John Mayer

The Ten Douchiest Guitar Players of All Time

Hey, we can all appreciate a quality guitar god. Anyone who considers themselves a fan of music knows the joy of watching their favorite axeman/woman go on a tear and destroy the crowd with their fast-fingered prowess, signature style and lush mane of flowing hair. It's the textbook rock & roll sexy ... More >>

This Week's Top Show Announcements: Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, Keith Urban, P!NK and More

It's all pop stars and mainstreamers today. Lil Wayne, P!nk, John Mayer, Mumford & Sons ... this is a show announcement post that doesn't happen all too often. Soak it in. But let's not lie, the biggest announcement is Lil Wayne's tour, especially since we've all been wondering if he's OK since bein ... More >>

The Fifteen Worst Make Out Records Ever

It's a classic Valentine's Day dilema -- you've planned ahead, made the sweeping gestures, made eyes across a white tablecloth and now you're ready to express yourself with some good old fashioned parts-rubbing. Whatever you do, don't play any of these records.

SXSW Coverage Ahead. Plus, We're Sponsoring 50 Cent, Big K.R.I.T. and More

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Grieves & Budo, K. Flay Lace Up House of Blues

K. Flay​ Last Night: Grieves, Budo, K. Flay House of Blues December 14, 2011 Better than: Hip-hop in a suburban church. This suburban triple-header brought out a crowd of 150 or so to the Cambridge Room at House of Blues, and the almost exclusively white 20-something crowd was treated to a ... More >>

Q & A: Clay Cook of the Zac Brown Band: "I Feel Like I Am Just The Icing On The Cake."

Douglas "Clay" Cook is the secret weapon in the Zac Brown Band. Not only did Cook earn his country rock credentials with two stints in the Marshall Tucker Band, the guy also has proven songwriting chops care of several collaborations with John Mayer. Although Cook was enjoying a moderately succe ... More >>

All That Remains' Mike Martin Would Gladly Fly on a Plane Just to See John Mayer Live

All That Remains.​All That Remains, like their peers in Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Unearth, keep the flame of modern metal burning. Clearly influenced by '90s European metal but filtered through an American hardcore sensibility, the Springfield, Massachusetts, quintet makes their seco ... More >>

Nine Musicians Whose Deleted Tweets We'd Love To Peruse With Undetweetable

​Here's the thing about musicians: Many of them are loud, messy, and opinionated. Social media has given them yet another outlet for their rantings and ravings, and we, as fans, eat it up whenever our favorite musicians go on Twitter and mouth off.  This is, tweets are deletable. Always have ... More >>

Idol Rich: Goodbye, Tim Halperin.

​The wee small RySea stunned us all last night by announcing that 40 million votes had been entered for the 10 audience-selected spots in the American Idol finals. That's what we refer to in the industry as a pant-load, people. And, during the unnecessary two hours of last night's show, there were ... More >>

Want To Be KXT's Music Director? Because They're Hiring, If You're Sick of Hearing The Songs Already Played On Classic Rock Stations.

​Just a little more than a year after its head-scratching launch, KKXT-91.7 FM KXT, the music-centric offshoot of local National Public Radio affiliate KERA-90.1 FM, remains something of a beguiling beast.In theory, it's great. In practice, it sometimes is, too. Just having a station that will pla ... More >>

Today In Music News: John Mayer Quits Twitter, Surfer Blood No Longer Indie And Best Or Worst Songs Of All-Time

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, September 14, 2010...John Mayer pulls the plug on his Twitter account.Florida indie-rockers Surfer Blood declare the end of the "cool to be indie" movement as they sign to Warner Bros. These are either the worst songs of all-time, or they are the ... More >>

Good Friday: The Labor Day Long Weekend Edition

"Yazz Flute!" At Amsterdam Bar​It's Labor Day weekend, and the parties will be happening all over town. One of the most interesting is the Expo Park Jazz Festival's "The Many Faces of Jazz." This two-day jazz festival will happen at Amsterdam Bar on Sunday and Monday and will feature 14 local and ... More >>

A Golden Ticket Can Be Found At The End Of KXT's Pledge Rainbow...

​Surely, you've noticed the pledge drive efforts going on over at KKXT-91.7 FM of late, yeah? Us too.Annoying? Mostly. Necessary? Most definitely, given the station's public radio domain.But it's not all bad: Anyone and everyone who pledged to the station this week--and anyone and everyone who doe ... More >>

Show Announcements: John Mayer, Owl City, Yeahdef, Pixies, Toadies, Aerosmith, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Rogers and others

Even John Mayer Is Sick Of His Own Music​John Mayer is getting old. His music is getting old. His fans are getting old. His public image is getting old. In an apparent attempt to get some younger fans, someone over at John Mayer headquarters had the bright idea to book teen sensation Owl City as t ... More >>

Idol Rich: C and C Don't Get Love Like Lee

​As the contest dwindles, it seems the contestants were hailing from more specific locations.Casey James wasn't so much from Fort Worth, or Cowtown, as some folks call it. No, he's was from teensy Cool, Texas. Looks like the producers acknowledged that viewers are more likely to tune in if they se ... More >>

Ocean Prime -- So Fancy, They Should Put Goldfish on the Menu

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: John Mayer at the AAC 17 Days Ago

Caity ColvardDid you enjoy John Mayer at the AAC March 9? Want to relive the memory? Well, guess what. Now you can.​Look, I don't do this for me. I do it for you. And some of you may like John Mayer. Maybe as much as Stephanie Daniels, who raved about his concert at the American Airlines Center ea ... More >>

Jessica Simpson Talks Romo and Why, Yes, She May Indeed Be "Sexual Napalm"

Tony Romo's been all over the place this week: on Jimmy Kimmel Live, in that what-the Super Bowl video and, last night, on the Late Show With David Letterman. Well, actually, Romo wasn't on Late Show -- he was just the topic of conversation. The Richardson native was ostensibly visiting Letterman to ... More >>

Last Night: John Mayer at American Airlines Center

John MayerAmerican Airlines CenterMarch 9, 2010Better than: reading Mayer's now-infamous Playboy interview.Caity ColvardFor a full slideshow of Caity's shots from last night's show, check this link.​There was definitely, um, an expected crowded American Airlines last night. And, unlike most shows ... More >>

John Mayer,Michael Franti & Spearhead

Tuesday, March 9, at American Airlines Center

Wherein Jessica Simpson Gets a New Nickname Courtesy John Mayer

​John Mayer clearly had too much Lagavulin whilst talking to Playboy; hence, the daylong deluge of news stories about his interview with the magazine, which appears in the March issue and is now available online. While the media wrings its hands over Mayer's more racially charged comments, we will ... More >>

Show Announcements: Jay-Z, John Mayer, Gabriel Iglesias and More

​The Jigga Man is going to put Dallas in an Empire State of Mind when he comes to the American Airlines Center February 23 with no less than Young Jeezy in tow, and tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Then to co-sign the street cred that Jay-Z provides the AAC, John Mayer will perform a ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Less Than Jake, Beyonce, Demi Lovato, Rhett Butler

Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center on Sunday, July 5Anti-Flag, Bad Religion and Less Than Jake headlined the 15th annual Warped Tour. For $40, it offered something for all types of Hot Topic-clad teenage rockers, from the roots of punk to the MySpace man of glamour, Jeffree Star. That's fierce... ... More >>

Botti Blows

The star trumpeter plays Fort Worth

Pet Peeves

The Beach Boys are popping up everywhere this year in music but don't seem to be getting their due

Sean Avery Just Got The Gap a Free Ad on Unfair Park, Genius

John Mayer Has a Message For Dallas, Surrounding Areas

What's More Real: UFOs or The Fake Jessica Simpson?

Tony Romo is So Totally Hotter Than Jessica Simpson's Ex

Mmm, Hanson

Scream like a little girl at the HOB

Mayer All Night

To Tie-Dye For

Jupiter aligns with Mars and Hair returns in all its flaxen, waxen glory

Nick and Kirby Gots Balls

Dave Barnes

Friday, September 8, at the Gypsy Tea Room

Austin City Limits: You Read It Here First

Big Not-Easy

Thought the RIAA was bad when they sued downloaders? You ain't heard nothin'.

KSCS Country Fair 2005

Saturday, April 9

Odds & Ends

Congrats to Brave Combo, finalists named in Ultra DJ contest, Erykah Badu hosts Jill Scott afterparty

Very Clever, Boys

The top 10 indie-rock albums of 2003

Libby Kirkpatrick

November 6

Maroon 5 and Gavin DeGraw

October 4

Chris Lee

July 26

Made With Love

Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't

Phoned In

When inspiration calls, I listen...and then I type 1,250 words

Duncan Sheik; Jason Mraz

January 24; January 27

And the Nominees Are

Various Dallas acts up for Grammy awards

Don't Know How

On her way to the Top 10, Norah Jones had to decide what to do--and what not to do

New York State of Mind

OHNO ponders the ups and downs of Dallas and the music industry

John Mayer; David Garza

August 27; August 22

Room at the Top

Nice guys like John Mayer, apparently, finish first