ParkerNo one on the corner has swagger like Warped Tour.​In the sweltering summer sun yesterday, punk and metal fans both young and old headed to Gexa Energy Pavilion to catch the annual mass of humanity known as the Vans Warped Tour. Out of the bands that this reporter got to witness at t ... More >>

Cage the Elephant's Matt Shultz On Why He Had To Move To London To Discover The Pixies

For the past few years, Cage the Elephant has been on a classic music industry roller coaster ride. Formed in Bowling Green five years ago, the band was signed in 2007 by the UK-based Relentless Records on the strength of an existing catalog of unreleased songs and wild live performances at SXSW. Th ... More >>

Oh, Lord, We Thank Thee for These Nuts

Oh, man. That guy is such a nut.​There's a new nut in town. A brand-new, Irving based company, called Lord Nut Levington, is offering a line of seasoned peanuts that come in five less than predictable flavors: Rebel Mary (tomato, garlic, Worcestershire Sauce, etc.); El Cheddarales (cheddar che ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Busiest Wednesday Ever?

Holy crap! We have a shitload of killer shows in our area tonight!

In the U.K., They Get to Watch Dallas On TV. In Dallas, You Have to Go to the Texas Theatre.

​This morning, there's Big News out of England: CBS Drama -- "the home of drama classics from the US," it proudly proclaims, meaning ... Medium and Touched by an Angel -- will, come fall, begin running all 357 episodes of Dallas in the order in which they originally aired. Says the head channel-ch ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Adicts at the Granada, Barcelona at the Loft, The Spring Standards at Club Dada and Lords of Acid at Trees

Still a bit of post-SXSW spillover happening this evening as a Belgian act and a British act highlight a nice collection of area shows.

Let's Get This Real Tea Party Started

​Guess what. Maybe it has started. The great gray horse may be rising to her feet at last. Maybe the sane middle class of America isn't dead in its tracks after all. I have a column in this week's paper talking about a real Tea Party movement in the UK -- not a fake AstroTurf thing like the A ... More >>

Hornblower

Listomania: Radiohead Word Clouds

​Radiohead fans are chewing their nails down to the hilt this week? Why? Because, just a few days ago, the band announced that their new record The King of Limbs will be released on Saturday, February 19, both as a "newspaper album" and a digital download. It's the band's first release since In R ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Deerhoof and Yann Tiersen at The Loft, Cradle of Filth at The South Side Music Hall, Doug Burr and Ryan Thomas Becker at Club Dada, and The Aces & Angels Salute to the Troops at Centennial Hall in Fair Park

Despite the terrible weather, there is still a bunch of shows to look out for on this hump day evening -- two of which are even taking place in the same building.

Tonight, Tonight: Sleeperstar at House of Blues, Lady Killers at The Aardvark and the Pete Weise Quartet at Dan's Silverleaf

Seems the touring acts have abandoned our area this evening, but there are locals both old and new ready for your eyes and ears.

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Monday, November 29, 2010

W​e'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 a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Joshua Radin (New York, NY)The Rock and the Tide (Mom Pop)To kick off this we ... More >>

Cafe Madrid: Rain Couldn't Dampen the Tapas,
But Mr. Pedestrian Did

​A week ago, two friends and I ate dinner at Café Madrid. One had never eaten there -- shame on her. The other friend and I remarked how we both loved Café Madrid's tapas but hadn't been there in awhile. Then I remembered how long it had been and who I had been there with last -- the infamou ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Sufjan Stevens at McFarlin Auditorium, Gorillaz at the Verizon Theatre, The Script at the House of Blues and The Summer Set at the Prophet Bar

Sufjan Stevens​Quite the packed hump day evening we have tonight. Lots of cool choices...

Q&A: Lissie Talks Covering Metallica, Living in the UK and How She's A Very Complicated Person

​Lissie, the Midwestern girl who is now one of the U.K.'s favorite adopted songwriters, understands the value of unpredictability. What many see as unpredictable, Lissie views as a natural need to adapt--at least when the situation, or her feelings, requires her to do so.When her EP, Why You Runni ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Futureheads at The Loft, Lissie at The Granada and Peelander-Z at Rubber Gloves

Back to work and our area is still being affected by ACL spillover. So rest assured: Whatever Monday blues you may be suffering from, it be cured by heading out this evening to one of these fine shows.

Tonight, Tonight: Michael Franti & Spearhead at House of Blues, Tribal Seeds at The Granada, Field Music at The Loft, Ty Segall at The Cavern, Riverboat Gamblers at RGRS and Radiant at Lochrann's Irish Pub

Another work week edges slowly towards its conclusion, setting up what should be a great time to visit the State Fair, if nothing else.And to help folks get an early start to the weekend, several intriguing musical selections are playing around our area this Thursday evening.

Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby

Wednesday, June 16, at Bryan Street Tavern

It's Good To Make Time For A Bro, Even After SXSW and NX35.

You Got Served

See a Czech import at the Modern

Just to Find Her

Wreckless Eric and his girl visit the AllGood

Becoming a Renaissance Faire Lady

Being Scarborough Renaissance Festival's newest monster hunter is a tough gig, but worth it

An Exercise in Pride

This writer would like to clear up a few things

Berry Me Not

Who drinks gin?

Puck Off

The lock on hockey could be a big blow to Dallas restaurants

Let's Make a Deal

Crescent Court in negotiations for new restaurant

Nature Calls

Why are patios so popular?

Go Go

Tom Tom could be the force that prompts noodle-house glory in Dallas

Beau Nosh

This Crescent Court eatery offers up food with flair, but who's manning the sound system?

Pot Melt

Ethniko swimming in mediocre waters