Music Awards

The Levon Helm Band with Ray Lamontagne

Thursday, November 11, at the Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie

Dallas' Play-N-Skillz Are Getting An MTV Reality Show--And Want You Be On It, Maybe!

Steve VisneauP-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-play-N-Skillz!​I was lucky enough to spend some QT with Dallas hip-hop super-producers (not to mention two-time Grammy winners) Play-N-Skillz last week on the set of Tum Tum's new music video for his Salinas brothers-produced track "Smoke Something" off his excellent n ... More >>

Gig Alert: Cafe Tacuba at House of Blues

Cafe TacubaNeed a multi-cultural experience to start your post Thanksgiving week off right? Check out Cafe Tacuba tonight at House of Blues.Hailing from Naucalpan, Mexico, CafeTabuca is a feisty quartet that mixes Latin hip-hop with alternative rock in a way guaranteed to get your feet to moving no ... More >>

Watch: Play-N-Skillz -- "Xxpensive"

Dallas natives and brothers Juan and Oscar Salinas, who combine to form Play-N-Skillz, have won a couple Grammy awards. And, in case you forgot as much, they're happy to remind you a couple times in the above video.Of course, that's not the sole purpose of its creation (though, certainly, it appear ... More >>

Britney Spears, Jordin Sparks

Friday, September 18, at American Airlines Center

Play-N-Skillz Launch Label, Sign Local Artist

The proud owners of a new major label imprint.​ Yesterday, two-time Grammy-winning Dallas hip-hop production duo Play-N-Skillz announced a deal it has signed with Universal Music Group urban imprint SRC/Universal to launch its own imprint, which will be called G4 Muzik. After the jump, the full pr ... More >>

Asher Roth Talks Award Shows in Honor Of Our Very Own DOMAs

Partying With This Year's DOMA Nominees

What's In A Name?

There's plenty of music business precedent for Santogold's reinvention as Santigold.

Play-N-Skillz Check Their Fresh, Comment On Their Grammy Win

Given the amount of hoopla surrounding the red-hot local production duo of Play-N-Skillz lately--the abundant MTV coverage, the Grammys pre-party, etc.--the brothers Salinas (Juan and Oscar) had plenty of confidence heading into Sunday night's Grammy Awards--maybe too much, considering how, last we ... More >>

Ready For Bettye

LaVette Belts it for McFarlin

More Year-End List Extravaganza!!! (Or: How The National Media Views Erykah Badu As The Only DFWd Artist Worth A Damn. Well, Her And The Jonas Brothers)

Listen: It's been a great year for DFWd music. It really has. And in the coming weeks, we'll be offering our insight into the best and brightest discs we've seen from area artists over the past 12 months. But first: Can we just take a second right now to recognize the greatness that is Erykah Badu? ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz Tell Billboard They Found Grammy Nom 'Shocking'...Even Though They'd Already Rapped About It.

Looks like Play-N-Skillz took some time to speak with Billboard.com on Friday to discuss their most recent Grammy nominations for their production work on Lil Wayne's hugely successful (on all fronts, really) album. Says Play:"This was a little bit more shocking than the last one. I wasn't as ... More >>

Breaking Down The Grammy Nominations (Or: Hey, Some Love For DFWd!)

The 2009 Grammy nominations were announced last night, which means, yep, we're being INUNDATED with press releases from ecstatic and eager publicists touting their clients' successes.Like we have any say in the matter. Yeah, right.But, by my count, DFWd's doing OK here. Here's a breakdown of area ar ... More >>

Green River Ordinance Signs With EMI/Virgin

Fort Worth's Green River Ordinance, not to be confused with Mark Arm and Stone Gossard's recently reunited Sub Pop band, will release its major label debut early next year on EMI/Virgin, according to a press release from EMI music. Out Of My Hands, the follow-up to the band's independent 2006 re ... More >>

Black Tie Dynasty Tones Down Hairdos, Posts New Video

DOMA: The Winners! Announced! (Yay!)

Kid Rock And Gretchen Wilson To Play Granada Tonight...For T-Mobile Customers

Banjo Doctorate

Nokia Lounge

Bublé croons to Grand Prairie

The Nearness of Ella

The DTC places Fitzgerald back in the spotlight

Handicapping the Grammys with a Foo Fighter

P.P.T. and BTD May Be Up for Grammys

A Mighty Trio

Folk legends play the Bass

La (One) Grande Dame

The Awards Show That Took Us

Proud Oom-pah Papas

Brave Combo brings another record into the world

"Piss Soaked Turd Loaf"

First Class

FWSO and Austin honor the First Lady of Song

All-Star Balloting

Latin Brotherhood

Del Castillo takes the Lakewood stage

Bell of the Bowl

Behind the Muzak

You didn't keep score while watching last week's Grammys? We did.

Jig Jams

The Chieftains visit Bass Hall

Grandmaster Flash

Friday, September 30, at Liquid Lounge

Odds & Ends

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

Jackpot!

Denton's Rock Lottery trumps the American Music Awards

Odds & Ends

Ranking radio, Liz loves Sorta, and Swinging My Vote

Odds & Ends

Jack FM, Fatty Fest 2004 and Hard (Rock) Lessons

Odds & Ends

The Polyphonic Spree on MTV, a benefit for Deep Ellum beating victim,and Snooping the Snoop

Back in Blue

It's a home away from home for the holidays

And the Nominees Are

Various Dallas acts up for Grammy awards

Best of the Best

This pretty much speaks for itself

Carl's corner

Carl Finch and Brave Combo follow Grammy gold with The Process

Polka + Grammy = Brave Combo

Grammy + Country Sellout = Dixie Chicks

Scene, Heard

Old 97's grab The Deathray; Whammies for the Grammies; Drunken apologies notwithstanding

Long way around

Jon Randall is finally Willin' to make music the way he wants to

James Blackwood and The Light Crust Doughboys

Red River Valley Memories: The Texas Swing Sessions Vol. 2 (self-released)

Double divas

Roadshows