Frank Zappa

The Top Ten Douchiest Drummers of All Time

What would music be without a beat, a rhythm or a backbone? Though they qualify as the first instruments ever created, the drums are probably the last thing most music fans can live without. And while we worship plenty of drummers in modern music, there are some Gods of Thunder who might actually de ... More >>

Rob Zombie On Revenge, Frank Zappa and Frankenstein

All Hallow's Eve is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with Rob Zombie, who will be performing with Marilyn Manson on the Twins of Evil Tour at Verizon Theatre tomorrow night. It'll be a fright night filled with elaborate stage designs, terrifying costumes and metal. I had a chanc ... More >>

The GrandMothers of Invention - The Kessler Theater - 8/14/12

The GrandMothers of Invention, The Tidbits The Kessler Theater Tuesday, August 14 Tuesday night, a storm brought much-needed rain to the Metromess, and a van brought the GrandMothers of Invention to the Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff for two sets of impeccably-performed music from the Frank Zappa can ... More >>

The GrandMothers of Invention

Tuesday, August 14, at the Kessler Theater

The Shins, Yeasayer, Big Freedia and More of This Week's Show Announcements

The ShinsThursday, October 11, at House of Blues, $39.50The Shins were sort of indie-rock darlings until they got Braff-ed in the mid-Aughts. That's when they blew the eff up. We haven't heard much from them since 2007's Wincing the Night Away, but now that they've got a new one under their belts -- ... More >>

Look Here, Suckers

Heads Up, Zappaphiles: "Zappa Unlocked" Comes To UNT

Time was when the words "music" and "North Texas State University" (as the University of North Texas was known until 1988), used in the same sentence, invariably conjured the names of pioneering jazz educator Leon Breeden and his famous One O' Clock Lab Band, as well as the sound of Stan Kenton char ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Roky and the 13th Floor Elevators Were Sump'n Else

Via.​Bud Buschardt has spent the last several years writing a book I've always wanted to read: a history of the Sump'n Else show, the Ron Chapman-hosted rock-and-roll dance party shot at NorthPark Center that aired on WFAA from September 1965 till January 1968 and featured performances from the li ... More >>

Little Feat, Roy Jay Band

Tuesday, June 21, at the Granada Theater

Primus, Dirtfoot

Wednesday, May 25 at the Palladium Ballroom

Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne On Regionalism, Gummy Skulls and Neon Indian (Part 2 of 2)

​Yesterday, we shared with you the first part of our exclusive Q&A with Wayne Coyne, in which the Flaming Lips frontman discussed the future of the music industry, the importance of timely releases and how he came to discover Dallas' A&R Records. Today, we bring you the second half of our ... More >>

Q&A: The Meatmen's Tesco Vee Talks Offensive Humor, Old-School Punk and Life After It.

​There wasn't a more offensive punk band in the early '80s than The Meatmen. Even in a market cluttered by hardcore bands popping up in droves in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., the Lansing, Michigan, band, led by Tesco Vee (a third grade teacher born Robert Vermeulen), distinguished itself wit ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Lady Gaga at the AAC, The Small Ponds at Dan's, The Lonely Forest at Dada, Muffalo at The Double Wide, Babar at Rubber Gloves and Milktooth at La Grange

Eek! It's time for SXSW spillover, the yearly event in which the hoards of bands heading to Austin collect a little gas money by playing our fair area. But I'm not one to complain: Good music is good music, no matter where or when it's played.

Tonight, Tonight: Hellogoodbye at the House of Blue's Cambridge Room , That 1 Guy at Dan's Silverleaf, Young Prisms at City Tavern and Playlister P at the Double Wide

Tuesday's not quite as busy as last night, but there are still a few interesting events to take in this evening.

Tonight, Tonight: Lucero at Curtain Club, Tab Benoit at The Granada, Framing Hanley at Trees and Slackbeat at Rubber Gloves

Tonight's docket first seemed a pretty drab one. Then we caught wind of who got booked to be the secret performer at Elm Street Tattoo's annual Christmas affair at Curtain Club tonight.

Q&A: John McLaughlin Talks Miles Davis, Indian Philosophy and Frank Zappa's Jealousy

At 68, legendary guitarist John McLaughlin has nothing left to prove. He's played with everyone from Miles Davis to Jimi Hendrix. And, as leader of the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the '70s, McLaughlin created a bold new fusion of jazz, rock and Indian influences that remains some of the most challenging ... More >>

For Your Long Weekend Listening Pleasure: Frank Zappa, Blondie Do Dallas Way Back When

​With an extra day this weekend, an extra night: Blondie on December 1, 1979, from an unspecified Dallas venue; and Frank Zappa at the Dallas Convention Center Arena on October 17, 1980. Both, revolutionary in their own right.They're both flawless recordings -- Blondie because it was for radio. As ... More >>

Good Friday: Actual Good Friday Edition

Jesus? Or Frank Zappa?​Given recent goings-on (which, I hope, also helps to explain the tardiness of this posting) the top pick of place for you to be this weekend is pretty obvious: Stop on by Good Records on Saturday at 3:33 p.m., when Erykah Badu stops by the Lower Greenville record store to si ... More >>

Shits And Giggles

Trick or Treat (Free Dope and Fucking in the Streets)

These Arms Are Snakes, dd/mm/yyyy, Broadcast Sea

Wednesday, October 7, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton

Music-Related Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Mother's Day is nigh upon us--and c'mon, you can do better than some crappy (and sappy) card. It's time to give your mom a gift that reflects how you really feel about her. Now, she may not enjoy the following music-related gift ideas, but make sure you throw that gift receipt into the package befo ... More >>

Gig Alerts: The Dead Kenny G's Tonight at Dan's Silverleaf, Off With Their Heads at Rubber Gloves

Not dead... yet.Besides possessing one hilarious moniker, The Dead Kenny G's is one hell of a jazz/punk trio. Led by percussionist Mike Dillon, a veteran of the Dallas rock scene, this testy triumvirate revels in the long lost nonsense/overboard aesthetic of Frank Zappa. And like Zappa, these guys a ... More >>

Oh My God, Tonight? Oh My God, Guys. Oh My God.

Snarky Puppy

Bring Us the Bright (SiTMoM Records)

Review: Cliff Cafe

At Cliff Cafe retro diner style flourishes with some modern touches

A Metal Monument, Or: Trying to Build a Bronze Statue of Dimebag Darrell

Metal Monument, Literally

Cellar Beware

Backtrackin'

Things you may have missed the first time

Road Trip

The Stooges

The Weirdness (Virgin)

Chopper Fooey

4050 skips the chophouse boilerplate

Apollo Sunshine

Saturday, June 24, at the Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

Hank III

Straight to Hell (Bruc)

Of Claws and Loins

Steve Fields is steak-and-lobsteriffic

Pinky Swear

A music critic's resolution for 2005

Rock for Choice

Local musicians pick their favorite albums of 2004

Fiery Furnaces

Friday, June 11

The Coral

March 14

Beat This

Terry Bozzio bashes out his coolness for the drum geeks

Shuggie Otis

Inspiration Information (Luaka Bop)

Label-ese

Can't find your favorite alcohol? Blame bureaucracy.

Gave the People What They Had

Sometimes, the best new music is the best old music

Shutout

As an Italian Café, this sports bar fails to score

Say cheesy

The Cheesecake Factory aims to please everybody. Blah.

Out There

Spirit of '96

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Events for the week

Out Here

Striking a Nerve

Laurie Anderson riffs on fame, death, and the political landscape