Tina Turner

Record Store Day Approaches and Ben Harper Premiers at The White House

This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we'll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste. The day has finally come and Bill Wisener, Bill's Records owner, can hardly contain his excite ... More >>

LGBT Advocates Vow to Protest until DART Quits Stalling on Domestic Partner Benefits

In February, a DART committee gave preliminary approval to a plan to extend employment benefits to employees' domestic partners, both gay and straight, and their children. It was a welcome decision, and it gave hope that, after six month of debate over costs and morality, approval by the full DART b ... More >>

DJ Woodtronic Knows a Good Oddity When He Sees One, and He Sees Plenty in DFW

Photo by Allan Hayslip Known for his sophistication as a DJ, Reid Robinson (a.k.a. Woodtronic) gets groovy, laid back gigs spinning at spots like the Perot Museum and outdoor shows in Dallas Arts District. Not to say he can't pump (and punk) it up if needed...you can also see him spinning pretty reg ... More >>

He Never Saw That Gypsy Coming

The Life and Death of Dallas Theater Center's Jack Ruby, All-American Boy

In 1974, DTC premiered its best show ever. Why was it never seen again?

Last Night: Dolly Parton at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie

Dolly PartonVerizon Theatre in Grand PrairieTuesday, July 19, 2011Better than: Reality. Rachel ParkerDolly Parton at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie​Dolly Parton inhabits her stardom as fully as she fills out her glittering outfits. "I buy 'em two sizes too small and take 'em in," she joked. Sh ... More >>

The Problem With.. Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory"

So. Lady Gaga's anticipated Born This Way came out earlier this week. After giving it a listen, I'd say its like a roller coaster -- one that has Gaga's roaring head from the cover on the bumper. It's thrilling in some turns, nauseating in others and it gives listeners a real sense of danger.Thing i ... More >>

Q&A: Warpaint's Theresa Wayman Wonders Why There Aren't More All-Girl Rock Bands

In 2008, Los Angeles noise pop quartet Warpaint released their debut EP, Exquisite Corpse, an effort that earned the band massive amounts of attention -- enough so that the band was asked to open for several high-profile acts, including Akron/Family and the nationally sold-out tour from The xx. Now, ... More >>

New School of Seven Bells Song Included On Benefit Album For Recovery in Japan

​Musicians releasing songs to benefit those in need is not a new phenomenon -- look no further than 1985's "We Are the World" charity single, by the supergroup USA for Africa, featuring Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, and strangely enough, Dan Aykroyd. And let's not forget the awesomely awful Haiti rem ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: Cindy Chaffin

Welcome to Local Music'Mericans, where we'll be meeting some people behind the local music scene who aren't musicians, but more behind-the-scenes folk.Jason JanikCindy Chaffin​Once upon a time, Cindy Chaffin was the mastermind behind Texas Gigs, a blog and database that ... More >>

Girl Group-A-Go-Go

Hophead: Samuel Adams Utopias Stretches The Definition of Beer

Jesse Hughey​It's not carbonated. It is aged for years in a variety of barrels, served in 2-ounce pours at room temperature, contains 27 percent alcohol by volume (54 proof, in other words) and carries suggested retail price tag of $150 for a 24-ounce bottle. And it's beer. The 2009 version of Sam ... More >>

A Triple Order of Frank 'N' Furters Makes for a Rocky Horror Halloween on Area Stages.

Shutter Stars

Britney Spears And The Greatest Music Comebacks Of All Time

Last Night: Estelle and Solange at House of Blues

Estelle, Solange House of BluesMarch 9, 2009Better than: Catching up on the TV shows backlogged on my DVR.As someone who admittedly knows very little about Solange's singing career, I just have to say: The girl gives it her all. Her black-suited, shaggy-haired band played a particularly funky rendit ... More >>

Firehouse Subs Turns Up the Heat

Last Night: Punk Bunny, Rival Gang, Darktown Strutters and Pocket Change at Mable Peabody's

Punk Bunny brought the raunch to Denton.Gay Prom Bloodbath Mable Peabody's in DentonFriday, February 13, 2009 Better than: A Priscilla, Queen of the Desert movie marathon Friday the 13th welcomes the truly bizarre, and Mable Peabody's Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair in Denton was ... More >>

Ready For Bettye

LaVette Belts it for McFarlin

Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that shoul ... More >>

Better Be Good To Her

Tina Turner struts her stuff at AAC

A Mean Pinball

Denton rockers tackle Tommy

Pretty Sweet

Davis trades Spaces for Charity

Small Hands

Spot a Carny at Webb Gallery

State of the Mates

Indie-pop's favorite couple Bring It Back home

Big D’s Book Boy

Harry Hunsicker signs his new release

You Make Everything...Groovy

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez play the Granada

Dancing with the Stars

The Legend of Billy Hicks

Or, why sax player is no longer a viable occupation in rock and roll

New Moves

Tripsichore strikes a pose

Paper Trail

Plus: Old Hand; When Fanboys Dream

Rock Star Olympics

Snoop Dogg vs. Bob Marley? Ike vs. Courtney? Let the games begin.

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Anatomy Lesson

At Kitchen Dog, Hedwig proves size does matter; Flower Drum Song sounds lovely at Fair Park

The Bellrays

The Bellrays perform March 6 at Gypsy Tea Room, with 20 Miles and Bob Log III.

Straight Talk

Soul 73 KKDA's Millie Jackson tells it how it is, no matter what that happens to be

It's Only Rock & Roll

Gimme Shelter

Ring my Bell

The BellRays lay the groundwork for a soul-punk revolt

Radio-Free Garland

An unlikely suburban airwave pirate lands in the FCC's crosshairs

Tom Waits for no one

Or: Looking for the heart of South by Southwest

How Strange Fruit got its groove back

For those who are about to rock, Still Crazy salutes you

Big in Japan

P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell doesn't want America to lose its funkiness

A star is boring

Biopics this dull are not why fools fall in love

Groove's thang

Terry McMillan's fantasy fluff offers escapist pleasures for all audiences

The glory of Bugs

Texas guitar hero Bugs Henderson wouldn't swap family for fame

Extrapolating rhythm and blues

Cajun monarch Marcia Ball spreads her wings

Roadshows

Keeping up with the Joneses

Dallas blues history according to two who lived it

Two for the Road

When Houston's 1st Amendment rights were threatened, a bus full of female porn stars came bouncing to the rescue

Jingle bells, Jingle sells

The industry aims for the heart of Christmas-- with a shotgun