You have to hand it to Andrew Bird. Up until now, the Chicago based singer-songwriter-violinist has controlled every aspect of his music, from writing, recording and production to actually helping build the barn where he records most of his music. Sounding quite exhausted over the phone one recent afternoon, he…
What’s it like to go from a tiny stoner, scuz-pop act, to a veritable brand in the matter of just a few years? Just ask California’s Best Coast, who, just weeks ago, announced that the band’s singer Bethany Cosentino teaming up with Urban Outfitters for a clothing line. All this extracurricular stuff hasn’t…
Girls, Unknown Mortal OrchestraGranada TheaterFriday, March 9Back behind the Granada Theater on Friday night, just before Girls went on stage, a stream of fans passed by the fenced-in artist’s section with gifts for Girls singer Christopher Owens. One young fan brought flowers and called them “a token of appreciation.” Another…
It would be slightly unfortunate to have scheduled a concert on the same weekend as 35 Denton, but it’s not like everyone’s going up there, right? [Crickets chirping; the entire office is headed North on I-35.] But, for those of us left behind, there are still plenty of things to…
Word has been circulating all over Facebook and Twitter today that Dallas blues legend Bugs Henderson passed away last night. A call to close friend and former bandmate Jimmy Wallace confirms that Henderson did indeed die at age 69 from complications of liver cancer. “A blood clot showed up in…
For the last six months or so, the Fort Worth music scene has been under construction, with a long list of new venues set to open in 2012. A lot of the action has taken place in the New Southside district, where the Live Oak Music Hall and Brewed Coffee…
It’s been quite a few years since Austin’s Spoon played an open-to-the-public show in Dallas. Odd considering that most notable Austin acts play in Dallas at least a few times a year. But that’s what makes this show announcement so special. On Thursday, April 12, Spoon will perform at Granada…
Denton’s Doug Burr is continuing with his fixation on very sad-looking veiled brides. The cover of his Trembling Lips and Pale Fingertips 7-inch record, out today on Spune/Velvet Blue Music/Tree Fall Sounds, shows an alternative shot of the same bride featured on the cover of his 2010 album O Ye…
Lots of big shows are happening this weekend — several on the Good Records stage — including Stillwater, Oklahoma’s, Other Lives. The band, who will be joined by Dallas violinist Daniel Hart, is making a quick stop at Good Records just before they open for Radiohead on Monday. The biggest…
Many music fans in Dallas know guitarist Bugs Henderson for his influence on the international blues community. Local blues musician and historian Jim Suhler talked about how Eric Clapton and the late Freddie King would go see Bugs Henderson perform when they were in town. Sun., March 4, noon, 2012…
Chris Johnson, lead singer of Telegraph Canyon, is known also for his riveting solo performances. With only an acoustic guitar, he has hushed many a Dallas crowd with his powerful songs. Fri., March 2, 2012…
The cover of Crushed Stars’ new record, In the Bright Rain, shows a faded photograph through a water-soaked lens. The silhouette of a couple walking hand-in-hand leads to a brighter sky ahead, indicating the storm has passed. It’s a good first impression of the record without actually hearing it. Longtime…
When we first heard that LMFAO were going to be performing at American Airlines Center on Friday, June 15, we were like, WTF! Then we started thinking about how funny they looked at the Super Bowl half time show with Madonna, at which point we started LOLing so hard we…
John Anderson, Tim DeLaughterKessler TheaterTuesday, February 28Tim DeLaughter took to the Kessler Theater stage on Tuesday night like a guy about to meet his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. He was struggling to keep himself together in front of a sold-out crowd of mostly grey-haired dads — odd for…
It’s a big day for School of Seven Bells. The band’s third and most industrial-influenced album, Ghostory, is released today. The band, located in New York, was formed when longtime Dallas musician Benjamin Curtis (UFOFU, Tripping Daisy, Captain Audio) was on tour with his band Secret Machines, opening for Interpol…
There’s a good chance you haven’t heard much about Dallas dream-pop act Crushed Stars. Singer Todd Gautreau generally flies below the radar, and the Frisco native plays an average of one live show per album, which, by our calculation, makes six.His bandmates stay pretty busy with their own projects: Drummer…
It’s a big weekend for music, y’all. We mentioned shows from Mind Spiders and Blackstone Rangers in print this week, as well as Texas Theatre’s Soul Train Dance Party. But the biggest show comes to us from Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T., who will perform at Trees on Saturday night. Local…
Here’s hoping Dustin Cavazos doesn’t die before his funeral today. The Oak Cliff-dwelling, bike-riding rapper — who has one of the most sobering deliveries in local hip-hop — is filming a new video for his song “Bless the City” this afternoon at Calvario Funeral Home at 1 p.m. He’s putting…
There’s a generation gap being bridged at the Kessler Theater. Jon Anderson, the former lead singer of one of the world’s first progressive rock bands, Yes, has traded in the big stage for a more intimate solo set. The show is billed as a “Storytellers” performance, in which Anderson will…
For decades, The Beach Boys have been a diluted version of their former selves, touring with the likes of John Stamos on bongos. Since Brian Wilson was fired in 1982, the band never really topped the greatness of 1988’s “Kokomo.” Rumors of bad blood circulated around the remaining band members…
There’s a lingering disdain in the air for the turbulent playlists of KXT 91.7-FM. Understandably so. For every decent song the station plays, there are two or three — Train’s “Drops of Jupiter,” Stereo MCs’ “Connected” — that belong on corporate-run stations.It wasn’t always that way, though. The station’s first…
Not only is 35 Denton pumping up next month’s festival with a barrage of NSFW promotional videos, they’re putting on some pretty stellar local shows leading up to the event. Tonight, Burning Hotels, The Hope Trust, The Demigs and Danny Rush converge on Andy’s Bar for a little sampling of…
