Mission of Burma

Mission of Burma - Dan's Silverleaf - 9/14/12

Mission of Burma, The Gary, Shiny Around the Edges Dan's Silverleaf Friday, September 14 Mission of Burma's1982 album, Vs., is a classic, but they've now reached a unique tipping point. Their output since 2002's reunion has surpassed that of when they were initially active in the early '80s, and th ... More >>

Mission of Burma

Friday, September 14, at Dan's Silverleaf

12 of This Weekend's Best Shows, Starring Triple Play, BrewFest, Mission of Burma and More

See more in our fully-loaded concert calendar Triple Play: The Relatives, Pleasant Grove, SerynFriday, September 14, at Dallas City Performance HallTriple Play -- in which KXT, the Observer and the Kessler Theater curate a three-band bill -- was rolled out over a few months this past spring. This ve ... More >>

Eleven of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Mission of Burma, Willie Nelson, Ben Folds Five, Brutal Juice and More

Mission of Burma Friday, September 14, at Dan's Silverleaf, $13/$16Spune productions' Lance Yocom has been sitting on this show for a while. The Boston punk act, whose reunion has lasted longer than its original run, should make for an interesting show at Dan's. Expect it to be packed and loud.S ... More >>

Ume's Lauren Larson on the Band's Future and Getting a Mohawk in the Eye

Might sound like skipping record coming from us, but Austin's Ume is back in town this weekend. And if you've never seen them play, do yourself a favor and see this trio. Frontwoman Lauren Larson, her husband, bassist Eric Larson, and drummer Rachel Fuhrer play the Ambhar Stage on Saturday afternoon ... More >>

New Kids on the Block Had a Lot of Hits -- But They Didn't Leave A Mark on Ume's Eric Larson

This is Ume. That's Eric in the back.​Ume might be an Austin-based trio, but they play Dallas enough that it would be easy to think they're based here. They last came through in late July, opening for Mission of Burma. They'll be back on Thursday, September 29, at Trees in support of their recent ... More >>

Last Night: Mission of Burma, Ume and Tre Orsi at the Granada Theater

Mission of Burma, Ume and Tre Orsi Granada Theater July 24, 2011 Better than: watching the new episode of Breaking Bad, because you can't DVR a live concert. MIssion of Burma​The Granada Theater was barely half-full for Mission of Burma's 30-years-later return to Dallas, but the band played li ... More >>

Q&A: Mission of Burma's Clint Conley on Why His Band is Unlike The Pixies

Boston's Mission of Burma is one of those legendary post-punk outfits that seemingly pop into just about every up-and-coming band's list of influences. The bands two main songwriters, guitarist Roger Miller and bassist Clint Conley, originally got together in the early '80s and developed a very uniq ... More >>

Mission of Burma, Ume, Tre Orsi

Sunday, July 24, at the Granada Theater

At Mission Of Burma's First Reunion Show, They Sold Out a Venue They Were Originally Banned From

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Mission Of Burma​Roger Miller sings and plays guitar for a band that might have been forgotten about years ago. Luckily, Mission of ... More >>

At Tre Orsi's First Show, Jason Molina Taught Matt Barnhart How Not to Flub a Lyric.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Tre Orsi. That's Matt on the far right.​When he isn't recording, tour managing, or running sound for other bands, Matt Barnhart has ... More >>

Q&A: Weatherbox's Brian Warren On If He is Hard to Work With and Whether He's Pretentious For Claiming Kurt Vonnegut As A Musical Influence

Weatherbox​Although Brian Warren got his band's name from a song by Mission of Burma, the surging punk-metal of Weatherbox has little in common with those legendary noise rockers from Boston. Hailing from San Diego, Weatherbox is basically Warren and whatever collection of side players he chooses ... More >>

Good Friday: The Party, Preston Grey, James McMurtry, The Fox and The Bird, GWAR, Snoop Dogg and David Cook

After an almost year-long hiatus, The Party makes its triumphant return tonight at The Loft.​Lots happening this weekend--a surprising amount, actually--so let's cut all semantics and jump right into the shows that need to be added to your weekend calendar considerations. First, some reminders of ... More >>

Mission of Burma

The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador)

Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?

Full Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Announced

​The Fun Fun Fun Festival's web site has yet to update itself with this, but if our friends over at GorillaVsBear are to be believed (UPDATE: Fun Fun Fun Fest's Twitter stream confirms lineup), then that above image is the official, full, complete lineup for the 4th Annual Fun Fun Fest, which will ... More >>

Dinosaur Jr. Still Avoiding Celebrity

Good Friday: Vibrators, Modico

Offbeat

You won't find any Justin Timberlake on this list, as we check the top albums for those who like it weird, noisy and experimental

These Bands Are Your Bands

Dan's Silverleaf hosts the ultimate tribute

Teenage Symphony, Tame...Tame and Quiet

Friday, June 23, at the Cavern

Clear View

Need some perspective on the good, bad and ugly of Deep Ellum? Just remember--at least it's not Lower Greenville.

Mission of Burma

The Obliterati (Matador)

Slowly Stroke Them

After you've tightened the trousers of a generation, what do you do for an encore?

Birth to Burial, Record Hop, The Skin Trade

Thursday, August 25, at Double Wide

Oxford Collapse

A Good Ground (Kanine)

Mission of Burma

ONoffON (Matador)

The Fall, Blonde Redhead and Secret Machines

April 30

Please Kill Me

The sounds, the sweat, the stink, of SXSW 2004

Various Artists

In Our Lifetime Vol. 2 (Fenway Recordings)

Band Aid

Ronald Reagan was president, Michael Jackson and Phil Collins ruled the charts, and a bunch of little rock bands were changing lives

Timeless Flight

L.A.'s twangy, trippy Beachwood Sparks ascends with a white-soul masterpiece

Clearing samples

Moby returns to electronic music, and he's ready to Play