Lately our coverage of Neon Indian has been a near-daily affair, but the Denton band just keeps cranking out big news. Earlier in the week we told you about the UK release of Psychic Chasms, featuring a bonus remix disc called Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed, which made us a…
For the first time in his career, Ariel Pink finds himself at the junction of art and commerce. And, contrary to what his fans might expect, he’s ready to make some cash. His newest album, Before Today, is the slickest, most cleaned-up record he’s ever made. Diehards will miss the…
“Erratic” is a good word to describe Hormones’ newly released EP, Look Out Below. The interesting thing about the record, however, is in the way the songs bounce from one style to another yet remain cohesive. The result is a melting pot of influences—all of which are rooted in some…
Rhett Miller’s solo career has had its ups and downs, but overall, he’s one of the most successful artists to come out of Dallas. His most recent self-titled album is his third solo effort, released last year to mixed reviews. He’s still touring in support of it, and he’ll be…
Gorilla vs. Bear has been a proponent of instant photography almost from the start. The recent Dallas Observer Music Award winner for Best Blog has Polaroid galleries full of the world’s most popular underground artists. With instant photography becoming increasingly more prevalent in the music community, it’s fair to say…
Judging by the above tour trailer, Sigur Ros lead singer Jonsi’s solo show Monday, October 25, at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie will be something like an apocalyptic Mardi Gras. He’ll be touring in support of his newly released album, Go, which is vastly different from his previous solo…
Over in Unfair Park a few weeks ago, Robert briefly introduced everyone to Dallas’ newest media company (one that I’ve done some work for), Youplusdallas.com.Well, while we were probably having a little too much fun at the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony last Tuesday night, they were there filming the…
It turns out that while Neon Indian has been blowing up stateside, the folks in the UK haven’t heard a peep out of Alan Palomo. That won’t be the case much longer. Neon Indian just announced a massive UK release of their debut record, Psychic Chasms, scheduled for September 20…
The big show this weekend almost didn’t happen. A few weeks ago, the entire blogosphere stopped down to report that Phosphorescent’s van, with all of their gear, had been stolen in Brooklyn. Things weren’t looking good for the tour that was scheduled to start only a few days later, but…
In a presumed attempt to prove that they do, in fact, deserve the recent MOJO award for “Best Live Act,” and, uh, the even more recent Dallas Observer Music Award for Best Indie Rock Act, Midlake has announced yet another world tour. This time they’ll be visiting three continents (North…
The last time that Tegan And Sara were in town, they played a surprisingly brilliant set to a sold-out crowd at the Palladium Ballroom. They’ve booked another, bigger tour with fellow mixed-up-teen sensation, Paramore, which will make a stop at the Verizon Theatre on Friday, September 10.But, to make things…
We’ve been doing a lot of talking about the critically acclaimed — and frankly, badass — new record from School Of Seven Bells, Disconnect From Desire, which was just released on Tuesday, July 13. The above interview piece features Dallas’ own Ben Curtis and twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza…
“Mission To Mars,” the first song on Charming Gardeners’ debut, self-titled EP, begins with an all-too-familiar sound—a broken-up guitar playing a mid-tempo groove, filtered through a wah-wah pedal. The rest of the band kicks in, and it’s apparent from the start: This act is making no attempt to hide their…
Stew’s newly released EP, Harm & Ease, is not what it initially seems. The record’s five tracks clock in at almost 40 minutes—longer than many full-length albums. The band, however, wastes no time getting started: A forceful, growling bass line plays for a few bars at the top of the…
The collaboration we mentioned a few months back between our own Annie Clark (St. Vincent) and David Byrne appears to be moving along slowly but nicely. We just read this morning that one of the songs they’ve teamed up on (either called “The Movie” or “Two Ships”), will initially be…
Dr. Dog has the innate ability to spin out quality record after quality record thanks to the band’s duel songwriters Scott McMicken and Toby Leaman. Along with a distinct Beatles influence, there’s some Lennon/McCartney competition going on between the two singers–but it certainly doesn’t hurt the band. It’s helped them…
Looks like the Dentonites in Neon Indian are back with another weird original video. This time, it’s a stop-motion piece, created by multimedia artist Joao Machado. Unlike their previous video, though, this one is not sponsored by Mountain Dew. But it’s equally trippy. Here’s the gist of it: A two-legged…
In the “Wikipedia Files” video series, the above episode of which was shot at this weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, various bands are questioned about information found on their Wikipedia pages. It’s a pretty interesting project from the Chicago radio station, WBEW-89.5 FM Vocalo, and this most recent take…
LuceroOutdoor Stage4:30 p.m.No band could have opened the DOMAXXII outdoor stage showcase better than Memphis’ alt-country act, Lucero.It was hot as blazes, and the first thing out of lead singer Ben Nichols’ mouth was that playing this show was “like playing a show on a frying pan.” Yeah, it was…
Not sure if it’s possible to be reading this right now and still be unaware of the biggest show coming to town this weekend. Saturday in Deep Ellum, we will kick off the Dallas Observer Music Awards festivities with the most kickass showcase we’ve ever put on. Aside from over…
Dave Matthews has announced that he and his band will be taking all of 2011 off. It’s tragic news for frat boys everywhere. Summer plans to follow them on tour have been shattered as their beloved “Dave” takes a breather. Never fear, though, young misguided music lover: O.A.R. is starting…
Last week we ran a story about a local jazz family Dennis, Aaron, and Stefan Gonzalez and their recent work with L.A.-based freak-folk artist, Ariel Pink. The collaboration resulted in a 12″ EP titled Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz, which was just released last weekend on the brilliantly named record…
