Hootie & The Blowfish

So, I Miss Anything?

Roadshows

Fifteen nailsin the coffin

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

Catch a wave

The only difference between Pet Sounds and Stereolab is a mere 30 years

Letters

The only difference between Pet Sounds and Stereolab is a mere 30 years

Un-rock Star

Fired Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese seeks life after fame in North Texas

Don't call it a comeback

The Descendents renew their quest for ALL

Roadshows

The Descendents renew their quest for ALL

Out Here

The Descendents renew their quest for ALL

Lip service

Cowboy Mouth's manic responsibility

The Buck stops here

With Tuatara and R.E.M., Peter Buck goes on some new adventures in hi-fi

Night & Day

September 24 - 30, 1998

Eyesight to the Blind

A historian and a playwright bring a Dallas blues legend's story to the stage

Roasting Chesnutt

No one loves Vic Chesnutt like Vic Chesnutt

Edwin McCain

December 6

Hootie And The Other Fish

Edwin McCain visits the HOB

Taste It

Delights from Gin to Blowfish

Coasters for Christ

The One Voice concert series at Six Flags Over Texas is all about Jesus. Unless, of course, you ask Six Flags Over Texas.

Odds & Ends

Reverend Horton Heat has a guitar named after him, the Necro Tonz arebreaking up and When Pop Music Goes Bad, Part 2

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

Room at the Top

Nice guys like John Mayer, apparently, finish first

Master of Puppets

Curt Kirkwood is the heart, soul, and everything else of the Meat Puppets, no matter who's in the band

Who gives a Hootie?

Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

Roadshows

Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

Gimme, gimme truth

Jay Farrar and Dave Grohl don't owe you anything

Grading on a curve

This was the year local music broke, but was it fixed?

Dour times

Portishead creates a sad poetic sound that separates dreams from reality

Top 100 Most Annoying Summer Songs

Shut up, Jimmy Buffett.​You know what really gives us the summertime blues? "Summertime Blues," not to mention other maddening summer hits like "All I Wanna Do," "Margaritaville" or the shotgun-in-mouth-inducing "Hot Hot Hot." It's bad enough global warming is cooking the planet like a plastic cu ... More >>

Night Moves: Uncensored Saturdays and Barcadia's Two-Year Anniversary

Ray and Peter LekDJ Redeye at Barcadia​So it's hot as hell outside. What do you do? Strip. Duh.M Street Club on Lower Greenville is featuring "Uncensored Saturdays" this month with King James on the Mic and video backup by DJ Ivy. Barcadia also held it's two-year anniversary party Saturday, June 1 ... More >>

Good Friday: Pleasant Grove, Toadies, B.o.B., RTB2, Queensryche, Ishi, Slobberbone, Spooky Folk, Dark Dark Dark, Trey Songz, Dondria, More...

​Dallas has seen many bands come and go. Some put out records that generated a lot of hype, but ultimately were forgotten. Some released albums that defined our music scene and still stand up today. Pleasant Grove is an example of the latter, and their crowning achievement is their album, Ausculta ... More >>

What's In A Name? Here Are 13 Acts Named After People Not Even In The Band.

No one in Noah and The Whale is actually named Noah, turns out.​Tonight at Dada, the English indie folk outfit known as Noah and the Whale will perform. Good band, interesting name -- especially since, we just realized, there isn't actually a dude named Noah in the group after all. Not even a guy ... More >>

Fried Pickles: A Vegetarian's Solace in a Meat-Sodden City

​ Dallas, I've been feeling a little bit left out. You've been great to me so far: The bars are plentiful; my rent is cheap; my boss sent me on assignment to a strip club. Everything should be awesome, right? Not quite. Frankly, eating's been a little bit of a problem. Here's the thing a ... More >>

Ketchup, Uptown's New Burger Bar, Follows the Trends to Feed the Trendy

​ Dallas, I've been feeling a little bit left out. You've been great to me so far: The bars are plentiful; my rent is cheap; my boss sent me on assignment to a strip club. Everything should be awesome, right? Not quite. Frankly, eating's been a little bit of a problem. Here's the thing a ... More >>

The Conversation: 1991 Was a Damn Good Year, But Was It The Best Music Year of The '90s?

​Something happened this week 20 years ago, and music hasn't been the same since: Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the lead single from Nevermind, which would itself come out later in the month. With the song came a new movement in music, a new era. But plenty of other influential acts ... More >>