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Somebody's Darling is Ready for Their Close-up

Somebody's Darling Are Ready For Their Close-up

Guitarist David Ponder is sitting in a bar on Lower Greenville, feeling cautiously optimistic. His band, Somebody's Darling, just released its sophomore album, Jank City Shakedown, and he thinks it's something special. "I don't know if I would call this album a make-it-or-break-it record," Ponder s ... More >>

The Five Best DFW Honky-Tonks

To call a place a honky-tonk is almost as nebulous as labeling a place a dive bar. Ask five different people what one is, and you're more than likely to get six different answers. Of course, North Texas has dozens of places that complement any of them. The earliest published mentions of the term h ... More >>

Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic at Billy Bob's

Wednesday, July 4, at Billy Bob's

The Ticket's George Dunham Helps Out Charity With Wednesday's Jub Jam

A couple of weeks ago, we told you how Red Dirt stud Stoney LaRue decided to follow other big names and host a charity golf and poker tourney in Grapevine, with the help of some his famous friends from the world of sports and music. That specific event, which benefited the Cook Children's Recording ... More >>

Stoney LaRue Does Some Sweet Charity For Cook Children's Medical Center

The country music community of Texas and Oklahoma has been a fantastic supporter of children and their families battling various medical issues. Over the past few years, Ft. Worth DJ Justin Frazell has been a driving force behind the all-star Pickin' for Preemies series of Labor Day concerts, with p ... More >>

Mike and the Moonpies Talk Gary Stewart, Alan Jackson and Uniting Cowboys and Hipsters

It's a Tuesday night at Austin's Horseshoe Lounge and two members of the band Mike and the Moonpies are here to do an interview. Frontman Mike Harmeier is wearing snakeskin boots and a Dwight Yoakam trucker cap. Lead guitarist Catlin Rutherford vaguely resembles Chris Hillman when he wears a mustach ... More >>

Remembering Coach Joe Avezzano: Cowboy and Music Fan

So many got to know former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Joe Avezzano as a hard-nosed, foul-mouthed, award-winning special-teams coach during his days roaming football sidelines, which began in 1968 and ended yesterday, after Avezzano died of an apparent heart attack while in Italy coaching the Sea ... More >>

Drake Returns, Dave Matthews Band and More Show Announcements

​Summer is upon us (kind of has been since January), and that means it's time to get your butts wet on the Gexa Energy Pavilion lawn. Unless, of course, you're rich enough to have "reserved seating money." You kind of have to for the just announced Drake show on Wednesday, May 16, which will cost ... More >>

Girls at Granada, Yann Tiersen at Trees and More Show Announcements

Girls​One of the biggest records of 2011 came from San Fransisco's Girls, who successfully mine early rock and roll influences to create notable and at times brilliant albums. Gorilla Vs. Bear has championed the band for years, and the blog is bringing Girls to the Granada Theater on Friday, March ... More >>

Mute Math, Stardeath & White Dwarfs, Youth Lagoon, and This Week's Show Announcements

New Orleans rock act Mute Math, known for their blend of DJ Shadow-esque beats and new wave songs, have a new album out called Odd Soul. They'll be on tour this winter in support of said record, and you can catch them at the House of Blues on Saturday, January 28, for $23. Tickets will go on sale on ... More >>

With a Little Help From Hat Tricks' Friends...

The Antlers Promise Not To Completely Depress You Tonight. Plus: Three Other Solid Shows.

A solid hump-day offering of shows is on tap for you tonight as quality acts are spaced all across the area.

Show Announcements: Tobacco, The Adicts, Yelle, The Black Angels, The Submarines, Stone Sour, Katy Perry, The Raveonettes, Joe Pug, Keith Urban, Yes, South by So What? & More!

Tobacco​Less than a year ago, Tobacco, the Pennsylvania-born electronic musician and frontman for the experimental group Black Moth Super Rainbow, released his latest solo album, Manic Meat, a dark and seedy work that outshone its 2008 predecessor, Fucked Up Friends. As a solo artist, Tobacco ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: Datahowler Doesn't Always Listen To Music -- But When He Does, He Prefers Obscure African or Latin Records.

Welcome to a Unexpected Influences, where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like.Datahowler​Datahowler, mad processor of decades of international culture, has a lot on his mind. Born Ross Edman (and formerly using the moniker Objectiv One), he has managed to push himself ... More >>

Show Announcements: British Sea Power, Band Of Horses, Randy Travis, Dawes, Devotchka, The Kills, Cut Copy, Ice Cube, Guster, The Crystal Method, Appleseed Cast, Warpaint, Freelance Whales, Helmet & More!

British Sea Power​Brighton's explosive British Sea Power are fresh off the release of their fourth studio album, Valhalla Dancehall, which, unfortunately, doesn't quite match up to the power chord anthems on their previous record, Do You Like Rock Music. Rather, the new album hearkens back to thei ... More >>

Good Friday: Wu-Tang Clan, The O's, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Dead Twins, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, James McMurtry, Stoney LaRue, Boys Named Sue & More!

​The biggest concert this weekend is undoubtedly the already sold-out Wu-Tang Clan show at Granada Theater tonight. With the obvious exception for Old Dirty Bastard, every member of the Wu will be at the performance except for RZA. But even without the drum machine genius, this is one of the most ... More >>

Now To the Team Hicks Used To Own: Your ALCS-Playing Rangers and Tonight's Deets

​Hell of a way to bookend the day -- in a courtroom first thing in the morning watching Tom Hicks's attorneys fight to keep ownership of Liverpool FC, then at the Ballpark in Arlington tonight to watch Tom Hicks's old team fight to keep home-field advantage over the New York Yankees in its first-e ... More >>

Show Announcements: Rhett Miller, Ben Kweller, Spune 2K10 Ice Cream Social, Telegraph Canyon, Dwight Yoakam, Delorean, Helmet, Guided By Voices, Gorillaz, Adam Lambert, Michelle Shocked and more

Rhett Miller​Rhett Miller's solo career has had its ups and downs, but overall, he's one of the most successful artists to come out of Dallas. His most recent self-titled album is his third solo effort, released last year to mixed reviews. He's still touring in support of it, and he'll be at the G ... More >>

Picture Show: Dierks Bentley and Biker Crew at Billy Bob's

Rachel Parker​At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dierks Bentley and a crew of about 200 bikers pulled into Billy Bob's in Fort Worth. Dierks--along with a staggering lineup (as promised) of Brandon Rhyder, Kristen Kelly, Roger Creager, Eli Young Band, Jack Ingram and Stoney LaRue--continued his nationwide tour ... More >>

Dierks Bentley Promises Some Special Guests At His Sunday Show in Fort Worth

Dierks Bentley​Anyone who's a fan of pop country knows that Dierks Bentley is getting to be a pretty big deal. And, currently, the singer is touring the country on his Miles & Music for Kids tour--something of a charity event that marries a concert with a charity motorcycle ride.On Sunday, Apr ... More >>

Show Announcements: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Carrie Underwood, The Hold Steady, The Script, More...

Ariel Pink​My all-time favorite music list is riddled with bands that started out being a little too weird and "out there" for me. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti is on that list of bands. The band started off sounding like a slightly out-of-tune AM radio to me, but the blissed-out melodies enticed ... More >>

Show Announcements: Iron Maiden, Chicago, Doobie Brothers And Sting Coming To Dallas

Proof that Sting sucks.​Summer, that season when old farts get back in the tour bus to milk a few more million bucks out of nostalgic fans, is just around the corner, as evidenced by three big Superpages.com Center concert announcements this week. First, Iron Maiden will open its The Final Frontie ... More >>

Charity Jam

This Year's Chevy Main Stage Performers At The State Fair

​After the jump, the complete, just-released lineup of acts playing the Chevrolet Main Stage at this year's Texas State Fair. Without looking, though, I'm guessing you probably have an idea of what's in store.So, on that note, let's just knock the highlights out of the way right now: Miranda Lambe ... More >>

Somebody's Darling Is All Smiles

The Real Deal

Get Dirt-y

Bands Roundup for a day o' tunes

Odds & Ends

Raise a final beer (or seven) to the boys in Speedtrucker at their farewell shows