I came across this video of Lupe Fiasco’s show at the House of Blues a couple months back (oddly, it was posted on March 23), and it got me a little psyched for the May 1 show. Lupe Fiasco will be taking the stage at Superpages with Kanye West, Rihanna…
Hey Hollywood There’s a lot going on this coming weekend. Those who can’t wait until Pete helps you narrow down the landscape in Good Friday, may be interested to know that Hey Hollywood is promising to play two brand new songs at its performance at the Spring Indie Fest Saturday…
Every time I’ve been to the House of Blues for a show it’s been downstairs in the music hall. But I just watched this video of Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers playing in the Cambridge Room earlier in the week, and it looks like the upstairs room offers much more…
I have been spinning Protest The Hero’s Fortress nonstop for the last few weeks. The purposeful chaos is engaging, and Rody Walker’s vocal acrobatics are reminiscent of Daryl Palumbo in his early Glassjaw days. Those who love Dillinger Escape Plan or Glassjaw will want to check Protest The Hero out…
Fort Worth’s PlayRadioPlay! released its national debut earlier this month. Dan Hunter, the one-man show of PRP, will be playing a couple hometown shows this week. We suggest checking PRP out at Good Records (1808 Greenville Ave.) this Sunday afternoon. Hunter will be signing copies of Texas after playing a…
El Gato.Last week we mentioned Bridges and Blinking Lights were recording a song for an upcoming compilation album benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Team UltraViolet, featuring members of El Gato and Lovie, is assembling the CD together the benefit album. We got word that El Gato will also have a…
Sometimes you just need a little something to get your Monday going. I suggest watching this video from Gogol Bordello’s show in town last week. A little gypsy punk can do wonders at 9 a.m., seriously. — Chelsea Ide Update: This video is from Gogol Bordello’s October show at the…
Rosey has the mod thing down. (Melanie Gomez)The highlight of our weekend was definitely the Rockers vs. Mods opening night party at Amsterdam. There were cool bikes, good people and plenty of drinks. All things we like. Rockers vs. Mods Despite the name (and the inspiration), the mods and rockers…
Sometimes it’s great that bands can communicate with their via MySpace bulletins and Facebook notes, and other times it really just shows how dorky the band members are. This isn’t bad, but it’s hard to maintain mystique when telling your band’s “friends” about what you just watched on TV. Read…
Normally, we wouldn’t assail you with tons of videos first thing in the morning. (Hate for your boss to want to block DC-9 for killing your bandwidth — it happens.) But we just came across a live video of The Burning Hotels playing at the Palladium Loft. Sometimes this local…
While I spent last Sunday driving back from Austin and icing my newly broken big toe, others were at the Jens Lekman show in town. Haven’t heard feedback from too many of you. Did anyone on here hit up the show? Well, for those of us who were otherwise engaged,…
So your friends in Handshakes and Highfives are a little bored –- or maybe they’re really dedicated. Not sure. Either way, they’ve posted a video answering fan questions. Whether you like the band or not, the video is entertaining. — Chelsea Ide P.S. We hear the band will be posting…
PlayRadioPlay! just released Texas yesterday.It’s spring, and you know what that means? It’s recording time in DdFW. Bridges and Blinking Lights Bridges and Blinking Lights will be going into the studio this weekend to record a new song to be featured on a compilation disc benefiting cystic fibrosis research. The…
So, while we were out of town plenty of good bands hit town. You know this, lots of you were here. A few people have told us we missed out by not hitting up the Outlaw Nation show on March 15. Luckily, we came across this video from the concert…
Lemmy from Motorhead at SXSW. (Mark C. Austin)It should come as no surprise this weekend we were at SXSW down in Austin. To get a full feel for the annual music fest you can read our national blog or flip through our local coverage of the event, but here are…
“I never thought I’d want a Broken Social Scene poster, but shit. That’s insane.” “Why does the coloring on this one look weird?” “It’s letterpress.” “Oh. … Interesting.” “You spent $100 on a poster? You can get those for free all over the place.” And just about every artist was…
Band: Does It Offend You, Yeah? Where: Emo’s Main Room What It Was Like: A dance party with a few hundred friends. Verdict: Despite the lame name, DIOYY put on a phenomenal show. It was over-the-top fun (the UK band’s frontman actually changed his shirt midway through the set), and…
So, after managing to resist throwing down cash at my visit to Flatstock earlier this week, I went back. Was it worth it? Oh yeah. Below you can see my new pride and joy by Andrew Crawshaw of Broken Press. I also picked up a wonderful piece by Mark McCormick…
The ZZ Top guitarist popped up at Rachel Ray’s SXSW showcase this afternoon. He even took the stage to play a cover of John Lennon’s “Cold Turkey” with the Cringe — Ray’s husband John Cusimano plays guitar and sings in the band. — Chelsea Ide…
A young girl in a tutu trying to convince me to go to some day party: “It’s fun! It’s free!” Two skinny hipster guys, one holding his left eye, walking down Fourth Street in the afternoon: “Look, I said I was sorry.” “Yeah, well, you should. You hit me in…
P.P.T. throwing it down at SXSW Friday night. (Mark C. Austin) P.P.T. got cheated last night. The three Dallas rappers Picnic, Pikahsso and Tahiti busted out new songs –- never performed live before –- and old favorites, offered hilarious stage banter and were bouncing all over the place getting the…
I ended up popping into Emo’s Jr. while waiting for Does It Offend You, Yeah? to take the main stage last night, and caught The Dodos as they took stage. Wow. The three-piece have such energy. The band offers up indie rock with country tinged guitar (fervent plucking) that’s heavy…
