Warped Tour

Rolex is Not Amused by Dallas Pop-Punk Singer's Counterfeit Watch Business

Their bio on Jam Base chalks it up to a "magical combination of talent, perseverance and opportunity," but, whatever their secret, Forever the Sickest Kids has enjoyed a remarkably long run in the music business. The Dallas-based pop-punk band managed to land a major-label record deal months after i ... More >>

Ten of This Weekend's Top Shows: Beach House, Fiona Apple, and More

Beach HouseFriday, September 21, at Palladium BallroomThe release of Beach House's fourth album, Bloom, has seen the Baltimore band become "Bon Iver famous." This show also serves as the 15th anniversary show for Spune Productions, who are bringing them to town.

Mark Heylmun of Suicide Silence: "The Purpose of Our First Record Was To Offend Everyone"

Intense barely scratches the surface when talking about Suicide Silence. The California extreme metal outfit has been around for just over a decade, and in that time, they've created three of the severest slabs of deathcore to be found. Speaking from a Houston restaurant in anticipation of tonight' ... More >>

The 20 Best Concert Photos of 2011

Mike MezeulBroken Social Scene at the House of Blues​The number of good shows and exciting, inspiring, heartbreaking moments in the Dallas music scene this year were, to put it SO very mildly...numerous. It probably can go with out saying. Except we're going to say it. We're going to talk about it ... More >>

Dave Wilson on The Bomb Factory and Other First Show Experiences

Until the recent "reunification" of [DARYL], if you've seen Dave Wilson at a show, he's either running sound for it or he's shooting it with his camera. Wilson, someone who's toured with national acts as a soundman and has been a freelance photographer (even for this here establishment), has been ... More >>

Priory's Brandon Johnson Talks The Ups and Downs Of His Band's Potentially Religious Name

Priory​Portland's Priory only recently issued its debut effort, but main songwriters Brandon Johnson and Kyle Dieker have been collaborating for several years. It just took getting a couple of other band members in place for the band to finally hit the studio with its plethora of material. It expl ... More >>

Good Friday: Vans Warped Tour Launches During A Busy Weekend of Shows

It's already started!​It's that time of the year again, when the heat has all of our teenage angst at an all-time high. The folks behind the Vans Warped Tour planned accordingly with this year's installment of the fest, which will be at Gexa Energy Pavilion today. So, if you're extremely pissed at ... More >>

Last Night: Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Le Butcherettes at Verizon Theatre

Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Le ButcherettesVerizon TheatreJune 6, 2011Better than: watching a Triunfo del Amor marathon. Rachel ParkerDeftones: more in the slide show​As strong a set as the Deftones performed to a packed Verizon Theatre last night, it was difficult to overlook an un ... More >>

Despite Setbacks, The Deftones Diamond Eyes Shines

Members of Face to Face and Strung Out Remember Their First Show Experiences

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Trevor Keith and the guys in Face to Facce​For those dis ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: Talent Buyer Brian Lowe Has Been A Behind-The-Scenes Employee At House of Blues His Entire Professional Career

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Brian Lowe​As a talent buyer at the House of Blues, Brian Lowe's kind of the definition of a behind ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: Using The Power of Social Media, Jonathan Swinnea Promotes Your Favorite Concerts, Bands and Tours.

Welcome to Local Music' Mericans, where we meet some people behind the local music scene -- the folks who aren't necessarily members of a local band, but who still make the scene move.Jonathan Swinnea​Jonathan Swinnea's passions are music and social media. Some would say he's an element of the "ne ... More >>

Picture Show: The Most Memorable Fans of 2010

Roger CaldwellFrom the Fans of Iron Maiden: check out the full slideshow. ​While we're not going to go so far as to nominate a Person of the Year (boo, Zuckerberg, boo), we feel a picture show of the most memorable fans of the year would be appropriate. Thanks to our many photographers in the ... More >>

Picture Show: The 20 Best Concert Photos of 2010

Danny FulgencioGlen Farris at Spune 2K10 Fest ​Between NX35, SXSW and ACL, we probably have enough concert photos to create some sort of concert photos city (Concert Photoia, if you will) in this year of 2010. But wait. Wait! There's more. Much more, as it turns out. Locally and nationally, there ... More >>

Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Shares Some Insight Into Fun Fun Fun Fest's Success From His Band's Backstage Perspective

Dallas' Power Trip was the sole regional participant at this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, so we asked frontman Riley Gale to document the band's experience at the festival, to help give our readers some insight into what things are really like behind the scenes at a concert of that scope. Belo ... More >>

Over The Weekend: The Hold Steady, The Whigs at the Granada Theater

The Hold Steady, The WhigsJuly 10th, 2010Granada TheaterBetter than: sitting at home and watching that episode of Lost where Hugo mentions The Hold Steady.All photos by Evan ClintonThe Hold Steady got the Granada rockin' on Saturday. Check the slideshow for proof.​There were a few understandable q ... More >>

Picture Show(s): This Music Packed-Party Weekend

Caity ColvardThe Double Wide Had a Pool Party, but not a real pool.​This weekend was particularly warped. Aside from the Hurricane, and the Fourth of July being on the Fifth, and the Vans Warped Tour 2010 bringing sometimes bloody-nosed Andrew W.K. (and more) to Dallas, there was Joan Jett and Bla ... More >>

Speculation Over: Dallas' Lilith Fair Stop Has Officially Been Canceled.

...except not in Dallas.​So much for wondering: Yesterday evening, the folks behind the Lilith Fair sent out an official statement confirming that the Lilith Fair's scheduled stop in Dallas at Superpages.com Center on Monday, August 16, has been canceled, just as we thought it would be.Straight fr ... More >>

Last Night: Coheed and Cambria, Torche and Circa Survive at the Palladium Ballroom

Coheed and CambriaPalladium BallroomApril 29, 2010Better than: "Slappin da bass" or any other potential live offering ever attempted by Rush.Coheed and Cambria​All work and no play definitely makes Coheed and Cambria anything but dull. From the opening chords of their set Thursday night to the ver ... More >>

Last Night: Jack's Mannequin at House of Blues

Jack's MannequinHouse of BluesFebruary 17, 2010 Better than: spending a day sweaty and dehydrated, getting trampled and crowd-surfed on at Warped Tour. Jack's Mannequin's Andrew McMahon​ It's incredibly cliché to say, but you'd never know Andrew McMahon survived Leukemia if you got the cha ... More >>

Clearing Out the Mailroom: Tuesday, September 1, 2009

We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take four or five at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Breathe Carolina (Denver)Hello FascinationI've noticed that when a band ... More >>

Good Friday: The Independence Day Edition

So, first and foremost: Happy (almost) Fourth of July, everyone! Now, let's talk about the weekend in music, per protocol. As always, the stuff we already discussed up first.Tonight's pretty busy, actually: Asylum Street Spankers, Porterdavis and The O's play the Granada; The Edge gets the 20th Ann ... More >>

Wipeout

Live Nation Pulls Back Service Charges, Offers DC9 Readers A Giveaway

Last week, Live Nation, the national concert booking and promoting conglomerate that books to Superpages.com Center and other large venues throughout the region, offered up the concert-going public what it thought would be a nice little respite to the recession: One day (Wednesday) in which service ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: "Snapshots From The Spectacle of Sickness"

The original Nervebreakers lineup.Defining moment: For a suburban teenage kid from North Dallas in 1977, a delirious new underground movement called punk rock inspired a profound and urgent departure from the regular routine of cruising Forest Lane or hanging out at the Gemini Drive-In movie theate ... More >>

Thursday Atones for the Sins of Emo

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should ... More >>

Katy Perry, All Time Low, Tyga

Sunday, August 31, at Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington

Good Friday: The House Harkonnen Does Weezer, Motörhead, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Firewater Goes Bananas, Lovie, First Lady Assassins

It's Evolution, Baby

With such a diverse roster on its bill, Projekt Revolution might be the closest thing out there to the old Lollapalooza days. Just ask Chris Cornell.

Chart News: Lovato, Simpson Rock Billboard's Hot 100

Sniffing Out the Fireworks In Advance of the Fair Park Fourth

Ozzfest 2008 is One Show Only...In Frisco

Can the city withstand being the focus of speculation by thousands of metalheads?

Weekend Video Round-Up: LoveHateHero, MetaSoma, Pennywise, VFactory, DJ Miguel Migs

Third Wave

The Voodoo Glow Skulls still put the "ska" in "skank"

Letters

Trend-spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top 10 music stories were all about winning the popular vote

Trend-Spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

Odds & Ends

Battling for Ozzfest, rockin' for the girls, and some jolly Christmas-song trivia

Strike It Up

Pop-punk band the Matches find minor fame and lots of eager minors

Odds & Ends

OHNO's demise, Vans Warped Tour and an interview with Scott Beggs

Sum 36

DV8 could be the standout at the North Texas New Music Festival

Seller's Market

Jimmy Eat World doesn't have a record label, a distributor, or a care in the world

Across the Bar

New Year's day; Texas Punk Sweethearts; Growth spurt for Polyphonic Spree; Waging Red Animal War

Across the Bar

Hagfish meets Bobgoblin; Touring the giglist; Toadies just might hatch

Critics' Picks

Marky Ramone & The Intruders

Across the Bar

Darling ton comes home; KNON gets The Filth and The Fury; Mandarin debuts; Captain Audio heads East; Good Records keeps it coming

Roadworn and weary

The Supersuckers get in the van to prove they're the greatest rock-and-roll band in the world

Critics' Picks

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