Pixies

Titus Andronicus is Here to Spread the Good Word of Literature, Seinfeld and Weezer

Titus Andronicus takes its name from a Shakespeare play -- fitting, given the theatrics of leader Patrick Stickles and his band. From a practice space in New York, Stickles spoke with DC9 about how his band loves Dallas and how he doesn't consider himself a great musician before his show tomorrow ... More >>

Five Awesome UK Rock Bands That Never Made it in the US

While the UK-US flow of music has become more than the steady one-way stream of US rock of the last two decades (presumably thanks to the internet), I've noticed you enjoy importing our wimpiest bands, like the dull drone of Mumford and Sons or the operatic cock-rock of Muse. Here are some UK bands, ... More >>

Arthur Stephens Talks Hitting Vanilla Ice's Escalade, Chatting With Iggy Pop About Gardening

For roughly 25 years, Arthur Stephens has been running Dallas' ASA Audio. Historically, he's a familiar face amongst Deep Ellum's gifted sound-crafters: He mixed at Club Clearview until 2007, then it was on to the sorely-missed Deep Ellum Live, formerly located just a block behind The Dancing Marlin ... More >>

Mark Kozelek: "I Like Good Words, Whether by Danzig or Sonny Bono"

Whether it is with Red House Painters or Sun Kil Moon, the work of Mark Kozelek has always been marked by quiet desperation and a dry, dark sense of humor. A singer/songwriter of immeasurable skill, Kozelek is right at home twisting AC/DC into introspective folk songs. We spoke to Kozelek from his ... More >>

Dinosaur Jr. - The Prophet Bar - 10/6/12

Dinosaur Jr. The Prophet Bar Saturday, October 6 It's a tale that's been repeated throughout the history of rock: a washed-up band comes to town to promote new album, fans demand the familiar old stuff and a journalist writes a negative review. At Saturday night's Dinosaur Jr. show, this old spell ... More >>

An Englishman Reviews the BBQ of Lockhart Smokehouse

For more of Gavin's swim in Texas barbecue sauce, see also *The Englishman Reviews Taste of Dallas' BBQ Scene *An Englishman Reviews the BBQ of Hard Eight for The English *An Englishman Reviews the BBQ of Mike Anderson's for The English I finished my blog the other week with the hope we could move ... More >>

R.I.P. Ray Bradbury: Five Musicians Who Love the Sci-Fi Author

by Chris Gray Sci-fi fans across the world were saddened when prolific author Ray Bradbury died Tuesday, Wired magazine reported. The typewriter-loving Bradbury was 91 and lived in Los Angeles. Bradbury was best-known for writing that set the standard for post-WWII science fiction such as Fahrenhe ... More >>

Calhoun's Tim Locke Talks U2, Metallica and My Morning Jacket

​ Calhoun frontman Tim Locke will be live and full in effect on Thursday night at Dan's Silverleaf. Opening for The Life and Times, the Fort Worth four-piece will deliver a show that could be as inspiring as the shows Locke saw as a kid, which range from John Denver all the way to Metallica. H ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles Make Up for a Terrible Name with a Killer Sound

Poster Of the Week: Rhett Miller, Sarah Jaffe & The O's at Granada Theater

​There's a good reason this two-sided poster, designed by Tractorbeam's Daniel Führer, has topped the list of this week's poster submissions. It's for a good cause, and it offers a glimpse into man's circulatory system that no other concert poster has yet.

The Conversation: 1991 Was a Damn Good Year, But Was It The Best Music Year of The '90s?

​Something happened this week 20 years ago, and music hasn't been the same since: Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the lead single from Nevermind, which would itself come out later in the month. With the song came a new movement in music, a new era. But plenty of other influential acts ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: PlayRadioPlay! Becomes Analog Rebellion and Overtakes The Machines at No. 11

[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 11 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab a free download of the track. Also after the ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Crushed Stars' Record Release at La Grange, The Demigs at Dan's Silverleaf, Geistheistler at Rubber Gloves, J. Charles and Corey Howe at Bar Belmont and Cowboys From Hell Paso at Trees

A fairly busy Thursday night with some fine local acts showing their stuff all over the area.

Picture Show: The 20 Best Concert Photos of 2010

Danny FulgencioGlen Farris at Spune 2K10 Fest ​Between NX35, SXSW and ACL, we probably have enough concert photos to create some sort of concert photos city (Concert Photoia, if you will) in this year of 2010. But wait. Wait! There's more. Much more, as it turns out. Locally and nationally, there ... More >>

Good Friday: Kiss, Pixies, Daughtry, Drowning Pool, Harlem, Dungen, Lazer, Rusko, Sleepy Sun, STEW, Derek Webb, Cas Haley, Shonen Knife and More!

Harlem. Just your average pirate/cowboy/federale, rock band​This weekend sees a pretty stacked list of local shows and touring shows alike, but the biggest of all is probably the extravaganza happening in Frisco on Saturday. As we mentioned yesterday, Kiss, Daughtry, Pat Green, The Academy Is..., ... More >>

Hormones

Look Out Below (Self-released)

Starter for '10

A look at 2010's most anticipated DFW album releases

Gig Alert: Harlem at Rubber Gloves Tonight

Harlem, in its best Back to the Future III gear.​Formed in Tucson, Arizona, but now residing in Austin, the band Harlem makes its way to our area quite often, delivering a unique brand of noise that takes inspiration from the fuzziest bands of the late '60s. Often erroneously compared to Nirvana a ... More >>

Shibboleth, The Cut Off, Slider Pines and Airline

Friday, December 19, at The Double Wide

Last Night: Mount Righteous, Cryptacize, And Danielson At The Granada

Mount Righteous, Cryptacize, and Danielson Granada Theater November 20, 2008 Better than: Watching the Dallas Stars lose yet again. On most occasions, the biggest compliment an opening act receives is "at least their set didn't last too long." But for a band like Grapevine's own Mount Righteous ... More >>

Good Friday: The Labor Day Weekend Edition

Good Friday: Granada Fourth Anniversary, Skate or Rock, Bridges and Blinking Lights and more

El Mejor de lo Mejor

We Asked a Mexican to help us pick the best Anglo covers of Mexican tunes

The Cut*Off

Packaged Up for Beginners (Summer Break)

Dallas' Best Music

Five loyal local music writers pick favorites

Spoon's Latest Achieves Messy Perfection

(Just like Britt Daniel's hair)

M.I.A., LCD, ACL

The Sri Lankan lady starts the dance, dance revolution

Substitute

Placebo's Stefan Olsdal finds U.S. reaction hard to swallow

Same Difference

With EITS and the Paper Chase, the song doesn't remain the same

Ben Kweller

Monday, February 26, at Gypsy Tea Room

Valentine's Play Daylist

Need the ultimate romantic mix tape? Look no further.

Heavenly Seven

Metoyer brings mysticism to the AAM

An Industrial Material Made From Bugs

Freak Scene Revisited

Slowly Stroke Them

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

Morningwood

Morningwood (Capitol)

Rock for Choice

Local musicians pick their favorite albums of 2004

Smells Like Indie Spirit

Music that made the world safe for the word "alternative" again.

Hot Hot Heat

The Texas sun outshone the stars at the Austin City Limits Music Festival

Odds & Ends

ACL Music Festival, Chaz's Live and Local Show and an interview with David "Fathead" Newman

[DARYL]

Uneven Surfaces (Idol Records)

So Manet Colors

The Kimbell's got this mastered

New Music, Good Music

We missed MossEisley, but you shouldn't make the same mistake

Deal With It

Almost a decade later, Kim, Kelley and the Breeders make their next splash

The Breeders

January 31

Big Riffs

Cave-In finds Rock and Roll on Jupiter and brings it back to Earth

Crossing the color line

Tony Perez defies soul conventions

Reign of toads

The Toadies tell why Bush deserves to die

Out There

Out there