For grunge junkies and Nirvana biographers, Scotland’s The Vaselines are just another rock ‘n’ roll footnote, another band Kurt Cobain listened to as a (disturbed) youth and whom he’d later cover during his relatively quick rise and fall. And there are probably still a few tortured, unknowing souls who think…
Another Wednesday rolls around, and there are a number of intriguing musical options with it…..
ACL is over, and with it, the spillover has left. I guess it’s back to a more typical slate of weekday shows tonight. Still an interesting collection of touring acts invading our area this evening, though. Something for everyone. Almost…
Back to work and our area is still being affected by ACL spillover. So rest assured: Whatever Monday blues you may be suffering from, it be cured by heading out this evening to one of these fine shows…
Tonight is insanely busy. It’s obnoxious, really. Thanks, ACL!…
Alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham has always received positive reviews, sold moderately well and attracted good-sized crowds to his shows. But, lately, he’s riding an even bigger a wave of good fortune.When Bingham was asked to contribute a couple of songs to the soundtrack to the film Crazy Heart, he had…
Considering that this show has been sold out for well over a month, Friday night’s performance by The xx hardly needs a recommendation. Thankfully, the major buzz surrounding this trio from London is well deserved. Although the band has only one album to its credit, The xx’s self-titled debut is…
Quite the hopping hump day we have here. While Monday and Tuesday each had a couple of interesting musical offerings, this particular Wednesday night has a bounty of choices for those in search of cool sounds…
Kind of a slow Tuesday evening, but there are at least a couple of items that should placate those in search of quality music…..
Monday night’s aren’t usually hopping with musical performances. But there are a couple of things going tonight on that certainly warrant a bit of attention. Each of these events could help cure a bad case of the Mondays…
Another work week edges slowly towards its conclusion, setting up what should be a great time to visit the State Fair, if nothing else.And to help folks get an early start to the weekend, several intriguing musical selections are playing around our area this Thursday evening…
Mike Conte, guitarist and vocalist with the Los Angeles-based Early Man, believes that many metal acts have lost their way. “There are bands nowadays that have been around for 15 years and they still don’t have a clue about Megadeth or Iron Maiden,” Conte says. “One of the sad things…
San Francisco’s Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar, is as much an avant-garde composer as he is a DJ, electronic musician and producer. But his compositional skills, likely because they often employ a recognizable dancehall thud, don’t get the attention they truly deserve. Changing from double- to triple-meter and shifting the pitch…
Holy crap, what a busy night! Buckle up and get ready for an early start on the weekend, as tonight’s docket is flush with prime musical satisfaction…
As seems to be the norm in these parts, Tuesday is quite a bit more musically active than Monday was. Whatever the reasons, there are several shows of interest hitting town this evening–and two of them are in the same building…
Another Monday comes around just in time to spoil all those good feeling brought on by the Cowboys finally winning a game. Not to worry, though: This evening’s musical offerings are decidedly eclectic and one shouldn’t have too difficult of a time finding some kind of ear candy…
Crazy busy night, huh? Thursdays really must be the new Fridays…..
Smashing PumpkinsPalladium BallroomSeptember 22, 2010(A Little) Better Than: Staying home and listening to the first four Smashing Pumpkins’ albums. This show at the Palladium last night, featuring Bill Corgan and a whole new cast of Smashing Pumpkins behind him, was said to be a sell out. It was also supposed…
Interesting couple of “shows” happening in the North Texas area tonight. Fans of classic rock, metal and bizarre performance art all have something to look forward to this evening…
Got a bad case of the Mondays? Head to The Loft tonight…
Tommy Thayer has played guitar in KISS since 2002, taking over for the departed Ace Frehley. Thayer was involved in various bands before, even gaining the notice of Gene Simmons when Thayer was playing in a KISS tribute band. Soon after, Simmons offered Thayer a job as his assistant. And,…
The end of the workweek is solidly in view as we cruise into Thursday. And lots of interesting national and local acts are parlaying their collective talent all over the area tonight…..
