Welcome to a new joint venture between DC9 at Night and the folks at We Denton Do It aimed at introducing local audiences to up-and-coming acts they may have missed during recent stops through town. They’re the kind of acts we think you’re gonna want to know–and right away, as,…
In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, rockabilly legend the late Ronnie “The Blond Bomber” Dawson shared an excerpt from the autobiography that, unfortunately, never saw the light of day.The piece that he was kind enough to share with us back in 2000, is the story of…
Certainly not the biggest, but the most notable show coming to town is Heavy Make-Up at The Kessler Theater on Friday night. The group features Edie Brickell, fellow New Bohemian Kenny Withrow and Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess. This improvisational band is certain to recall the old days when Brickell…
It’s no secret that Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino wished that Nathan Williams, the stoner behind Wavves, was her boyfriend. She got her wish, too. And, now, the two are taking their much publicized relationship on road, presumably leaving a trail of smoke in their wake. Best Coast, Wavves, and…
It’s been years since Josh T. Pearson’s so-called heyday, when Lift To Experience’s blistering guitar assault overwhelmed the eardrums of concert-goers and his scarecrow-like frame stood nearly as tall as the ceilings of area clubs.There are many tall tales of what he’s done since then, living off of the legend…
In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, we look back — way back — to the 1920s. OK, so the Dallas Observer wasn’t exactly in circulation until 1980, but we’re referring to an article published in 1998, in which Robert Wilonsky finds historian Alan Govenar, who uncovers…
The biggest show coming to town this weekend is, without a doubt, Elton John and Leon Russell at the Fort Worth Convention Center on Saturday night. The two piano-playing legends of yesteryear have teamed up on a new album called The Union. And with producer T-Bone Burnett at the helm,…
Dr. Dog, Here We Go MagicSouth Side Music HallNovember 13, 2010Better than: hanging out with a bunch of college students anywhere else. On Thursday, Dr. Dog brought quite the diverse crowd to the South Side Music Hall. They had the token indie rock fans, loads of SMU undergrads, and an…
New York based emo-rock act Bayside have been around for a while–since the year 2000 to be exact. But that doesn’t mean their new music has lost any of the angst of their earlier records. Its members are just taking a different approach from many of the bands in the…
Put Morrissey on a yacht in the middle of the ocean on a beautiful day and he’d probably sill find some reason to be sad about it. But Mission To The Sea’s debut album Tranquilo, which meets the above criteria almost perfectly, is a lighter, only slightly melancholic effort. That…
Seems we’ve been in the business of posting video’s of Midlake playing all over England recently. But, hey, we promise that this one’s really worth your time. See, performing on Later…With Jools Holland is kind of a big deal in the UK. It’s like being on The Tonight Show With…
Over the last 10 years, The Walkmen have released acclaimed album after acclaimed album, with only a few duds along the way. 2008’s You & Me proved the band’s longevity, and 2010’s Lisbon fortified it. And they’ll be bringing their raucous fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants to town for the first time since NX35…
We now have two new factors in our ongoing “Demi Lovato vs. Selena Gomez: Who’s Hotter?” discussion: party ability and fighting ability.According to the Huffington Post, which reported last week that the 18-year-old Disney starlet Lovato entered into rehab for “emotional and physical issues,” there’s plenty of new evidence to…
Montreal-based indie-pop act Stars comes from a rich community of creative musicians up north. Namely, its members split their time between Stars and Canada’s Broken Social Scene. And their wide range of style, sweetly sung melodies, and energetic performances isn’t a far cry from what their other band is doing,…
At the risk of harping on obituaries of Dallas musicians long ago, this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History focuses on one of the biggest losses that our city’s music community has ever experienced. On this week in 1999, former Dallas Observer music editor Zac Crain wrote about…
This weekend’s concert calender is abnormally full to the brim, but the show we’re maybe most excited about is Ben Kweller and Rhett Miller’s Cystic Fibrosis benefit concert at Granada Theater. Two of the biggest local indie rock and alt-country stars will play separate sets, but, as was mentioned in…
Original Texas punk rocker Alejandro Escovedo has built a good living for himself and an even better following (these days, at least) with his blend of punk and alt-country. The highly influential Texas-born star has mellowed out a bit since his days in the California punk scene, but he’s still…
Chris PhelpsAfter an eight-year run at Warner Bros., Tyler’s Eisley will now call Equal Vision Records home.Today, after a two-year battle with Warner Bros. Records, Eisley, the Tyler-based, indie rock family band, is moving forward with plans to release their long-awaited third record. And, for the first time in their…
A few years ago I went to see Grandaddy at the Majestic in Downtown Dallas. Midlake’s drummer McKenzie Smith was there, too. He turned to me at one point in the set and said, quite sincerely, “This is probably my favorite band of all time!”Seems things have come full circle…
The last time Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti came through town, the audience at Denton’s Hailey’s Club was revved up and equally surprised by the West Coast freak folker’s supercharged performance. He ran around the stage, inspiring the crowd to stage dive, mosh and make other various celebratory rock ‘n’ roll…
Last Summer, 102.1 KDGE The Edge did some indie fans a solid by booking Phoenix and Metric in the middle of a mostly butt-rock lineup at Edgefest 2010. But at this year’s How The Edge Stole Christmas concert at Verizon Theatre on Saturday, December 4, the folks over at The…
In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, we turn back to the first week in November, 2000, when Robert Wilonsky told his account of legendary local punk singer Bobby Glen Calverley–or, as he was known to everyone else, Bobby Soxx–who had just died at the age of…
