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    January 11, 2012

    Darstar Fondly Recall The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters

    Usually with this column, we might interview one or two people from a band. With Darstar, all five members were kind enough to share the first shows they saw and played. And, if you wanted a reminder of how effective Smashing Pumpkins were in their heyday, listen to what Lisa Hardaway has to say.

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    2011 Music, Turned Up to 11

    Usually with this column, we might interview one or two people from a band. With Darstar, all five members were kind enough to share the first shows they saw and played. And, if you wanted a reminder of how effective Smashing Pumpkins were in their heyday, listen to what Lisa Hardaway has to say.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    My First Show: 2011 Edition

    Mike BrooksScratch Acid at Trees​ Since this Sunday is Christmas, we decided to do something a little different with this week's edition of My First Show. Checking back in with a number of the people we interviewed this year, we wanted their takes on the best shows they saw, and to also get a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Scratch Acid, Baboon

    Last Night: Scratch Acid, Baboon Trees December 8, 2011 Better than: Watching a Whitney marathon. Mike Brooks​ See more photos in our gallery. Scratch Acid might not make the kind of music that elicits universal joy. Difficult and straining can only begin to describe this Birthday Party-ins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Kirtland Records To Release The Boom Boom Box's Debut LP

    Mike BrooksLast night: Baboon's horsehead blues​ Since we've already got Baboon on the brain today -- have you seen the insane slideshow from last night's Scratch Acid show yet? -- let's add one more bit of news. Kirtland Records will be releasing the debut album from The Boom Boom Box, featur ... More >>

  • Music

    December 8, 2011

    Still Burning

    Scratch Acid slouches toward Dallas.

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    The Polyphonic Spree's Holiday Extravaganza, St. Vincent In-Store at Good Records and More

    ​Sure, most people wait until Thanksgiving to pull out the Christmas tree. But not The Polyphonic Spree. Tim DeLaughter's giant band has announced its ninth Holiday Extravaganza show. The show, which will feature The Spree along with a few other acts (including We're Not Dudes and Syncopated Ladie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: At the Theatre Gallery, Capturing Lightning in a Beer Cup

    Outside the Theatre Gallery in Deep Ellum a quarter-century ago.It was the summer of 1984 and the city of Dallas was in the midst of a serious makeover. The Republican National Convention was coming to town and Big D was trying to put a conservative foot forward as the media spotlight fixated on our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: You Shoot, We Score

    Texas music looks great. It provokes the imagination and illustrates the intangible. For years, we've been providing the necessary flavor to help filmmakers tell their stories. It's what we do; we're obviously good at this kind of thing. And it goes both ways: Movie soundtracks are the kind of thin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: The Bad Sleep Good or Not At All.

    They were loud, rude, bratty and obnoxious. They smoked pot, drank lots of beer, did drugs and slept in their clothes. If you were a guy who hung out at Theatre Gallery during the late '80s, chances are pretty good that one (or more) of them fucked your girlfriend. And they got away with it all be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: Karen Finley and the Delicate Art of Disgust

    In the summer of 1986, the Theatre Gallery was all about confronting the established aesthetic sensibilities of the comfortable arts patron. Basically, we loved to shock the shit out of people. Our venue existed to raise the bar on outrageousness and freedom of expression. Example: One of our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    Echoes And Reverberations: The Ghosts Of The Longhorn Ballroom

    In the summer of 1986, the Theatre Gallery was all about confronting the established aesthetic sensibilities of the comfortable arts patron. Basically, we loved to shock the shit out of people. Our venue existed to raise the bar on outrageousness and freedom of expression. Example: One of our ... More >>

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    These Bands Are Your Bands

    Dan's Silverleaf hosts the ultimate tribute

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    The Good Sons, The Great Tyrant, The Undoing of David Wright

    Saturday, October 21, at the Double Wide

  • Music

    April 27, 2006

    Wilderness, Year Future, Parts & Labor

    Tuesday, May 2, at Rubber Gloves

  • Music

    June 17, 1999

    The preacher and the Prophet

    Why can't we all just get along? The history, or not, of Russell and Jeff's Deep Ellum

  • Music

    June 4, 1998

    The Lizard king

    David Yow's got balls--he just doesn't want to show them to you anymore

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    Farewell from Cracker Eden

    Texas journalism loses a great writer and friend in Grover Lewis

  • Music

    January 26, 1995

    Trance-induced state

    Austin label showcases some of the best Texas has to offer

  • Music

    December 15, 1994

    Roadshows

    Austin label showcases some of the best Texas has to offer

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