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Index Festival - Trees - 10/5/12 & 10/6/12

Index Festival Trees Friday, October 5 & Saturday, October 6 Since the beginning of 2012, the music festival landscape has included 35 Denton and its Labor Day weekend Hot Wet Mess, Memorial Day weekend's Homegrown Music & Arts Festival in the heart of downtown, KXT's Summer Cut in early June, and ... More >>

Six Albums To Torture Your College Roommate With

The first week of college is here, so the Observer staff is providing you with some tips to get your through the first week/month/year. My freshman year of college, my roommate used to play Wu-Tang Clan's 36 Chambers every night as she went to sleep. And not just start to finish. On repeat. I liked ... More >>

16 Memorial Day Weekend Shows: Homegrown Festival, Father John Misty, Float and More

Homegrown Music & Art FestivalSaturday, May 26, at Main Street Garden ParkFor the third annual installment of Homegrown Music & Arts Festival, the margins for bands have expanded to include all Texas acts. So this year's bill will feature Black Joe Lewis, Hayes Carll, Octopus Project and man ... More >>

Jimmy Urine from Mindless Self Indulgence: "People Hear Us and Say, 'Where the Fuck Do They Come From?'"

Bands that mash up several genres can produce some amazingly unique music as well as some unadulterated shit. New York's Mindless Self Indulgence is quite capable of doing both within the same song. For nearly 15 years, Jimmy Urine and crew have created what they like to call industrial jungle pussy ... More >>

Doomtree's Hive Mind

Tuesday, February 7, at Dan's Silverleaf, Denton

Wu-Tang Clan Fog Out House of Blues

Wu-Tang Clan House of Blues Friday, January 13 Contrary to popular belief, a majority of Wu-Tang Clan crowded the House of Blues stage Friday night, opening with "Clan in da Front." While most rappers I review these days present their speech in fragments, groups like Wu-Tang Clan remind us how flow ... More >>

After the Party There's the Wu-Tang Afterparty

​Hey! Did you get to see our Wu-Tang infographic this week? Who knew Wu-Tang Clan and math went hand in hand? Of course, after the show tonight at House of Blues, there's the requisite afterparty (math-terparty?). This poster says RZA will be there. This being Dallas, who knows who the speci ... More >>

Burning Hotels at Granada, Triple Play at the Kessler and Your Weekend Shows

​There's a good handful of shows in town this weekend, including The Local Edge's showcase with Burning Hotels, Mon Julien (Cory Watson of Black Tie Dynasty), Air Review and Menkena at the Granada Theater tomorrow night.Triple Play: Hunter Hendrickson, Spooky Folk, Exit 380Friday, January 13, at t ... More >>

Finally: The Wu-Tang Clan in Bar Graph Form

Do a Google search for "Wu-Tang Clan members" and you'll get all sorts of infographics to help sort out the NYC hip-hop group's 10 personalities, as well as their lesser-known members (Noodleneck, Dr. Bloodclot). As the years wear on, those members have gone on to do solo projects or star in movies ... More >>

Last Night: Mobb Deep, Raekwon, Ghostface and Vicious Cycle at House of Blues

Rock The Bells Tour with Mobb Deep, Raekwon, Ghostface and Vicious Cycle Sunday, August 14 House of Blues Better than: an unrequited longing for Golden Age hip-hop. Mobb Deep​Sunday night was an unabashed nostalgia fest for the crowd at House of Blues, particularly for those whose school days, m ... More >>

Critics' Pick: Donald Glover/Childish Gambino

Monday, May 2, at South Side Music Hall

Our Final SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: So, Who Do You Think Came Out on Top?

To infinity... and beyond!​Gossip, gossip -- if you've been following our daily power rankings of buzz at SXSW 2011 over the past few days, then you know that, yes, indeed, Kanye West has had it all week long at this year's annual festival in Austin.And, after briefly losing the top slot in our ra ... More >>

Picture Show: The Village Voice Media SXSW Showdown With Wu-Tang and Erykah Badu

Nick RalloDJ Lo Down Loretta Brown closed the night. Read a full recap on the Houston Press.​A night that began with Austin-Houston locals Ume, whom we last saw at our St. Patrick's Day Concert, ended with DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown--Erykah Badu--at the Austin Music Hall. And somewhere after The St ... More >>

140-Character SXSW 2011 Show Reviews: Fergus & Geronimo, Memoryhouse, Obits, Menomena, MellowHype (Odd Future), Wild Flag, Trouble Andrew, Rocky Business, Trae The Truth, Fisbone and Wu-Tang Clan.

Pete FreedmanHodgy Beats getting ridiculous with the Odd Future crew.​ Our second night at SXSW was pretty crazy -- although pretty much nothing we saw compared to the greatness/madness that was Hodgy Beats and Left Brains of MellowHype from the Odd Future crew's show at the Brooklyn Vegan party y ... More >>

The Best Of SXSW Thursday: Damien Jurado and Hangover Tacos

Nick RalloDamien Jurado, the minimalist, at the Swan Dive​Moving forward.There were a number of un-missable day parties with good lineups yesterday, including those from Pitchfork, Paste Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan and, of course, the Village Voice Media SXSW Showdown (with Wu-Tang Clan).So, Pete's w ... More >>

At The Village Voice Media SXSW Showdown and...Fireworks!

Nick RalloAnd the hommmme of the...​Bones and walls are rattling. There's thundering everywhere!The bass thunder is coming from the Village Voice Media SXSW party, which kicked-off 'round 5 p.m. with the awesome rock of Ume and will continue with Trae Tha Truth, Yelawolf, Fishbone, and Wu-Tang Cla ... More >>

Listomania: The 15 Best Concerts of 2010

​With apologies to Robert Earl Keen, Devin the Dude, Cake, Hayes Carll and the multitude of also-rans filling up the regional concert calendar in these final weeks of 2010, it's safe to say, I think, that, with Friday night's Wu-Tang show at the Granada Theater, the year in live music effectively ... More >>

Last Night: Wu-Tang Clan At The Granada Theater

Wu-Tang Clan; La the Darkman; A.Dd with Picnictyme, DJ Sober and Sore Losers; Rob Viktum and Jay ClippGranada TheaterFriday, December 10, 2010Better Than: Even the most optimistic fan could expect a hip-hop clusterfuck with AWOL members and a late start to be.Kevin TodoraCheck out more photos in th ... More >>

Last Night: Wu-Tang Clan At The Granada Theater

Wu-Tang Clan; La the Darkman; A.Dd with Picnictyme, DJ Sober and Sore Losers; Rob Viktum and Jay ClippGranada TheaterFriday, December 10, 2010Better Than: Even the most optimistic fan could expect a hip-hop clusterfuck with AWOL members and a late start to be.Kevin TodoraCheck out more photos in th ... More >>

Hey, Yo, The Wu is Back.

Listomania: Ranking The Wu-Tang Clan's Members From Worst to First.

​When we first heard about a planned Wu-Tang reunion tour that would be making a stop at the Granada Theater, we couldn't help be just a little skeptical. Due to plenty of turmoil and drama among the group and its -- at times extremely unpredictable -- members, we've wondered aloud and often wheth ... More >>

Poster of the Week: Wu-Tang Clan at the Granada Theater

​ C'mon, now. That's just awesome.

Tonight, Tonight: Joanna Newsom at The Granada, Paddy Keenan at Poor David's, A Skylit Drive at The Prophet Bar and Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa at Rubber Gloves

This is, by far, the oddest quartet of shows I've mentioned with this thing.

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets To See Wu-Tang's Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios on Wednesday

​The Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most influential hip-hop groups in history, and their music has come to exemplify underground hip-hop to the point that, if you don't know Wu-Tang, you don't know hip-hop. Almost all of the original members have also moved on to successful solo careers since coming ... More >>

Today In Music News: RZA Sees Wu-Tang On Broadway, Lil' Jon Comes Back And Lady Gaga Fans Get Angry

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, June 8, 2010...RZA wants to take Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers to broadway. Lil' Jon has come back to get y'all crunked up!Apparently fans of Lady Gaga don't really dig on cannibalism.

Year in Review: The Best Hip-Hop of 2009: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love da Bomb

While year-end, catch-all wrap-ups are common to every musical genre, in no other style of music do they turn into the hand-wringing, "state of the game" examinations that hip-hop seems to provoke. (I've certainly written a few.) We worry because we care, of course. But at some point, like a thirty- ... More >>

Today In Music News: You Can't Be Too Old To See Metallica, Method Man Hates Paying Taxes and Davendra Banhart Love GZA

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 6, 2009...In a story that can't help but make you smile, 85-year-old Margaret Priebe went to her first Metallica concert. She was introduced to them nine years ago and has listened to them and Ozzy while recovering from cancer.I know Method ... More >>

Last Night: Method Man & Redman With Ghostface Killah At House Of Blues

Method Man & Redman With Ghostface KillahHouse of BluesSaturday, August 8, 2009Better than: Watching How High sober.Benjamin LewisWithout a photo pass, this is the closest we got with the camera. Pretty sign, though, huh?​From Ghostface's rant about how "the rap game in New York is fucked up" ... More >>

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Wu-Tang Chamber Music (E1 Music)

Today in Music News: Don't Cry For The Wu, Wilco Can Be Funny Guys, Eminem Drops A New Song

 Method Man wants everyone to know that Wu-Tang Clan has not split up. Wilco have released details of their new album. The album will be called... wait for it... Wilco (The Album) featuring "Wilco (The Song)". Good to see that Tweedy has a sense of humor.  Are you ready for the new Emin ... More >>

Another Local Gets A Grammy Nod

There's another name to add to the list of local artists nominated for Grammys. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya is up for his work on Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago. The recording features Harth-Bedoya conducting the Chicago Symphony Orch ... More >>

Liquid's Assets

The GZA's touring the country, performing Liquid Swords in its entirety. You bet your ass you should care.

The RZA as Bobby Digital

Thursday, June 12, at The Loft

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8 Diagrams (Loud/SRC/Universal)

Beat Kings The History of Hip Hop (Nature Sounds)

Snap to It

Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

Everybody Was...

The Shaolin Kung Fu Spectacular is just that

Ghostface Killah

Fishscale (Island)

The Way of the Wu

Haven't had enough Wu-Tang merchandise? Now there's a book.

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Osirus (Sure Shot)

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Disciples of the 36 Chambers: Chapter 2 (BMG)

GZA

Legend of the Liquid Sword (MCA)

Sleater-Kinney

September 13

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Iron Flag (Loud)

Wu-Tang forever?

U-God's solo album is only the latest in a series of Wu-Tang Clan misfires

Out There

Rock and roll over

In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

Wizards of Wu

How Wu-Tang Clan won the world