I just got a random MP3 from a guy called “Paul” via e-mail. He’s in a Dallas band called Adventure. I dunno shit about them — if any of you do, please send us some info via comments. I’ll update later, but I wanted you guys to check the song…
We just found out Denton’s Inner City All Stars have been tapped to open for Rebirth Brass Band at the House of Blues Oct. 7. If you haven’t seen this crew before, there is no doubt in my mind they’ll blow the headliners off the stage. This is an old-school…
Bryce Avary singing for the crowd at House of Blues Saturday night. (Jonathan Finley) Big D’s own The Rocket Summer recently won a Yahoo! Music contest. We were proud. Then Saturday, the band played with The Academy Is… at the House of Blues. Now we’re awestruck. Bryce Avary and bandmates…
Shock of Pleasure delighted fans Saturday night at the release party its It’s About Time. We know there was a ton going on this weekend, though. (One of our stops this Saturday was our Best of Dallas party.) So, the members of Shock of Pleasure are allowing us to share…
Your best bets for this weekend’s musical shenanigans: Frontier Brothers, Luke Boor, Acadia and the Asteroid, Coming Down, Epitas Gypsy Tea Room. Friday, Sept. 8. $10-$12. The hasty closing of the Dallas Door site to make room for condos (there’s a joke in there somewhere about closing one door to…
We just got word that local promoter, manager, blogger and all-around music gal Amanda Newman is officially the new co-owner of Club Dada. Newman joins David Seeberger and Bob Cummins at the helm of the venerable club, which has been around for 21 years. Newman sponsored Thursday Night’s Listening To…..
Atmosphere teased the crowd with new songs Thursday night. (Matthew Blake) When I rolled up to the Loft just before 9 p.m., the line for Atmosphere wrapped around the building. And anyone foolish enough to think they were buying tickets at the door seriously mistook the following the Minnesota rap…
Interpol engages the Palladium crowd Thursday night. (Matt Mueller) Interpol is one of those bands I managed to only see at festivals up to this point. Let’s face it, festivals suck for technical bands. Luckily, I was able to catch the New York band Thursday night at the Palladium Ballroom…
A Wednesday night out on lower Greenville offered a couple of surprises. First, parking was a bitch. Is Wednesday the new Friday? The second surprise was President George Bush with pasties. Did I really drink that much? Zubar celebrated its 11th anniversary with a prison themed party, Lock Down, and…
We’re watching the clock, waiting until it’s time for tonight’s Atmosphere show over at The Loft. If you’re like us, and can’t wait to hear the group’s rhymes, we have a treat for you. the track “Sunshine” from the band’s latest Sad Clown Bad Summer Number 9 (Rhymesayers). Listen while…
Sarah Jaffe Two weeks ago, we mentioned the forthcoming documentary titled At War, about U.S. combat troops stations in Afghanistan. It was directed and shot entirely by a former soldier-turned-photojournalist from Portland named Scott Kesterson, who spent a year in Afghanistan and is currently in Dallas editing the movie with…
Dallas’ soul musician Montrose is a fan of fashion mags. Can you tell? (Clark Perkins) Rock-soul musician Montrose isn’t unlike many other Dallas hidden gem, waiting patiently in the wings of local notoriety for his moment to shine. He, his band and his partner in prose Rhonda Nicole zig zag…
DC-9 just got an e-mail announcing 2008 Austin City Limits Festival three-day passes are now on sale at special early-bird prices. If you buy ’em, the ACL folk will send you a confirmation e-mail and mail the tix later in the year. (So you don’t have to hang on to…
Just opened up my press materials from the House of Blues fall schedule. Scrolling through, I noticed there are a few changes, and also the return of the best ’90s comeback band so far the past two years, Dinosaur Jr. Check it: Swizz Beatz’ Oct. 16 show is cancelled. Ringo…
Just got word the Bonde Do Role’s Dallas’ show scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Palladium has been nixed. No word as to why. When we get the skinny, we’ll be sure to share. — Jonanna Widner…
Red Monroe, The Lifters, Oliver Future Central Market, Fort Worth. Free Get your broke ass down to Fort Worth on Thursday, Sept. 27, for a trio of nu-nue-nuevo-nouveau pop from this trio of bands. First off, Red Monroe shakes and shimmies with a style that culls from everything from new…
Dammit, I heart Austin City Limits. The show, not the festival. Well, the festival’s fun, too, but right now I’m talking about the show. The venerable PBS show, a music-lovers wet dream and a good excuse to stay home on a Saturday night, has announced the schedule for its upcoming…
(Hal Samples)I don’t know much about Slider Pines — yet — except that, oh, frontman Joey Shanks wrote the band’s new album, Road, Avenue, Railroad while moving back and forth between Dallas and Memphis, where he grew up. (Got that from the bio — and, like, straight from the bio.)…
Andrew Breshiers, a.k.a. “Cmndr Tatz,” beams as he cradles his new love — Halo 3.7 p.m. Sept. 24: Five hours before the most anticipated video game in history, Halo 3, will be released. Lines are forming. Droves of devoted fans all around the metroplex lined the streets waiting for the…
Explosions in the Sky at Saturday’s Wall of Sound festival. (Travis Awalt) We spent our Saturday in Ft. Worth. Yeah. At a field little cell reception. Was it worth it? Of course! It was the Wall of Sound festival. Our photographer Travis Awalt snapped pictures all day, so hit up…
Max Cady guitarist Jeff shreds on the Double Wide stage Friday night. (Jonathan Finley) “It’s like a freight train of rock,” my friend Nick leans over to tell me. I had never seen Max Cady (rhymes with lady, not caddy as the opening band, Salute, thought) before I got to…
On April 27, 1983, David Bowie was in Las Colinas rehearsing songs for his “Serious Moonlight” tour, in support of his Let’s Dance album. Joining him was that hit record’s lead guitarist: Oak Cliff’s Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was only two months away from releasing his own debut, Texas Flood,…
