It’s been a year of starting over for Ishi. Earlier in 2011, the band lost dynamic singer Taylor Rea, who was replaced by the talented but far less charismatic Becky Middleton. The band seems to be moving forward nicely, though.And, as we see from the above interview piece posted over…
Danny Balis is a well-known man about town. Thousands of KTCK 1310-AM The Ticket P1s (people who have The Ticket programmed to the first button on their car stereo) listen to him as he produces and interjects his often storm cloud-covered opinion during the afternoon show “The Hardline.”Those same listeners…
For those who missed Puscifer at the Majestic Theatre last week, never fear. You’ll be able to get the most potent Maynard James Keenan fix possible on Friday, January 20, when his band Tool performs at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie.Those who’ve attended past Tool shows say it’s quite a…
Seems Denton concert promoter Matthew Gray stepped out the limelight for about a month, which was a smart move. He garnered quite a heap of press and ill will in October and November, when Denton Country Proper — his upstart company — booked and canceled high profile shows from John…
It’s a big weekend for music indeed. A lot of holiday parties are going on, the biggest of which is being put on by The Polyphonic Spree, who, as you can see from the above video of them doing “Dancey Dance Time” with Yo Gabba Gabba, are quite kid-friendly. In…
We’re full-blown into December, which means the holiday season surrounds us. And good lord, there are a lot of holiday albums being released this year. Seems like everyone from Lady Gaga to My Morning Jacket have the tour bus television on the Yule Log channel.Some, of course, are better than…
Fresh off the release of their fifth studio album, Coldplay have announced a massive world tour that will make a stop at American Airlines Center on Friday, June 22. The album in question, Mylo Xyloto — the band’s most unabashed pop effort to date — went platinum in only two…
It’s been a year of reinvention for Eisley, the family band based in Tyler, TX. As we’ve written about extensively over the course of the year, the band left Warner Brothers Records to sign with Equal Vision Records late in 2010. And, earlier this year, they released a solid come…
As we approach the end of the year like a car full of people not wearing seat belts unknowingly drives toward a brick wall, it’s time to start thinking of year-end top-ten album lists. A shoe-in for ours is M83’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. So, you can imagine our excitement when…
Just a few weeks ago, shoegaze duo with local ties, School of Seven Bells, announced that their third full- length record, Ghostory, would be released at the beginning of 2012. Today, Pitchfork reports that the album’s official release date will be February 28, 2012.With the news, the band went ahead…
As we mentioned on Tuesday, this year’s edition of the Dallas Observer-sponsored Artopia event on Saturday at Dallas Contemporary will have a music angle. Three DJs — Skrause, DJ-O and The Latin House Krew — all compete for a chance to perform at Lights All Night, December 30 and 31…
You can’t dig too deep into the North Texas music scene without hearing the name Centro-Matic. The band’s prolific lead singer, Will Johnson, has saturated the last decade with releases from Centro-Matic and South San Gabriel, as well as a few solo releases of his own. Tomorrow night’s show comes…
My Morning Jacket is a long-winded band. The band’s shows are famed not only for their duration, but also for their energy and potency. Their career — going on 14 years — has lasted almost three times the life cycle of a normal rock band. Thanks to the six albums…
Not much has come out of Malakoff, a one-light East Texas town not far from Tyler whose exports include Wes Berggren, best known as Tripping Daisy’s late guitar player. Wyatt Parkins, a Tripping Daisy fan who attended Malakoff High School a few years behind Berggren, spent much of his high…
If you’re searching iTunes for Christmas music, because who isn’t at this time of year (avoids eye contact with office Hanukkah observers), it won’t take long before you run across North Texas’ Folk Angel and their new album Comfort & Joy. Less than two weeks after its November 15 release,…
There are weeks when the show announcements are about as flimsy as a wet persimmon. Fortunately, this is not one of them. For starters, Grimes is coming to town. Her last performance was a brilliant showing at Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest, in which she wooed the audience with her mix…
Well, damn, if tomorrow isn’t the first day of December. With Black Friday under our belts, we are in full-blown holiday mode. And, according to the Polyphonic Spree, “It’s Christmas.”That’s the name of the band’s new Christmas single, which earned its release today on the Good Records Recordings label, where…
Last year’s Lights All Night New Year’s Eve music festival was a massive hit, thanks to headliners Ghostland Observatory. And, as we mentioned this summer when the festival announced its return, this years is going to be much bigger. Thanks mostly to the bulked up bill — Ghostland Observatory will…
Yesterday, we posted a piece about the new video for Bon Iver’s “Hinnom, TX,” in which we predicted that his 2011 self titled sophomore album would end up toward the top of year-end lists. But really, it’s a no-brainer. The album is brilliant.And, just like that, Paste, the first major…
It’s been a busy year for Dallas stonegaze three-piece True Widow, who have recently returned from a tour in Europe.With the release of two records this year, As High As the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth and I.N.O., the band has been inched…
There is only a month left in the year, and it’s looking like Bon Iver’s self titled sophomore album is pretty secure toward the top of our year-end lists. And, as Time reports, a re-release of the album tomorrow will be accompanied by 10 short films, one for every song,…
Over the years, there have been a multitude of gimmicks employed by bands to get people to listen to the music. Some stop traffic on a busy freeway and perform atop a truck, some give out free CDs at shows in exchange for an email address, and in the case…
