Jane's Addiction

Top Show Announcements: Portugal. The Man, Sons of Fathers, Alice In Chains, The Blank Tapes and More

We're a just a touch skimpier on the announcements today than we normally are, but we've got five super diverse ones for ya. Portugal. The Man, a Glee star's solo effort, a one-man L.A. psych band, a festival launch party and a hodgepodge of '80s bands like Alice In Chains and Jane's Addiction on th ... More >>

Jane's Addiction, The Duke Spirit - McFarlin Auditorium - 5/10/12

Jane's Addiction, The Duke Spirit McFarlin Auditorium Thursday, May 10 Last night's show was definitely a situation where the venue didn't seem right for the band and its audience. Jane's Addiction put on a great 85-minute performance, but McFarlin Auditorium is not a good venue for a rock show, an ... More >>

Preview: Jane’s Addiction at McFarlin Auditorium

Ten of This Weekend's Top Shows: Jane's Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Memoryhouse and More

Jane's Addiction, The Duke SpiritThursday, May 10, at McFarlin AuditoriumAfter seeing Perry Farrell (who is strangely older than my parents) perform a really bad set at South By Southwest a few years ago, seeing Jane's Addiction doesn't pique my interest as much as opening psych-tinged act The Duke ... More >>

Spoon, Jane's Addiction and This Week's Show Announcements

​It's been quite a few years since Austin's Spoon played an open-to-the-public show in Dallas. Odd considering that most notable Austin acts play in Dallas at least a few times a year. But that's what makes this show announcement so special. On Thursday, April 12, Spoon will perform at Granada The ... More >>

Avi Buffalo

Friday, August 5, at Dada

Before He Celebrates 17 Years of Hosting The Adventure Club, Josh Venable Looks At Its Past

Josh Venable​Halfway through our talk with KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge radio host Josh Venable, he excuses himself from the conversation."Hold on for one second, I've got to do a break real fast," he says, before pausing to clear his throat as the last notes of Jane's Addiction's "Jane Says" play in th ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Edgefest 21 at Pizza Hut Park

​Edgefest 21 with Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Social Distortion, Flogging Molly and othersPizza Hut Park in FriscoApril 30, 2011 Better than: staying at home, engaged in a rousing game of Tetris. Every year, in the cruel summer heat, KDGE-102.1-FM The Edge's annual Edgefest concert draws large cr ... More >>

Can't Decide Between Arcade Fire and Edgefest 21? This Venn Diagram Should Help.

Sure, it's the Canadian Edition. Still.​Kind of a tough choice going tomorrow night here in the Dallas area, as two intriguing concert options go head to head. On the one hand, you've got KDGE 102.1-FM The Edge's Edgefest 21 show at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, featuring performances from Jane's Addi ... More >>

Edgefest vs. Arcade Fire: Who wins?

Breaking Down The Sights and Sounds of Saturday's Dueling Shows.

Obligatory Edgefest 21 Bill Announcement Post

​On Friday afternoon, the folks at KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge announced the bill to the 21st edition of their recurring Edgefest concert series. And, after years of disappointing bill after semi-disappointing bill, this one, finally, packs an actual punch.At Pizza Hut Park in Frisco on Saturday, April ... More >>

You Bet The Toadies Are Excited To Be Included On Girl Talk's New Mashup Album, All Day...

​The legality concerns and artistic merit of Greg Gillis' mashup work as Girl Talk leaves plenty to be debated, but this much is certain: His work sure is popular. Yesterday, Gillis released a new mashup album called All Day as a free-to-anyone-who-wants-it download, and, as his fans flooded to th ... More >>

Today In Music News: T.I. May Have To Return To Prison, Duff Leaves Jane's Addiction and Morrissey Doesn't Like The Chinese

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, September 7, 2010...T.I. may have to return to prison if he's found to have violated his parole.Duff McKagan has left the latest incarnation of Jane's Addiction.Morrissey thinks the Chinese are a sub-species. Wow.

Today In Music News: Duff Creates With Jane, British Music Fans Have No Sense And Luda Helps The Man

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 31, 2010...Since Jane's Addiction can't keep Eric Avery around, I guess Duff is the next best thing.  Plus he can give the boys some sound financial advice.Liam Gallagher best British frontman ever?  Ever? Ludacris: U.S. Census ... More >>

Today In Music News: Guru Has A Broken Heart, Jane's Addiction Can't Keep It Together And Weezy Is A Workaholic

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 2, 2010...Gang Starr's Guru is in a coma after suffering a massive heart-attack.Wow, it didn't take Jane's Addiction long to realize it wasn't going to work out. Now Perry can focus on another band with Nuno Bettencourt.For a guy who like not ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: At the Theatre Gallery, Capturing Lightning in a Beer Cup

Outside the Theatre Gallery in Deep Ellum a quarter-century ago.It was the summer of 1984 and the city of Dallas was in the midst of a serious makeover. The Republican National Convention was coming to town and Big D was trying to put a conservative foot forward as the media spotlight fixated on our ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jackson Could Go To The Top, Big Names Headline Voodoo and Art Brut Just Doesn't Get It

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, June 29, 2009... In what shouldn't surprise anyone, Michael Jackson could take the number one spot on the Billboard charts this week. Eminem, Flaming Lips and Jane's Addiction have been added as headliners at Voodoo Festival. Apparently Art Brut is ... More >>

Van Halen Get Gamey, Jane's Addiction Doesn't Stop, Ean Evans Dies

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 8, 2009... Time to practice your hammer-ons and roll-offs--Guitar Hero: Van Halen will hit shelves some time in the second half of this year. Band in-fighting and prima donna attitudes not included. Jane's Addiction may be jumping on board the ... More >>

Today In Music News: Eminem and Flea Head To Hall Of Fame, 50 and Weezy Are Fueding and Jane's Addiction Offers Up Free Reznor-Produced Tracks

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 23, 2009...Eminem and Flea are among the presenters for this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Em will induct Run-DMC; Flea will induct Metallica.It's funny how 50 Cent likes to take jabs at easy targets like Rick Ross, but, when it ... More >>

Today In Music News: NWA Gets Movie Treatment, Ashlee Gets On Melrose Place, Phish Fans Get In Trouble and Perry's Got Lolla's Lineup

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 10, 2009...It looks like biopics with hip-hop icons are now officially in fashion in Hollywood. N.W.A. is the latest hip-hop group to have a biopic based on its story. And it looks like Big Daddy Kane could be next.Former Richardson citizen a ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: The Bad Sleep Good or Not At All.

They were loud, rude, bratty and obnoxious. They smoked pot, drank lots of beer, did drugs and slept in their clothes. If you were a guy who hung out at Theatre Gallery during the late '80s, chances are pretty good that one (or more) of them fucked your girlfriend. And they got away with it all be ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jane's Addiction's Legit Reunion, Kanye West's Legit Fashion Sense

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, February 18, 2009... It's starting to look like the recently announced Jane's Addiction reunion tour will turn out to be a full-on reunion: Founding bassist Eric Avery hasn't played with the band since 1991, nixing all "reunion" tours, and onl ... More >>

Today In Music News: Metallica goes digital, NIN announces (last?) tour, Suge Knight gets a beatdown and Madonna gets sold.

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 17, 2009... Metallica is now embracing digital music... as long as "digital music" doesn't mean "illegal downloads". The band is releasing its entire music catalogue digitally via iTunes on March 31 and then everywhere ... More >>

Today In Music News: Hear New Eminem, Save Amy Winehouse, See Jane's Addiction And Smile At Kanye's Karma.

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, January 8, 2009... The alleged final version of Eminem's Dr. Dre-produced, "Crack a Bottle" has hit the world wide interweb. It features Fitty and Dre, each contributing a verse. The reclusive rapper even takes a jab at himself in reference ... More >>

Clipd Beaks

Thursday, December 6, at the Public Trust with CTRL.ALT.DEL and Gravity Propulsion System

Steal: Lions, Tah-Dahs, Timbaland

Encore Performance

Don't fret. Guitar Hero II kills the opening act.

Musica Fresca

Thursday, September 21, Escapade 2009

Back From the Dead

Rigor Mortis were once "Condemned to Hell"--and irrelevance--but the Dallas metal legends have risen

Chow Time

Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle breaks all the rules

Odds & Ends

Christmas in July, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and FiveQuestions With Josh Venable

Snow Ball

Join the Spree's holiday spree

Lollapalooza

August 8

Jane's Addiction

Strays (Capitol)

Set It Off

Tom Morello rages against a different machine with Audioslave

For the Birds

El Gato to celebrate CD release

Critics' Picks

Veruca Salt

Whassup, Kennyman?

You need to talk to MTV's Jesse Camp like he needs another head in his hole

Out There

Out Here

Back in black

Or, Why you shouldn't go to the Bauhaus show dressed in white

Out There

Zac Crain's Top 10 Texas Albums:

The next generation?

For Lollapalooza, this may be the last generation

Out Here

Out There

Out Here

Out there

Good and messy

Tripping Daisy's Firecracker explodes with riches

Roadshows