Jonny Lang

Backstreet Boys, Steely Dan, Cold War Kids and More Top Show Announcements

You know, this seldom happens, but I can say without a doubt that I have every single one of these artists in my iPod. Maybe I'll make it into a playlist. This'd be a good playlist, right? Either way, here are your top show announcements this week, and if you're like me, you're flabbergasted by th ... More >>

Hollywood Records' John Nicholson Knows How To Make Pyrotechnics Out of Tomato Juice Cans and Gunpowder

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Lima, Peru, native John Nicholson has helped out a lot of DFW musicians over the years. His early gigs included Sound Warehouse, Bill's Records and label promotion for Polygram, A&M and V ... More >>

News and Notes: [Daryl] Reunites, ZZ Top Gets Covered, Badu Gives Birth (Kinda) and More!

That two-year-old listening to KKDA-104.5 FM K104 in Dallas (local tie!) in the clip above is cooler than all of us. But we've got some cool news to share about some artists with local ties -- among them Erykah Badu, ZZ Top, Kelly Clarkson, [Daryl], Teenage Cool Kids and Big hud -- so that's a start ... More >>

Q&A: Cyndi Lauper Still Wants to Have Fun. But, These Days, She's Got The Blues.

Ellen Von UnwerthCyndi Lauper still has fun.​At 57, Cyndi Lauper is as feisty today as she was when her debut album, She's So Unusual, was released back in 1983. Still performing in those outlandish outfits with an ever-changing array of multi-colored wigs, Lauper has always been a new wave pop an ... More >>

QueFest Is More Than A Black Tie Dynasty Reunion, Turns Out.

Oh, she's a little Runaway.​Last we heard, QueFest was a festival happening in Rowlett on July 4 weekend, featuring performances from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the reunited-for-this-one-show Black Tie Dynasty. That much hasn't changed, but turns out the festival, which will take place at E ... More >>

Good Friday: Happy Bullets, Damaged Good$, Pigeon John, Asleep at the Wheel, Bret Michaels, Cocky Americans, True Widow, The Theater Fire, Ani DiFranco

​Holy crap, it's a busy weekend. Let's run it down again, shall we?Tonight's jam-packed. There's The Big Pink and A Place to Bury Strangers at the Granada. There's the Old 97's kicking off the MusInk Festival deal at Fair Park. Tomorrow night's even busier: The Buck Pets reunite at Trees; Camera O ... More >>

Idol Rich: The Texas Two Take On the Rolling Stones

​So, this was the week that American Idol transitioned away from the gender-defined 3-day broadcast schedule, or what I like to call "over saturation." The Top 12 also moved from the in-the-round set-up and performed on the "new" stage--which is basically just the stage you saw last year with all ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Dommin, Johnny Lang and Linda Vista

You know how we do! In case you missed out, want to relive your experience or are interested in broadening your musical horizons, here's a quick recap of last weekend's Dallas-area shows. Don't forget to take your camera out next weekend--I'd love to include your videos in next week's roundup!Dommi ... More >>

The Icarus Line

Black Lives at the Golden Coast (V2)

Be Good Jonny

Gran Bel Fisher

Full Moon Cigarette (Hollywood)

Action!

It's a race to the finish for Dallas video-makers

The show-me slate

DeRogatis' Top 10 Reasons for Living in 1999

Letters

Soul to sell

Epic keeps raiding Stevie Ray Vaughan's vault, but when is enough enough?

Blues in '97

What's tops in Texas (and elsewhere)

Cry tough

Essential bassist Tommy Shannon hangs in there