If you’re a big enough Neon Indian to have ordered the deluxe vinyl version of their newest album, Era Extraña, then you’ve probably had a lot of fun playing with the PAL 198X (a mini synthesizer created by Neon Indian singer Alan Palomo in tandem with Austin’s Bleep Labs) that…
Everyone likes a good list, right?Long before there were things like page view minimums, lists still existed, though they were fewer in number. But just about two months before Y2K hit, at which point we were to hole up in an underground bunker ’til they could adjust all the world’s…
This is the weekend of St. Vincent. In fact, someone ought to make it a local holiday because it’s going to be pretty difficult to escape the songstress over the next few days. She’s set to perform in town three different times. On Saturday and Sunday night, she’ll perform two…
It’s been nearly a year since the devastating news of Frankie Campagna’s suicide rattled the Dallas music community. Only three months later, when the wound was still fresh, Campagna’s Spector 45 bandmate, bassist Adam Carter, followed in his footsteps.Now, a year later, the dust has settled for some, but others…
Dallas’ The Strange Boys are turning into quite a prolific act. They’ve released a record every year since 2007, and this year’s Live Music, set to be released next week on Rough Trade Records, follows 2010’s gritty and well received Be Brave. But even with the proximity of the two…
A few years ago, you’d hear the happy-go-lucky, impossibly supportive local music fans shout their rallying cries, and you’d smile because, much as you wanted to believe that what they were saying was true, you knew in your heart that it wasn’t. Still, you listened to their rants: “There’s just…
New Orleans rock act Mute Math, known for their blend of DJ Shadow-esque beats and new wave songs, have a new album out called Odd Soul. They’ll be on tour this winter in support of said record, and you can catch them at the House of Blues on Saturday, January…
We’re still five months away from the newly named 35 Denton music festival, which will take place in Denton on March 8 through March 12, and the festival is gearing up for another big year.You might remember our coverage of the festival’s previous three years in which DC9 at Night…
It’s hard to imagine how a one-hit-wonder like Vanilla Ice has managed to stay in the limelight for so many years after his hit “Ice Ice Baby” grew tired on the top of the charts. Alas, in 1998, the troubled rapper had a small resurgence thanks to a change in…
This is one of our favorite weekends of the year, where a good handful of acts nominated for the Dallas Observer Music Awards perform all over Deep Ellum on Saturday night. The much-anticipated headliners, Toadies, Old 97’s, Centro-Matic and Sarah Jaffe will perform on Elm Street in the lot across…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Instrumentalist, Best Radio Show, and Best…
Last night in Oak Cliff, booze enthusiasts swarmed to Bar 828, the city’s first ever pop up bar, to see some of the area’s top mixologists at work. The guerrilla bar, as it’s known to Michael Martensen, the man behind the project, will take place in an empty space at…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Indie Act, Best Jazz Act, and…
Most people agree that The King Bucks are a great live act. Their newest record, the brilliantly named Bar-B-Que Drugs, certainly solidifies that claim. The album is a diverse mix of songs — some that sound great on record, most that would probably go over better in a honky-tonk —…
Sure, most people wait until Thanksgiving to pull out the Christmas tree. But not The Polyphonic Spree. Tim DeLaughter’s giant band has announced its ninth Holiday Extravaganza show. The show, which will feature The Spree along with a few other acts (including We’re Not Dudes and Syncopated Ladies), will return…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Folk Act, Best Venue, and Best…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Solo, Best Country, and Best Alt-Country/Roots…
There comes a time in the life of just about every upper-tier local band that headlining Trees on a weekend night just isn’t good enough anymore. About a decade ago, it almost always involved scoring a major label record deal.For Baboon, that crux occurred this week in 2000, when they…
Unless you’ve got a teenage daughter — or maybe if you are someone’s teenage daughter — you probably haven’t paid much attention to Taylor Swift, the headlining performer in this weekend’s biggest show. The young country superstar will be at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Saturday night along with Christian…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Cover/Tribute Act, Best Label and Best…
Last night, on the northeast corner of the Denton Courthouse Square, just above Andy’s Bar, the five members of Midlake held a soft opening for their new drinking establishment, Paschall Bar, which will celebrate its official grand opening on Friday, October 21.As DC9 mentioned a few weeks ago when we…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Experimental/Avant Garde and Best Talent Buyer,…
