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11 Great Show Announcements: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Nicki Minaj & More

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Thursday, October 11, at Granada Theater, $25Legendary Canadian post rock act Godspeed You! Black Emperor have reunited for the first tour in nearly a decade. The band, famous for their intense live show, expansive arrangements and vivid projections, will be an incredible ... More >>

Spoon's Eric Harvey: "The Worst Show I Ever Saw Was Also One Of The Best. The Band Was Called Shadow Church..."

It's been too long since Spoon has played Dallas, but tonight, they return to the Granada for a sold-out show. Keyboardist Eric Harvey lives here and you might have seen him at shows as big as Wilco at Fair Park Music Hall or as small as the final Annex House show. Harvey recently put out an excell ... More >>

The Cheap Bastard's Ultimate Guide to Eating like a Total Cheap Bastard in Dallas

For this week's cover story, Alice "The Cheap Bastard" Laussade provides an extensive and profane guide to, as she puts it, her "favorite restaurants in Dallas where cheap meets delicious (without meeting diarrhea)." It follows. Drive-Through Deals White Rock Coffee 4216 Abrams Road The Starbucks d ... More >>

Good Friday: TV On The Radio, Broken Social Scene, the Rest of This Weekend's Shows

TV On The Radio​This weekend, Dallas benefits heavily from the Austin City Limits Music Festival spillover effect, which has some of the best bands in the world looking for a place to play in and around town. There are a whole bunch of these shows, as well as a few others, making this weekend an e ... More >>

Other Lives Believes in Albums, Not Bands.

Other Lives​It'd be easy to pigeonhole Oklahoma music as solely focused on red dirt country (see: Cross Canadian Ragweed) or dust-bowl folk (see: Woody Guthrie) were it not for the contributions made by the likes of the Flaming Lips, Evangelicals, Starlight Mints and Stardeath & White Dwarfs i ... More >>

Extended Q&A (With Audio!): The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Talks NX35, Festivals, Midlake and Deep Ellum.

It's not hard to see how The Flaming Lips earned its repuation as festival kings.​In this week's print edition of the Observer, you'll see some of the fruits that came from a conversation I shared with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne a little over a week ago as part of a preview for the NX35 Con ... More >>

Last Night: Starlight Mints, Evangelicals, MATAS at the Granada Theater

Starlight Mints, Evangelicals, Matthew and the Arrogant SeaGranada TheaterJune 25, 2009 Better than: being stuck at home finishing another week's installment of "North of the Dial" (as I am every Thursday night).  Evangelicals was just one of three impressive acts on last night's bill.A ... More >>

So Tonight's Kinda Crazy-Packed, Huh?

Not that you needed the reminders, I'm sure, but, seriously, check out tonight's schedule:Tallest Man on Earth and John Vanderslice at the House of Blues' Cambridge Room. (Which, hilariously enough, is no longer called the Pontiac Garage. Shocking, I know.)Paul van Dyk at the Lizard Lounge.Starlight ... More >>

Highlights, Lowlights and Northern Lights From Saturday's National Record Store Day Celebration At Good Records

Patrick MichelsJonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights on Good's outdoor stage.Spent all day Saturday (well, for the most part) at Good Records for the store's combined 9th Birthday Bash and National Record Store Day Celebration. And, given the at-times cool and at-times brutally humid weather, tha ... More >>

Good Records Brings Badu, Others for Saturday Celebration

Show Announcements: A Flock of Seagulls, Live, Def Leppard, more

This week's booking announcements comprises a pretty long list and features a few out-of-mind national acts--including A Flock of Seagulls, Live, and that band with the one-armed drummer. SXSW bookings are still coming in too, with a venue change for the Whispertown 2000. And, to top it all off, L ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Starlight Mints, Recorder and Grassfight

A couple o' Okie indie pop acts-- Starlight Mints and Recorder--are making the drive down to Denton tonight for a show at Hailey's where they'll be met by Denton Radiohead devotees Grassfight. The obvious draw here: Starlight Mints, whose debut release, 2000's The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of, thrus ... More >>

Show Announcements: Scrap Metal, Great American Taxi, TV On The Radio, Dan Deacon, School of Seven Bells

Been missing your jamgrass fix waiting on another Leftover Salmon reunion show? No worries, as former Salmon frontman Vince Herman comes to town this April with Great American Taxi. If you're looking for a more traditional bluegrass show, Ralph Stanley (of "Man of Constant Sorrow" fame) brings it ... More >>

Show Announcements: MSTRKRFT, Franz Ferdinand, Heartless Bastards, More

MSTRKRFT performs Friday, March 20, at House of BluesGrab your calendars, folks. After the jump, the latest batch of upcoming show announcements to come through our inboxes over the past week.

Last Night: Ben Lee with Kate Voegele at House of Blues

A Spune Christmas 2006

Saturday, December 9, at Hailey's, in Denton

Knee Deep | Blog Log | Mic Check | Handstamps

Evangelicals

So Gone (Misra)

Shapes and Sizes

Shapes and Sizes (Asthmatic Kitty)

Newness Begins

At this weekend's Wall of Sound Festival, the New Year resolves to play its first local gig in two years

Wall of Apathy

Be Our Guest

If only some great Dallas festival was flagging down southbound SXSW drivers right now...

Starlight Mints

Wednesday, February 22, at Hailey's

Odds & Ends

If you thought you'd find safety and assurance at the Sanctuary, think again

The Local List

The Heavenly States

Black Comet (Baria)

The Starlight Mints, the Baptist Generals, Rosebuds

Friday, October 1, at the Gypsy Tea Room

Odds & Ends

The Chemistry Set, the Old 97's and Five Questions With Steve Burns

Theatre Fire, Calhoun, Chemistry Set

Saturday, June 19, at Club Dada

Brave New Combo

D'oh! The Simpsons animate Dallas' favorite polka band

Get the Word Out

Promotion was the priority at the Dallas Music Festival

Starlight Mints

December 4

Feel the Noise

The Dallas Music Festival kicks off. That's a good thing, right?

Get a Clue

Steve Burns doesn't worry about his TV-show past, so neither should anyone else

The Flaming Lips and Starlight Mints

June 10

Spring Has Sprung

And summertime means more music

The Shins

July 12

Scene, Heard

A near encounter with Reverend Horton Heat's fists

Scene, Heard

Persistence pays