It’s a quiet night in Deep Ellum this Valentine’s Day. Everyone is out for a quiet evening with a date, wrapping the night up early to move on to more intimate surroundings. Such is not the case for this evening’s showcase at Three Links. For Deep Ellum’s favorite punk club,…
Pocket Sandwich Theatre doesn’t take itself seriously. And that’s why, of all the theaters in Dallas, it’s the one you’re most likely to appreciate even if you don’t like the theater. This Dallas institution has called the corner of Mockingbird and Central Plaza home since 1980. On Thursday nights, when Pocket…
Top Ten Records in Oak Cliff will host a special event tonight featuring electronic music pioneer Gil Trythall and Dallas avant-pop composer Lily Taylor. The late-’60s and early-’70s saw the release of a series of albums composed on a Moog synthesizer. Inspired by Wendy Carlos’ synth masterpiece Switched-On Bach in…
There was a feeling of history being made Saturday night in the stagnant, sticky air of the basement at J&J’s Pizza. Minor Threat performed its first show in a basement, and other punk acts, such as Hüsker Dü, Black Flag and Social Distortion, all got their start in basements. In Denton…
For the last year and a half, Denton psychedelic outfit Acid Carousel has been dazzling audiences with its whimsical brand of rock ‘n’ roll, which draws influence from a variety of bands, ranging from the Damned to the Shangri-Las. This Friday, the band’s new EP, Street Cowboys, will be available…
A venue’s sound is best when it’s not a distraction. You notice when the sound is bad — when a mic cuts out, when you can’t distinguish one instrument from another or when the feedback makes your ears feel like they’re about to bleed. When the sound is good, all…
Earlier this month, Paul Hernandez, the guitar player and vocalist for Fort Worth post-punk band Bummer Vacation, made an announcement. “This next [show] is something I’ve envisioned since day one and finally found the person to help make it possible,” he posted to Facebook. “Two piece BV.” That person is…
“Barf Wave” started as a name for Eric Vaughn Eisenman’s band, Loafers, to book shows under. “Everything we do starts off as a joke; then it gets serious,” he says. He and his bandmates began to toss around the idea of a record label in 2015, when they released a…
Friday’s Damn Fine Music Festival rolled the dice and came up sevens. Members of 19 Dallas bands were scrambled and assembled into five new ones for the Twin Peaks-inspired concept concert at Three Links, and the result was a surprisingly cohesive show that paid tribute to David Lynch’s iconic nighttime…
It’s been a year and a half since Rosegarden Funeral Party emerged from the ashes of lead singer Leah Lane’s former project, Moon Waves, and the going hasn’t been easy. There have been last-minute changes to Rosegarden’s performance schedule, and the group’s cast of members has continued to evolve. In…
This Friday, the purple curtains of Three Links will turn red for an audio-visual experience that promises to delight fans of Twin Peaks. As David Lynch’s Showtime series reached the end of its “return” season, King Camel Productions’ Jeff Brown announced on Facebook that he intended to book a Twin…
