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Youth Lagoon at the Loft: Missed Opportunities with Drums at Dallas' Most Underused Venue

The criminally underused Loft, downtown in the Gilley's complex, is a wonderful venue which has big open spaces, a perfectly positioned bar, and a patio totally unmatched among Dallas gig venues. It's incredible that it's barely being used at all. Beyond the twists and turns of employee movement aro ... More >>

When Hipsters Procreate: Children's Music That Won't Make You Wish You Were Deaf

I don't know how my kid does it. He's heard "ABCs" a thousand times and it's still his number one request. If you have a little one, you know you're going to hear the same song hundreds - no, thousands - of times. If you're particular about the music you listen to, choosing good music to play for yo ... More >>

Real Estate, Big Troubles

Thursday, November 17, at Dada

Holy Ghost! Frontman Alex Frankel Talks About Being Labeled a Singles Band

Holy Ghost!​Brooklyn-based electro-pop act Holy Ghost! had both an instant and gradual rise to fame. The electro-pop duo Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser began releasing remixes of acclaimed indie songs such as MGMT's "Of Moons, Birds and Monsters" before debuting their first piece of original mat ... More >>

Former Dentonites Help Pull R. Stevie Moore Out of the Bedroom

Foster the People

Sunday, July 3, at The Loft

SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: Odd Future Slips Just Past Kanye, Mostly Because People Are Sick of Talking About Kanye.

Swag!​Well, mercifully, the last night of SXSW 2011 is finally upon us. And, on this final day, in which luminaries such as Kanye West, Perez Hilton and Rachel Ray are finally letting their presence be known, we finally have a new act sitting atop our buzz power rankings.That's right: Later Kanye; ... More >>

SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: Kanye Is On Top For Now... And Pretty Easily, Too.

You can do it, put your stinger into it.​South by Southwest is a static thing -- both in theory and in practice. It's a chance for bands to fans to see the established acts they've been wanting to see and for new, up-and-coming acts to try and make names for themselves. And that latter part very m ... More >>

Abe Vigoda, Wild Nothing, Soft Environmental Collapse

Saturday, February 5, at Sons of Hermann Hall

Arbitrarily Grading The Year That Was: A Look Back At The Major Music Happenings of 2010.

Not quite an A . But 2010 was still a pretty good year for music.​If the '00s were dominated by hip-hop, this decade looks as if it's being dominated by electronic music. While electro-pop has had some resurrections over the years, it's now a mainstay of popular music. Look no farther tha ... More >>

Last Night: Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt at Trees

Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt TreesDecember 2, 2010Better than: going to an actual SMU party.Chiddy Bang​Lest there remained any question as to whom the music of Chiddy Bang is meant for, the Philadelphia-based, indie rock-sampling hip-hop duo provided the answer at Trees last night.Or maybe it's more ap ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to See Tame Impala at The Loft Tonight

Check how gangster Tame Impala looks​Although to an American ear the name "Tame Impala" may sound like some sort of ironic hip-hop group, it actually refers to a species of antelope. Which is a lot more fitting for a western Australian psychedelic rock quartet who, in 2008, topped the Australian I ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Chiddy Bang at Trees, Tame Impala at The Loft, Danny Balis at The Belmont Hotel, Grant Jones & The Pistol Grip Lassos at The Kessler and Heather McCready at Poor David's Pub. And That's Just The Beginning...

Quite the nice and busy Thursday evening of music going on in our area tonight -- one highlighted by a very nice collection of local acts.

Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Shares Some Insight Into Fun Fun Fun Fest's Success From His Band's Backstage Perspective

Dallas' Power Trip was the sole regional participant at this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, so we asked frontman Riley Gale to document the band's experience at the festival, to help give our readers some insight into what things are really like behind the scenes at a concert of that scope. Belo ... More >>

Fun Fun Fun Fest: MGMT and Bad Religion Cap A Great Saturday

​Oh, the decisions. As was the case last year, Fun Fun Fun's Saturday schedule forced some hard choices; today's toughest might be Washed Out and Deerhunter's simultaneous sets, thought there are plenty of other conflicting sets. But one of the things that makes Fun Fun Fun great is that the three ... More >>

Fun Fun Fun: "Weird Al" Gets This Party Started, Nerd-Style

"Weird Al" Yankovic's "Dare to be Stupid" was as close to Devo as Fun Fun Fun Fest-goers will get this weekend.​As cool as the lineup for Fun Fun Fun Fest today and tomorrow may be, the Friday night kick-off party was clearly for the nerds--former and current. Chris Hardwick was intended to be the ... More >>

Sore Losers Helps Dallas Move Past The Boogie

Giveaway: Yet Another Pair of Free Tickets to Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin

​We've done this not once but twice before, so by now you should know the drill. If not, a quick refresher: On November 5, 6 and 7, at Austin's Waterloo Park, the other fall music festival in the capital city will present it's biggest--not to mention, we think, it's best--lineup offering to date. ... More >>

Q&A: Ratatat's Evan Mast Says Fans Should Expect To Rock and Dance at The Palladium.

Ratatat​Brooklyn-based Ratatat has been on a steady ascent ever since the 2004 release of their self-titled debut. And the instrumental electro duo's rise seems primed to continue along, thanks to recent collaborations with the likes of Kid Cudi and MGMT, as well as their work on the soundtracks f ... More >>

Giveaway: A Free Pair of Tickets To Fun Fun Fun Fest

​Back at the beginning of the month, we shared with you all the very impressive lineup for the fifth incarnation of Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest, which is set to take place on November 6, 7 and 8 in Waterloo Park, down in that pretentious city about three and a half hours south of here.This year's ed ... More >>

Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces Badass 2010 Lineup. Included On It? Dallas' Own Power Trip.

​The folks who run Austin''s Fun Fun Fun Fest have made it clear: Heading into their fifth year of operation, they aren't planning on slowing down their ever-growing momentum. Quite the opposite, actually: The fest is ramping up to seriously challenge ACL as Austin's premiere fall fest.Seriously: ... More >>

Last Night: MGMT, Tame Impala at the House of Blues

MGMT, Tame Impala House of BluesJune 8, 2010 Better than: Hearing these songs yet again in a movie trailer, commercial or clothing store.Roger CaldwellFor more shots of last night's show, check the slideshow.​​For anyone keeping track of MGMT these days, this most likely won't come as a shock ... More >>

Gig Alert: Split Lip Rayfield and The Heelers Tonight at Rubber Gloves in Denton

​Yes, I know that most of the cool, indie hipsters will be at House of Blues to catch MGMT tonight. But folks who enjoy music of a more rootsy vein might want to trek to Denton and check out Split Lip Rayfield.Since 1995, this "thrash grass" combo has released a half a dozen albums, all of them wo ... More >>

MGMT, Tame Impala

Tuesday, June 8, at House of Blues

Lovie

Because Of My Mattress (Self-released)

Telegraph Canyon's Chris Johnson To Launch New Electronic Side-Project? ASAP, Actually.

Telegraph Canyon's Chris Johnson​Just got off the horn with Telegraph Canyon's Chris Johnson for a little follow-up on this here Fort Worth Weekly item that says--hey now!--might he be dropping the guitar and harmonica for a new electronic-based project he's setting up to work on with Mike Sempert ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 9: DJ Merritt

​Twenty-something years ago, Merritt was just your average high school kid, hanging out and throwing keggers. But, one Saturday afternoon, on his way to help set up a party, Merritt witnessed a series of life-changing events which transformed him into DJ Merritt--pretty much over night. Now, with ... More >>

Watch: Hoyotoho -- "Virgin Eyes"

Later this month, on the 29th, new-ish local electro-rock outfit Hoyotoho will release its debut album, Brutal Beauty. Check out the flashy, above Matthew Cooper-directed music video that's been made for lead single, "Virgin Eyes." It's a good-looking clip, no doubt, and frontman Calvin Chynoweth an ... More >>

Good Friday: The Slack, This Old House, Spooky Folk, Hendrick, Big Red Rooster, Telegraph Canyon, Menkena, Ishi, The Orbans, Gary Allan, Mike Doughty, Days of the New and Nick Oliveri

It's Friday night and the weekend's here, which means it's time to unwind, et al. Got plans? Nah? We've got your hookup right here. First up, as always, the shows we've already discussed. Kind of a slow weekend, though: A bunch of the bigger shows we've talked up are coming after the weekend. As of ... More >>

Our Critics List Their Fave Discs of '09

Year in Review: Sampling the Best DJ and Dance Music of 2009

The past year brought the worst economy since the malaise of the 1970s, and like that era, it also saw dance music sweep the nation. Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs all dabbled in the sound. Even Michael Jackson was said to be working on a dance album with the Peas ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Ishi -- "Pastel Lights"

It was back in early September when we first posted the above unofficial video for Dallas-based electronic outfit Ishi's "Pastel Lights," set to the '80s not-quite-classic movie Solarbabies, and called the song "the best darn thing the band's released yet." And I still wholeheartedly stand by that ... More >>

Today In Music News: MGMT Says No To Jay-Z, Amazon.com Is In A Year-End Rush And Aerosmith Considers Replacing Steven Tyler

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, November 6, 2009...Even Jay-Z isn't cool enough for indie bands: MGMT said thanks, but no-thanks to a collaboration. At least he still has 30-something white dudes to lean on.Even though it's not even December yet, Amazon.com has named Neko Case's M ... More >>

Bonnaroo: Peace, Love, Music... and Anarchy