”This festival is designed to promote unity in the music scene that desperately needs it. Dallas, Fort Worth and beyond. I hope it helps.” That’s how Wanz Dover, the guy behind the Stereo on Strike blog, is describing the sixth Melodica music festival, a three-day fest held in five venues…
We didn’t make it out to last Friday’s Super Furry Animals show at the Granada (though, one of the DC-9 writers did, and he loved it). From the looks of the video the Granada just posted, we missed out. Check it out, and if you’re still aching for some Super…
Flogging Molly (Side One Dummy)Flogging Molly February 3, 2008 House of Blues Better Than: Thanking the sports gods for the defeat of the evil empire known as the New England Patriots. “In Ireland, we don’t have a super bowl,” said Dave King, leader of Celtic punkers Flogging Molly. “We have…
Dallas battle rapper Kris Misfit made it to the top 10 of a Vibe magazine video rap battle, Vibe Verses, in which emcees rap over free tracks and create their own videos. You can watch Kris Misfit’s entry below. Also, if you’re a Vibe Rap Battle Community Member (and who…
Flogging Molly (Side One Dummy)This weekend we caught a few fun bands and a funny guy Friday night, got our Irish punk on Sunday and mourned the loss of a great Dallas DJ. Angels and Airwaves at Palladium Ballroom Tom Delong’s Angels and Airwaves kept the Palladium crowd’s spirits lifted…
DJ Frantic, R.I.P.On Saturday, the Dallas Dance Music Forum posted the following: R.I.P. DJ Frantic Texas just lost one of its best DJs. Just got the word from Big J he passed away in a car wreck last night. My regards go out to all of his friends and family…
Angels and AirwavesAngels and Airwaves, Meg & Dia, The Color Fred, Ace Enders February 1, 2008 Palladium Ballroom Better Than: The 2008 Democratic Nomination Debate, and with way more dancing. Between Tom Delong’s experiment in musical happiness, Angels and Airwaves, and the cuties in Meg & Dia, the Dallas rock…
If there was ever a band that defined eclecticism it is Super Furry Animals. The Welsh band has been around for 15 years and remains as unclassifiable as ever, putting forth psychedelic rock and electronica-laced pop with equal aplomb. Irreverent, political, occasionally danceable, but always reliably eccentric, the sound of…
Nicky Click is your “one-woman feminist electro band.” (Nickey Robbo)When I looked at this weekend’s calendar, I was especially bummed. Not because the prospects suck, but because I’ll be out of town. If I were doing to be in DdFW this weekend, these are the shows I’d hit first. Nicky…
“Hey dude, you going to Superpages to see Rush?” That doesn’t sound too rock ‘n’ roll but that’s the official new name of the Smirnoff Music Centre as of yesterday. Actually make that Superpages.com Center, which signed a multi-year contract with LiveNation for the venue. LiveNation regional president Bob Roux…
The Jonas Brothers’ have fanned the tween love flames in Dallas. Nokia Theater had to institute special rules for parents purchasing tickets to the boys’ February 28 show. The day the tickets went on sale — January 19 — the boy band took to the rooftop of Nokia and offered…
Rocky Athas with the Lightning Strikes.Rocky Athas has been playing the blues for almost 40 years. The Oak Cliff native grew up with another legendary string bender, Stevie Ray Vaughn. Athas’ band, Lightning Strikes, was an area blues/rock mainstay and Athas recently re-cut their debut for a European label. Athas’…
The Hourly Radio is down one member as guitarist Ryan Short announced his departure. In a letter sent out via the band’s mailing list, Short stated he “… realized that as great as this was and as much I believed in where we could go from here, it was just…
Erv Karwelis over at Idol Records announced that they will be hosting their own official showcase at South by Southwest March 14 at The Wave. Expected to play are label artists (duh) Black Tie Dynasty, The Crash That Took Me, Mitra, Glen Reynolds, Watershed and P.P.T. Karwelis also mentions that…
While the Old 97’s were just recently in Dallas finishing up work on their next CD, those who need a quicker fix of frontman Rhett Miller can pick up the newest issue of Harp magazine. No, there won’t be a five page photo spread of the camera-friendly Miller, but included…
All you fake (and I guess real) guitarists who feel stage worthy after hours of playing Guitar Hero III, your time has come to display your talents. The Industry Bar will be hosting their Guitar Hero III Tournament for you to pit your shredding skills against Slash and other pixelated…
All the old big guns seem to be on the road. We just had Billy Joel and Van Halen and now we’re expecting Bruce Springsteen. AEG Live just sent out word that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are heading this way as well. Petty will be free fallin’ his way…
This weekend was a blur – the good kind. There was drinking, dogs, dancing and, oh yeah, Diamond Dave. Dig in: Hooch and Pooch by Kitchen Dog Theater Jay Breaux, Laura Sears and Lee Trull at Hooch and Pooch. Check out 20 photos from the party. (Melanie Gomez) The folks…
Keller Williams and WMD’S January 25, 2008 House of Blues Better Than: Spending your evening trimming Grandma’s corns for gas money. Before I dig into the show, let me first drop my disclaimer: Going into the House of Blues I was about as familiar with Keller Williams and WMD’S as…
Denton’s Uptown BumsYour dad’s favorite songwriter, Robert Earl Keen, plays Billy Bob’s Texas tonight; hard-rockin’ has-beens Van Halen will disappoint an arena full of nitwits Saturday; and former Fugee Wyclef Jean performs Sunday at the House of Blues while soul singer Sharon Jones performs with Amy Winehouse’s backing band, The…
The Heavy Circles.Local diva Edie Brickell is trying something new. The New Bohemians singer-songwriter has joined up with Harper Simon (Paul’s kid) to start The Heavy Circles. The band is stylically different than Brickell’s previous work, and we dig it. The duo will release its debut on February 12. Until…
The enigmatic Dave Grohl. (Matt Mueller)Foo Fighters January 23, 2008 American Airlines Center Better Than: According to Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl, it was better than their last Dallas gig. “I think this may be the biggest show we’ve had here,” he said. “I think the last one was with…
