Those in Dallas who are digging Foo Fighters’ new disc Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace are getting first crack at seeing the band perform the tunes live in the U.S. The band just announced its first North American tour in support of the disc, which came out in September, and…
Wow. You guys are on top of stuff. I’ve been getting emails this morning wanting to know when I was going to blog about Jonanna Widner leaving the Observer. I was waiting until everyone at the office was in the loop, but, hey, the cat’s out of the bag. Things…
The Hold Steady with Art Brut and 1990s Nov. 14, 2007 The Palladium Ballroom Better than: Watching the Project Runway premiere. Big time. Download: Watch our video of The Hold Steady from last night’s show at the end of the review. Or just check out the slideshow. Review: As a…
Local hip-hop/R&B artist Ulises let word out his songs can be downloaded for free via his MySpace page. There’s something kind of Prince about this guy. He’s completely rough around the edges, but he has drive and with his audacious pics and assertive self-campaigning, I wouldn’t be surprised if he…
The Red Blood Club has suffered quite a bit in a short amount of time lately. With the SUP stress and last weekend’s stabbing, it is under a major black cloud. It doesn’t help that its liquor license has been suspended while the incident is under investigation. Manager Justin Powers…
Our buddy Jesse Hughey gave DC-9 the heads up that Picnic from Dallas’ P.P.T. co-produced Houston’s Coughee Brothaz new disc Waitin Our Turn. The Brothaz are Devin the Dude’s group project these days. While the disc hit bins in September, it just got a nod on Pitchfork. We haven’t had…
If the success of locals-hitting-it-big Fair to Midland means anything, it’s that constant touring and publicity bombardments can sometimes work. Of course, so can dense, smart proggy guitar work. In this case, the combination of all these elements has shoved FTM to the top of the list of what the…
Cheer up, Big Tuck — you’re in Vibe!The latest issue of Vibe, which isn’t online, has a regional round-up of hip-hop’s most happenin’ scenes — and Dallas is included. But it’s good news-bad news stuff — isn’t it always when Vanilla Ice crops up in the second freakin’ graf of…
If you’re into heartbreak and Swedes (and who isn’t?) Jens Lekman headlines the Granada Theatre tonight. Local lovely songstress Sarah Jaffe opens. Do try and make it out. I’ve already plugged the show in our print version but, as somebody once said, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”…
Found this footage of the Lizard Lounge on YouTube a minute ago (many people have asked why we started this music blog–it’s because it’s a good excuse to surf for goofy videos instead of reading copy on deadline day), and it cracks me up. The whole thing is so dark,…
(Photo illustration by Krissi Reeves)With behemoth machines like Big Buck Hunter and Golden Tee monopolizing our bar fun-time, can you blame a gal for lamenting the days of pinball machines and joysticks? And…and!… the most recent abolition of a classic vending machine by its hi-tech counterpart is, by far, the…
Everything you missed this weekend — or just really want to relive. We really wish we could spend dayssss with Mr. Ian MacKaye. His stories are amazing. The Evens at The Public Trust Ian MacKaye — punk rock legend behind Minor Threat and Fugazi — and his new partner-in-crime Amy…
Yer best options, real quick-like: DallasLovesCash Party 8 p.m., Friday, November 9. Space, 2814 Main St. $5. “Cash is my dog,” very good friend of the Observer Hal Samples just told me on the phone, “She’s been with me the last four years, watching everything.” Yup, Cash has an eagle…
Steer clear of Addison this weekend, because a comedy cold front’s bringing copious amounts of unfunny to the city. Deep Ellum, however, will be covered with a thundercloud unleashing buckets of laughs on the neighborhood. Skies are clear for comedy in Tarrant County, and look out for heavy gusts of…
Jam goes indie: Meet the men of Fight Song. (Melanie Gomez) When we heard a group of indie all-star musicians were going to have a jam performance in Denton, we couldn’t resist. Fight Song features Midlake’s McKenzie Smith, History at Our Disposal’s Jason Reimer and Brian Vandivier, Centro-Matic’s Scott Danborn…
The Subchronicles Crew, GOAT, All-In Clic, Bill$ Clinton 9:30 p.m., Friday, November 9. TomCats Deep Ellum, 2914 Commerce St. Funny, Tomcats–one of the clubs denied a Special Use Permit by the City Planning Commission–is doing the neighborly thing and hosting a canned food drive tonight. You know, as in a…
DC-9 can’t resist pondering rumbles between bands or even classical music gangs. In fact, instigating them might even be more fun, but possible lawsuits just didn’t sound like something we wanted to deal with. Thus, in no way do we intend our fantasy fights to cross the line into actual…
The Gazelles are giving it away. (Luke Lanter)A few local music tidbits overheard this week: 1. Denton’s Gazelles know how to make us happy. They’re making their new songs all available for free for download on MySpace. Frontman Adam Bertholdi explained it all in a blog post. “Since it’s been…
IAMX/The Hourly Radio November 6, 2007 Club Dada Better Than: Watching election results filter in. While Dallas was going to hell in a hand basket last night, the stars were aligned for the IAMX/Hourly Radio show at Club Dada. On a Tuesday night, the club exemplified what Deep Ellum could…
Last week I wrote an column pointing out how Deep Ellum, while not exactly in the midst of a comeback, is still supported by a number of strong pillars—Kettle Art, Club Dada, Darkside, Double Wide, etc. Look, Deep Ellum is gonna be different, I think most rational people know that…
Ben Harper at the Majestic Theater? It’s an incredible venue for the Nutcracker, but what would it be like for a crowd accustomed to rocking out at general admission shows and festivals? As it turned out, the inability to move freely was indeed a pain in the ass during rockin’…
M.I.A November 4th, 2007 House of Blues Better than: Staying at home to watch the Cowboys Vs. Eagles (HoB was decorated with flat screens flashing the game. Fat beats and football, booya!) Review: Last night, when I partied down to the Cool Kids and M.I.A. at House of Blues, I…
