Explosions in the Sky

By Now, You Should Be One Of Them

The Paper Chase to Appear on NPR; Promises to Speak in Dull Monotone And Beg for Money

Austin City Limits: You Read It Here First

Good Friday: Wall of Sound, Doug E. Fresh

Photos: Wall of Sound Festival at LaGrave Field

Norah Jones Kicks Off New ACL Season

SXSW Announces First Round Of Scheduled Performers For '09 Fest

OK, so there's a clause at the bottom of the press release we just received--y'know "The list is subject to change" blah, blah blah--but lo and behold, here it is: The first round of announced performers for the 23rd SXSW festival, schedule to take place this year March 18-22. After the jump, the c ... More >>

He Got the Boot...

And then he sold it on eBay

Developing: Either Some Austinites Or Some Malaysians Are Going To Be Very Disappointed

DC9 at Night contributor Jeff Liles passed along this interesting note: Erykah Badu is scheduled to perform in Malaysia tonight--Saturday, March 21--opening up for Korn alongside N.E.R.D. Or so Dallas native and Korn keyboardist Zac Baird (formerly of Billygoat, Edie Brickell and Liles' own C ... More >>

Fry Street Ain't What It Used To be

DC9 at Night contributor Jeff Liles passed along this interesting note: Erykah Badu is scheduled to perform in Malaysia tonight--Saturday, March 21--opening up for Korn alongside N.E.R.D. Or so Dallas native and Korn keyboardist Zac Baird (formerly of Billygoat, Edie Brickell and Liles' own C ... More >>

Chairmen of the Board

Erik Wofford and John Congleton on the art of production

Offbeat

You won't find any Justin Timberlake on this list, as we check the top albums for those who like it weird, noisy and experimental

Mono, World's End Girlfriend, Grails

Wednesday, May 2, at Hailey's, Denton

Bits and Pieces

Greenville gets a boost

Walled In

The Wall of Sound undercard examined

Mom

Little Brite (Pancakes for Mattie Records)

Same Difference

With EITS and the Paper Chase, the song doesn't remain the same

Drift Away

Take in some Texarkana space-pop

Interpol

Our Love to Admire (Capitol)

Wild 'n' Out

The latest on summer fests, a CD release and a Party party

Explosions in the Sky

All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (Temporary Residence)

This Will Destroy You

Friday, January 26, at the Door

Mono

Friday, March 11, at Hailey's

Explosions in the Sky

Friday, October 29

Lift Off

This may be it for Lift to Experience

Explosions in the Sky, Fridge

April 12

Chamy's Eleven

You might have heard these, and definitely should have

Octopus Project, This Will Destroy You, Ume

Saturday, May 23, at the Granada Theater

This Will Destroy you Sets Out To Make A Name For Itself In One Way Or Another

Saturday, May 23, at the Granada Theater

Gig Alert: Straylight Run and a Bunch of Other Folks Tonight at The Prophet Bar

Straylight Run​Despite the cold and wet weather, the fine folks at The Prophet Bar are offering up a crowded and fairly consistent line-up of moppy rockers to hopefully not add to your rainy day blues.On tonight's bill are Straylight Run, Dangerous Summer, Mansions, Brian Bonz and David Melillo. F ... More >>

Good Friday: Shapes Stars Make, The Slack, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Slow Burners, Bobby Fisha, Telegraph Canyon, Nicholas Altobelli, Daniel Folmer, Coot Out, RTB2 and This Old House

We do what we like, and we like what we do.​Many apologies for the slow blog day today--hell the slow blog week, really. Things have been especially hectic this week, for reasons I won't bore you with. On the promising front, though, the weekend is here--and when the work-week kicks back up on Mon ... More >>

Shapes Stars Make

These Mountains Are Safe (Dreamt)

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Mono, Balmorhea at The Loft Tomorrow Night

Japanese ethereal post-rock act Mono has been to Dallas a few times this past decade. Andrew Claymen gave his take on the run up to the band's set at Hailey's in 2007:Like their crescendo-loving peers in Explosions in the Sky, Japanese post-rockers Mono lay down soundtracks for the Oscar-worthy epic ... More >>

Good Friday: Blue October, Le Cure, Drawn by Jaymz, Boys Named Sue, The Fox & The Bird, Mono, Dosh, Hello Lover

This is happening, folks.​As you're probably already aware, we're embarking on the mother of all weekends. That's right; Edgefest is upon us. By now, you might have tried your luck at winning one of our ticket giveaways--after all, what self respecting Limp Bizkit fan wouldn't? But if trying to ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to See Eluvium, Sleep Whale and Benouit Pioulard at The Loft on Sunday.

Eluvium combines minimalist electronic, piano and shoegaze music. Among mastermind Matthew Cooper's connections to the area is a remix of "So Long Lonesome" by Explosions In The Sky. Cooper's latest album Similies, which was released on Temporary Residence, includes more traditional songwriting and ... More >>

Good Friday: Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Midlake, Baruch The Scribe, Sarah Renfro, Greg Laswell, Friendo, and Others

Bring me the heads of Whiskey Folk Ramblers!​The weekend's here and it should be a big one for Whiskey Folk Ramblers. Tonight marks the release of their sophomore album, ...And There Are Devils. Jesse Hughey spoke with the band about working with producer, Salim Nourallah, who will also be the sup ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets For Boris Tonight At The Loft

​Tokyo avant-garde hard-n-heavy rockers Boris are making a highly anticipated tour stop tonight at The Loft in Dallas. That's reason enough for excitement, but the icing on the cake is that Chicago's Russian Circles are also on the bill, adding some slow-building, heavy-riffing instrumental madnes ... More >>

Good Friday: Rhymefest, True Widow, Telegraph Canyon, Women, Manchild, The Vaselines, Brave Combo, Electric Six, Black and White Years, Suuns, Land Of Talk, Jim Suhler, Azure Ray, Recoil, These United States & More!

​This is not nearly as packed a weekend as last weekend was--and good thing, too. We're still catching up on sleep from running around all last weekend, both in Austin for ACL and here in Dallas for all the spillover. But, though less busy than last weekend, there are still some worthwhile shows g ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Monotonix at The Loft

Monotonix, Joan of Arc, J. Roddy & The BusinessThe LoftNovember 5, 2010 Better than: going to a concert and not getting a trashcan thrown in my direction.Danny FulgencioMonotonix... and friends! Want more pictures from Friday's show? View the slideshow.​A Monotonix concert took place at Th ... More >>

This Will Destroy You Goes Darker

Monotonix, Joan of Arc, J. Roddy & The BusinessThe LoftNovember 5, 2010 Better than: going to a concert and not getting a trashcan thrown in my direction.Danny FulgencioMonotonix... and friends! Want more pictures from Friday's show? View the slideshow.​A Monotonix concert took place at Th ... More >>

Explosions In The Sky at AT&T Performing Arts Center and a Ton of Show Announcements

Explosions In The Sky​From the looks of things, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is trying its hand at rock and roll. On Friday, September 16, Explosions In The Sky will perform the venue's first ever ticketed rock show at the adjacent Annette Strauss Square, an outdoor grassy plaza with about ... More >>

The Serendipitous Circumstances That Started Seryn

Explosions In The Sky​From the looks of things, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is trying its hand at rock and roll. On Friday, September 16, Explosions In The Sky will perform the venue's first ever ticketed rock show at the adjacent Annette Strauss Square, an outdoor grassy plaza with about ... More >>

Explosions in the Sky's Munaf Rayani Forgot To Bring His Amp To His Band's First Dallas Gig

Explosions in the Sky returns to Dallas this week for its first area performance in a few years. In turn, it's looking like one of the most-anticipated shows of the year -- mostly because, yes, with the instrumental, four-piece Austin post-rock outfit playing the outdoor Strauss Square in the AT& ... More >>

Explosions in the Sky Grow Without Their Heads Getting Too Big

Explosions in the Sky returns to Dallas this week for its first area performance in a few years. In turn, it's looking like one of the most-anticipated shows of the year -- mostly because, yes, with the instrumental, four-piece Austin post-rock outfit playing the outdoor Strauss Square in the AT& ... More >>

Good Friday: TV On The Radio, Broken Social Scene, the Rest of This Weekend's Shows

TV On The Radio​This weekend, Dallas benefits heavily from the Austin City Limits Music Festival spillover effect, which has some of the best bands in the world looking for a place to play in and around town. There are a whole bunch of these shows, as well as a few others, making this weekend an e ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Carolina Chocolate Drops at the Granda Theater

Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Fox & The Bird, Mikldrive Granada Theater September 16, 2011 Better than: having my concert hopes dashed due to rain (Sorry, Explosions in the Sky ticket-holders).Carolina Chocolate Drops​ When at their best, concerts are far more than a simple equation of an arti ... More >>

The Polyphonic Spree's Holiday Extravaganza, St. Vincent In-Store at Good Records and More

​Sure, most people wait until Thanksgiving to pull out the Christmas tree. But not The Polyphonic Spree. Tim DeLaughter's giant band has announced its ninth Holiday Extravaganza show. The show, which will feature The Spree along with a few other acts (including We're Not Dudes and Syncopated Ladie ... More >>

The Five Best Math- and Post-Rock Bands That Claim They're Neither Math- Nor Post-Rock.

​Genre labels are fascinating tools in the overall study of popular music. Even the term "popular music" can be misleading, for heaven's sake. Metal gods Anthrax are popular -- but they're certainly not pop. Kesha is certainly pop -- but not popular with people, y'know, who like music to not be th ... More >>

Ghostland Observatory, Anthrax, Wild Flag and The Rest of This Weekend's Best Shows

Pace yourself this weekend. Lots of good shows to see.​Halloween is on Monday, so there should be a good handful people in costume out and about this weekend -- kind of like the zombies at the Dallas Observer Music Award Showcase. And there will be many opportunities to get out and about this week ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Explosions in the Sky, Burning Hotels at the Winspear Opera House

Explosions in the Sky, Burning Hotels Winspear Opera HouseOctober 28, 2011 Better than: living in Odessa Explosions in the Sky​When they attempted to perform at the outdoor Strauss Square in Dallas last month, the persistent rain prevented Explosions in the Sky from playing. To prevent any recurr ... More >>