The Polyphonic Spree

Home By Hovercraft's Grandiose New Album: Preview

In this week's feature, Kelly Dearmore tells the story of Home By Hovercraft, a band inspired by The Polyphonic Spree and its members' own theater backgrounds. That tells you a lot about what kind of sound they're headed for; they do it well. You can listen to "Zoo Lion" below for the gist. See al ... More >>

Rock Lottery 11

Saturday, November 17, at Dan's Silverleaf, Denton

Mark Pirro on Finding a Place to Plug In, Other First Show Experiences

Mark Pirro has been around the Dallas music scene for more than two decades as a member of Tripping Daisy, The Polyphonic Spree and currently Menkena. As a preview of The Spree's New Year's Eve show this Saturday at the House of Blues, we wanted to ask him about his first times at shows, including t ... More >>

Red Animal War

Friday, December 23, at Double Wide

Giveaway: One Pair of Tickets to See Centro-Matic, Spooky Folk at Dada Tomorrow

You can't dig too deep into the North Texas music scene without hearing the name Centro-Matic. The band's prolific lead singer, Will Johnson, has saturated the last decade with releases from Centro-Matic and South San Gabriel, as well as a few solo releases of his own. Tomorrow night's show comes at ... More >>

Watch the Video for The Polyphonic Spree's New Single "It's Christmas"

​Well, damn, if tomorrow isn't the first day of December. With Black Friday under our belts, we are in full-blown holiday mode. And, according to the Polyphonic Spree, "It's Christmas."That's the name of the band's new Christmas single, which earned its release today on the Good Records Recordings ... More >>

Your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Performers

A closer look at all 52 acts playing this weekend's Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase in Deep Ellum

Tim DeLaughter's Preteen Zenith Project Releases "Sampler" Mashup Of Four New Tracks

​For almost two months now, we've been waiting patiently for the chance to hear some music out of Preteen Zenith's camp -- you know, it being the new band from Polyphonic Spree and Tripping Daisy mastermind Tim DeLaughter and Secret Machines member Philip Karnats, and also featuring members of The ... More >>

Part Arty

Before She Competes on MasterChef, We Talk Food With The Polyphonic Spree's Jennie Kelley

Courtesy of FOXThe Polyphonic Spree's Jennie Kelley, as you'll soon see her on Master Chef.​ Jennie Kelley has been a member of the choir in Dallas' super-happy Polyphonic Spree collective since its Beginning Stages..., but, these days, music is taking a backseat to another passion of hers. After ... More >>

Good Records Recordings To Re-Issue Tripping Daisy Back Catalog and Unreleased Songs.

​The folks at Good Records sure are having some fun with all the news breaking out of their camp over the past couple of days. But, rest assured, most of it is just that: Fun.That cryptic tweet and Facebook post the store made today? The one about being "a part of history" if you stop by the store ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: The Beginning Stages of The Polyphonic Spree

The Polyphonic Spree​They're an indie rock band that just about every music fan in western civilization has heard of. But 10 years ago, The Polyphonic Spree had only played three shows.In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, music writer Jessica Parker introduces Dallas Observer read ... More >>

Good Friday: Festival At The Switchyard, Free Energy, Los Campesinos, Dawes, Valient Thorr, The Thermals, AC Slater, Bush, Paul Oakenfold, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and More!

Tim DeLaughter and The Polyphonic Spree perform at Festival At The Switchyard on Friday.​Well, we've finally recovered from our Austin City Limits Music Festival hangover--and just in time, too. This weekend's Festival At The Switchyard in Carrollton is yet another suburban rock fest featuring som ... More >>

Fall Indie Fest Announces Three-Day Bill That Includes Reverend Horton Heat, Sarah Jaffe, Telegraph Canyon, Others

​OK, now this is getting ridiculous. Seriously: We like the suburbs just fine (The Suburbs, too, actually), but, c'mon, we're past that part of our lives, and we really don't want to be dragged back out there every weekend. Doesn't seem like we're being given much choice in the matter, though. Dan ... More >>

Carrollton Announces Full Inaugural Festival At The Switchyard Bill. Lineup Includes Old 97's, Polyphonic Spree, Robert Earl Keen, Others.

​Even though we wrote about Frisco in this week's paper in anticipation of tomorrow's Oysterfest, it looks like that city's got some competition on the horizon in its attempt to bring the rock to the suburbs. The City of Carrollton has just announced their lineup to this year's inaugural Festival ... More >>

Tracklist: The Local Hang, Vol. 11

​Had another good time at The Libertine last night for the first-Monday-of-the-month "DJ" night/party/bad decision called The Local Hang, where your ears get stuffed with nothing but local music, because those are the rules. At least, I hope it was a good time. This throbbing sensation between my ... More >>

Merry Christmas, Friends of Unfair Park

The freakishly steady snow outside the office, and the absence of a staff inside the office, suggests that perhaps it's time to head on outta here. And so I leave you with this: Polyphonic Spree performing John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" at the Lakewood Theater in '07, during the band's ann ... More >>

Pitchfork Does A Little Dallas On Its Top 200 Albums Countdown

All week long, Pitchfork has been counting down its list of the 200 top albums of the '00s--just the latest series in its ongoing, highly entertaining set of features about the decade in music. And though three area artists popped up in the site's countdown of its top 500 songs of the ... More >>

Poster Of The Week: Les Americains; The Push; and Heart, Eyes, Open At Club Dada Tonight

Whenever someone uses the term "happy pill," I normally think of antidepressants or narcotic painkillers. But the designer of this poster, proud Americain Robert Lee, seems to have taken the term literally. The poster promotes tonight's Club Dada bill of Les Americains; The Push (featuring Polyphoni ... More >>

Video: School Of Seven Bells' "Half Asleep"

School of Seven Bells premiered the video for its song "Half Asleep" over on Pitchfork.tv today, which is relevant a) because the band's 2008 release Alpinisms is great, and b) because the band's guitarist is Dallas ex-pat and former Tripping Daisy, Polyphonic Spree and Secret Machines member Ben Cu ... More >>

Polyphonic Spree's Holiday Extravaganza Haunted by Tripping Daisy

Even amidst the spectacle of the Polyphonic Spree's annual holiday extravaganza show, reminders of Tripping Daisy abound

Weekend Roundup: The Polyphonic Spree's Holiday Extravaganza, Eagles of Death Metal

Not much video circulating around the Internet at the moment...well, not much pertaining to this past weekend in Dallas, music-wise at least. Just two videos, really, although they're both pertty decent...First up, the Polyphonic Spree, tackling "Do You Hear What I Hear"/"Little Drummer Boy" at the ... More >>

Hey, Dallas Jazzheads: Get Ready To Party

Spree to Be You and Me

Happy Xmas, From the Polyphonic Spree

Happy Christmas from Polyphonic Spree

Polyphonic Spree Sprouts Wings

Review: Rock Lottery 10th Anniversary

Norah Jones Kicks Off New ACL Season

Favorite Fables

Local boys make good

Rockers Without Borders

Big D music is on the road and in the movies

The New Polyphonic Spree Video, Without Any Video Whatsoever.

Goal! Goal! Goal!

Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Corn Mo

Monday, August 28, at the Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

Move Away and Shine

After scoring the movie Thumbsucker, The Polyphonic Spree ponders what could come next. Perhaps a musical?

2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Case Solved: Killer musicians captured, thanks to your tips

Good Records Birthday Celebration

Saturday, February 19, at Good Records

Scrooged

Pocket Sandwich's bah humbug

Odds & Ends

Grammy noms, Denton cares and Deedle's last dance

Odds & Ends

The Polyphonic Spree on MTV, a benefit for Deep Ellum beating victim,and Snooping the Snoop

Good Vibrations

Changes at Good Records, plus news on the Polyphonic Spree and a royalmea culpa

Please Kill Me

The sounds, the sweat, the stink, of SXSW 2004

Around Hear

The best in local music

Snow Ball

Join the Spree's holiday spree

Off Our Soapbox

Let SXSW stay in Austin. We're OK with that.

The Polyphonic Spree, Now It's Overhead, Broken Spindles; Girls Against Boys, Radio 4; Seana Carmody, Emily Sparks, the Reputation

September 20 & 25

2002 Dallas Observer Music Awards

These are your choices, not ours, for the best musicians in town

Best threat to Sam Paulos' empire (Part II)

Last Beat music complex

Dots and loops

The Kadanes celebrate The New Year, One Ton Records sticks its head in the Buzz-Oven, and oh-so-much more