The Jesus and Mary Chain

Ty Segall at Dada, 1/26/13: Everybody Mosh Now

The last time I saw Ty Segall I was lifting him into a crowd of people so he could surf along to the sounds of the Jesus and Mary Chain, he had a grin on his face and a air of "fuck it, let's have fun" around him. When combined with his prodigious talent and seemingly tireless work rate, it's easy t ... More >>

The Curious Case Of The Underrated British Psych Band: A Short Conversation With The Telescopes' Stephen Lawrie

A few weeks ago, Will Kapinos, formerly of Jetscreamer and currently of Dim Locator, sent out an email explaining two shows The Telescopes are playing in DFW tonight and tomorrow, and how they came to be: "Our friends in the Cush played in the UK last year and met those guys.They asked the Cush if ... More >>

Photos From 35 Denton: The Jesus and Mary Chain and Ty Segall

The Jesus and Mary Chain Via 10 Years of Press Photos

The Jesus and Mary Chain rescheduled their Denton appearance to this evening , and we thought it'd be fun to dig through the old, dusty filing cabinets in pursuit of old press photos. To our excitement (and maybe yours), we dug up a decade's worth. The "J-file" didn't include a press photo for 1985 ... More >>

More 35 Denton Street Style

Name: Sarah Davenport Style influences: The '60s and '70s music scenes. At 35 Denton to catch: Mikal Cronin and Thee Oh Sees

The Rest of the Fest: One Last Look Back at 35 Denton

It was four days facing the elements: Wind, rain, solar flares and, on Saturday night, slime. In between, there were late-night basement dance parties, close calls with golf carts, mysterious bruises, random introductions and the chance to catch music at every turn. 35 Denton feels like what SXSW p ... More >>

Ty Segall To Open For The Jesus and Mary Chain on Wednesday

35 Denton just announced the opening act for Wednesday's rescheduled Jesus and Mary Chain show will be San Francisco shredder Ty Segall, whose 2011 Goodbye Bread LP contained the perfect right brain/left brain of pop and distortion. It's actually the perfect match. Damn, 35 Denton, y'all playin' cup ... More >>

The Jesus and Mary Chain Apologize for Rescheduling Issues With Puppets

A Message from Jesus and Mary Chain from 35 Denton on VimeoIt's about an hour-plus into Built to Spill's set of the final night of 35 Denton, which is the block the Jesus and Mary Chain were set to have before work visa issues forced them to reschedule. The reason I mention is the following from 35' ... More >>

Friday's 35 Denton Review: The Return of The Baptist Generals, Peopleodian's Primal Scream

After catching Danny Rush & the DDs at Dan's last night, I happened to walk past 35 Denton's headquarters right next door. The scene inside looked a bit tense, as word had come just a few hours earlier that the fest's Sunday night headliner, The Jesus and Mary Chain, had to reschedule their gig to W ... More >>

Street Style: The Fans of 35 Denton

See also: Reviews from last night. Name (from left to right): Bryan Schleckman, Heather Williams Style influences: Bryan: "Classic '40s and '50s but with a modern spin. Vintage with an updated feel." Heather: "What I'm doing, what I'm into, and what I'm listening to [influences my style]." At 35 ... More >>

Our 34 picks for 35 Denton

35 Denton Cleans Up its Block and Rebrands Itself

Wake Up, Denton! It's Time To Get Your Rocks Off!

15 Places to Spill Food On Your Beard During 35 Denton

At its inception, the 35 Denton music festival was simply North Texas' answer to Austin'sfamous shitshow, South by Southwest. In its third year, 35 Denton has become a legitimate music showcase, pulling names like Big Boi, The Flaming Lips and Mavis Staples into its funky little downtown square. The ... More >>

35 Denton Tries Its Hand at... Matchmaking?

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Looking for 35 Denton wristbands? If you find yourself clumsily walking behind pretty girls (or chasing a choice piece of man-tail) like the video above, then come out to the Mellow Mushroom on Monday, February 13. 35 Denton and The Indie-Verse have partne ... More >>

The Jesus and Mary Chain Added to 35 Denton

Why does every band these days with a reverb pedal and penchant for black leather jackets get compared to the Jesus & Mary Chain? Because the brothers Reid paved the way for them with 1985's Psychocandy, an album that deserves to be played a full volume with the windows open. Also, no one's done it ... More >>

A Place to Bury Strangers: "Everything [We] Get Involved With Seems to be Related to Death."

New York's A Place to Bury Strangers has been around for nearly a decade, and, in that time, the band has garnered a solid fan base for its unrelentingly loud slabs of noise. The band's sophomore record, 2009's Exploding Head, which the band is still touring behind, found APTBS exploring interesti ... More >>

Good Friday: Arcade Fire, Edgefest 21 and The Rest of This Weekend's Awesome Shows

Arcade Fire's Win Butler is so pissed at Edgefest.​We've got a full weekend, with loads of shows ahead. Most notably, of course, is the Arcade Fire show at Gexa Energy Pavilion, which is up against Edgefest at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco. Check out Pete's breakdown of the two events here.But, hey, if ... More >>

Last Night: The Raveonettes, Tamaryn at the Granada Theater

The Raveonettes, TamarynGranada TheaterApril 11, 2011Better than: quoting the raven nevermore.Pete FreedmanThe Raveonettes​ After a hazy, ethereal opening set from the San Francisco-by-way-of-New York-based, Mexican Summer-signed Tamaryn, who provided a fine example of how to best use the Granada' ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Raveonettes at the Granada, Gogol Bordello at House of Blues and Warpaint at The Loft

Hey, now! It's a hopping Monday evening of shows gracing our area this evening. Definitely hard to choose amongst these contenders...

Last Night at 35 Conferette: The Biggest Pain of Being Pure at Heart? Realizing That, If You Make Crowds Wait, They'll Leave.

Stephen MaskerThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart​The Pains of Being Pure at Heart7:15 p.m. 7:55 p.m. at Main Stage TwoIf all had happened accordingly, last night's performance from New York's The Pains of Being Pure at Heart would have gone over exceedingly well, with crowds swaying back and forth a ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Hellogoodbye at the House of Blue's Cambridge Room , That 1 Guy at Dan's Silverleaf, Young Prisms at City Tavern and Playlister P at the Double Wide

Tuesday's not quite as busy as last night, but there are still a few interesting events to take in this evening.

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart Join 35 Conferette Bill

That headline kind of says it all -- and, gotta say, we're pretty stoked to see our favorite Jesus & Mary Chain apers getting tacked on to this thing, which, we'll once again remind you, will be taking place in Denton on March 10 - 13.After the jump, the full bill, which now boasts 61 names, and ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Hosannas at City Tavern and Watain at The Loft

As usual, Monday evening's musical registry isn't exactly overflowing with shows, especially being a holiday week and all. But there are still a couple of things worth checking out. Hosannas, Darktown Strutters and Florene at City Tavern Although our own Darktown Strutters are listed as the head ... More >>

The Besnard Lakes

Thursday, May 20,at the Granada Theater

Good Friday: Blue October, Le Cure, Drawn by Jaymz, Boys Named Sue, The Fox & The Bird, Mono, Dosh, Hello Lover

This is happening, folks.​As you're probably already aware, we're embarking on the mother of all weekends. That's right; Edgefest is upon us. By now, you might have tried your luck at winning one of our ticket giveaways--after all, what self respecting Limp Bizkit fan wouldn't? But if trying to ... More >>

The Big Pink,A Place To Bury Strangers,Darktown Strutters

Friday, April 9, at the Granada Theater

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to Tomorrow Night's Granada Theater Show With The Big Pink, A Place To Bury Strangers and Darktown Strutters

Tomorrow night, The Big Pink, whose 2009 debut, A Brief History of Love, made it into my top 10 list of albums from last year, will stop by the Granada Theater for a gig that finds the bombastic duo playing alongside the equally loud A Place to Bury Strangers from Brooklyn and Dallas' own outsider p ... More >>

Wye Oak, Cotton Jones

Friday, October 2, at The Cavern

Good Friday: Tori Amos, Tomorrowpeople, CKY, Phoenix Project Benefit, Les Americains, Happy Bullets, Tim Sweeney, Yanari and More

It's Friday! Party time! Excellent! After Tuesday's festivities, it almost feels redundant to have an actual weekend. But there are plenty of musical reasons not to waste the weekend catching up on all the things that hangover kept you from finishing on Wednesday. As for stuff going on Friday, ... More >>

Holy Fuck, Crocodiles

Exploding Plastic Prepares First Release: Little Black Dress

Exploding Plastic Records, the new Idol Records art-pop imprint, is almost ready to go with its first release, Little Black Dress' Snow In June, which is set for a May 5 release.You may recognize a few members of Little Black Dress' lineup--namely frontman Toby Pipes, also of Deep Blue Something, wh ... More >>

Gig Alert: Twin Tigers, Sleepy Horses and Gift Horse at City Tavern Tonight

Mike WhiteTwin Tigers roars at City Tavern tonight.Gotta love that SXSW backwash that brings so many quality bands into our region. Three of these make their way to City Tavern tonight in a show that offers, besides some great music, an odd animal motif.Twin Tigers, Sleepy Horses and Gift Horse all ... More >>

Wavves

Wavvves (Fat Possum)

The Magnetic Fields Turn Down the Volume

Stephin Merritt uses Distortion to protect the Magnetic Fields from mothers everywhere

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at American Airlines Center

Shoe Strung

A Place To Bury Strangers isn't shoegaze. Or is it?

Atlas Sound

Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky)

Diagramming Modern English

With a new four-CD retrospective, Rhino Records captures the agony and ecstasy of the golden age of Brit rock

Angels of Mercy?

One man's Gabriel is another man's Lucifer.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Wednesday, March 8, at the Granada Theater

The Raveonettes

Pretty in Black (Columbia)

The Raveonettes

Chain Gang of Love (Columbia)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

September 12

Jane's Addiction

Strays (Capitol)

The Kills; Arab Strap

April 12

Critics' Picks

Veruca Salt

Scene, heard

All the music news that's fit to print, and some that isn't

Honey's not dead

The Jesus and Mary Chain love rock and roll, again

Fifteen nailsin the coffin

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad