Beer Before Beer, Never Fear

Funny thing about Oktoberfest is that it happens in September. It’s actually a two week festival that originated in Germany, and at its center are polka music, bratwurst, lederhosen, and of course–beer. But while Germans halfway around the world are getting hammered on the beverage they’re famous for, we’re still…

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Lochrann’s Oysterfest on September 25

​Frisco’s inaugural Oysterfest on Saturday, September 25, at Lochrann’s Irish Pub & Eatery is just a few weeks away. As we’ve mentioned more than a few times before, the lineup for this shindig, which includes Rhett Miller, Efterklang, Bowerbirds and about 15 of the area’s best bands, is pretty impressive–probably…

Good Friday: Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Music Festival, Autolux, Designer Drugs, Sarah Jaffe, Dave Matthews Band, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Nick Cannon, Lyfe Jennings, Guitar Shorty, Paramore, Tegan & Sara, Rigor Mortis, Jonas Brothers & more

​This weekend is stuffed with some pretty big shows, but the biggest one coming to town this weekend might be Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Music Festival at Superpages.com Center with Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, our own Hellyeah and many more.Maybe getting all jacked up on repackaged Mountain Dew and listening…

Show Announcements: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ariel Pink, Os Mutantes, Dresden Dolls, Girl In A Coma, NOFX, Free Energy, Harlem, Dignan, Deftones, Cake, Danzig, Thousand Foot Crutch, The Gourds, Godsmack, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Papa Roach & More

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s 2010 album Beat The Devil’s Tattoo isn’t quite as popular as their previous efforts, but they still have some pretty big tour plans in support of the disk, including a few Texas dates with Stone Temple Pilots. Initially, though, the band wasn’t coming to Dallas.Lucky for…

Good Friday: The Labor Day Long Weekend Edition

It’s Labor Day weekend, and the parties will be happening all over town. One of the most interesting is the Expo Park Jazz Festival’s “The Many Faces of Jazz.” This two-day jazz festival will happen at Amsterdam Bar on Sunday and Monday and will feature 14 local and national jazz…

Nervous Curtains Releases a Free Remix Album

It hasn’t even been six months since Nervous Curtains released their sophomore album, Out Of Sync With Time, and they’ve already got a new offering for us. Well, OK, it’s sort of new.See, the free album download the band just announced a few hours ago isn’t new material; rather, it’s…

Show Announcements: Bad Brains, Christmas Day at Trees With Hagfish, Robert Gomez, The Cult, All Time Low, Marc Ribot, Semi Precious Weapons, Harlem, Soft Pack, Rufio, The Riverboat Gamblers, Ugly Mus-tard, Chayanne, and more

Just because we’re barely on the other side of the triple digit heatwave doesn’t mean that it’s too early to start thinking about Christmas, right? The folks over at Trees don’t think so, at least. They’ve gone ahead and announced the first Christmas show of the year: A performance from…

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to Oysterfest

We’ve already had a lot of things to say about Frisco’s inaugural Oysterfest on Saturday, September 25. The bill, an impressive mixture of 15 touring and local bands on two outdoor stages at Lochrann’s Irish Pub & Eatery, includes Rhett Miller Bowerbirds, Efterklang, Telegraph Canyon–you get the picture. This thing…

Good Friday: Dia De Los Toadies, AllGood Cafe’s 10-Year Anniversary Party, Spooky Folk, Little Black Dress, Ween, Frankie Muniz, Dead Confederate, The Cush, Bowling For Soup, Milton Hopkins, Florene, Spector 45, B.B. King and More…

This weekend marks the third annual (and biggest yet) Dia De Los Toadies Festival.Each year the location of the festival changes, so The Toadies and nine other Texas bands will take over Whitewater On The Horseshoe in New Braunfels tonight, and all day tomorrow. This year’s most exciting new addition?…

Dia De Los Toadies III

You have to hand it to The Toadies for their ability to capitalize on a 16-year-old record. None of their other efforts have aged as well as Rubberneck, but they’ve managed to maintain a strong fanbase—strong enough, at least, to draw about 5000 diehards to a remote location in Texas…

Show Announcements: Bush, Smashing Pumpkins, Free Week at Rubber Gloves, Joanna Newsom, Los Campesinos!, Hanson, Futureheads, We Are Scientists, White Denim, Trail Of Dead and More!

It looks like this week’s edition of Show Announcements could have been written in 1995 thanks to two big shows coming to town. On Friday, October 22, a newly reformed Bush will be passing through town at the Palladium Ballroom. And I’m sure everyone over at Kirtland Records is more…

Good Friday: KBFB-97.9 FM The Beat’s Custom Car Show, Analog Rebellion, Dead Twins, Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Green River Ordinance, The Budos Band, Tanya Morgan, Brave Combo, More!

This weekend marks 97.9 The Beat’s sixth annual custom car show, which will take place on Sunday, August 22, at the Dallas Convention Center. This year, the event’s headliners are Gucci Mane, Ice Cube, Waka Flocka Flame, Plies, Bun B, Trina, Slim Thug and a man who will definitely show…