Neil Diamond

Levon Helm, 1940-2012

I can't remember the first time I heard Levon Helm's voice. It's a warm, reassuring presence that's just always been there. During his career, it was a voice of the downtrodden and desperate, of a fun-lovin' rambler, and of a faithful farmer. Despite his Southern drawl, he was very much a voice of A ... More >>

Hold On: The Ten Best Singalong Scenes In Film

"Someday somebody's gonna make you wanna turn around and say goodbye..."​Twenty-one years ago today, Wilson Phillips' "Hold On" shot all the way up the Billboard charts to become the No. 1 song in America. Somewhat adorably, the honor came 25 years after two-thirds of the vocal group's father, Bri ... More >>

Listomania: The Songs That Give Thanks, a Field Guide

Not a song, but we sure are thankful for this.​It's hard to argue with Charlie Brown: Thanksgiving is here, man (paraphrased). Over on our on food blog, City of Ate, the writers are counting down to Thanksgiving with odes to their favorite T-Day foods. DC9's thinking: why can't we join in on t ... More >>

The Assumed Product of Celtic Lightning

Still On The Line

Last Night: Cyndi Lauper at House of Blues

Cyndi LauperHouse of BluesAugust 11thBetter than: staying home and watching American Idol: Blues Edition.Evan ClintonFor more photos from Lauper's performance, check out Evan's slideshow.​Looking spry and awkwardly fashionable, pop icon Cyndi Lauper hit the stage last night at House of Blues looki ... More >>

Night Moves: Fourth of July Pool Party at the Double Wide

Caity Colvard​Before Fair Park's Fourth of July on the Fifth, the Double Wide threw a mullet-inspiring party for fireworks day with Springsteen, Replacements, and Neil Diamond cover bands. To complete the redneckiness, the Double Wide featured kiddie pools to splash around in with some wicked flo ... More >>

Good Friday: Fourth of July Edition

​Pool parties, cookouts and cold ones--probably the best way celebrate the Fourth of July around here. And, as we mentioned earlier this week, the Double Wide will have all of those things on Sunday night. The pool party starts at 7 p.m. and the concert, which features Bruce Springsteen, Replaceme ... More >>

Gig Alert: The Double Wide's Fourth of July Parking Lot Pool Party's Got You Covered

The Double Wide pool​The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>

Listonmania: Best Christmas CDs 2009 Edition

​If you're looking for some yuletide music to play at your Christmas parties this year, you still have time to run out to your local CD store and search out some of the real holiday-themed gems that came out this year.Before we get into our recommendations on how to add a little extra musical spic ... More >>

Listomania: Eight Jewish Musical Icons To Celebrate On This Final Night of Chanukah

​When the sun sets this evening, the final night of Chanukah will commence, ending an eight-day spree of phone calls from nagging Jewish mothers and the always pleasant gifting and receiving of holiday socks. Also coming to its unfortunate annual close? The (adorable) singing of the Chanukah praye ... More >>

Literary Christmas Bonus: Music-Related Books To Gift This Holiday Season

​Judging by the lines I faced while shopping at Borders this weekend, books are one of the top gift items this holiday season. And what better gift for the music geek in your life than a rock biography? This year, there have been several interesting life stories to hit the shelves. Here are three ... More >>

Last Night on Glee, Mark Salling Finally Got His Big Number. Thanks, Neil Diamond!

Caity ColvardMark Salling, during the Glee cast's visit to the Galleria in August​At last. Mark Salling, the pride of Lake Highlands High School (Class of '01), was finally more than just a bit player on last night's episode of Glee. Having transitioned from brooding football bully to cougar-chasi ... More >>

Today In Music News: Pete Doherty Hated Turning 30, Lady GaGa Hates Questions and Neil Diamond Loves Him Some JoBros

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, September 9, 2009... Not a lot of people are happy about turning 30. However, Pete Doherty took it to the extreme and tried to throw himself off the top of a hotel. Apparently Lady GaGa doesn't like being questioned about her gender. She h ... More >>

More Lasers, Closer Seats Await Jonas Brothers Fans When Their World Tour Kicks Off at Cowboys Stadium

Patrick MichelsBehind them, the tattoo design teenagers everywhere will be looking at with regret years from now.Check out even more photos in our slideshow here.Two days after George Strait closed out the biggest show on the planet, there's still trash from the show under the seats of Cowboys Stadi ... More >>

Please Stop Listening To Classic Rock

The King Bucks

The King Bucks (Self-released)

Devotchka, Crooked Fingers

Tuesday, February 10, at House of Blues' Pontiac Garage

Henk's European Deli Fulfills Our Sausage Fantasies—Most of 'Em Anyway

Is Ozzfest Really The Third-Highest Grossing Concert Of The Year?

Rough Diamond

An older, wiser Neil visits Dallas

You Won't Find Don Rickles on GodTube

Christmas Party Hop

Rock out to the tunes at the WaterTower

Last Night: Gil Mantera's Party Dream at Hailey's

Rock 'n' Rumble: Handclaps vs. Handshakes

Sing Out, Sing Out

Review: Rock Lottery 10th Anniversary

Nearly Neil

Super Diamond

Croon and Swoon

Engelbert Humperdinck visits Bass Performance Hall

Various artists

Forever Neil Diamond (Shout Factory)

He's So Dreamy

Lock up your mothers, here comes Davy Jones

Dixie Chicks

Taking the Long Way (Columbia)

Really? Neil Diamond?

Various Artists

I Believe To My Soul (Rhino)

Like Mike

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

"Our Hero"

Friends mourn the loss of Dallas' Mayhem

Free Will

Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.

Crooked Fingers

April 17

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Nocturama (Anti-)

Play It Loud

Scorsese rockudrama remembers The Band

Scene, Heard

Selected songs disappear from the playlists at Clear Channel stations

Lump of Coal

Silverman's bitter "comedy" is enough to make you turn off your heartlight

Johnny Cash

American III: Solitary Man (American Recordings)

The artist formerly known as print

Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

Roadshows

Out There

Chestnuts and lumps of coal

Bennett, Buttholes, and John Tesh--these are a few of our favorite, and least favorite, things

Reviews