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April 9, 2009
M2S2 Prepares For Its Second Annual Offering
The folks at Life In Deep Ellum are pretty deep into the throes of preparing its second annual Mokah Music Summit and Showcase--or M2S2 for short. This year's free event, set to take place on Saturday, April 25, will feature 12 local acts, a performance from the students of Zound Sounds, and an art ... More >>
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December 18, 2008
Nicholas Altobelli
Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom (Self-released)
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July 16, 2009
Gig Alert: Loads of Great Singer/Songwriters Tonight at Lakewood Bar and Grill
Quite an interesting mix of area talent coalescing tonight at Lakewood Bar and Grill: Amber Farris, front person for Somebody's Darling, will be joined by Taylor Davis, Cully Woods and Nicholas Altobelli for an evening of sensitive, acoustic meanderings. Possessing a powerhouse set of pipes, Farris ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 19: Nicholas Altobelli
...and for the Youtube-favoring set, here's your link.The quite self-deprecating Nicholas Altobelli stopped on by DC9 in SPACE last week and shared with us his worries about creating music, his fears about the direction of Texas music and his love for, of all musicians, Shania Twain (seriously). Al ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
As Deep Ellum Rises From the Ashes, Venerable Club Dada Goes Dark
...and for the Youtube-favoring set, here's your link.The quite self-deprecating Nicholas Altobelli stopped on by DC9 in SPACE last week and shared with us his worries about creating music, his fears about the direction of Texas music and his love for, of all musicians, Shania Twain (seriously). Al ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Want Nicholas Altobelli To Give You Some Free Music? Send Him An Email.
Shawn HannonNicholas Altobelli's got a deal for you.Local alt-country singer-songwriter Nicholas Altobelli has just completed work on The Regulator, his third effort, due out in April of next year. Besides finishing off the new album, though, Altobelli's been busy scheduling shows and other appea ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Good Friday: Shapes Stars Make, The Slack, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Slow Burners, Bobby Fisha, Telegraph Canyon, Nicholas Altobelli, Daniel Folmer, Coot Out, RTB2 and This Old House
We do what we like, and we like what we do.Many apologies for the slow blog day today--hell the slow blog week, really. Things have been especially hectic this week, for reasons I won't bore you with. On the promising front, though, the weekend is here--and when the work-week kicks back up on Mon ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Good Friday: The Phuss, Florene, Fear Factory, Hats & Statues, Musem Creatures, ODYSSEY, Bridges & Blinking Lights, Salim Nourallah, Exit 380, The Rocketboys, Odis, Plumbrella, Automorrow, The Cut*Off, Darktown Strutters and Grassfight
Because we mention 17 shows after the jump. Get it?Raise your hands if you're glad you don't have to drive north or south on I-35 this week to catch a festival? Great! Too bad there's still plenty to see around the Metroplex this weekend, suckers.No more histrionics--let's just dive right into yo ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Nicholas Altobelli
The Regulator (Self-released)
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April 15, 2010
Bonus MP3: Nicholas Altobelli -- "Wooden Floors"
Alisha Hurt Nicholas AltobelliIn this week's paper, Kelly Dearmore holds Nicholas Altobelli's latest, The Regulator, up to the light for a closer look and comes out finding the disc "rather agreeable" and a fine step along the artists "continued development." It's a fair take on the disc, actual ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Show Announcements: Summer Series, Wildflower Festival
Patrick MichelsThe King Bucks at last year's Barefoot At The Belmont SeriesWe are standing on the brink of the summer season, and with the unbearable heat comes the obligatory summer outdoor live music series. The heat is inevitable, but the Belmont Hotel and the AT&T Performing Arts Center a ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Last Night: Neil Young at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Neil YoungMorton H. Meyerson Symphony CenterJune 7, 2010Better than: Almost anything. When I'm old and grey I'm pretty sure my shortlist of best life experiences will go something like this: my wedding day, the birth of my children and the night I saw Neil Young at the Meyerson.Danny HurleyNeil You ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Show Announcements: Vampire Weekend with Beach House and The Very Best, Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards Festival, Devendra Barnhart, Citizen Cope, Black Label Society, and more
Annie ReedsJust the other morning, Vampire Weekend announced that they, along with Beach House and The Very Best, will be coming to the Palladium Ballroom on Wednesday, October 6. Both Vampy and Beach House came through recently, and we gave both performances high marks. So, with the addition of ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
Good Friday: The Hood Internet, The Gourds, Air Review, Dead Meadow, The Eagles, Chicago, Femme Fest, The Orbans, Sir Silky, Early Republic, and others...
Clayton HauckThe Hood InternetThe Hood Internet is playing The Loft tonight, and as Pete explained earlier in the week, "White people really like hearing their favorite rap lines placed over their favorite indie rock anthems," which is what The Hood Internet does really well. And since the theme ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Anchor in the Valley, Margot West and Nicholas Altobelli Tonight at Opening Bell Coffee
There are a lot of musical acts other than Lady Gaga playing our area this evening. But for those wanting to slow things down a bit after the hectic pace set by the Dallas Observer Music Awards, I can't think of a better change of pace than Kentucky's Anchor in the Valley. Actually, despite the ... More >>
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July 30, 2010
Good Friday - Double Wide Parking Lot Pool Party, Boys Named Sue, Trey Johnson, James Hall and the Futura Bold, Ludacris, Dorrough, Blixaboy, Akkolyte, and more
Caity ColvardGet in the pool with this guy at Double Wide.The folks over at Double Wide had so much fun with their July Fourth pool party that they're blowing up the above-ground pool again Sunday, and this time Boys Named Sue will provide the soundtrack. It's the perfect weekend for it, too--wit ... More >>
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September 1, 2010
Show Announcements: Bad Brains, Christmas Day at Trees With Hagfish, Robert Gomez, The Cult, All Time Low, Marc Ribot, Semi Precious Weapons, Harlem, Soft Pack, Rufio, The Riverboat Gamblers, Ugly Mus-tard, Chayanne, and more
Bad BrainsJust because we're barely on the other side of the triple digit heatwave doesn't mean that it's too early to start thinking about Christmas, right? The folks over at Trees don't think so, at least. They've gone ahead and announced the first Christmas show of the year: A performance from ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Show Announcements: The Walkmen, The Octopus Project, Sarah Jaffe, Will Johnson, Devin the Dude, Pete Yorn, Mogwai, Ke$ha, Bobby Patterson, Lions, Hayes Carll & More!
The Walkmen don't actually look like this.Over the last 10 years, The Walkmen have released acclaimed album after acclaimed album, with only a few duds along the way. 2008's You & Me proved the band's longevity, and 2010's Lisbon fortified it. And they'll be bringing their raucous fly-by-the- ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Show Announcements: Elephant 6 Holiday Extravaganza Tour 2011, Flogging Molly, STYX, Mini Mansions, My Chemical Romance, Kool Keith, Smith Westerns, Yann Teirsen & more
Christmas in March. Thanks Elephant 6!Over the weekend, at a loft venue in Brooklyn called The Schoolhouse, Jeff Mangum, the man behind the Elephant 6 record label and the band Neutral Milk Hotel, performed a rare surprise set for about 75 onlookers. At the performance, which can be heard over at ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Show Announcements: Prince, Menkena, Sarah Jaffe, Toro Y Moi, Victor Wooten, Mike Watt & The Missingmen, Hayes Carll, Underoath, New Science Projects & More!
As Robert already mentioned a few days ago, Prince will be here soon, reliving his much blogged-about 1984 concert at Reunion Arena on Friday, February 4. One minor snag, though: Reunion Arena was demolished a few years back. No matter -- the show must go on. Prince will set up a huge tent on the ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Show Announcements: Leg Sweeper, House Of Pain, Civil Wars, The Gourds, The Sword, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Steve Miller Band, Sister Hazel & Edwin McCain, Trashcan Sinatras & More!
Secret shows are the stuff of legend. There was a certain Prince secret show at the Red Jacket in 2002, and the Old 97's occasionally perform under the name Rhomin' Hitchhikers. Now, it looks like Leg Sweeper, with the help of Parade of Flesh and Gorilla Groove, is jumping on the secret sho ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Good Friday: Moondoggies, Ume, The O's, Sarah Jaffe, The Cool Kids, New Science Projects, Chris Johnson, The Virgin Wolves, Menkena, Bob Schneider, 30 Seconds To Mars & More!
MoondoggiesDespite having a terrible name, Moondoggies' brand of Americana and alt-country is surprisingly good -- so good that, last month, the Seattle quartet's song "What Took So Long" was featured as NPR's song of the day. While drawing some comparisons to Fleet Foxes, their four-part har ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Show Announcements: Chris Cornell, Lil Wayne, Unwed Sailor, Tapes N' Tapes, Mix Master Mike, Sleigh Bells, The Psychedelic Furs, Band Of Heathens, Basshunter, Danielson, Black Lips, The Strange Boys, Screeching Weasel & More!
Chris CornellChris Cornell hasn't fallen off the map like most of his '90s grunge-rock counterparts -- he's actually done the opposite. His impressive work with Audioslave and recent Soundgarden reunion tours have kept him in the public eye. Hell, even his dud of an album, Scream, couldn't slow h ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Tonight, Tonight: The Flaming Lips at The Palladium, Kid Rock at the Verizon Theatre, Seryn at Lochrann's, Nicholas Altobelli at Dan's Silverleaf and DISCIPLINE at Rubber Gloves
Well, all right! Tonight's the night: We're finally starting to feel the effects of Super Bowl XLV in tonight's goings-on in the form of two pretty major concerts. But for those local die-hards hoping to avoid the madness, there are still some other fine options. Just be sure to be careful out the ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
Show Announcements: True Widow, 35 Conferette Schedule, The Hope Trust, Bill Frisell, KT Tunstall, Portugal. The Man, Black Label Society, Slobberbone & More!
Steve VisneauTrue WidowIt's been three years since local slow-grinding act True Widow released their self titled debut album to local acclaim. But their debut grabbed the attention of Kemodo Records, who signed the band just last year. And now they are poised to release their follow up, the ridic ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
Good Friday: Billy Bob's Texas 30-Year Anniversary, Kirby Brown, Big K.R.I.T., Janet Jackson, Chris Cornell, Del Castillo, John Mellencamp, Yells At Eels, Del The Funky Homosapien & More!
We've got a big weekend in store with plenty of shows, a few album releases and a celebration of a club's 30-year anniversary. We're speaking, of course, of Fort Worth honky-tonk Billy Bob's Texas, which has been hosting national and local country acts on its stage since 1981. Tonight, the venue ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Show Announcements: Death Cab, Arctic Monkeys and 110 New Show Announcements
It's a tight squeeze in the Death Cab.With only about a month until Death Cab For Cutie releases their seventh album, Codes And Keys, it's a good time to ask yourself: "What would Zach Braff do?" Easy answer: He'd buy tickets for their upcoming concert. Death Cab, as they're known by those "in th ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Kings Of Leon & Band Of Horses, Civil Wars, and Over 100 New Show Announcements
Kings Of LeonThe first time the Kings of Leon came to town, they played an intimate show at the Gypsy Tea Room. And what a different time that was: Critics referred to them as The Stokes of the South, and before long, Kings Of Leon found themselves as the opening act for Julian Casablancas & ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Tonight's Showgoing Options Are Thrice As Nice
Both local and national talent are on display this hump-day evening. Choose wisely.
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May 27, 2011
Picture Show: Salim Nourallah and Nicholas Altobelli at AT&T PAC's Patio Sessions
Taryn WalkerNicholas Altobelli at the ol' Patio. Yesterday's weather was perfect for bumming around, grilling, Kung Fu-ing, Mavericking, Whirleyballing, or patio sessioning. In last week's Patio Session, Tiger Darrow and Cary Pierce played under a staticky-gray sky. Last night at the AT&T PAC ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Picture Show: Patio Sessions Goes Celtic With the Killdares
All photos by Alex ScottThe KilldaresWe've had Cary Pierce, Tiger Darrow, Salim Nourallah, Nicholas Altobelli and Smile Smile at Patio Sessions so far this year: a wild mix of styles and sound. It was no different on Thursday's steamy afternoon: celtic masters The Killdares played outside the ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Mission Of Burma, Smith Westerns and The Strongest List of Show Announcements All Year
Mission Of BurmaThis week's show announcements are likely the strongest we've seen all year, and, to start it off, we have the legendary post-punk act Mission Of Burma. The band, which broke up in 1983, has been reunited since 2002, putting out what some say is their most impressive work yet. And ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Wild Flag, Justin Townes Earle and a Heaping Pile of Other Show Announcements
Wild FlagWild Flag is something of a web phenomenon, gaining loads of notoriety before ever releasing any music. It helps, of course, that front-lady Carrie Brownstein and Wild Flag bandmate Janet Weiss were members of the legendary rock trio Sleater-Kinney. But now, with their new act, they're t ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Okkervil River, Chromeo and a Ton of Other Show Announcements
One of the many incarnations of Okkervil RiverStill fresh from the release of their new album I Am Very Far, Austin's Okkervil River seems to be working quite hard to let everyone know about it. The album is quite solid, thanks in part to the production work of local producer John Congl ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
Nicholas Altobelli
Radio Waves & Telephone Wire Self-released
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September 12, 2011
DOMAXXIII: 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Tickets Now Up For Sale
It's coming up on two weeks now since we dropped the above bomb on you and announced that we'd somehow cobbled together the above four bold-faced names -- Toadies, Old 97's, Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe -- to headline our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase on Saturday, October 15, in Dee ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Korn, Boots Electric, Pure X, and This Week's Show Announcements
It would be a stretch to say that this week's show announcements are all that strong. There are some notable ones -- though perhaps not for the right reasons. For instance: On Sunday, November 20, the Palladium Ballroom has Korn and a handful of opening acts with names that don't mean anythi ... More >>
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October 5, 2011
DOMAXXIII: Schedule of Performers For The Music Awards Showcase in Deep Ellum
A little less than a month back, we passed along the ticket information and lineup of performers for our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase on Saturday, October 15, in Deep Ellum. In total, 54 bands will be performing on 10 different stages throughout the vaunted music neighborhood. ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Solo Act, Best Alt-Country/Roots Act, Best Country Act
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Solo, Best Cou ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Performers
A closer look at all 52 acts playing this weekend's Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase in Deep Ellum
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October 17, 2011
The Best Stage Faces from the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase
Mike BrooksEven Unfair Park's Robert Wilonsky knows the glory of a good stage faceIt was a good weekend. Zombies, Sarah Jaffe's badass new haircut, the Toadies and much, more. Yeah, we're gonna mark down this year's Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase as a success. Oh, and we got plenty of phot ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
What Are You Thankful For?
Sitting around the house waiting for Turkey Day to roll around got me to thinking about all the things I'm thankful for. Of course, I'm lucky to have my family and friends and, these days, I am very thankful to have a job. But musically speaking, the Dallas scene has provided many a band, show and ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Foster The People, Eisley and This Week's Show Announcements
Foster The PeopleIf you're thinking, "If I hear 'Pumped Up Kicks' one more time, I'm gonna pull a gun on someone and make them outrun my bullets," then you should definitely not read on. The band responsible for the song, Foster The People, has strategically planned to start selling tickets to it ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Fate Lions Rally 'Round a New 7-inch
Friday, February 3, at the Kessler Theater

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