Fall may be a sad time for some folks. For instance, those who have to go back to school. There are also those who relish the oppressive heat of the summer (we swear, it was milder than normal this year!). But for the rest of us, the fall is something…
And on the seventh day, God created Fun Day. Well, okay, maybe not, but really that should have been the case. After all, what better way is there to give the workweek ahead a defiant middle finger than to spend all of Sunday drinking irresponsibly? Damn be the consequences, we…
A great moment in music history. By Diane Martinez This summer marks the fifteen-year anniversary of the greatest song of all time. I KNOW. I couldn’t believe it either, but fifteen years have come and gone since the first time you heard “Smooth” by Santana, featuring Rob Thomas. FIFTEEN. YEARS…
By Ivan Guzman Way back in 2006, I bet the founders of Twitter had no idea the social-media platform would become the force it is today. Sure, you can interact with your friends and whatnot, but perhaps the coolest, most intriguing part of Twitter is the way it makes us…
Megan ArseneauxArseneaux shows off how to smoke out of her handmade Secret Smoker Bracelet By Amanda Lewis One challenge of music festivals is figuring out how to sneak some pot inside, even while wearing as little clothing as possible. Is there really a good way to do it without sticking…
Courtesy of the label By Art Tavana Was 1994 the best year for pop music in history? Quite possibly. Sure, some of it was terrible, but overall it was amazing: Nordic black metal, Britpop, pop punk, trip hop, and the best R&B of the ’90s (Boyz II Men were peaking)…
By Jezy J. Gray What if I told you that the most sonically adventurous outfit in DFW music is a death metal band? If you’ve ever caught a live performance from Baring Teeth, you wouldn’t be surprised. Whether leveling cramped local DIY venues or opening for behemoths like Dillinger Escape…
By Chris Kornelis At the time of his death, in May 1981, Bob Marley was 36 years old, reggae’s biggest star, and the father of at least eleven children. He was not, however, a big seller. For Dave Robinson, this presented an opportunity. Two years after Marley’s passing, Chris Blackwell,…
José James With Dustin Cavazos and Buffalo Black Kessler Theater Tuesday, June 24, 2014 By Thierry Peremarti José James’ 2010 album, For All We Know, is an authentic jazz album that’s won its share of jazz prizes. But although the jazz community has accepted James as one of theirs, you…
Christopher Victorio By Dennis Romero The Clark County Coroner is investigating the death of a 24-year-old who collapsed outside Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas Saturday morning. An autopsy was being conducted this weekend, but results aren’t yet available to the media, an official at the coroner’s office told us…
Cut Copy With Classixx and Nile Delta Granada Theater Sunday, June 22, 2014 By H. Drew Blackburn There comes a point when you go to enough concerts, the pomp and circumstance behind The Encore just fades away. You realize screaming like some sort of crazed social activist or Benghazi truther…
The Mountain Goats With Loamlands Dan’s Silverleaf, Denton Friday, June 20, 2014 By Jezy J. Gray I first saw the Mountain Goats in 2006 at The Opolis in Norman, Oklahoma. I was 19 and the band had just released their Get Lonely LP, songwriter John Darnielle’s most polite and somber…
Yoni Wolf With Serengetti, Topic Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton Wednesday, June 11, 2014 By H. Drew Blackburn We’re gonna go ahead and break the fourth wall right off the bat here: I had a roommate who was into Why? He didn’t listen to rap music. If he did, it…
365 Entertainment Presents: Migos South Side Music Hall Friday May 30, 2014 By Michelle Ofiwe By the time midnight rolls around, the Migos are officially late to their own party. If it matters to the crowd filling out South Side’s dance floor, such discontent remains imperceptible. Throngs of girls press…
By H. Drew Blackburn The doctor prescribed that Charlsie Grace come back for a diagnosis when she’s in her 30’s; it’s not common for a 27 year old to have this illness. The physical symptoms — a loss of coordination, feeling as though your neck is a straw and your…
From Deep Ellum to downtown, Fort Worth to Frisco, there are scores of great places to catch concerts throughout Dallas and the surrounding areas. Every once in a while, though, we like to let our imaginations run free. What if some of our favorite places to hang out suddenly hosted…
By Wanz Dover Cratedigging for vinyl is an art form that has served as the connective tissue of hip hop since the very beginning. Today that art is made all the more difficult due to far fewer retail shops to make use of. This makes infamous DJ and vinyl hoarder…
By Wanz Dover Drum and bass music has enjoyed a solid foundation in Dallas since the late ’90s. Even when dance music trends veered into other directions there has always been a healthy fan base for the genre locally. Founded in 2007 by Thomas AllEN, S.O.U.L.jah, and Alyx Caceres, drum…
By Hilary Hughes Unpacking this one is going to take a minute, so buckle up, because St. Vincent’s Saturday Night Live season finale was one for the ages — and it’s not necessarily for the reasons you’d think…
By Wanz Dover This Saturday It’ll Do club will host U.K. garage legend and Daft Punk collaborator Todd Edwards for his first visit to Dallas. Far from a household name in America, Edwards has been a major player in dance music since the mid-’90s when his remix of St. Germain’s…
If you were a dad, you’d probably have circled a certain date on your calendar months ago. (And no, it wasn’t Mother’s Day, you big silly.) What date is that, you might ask? Why, this coming Saturday, May 17. That’s the night that the whole goddamn universe is going to…
By Thierry Peremarti A pop singer who has enjoyed a 50-year career and sold more than 100,000,000 records shouldn’t need an introduction. But Johnny Hallyday does. The French singer, who will close his 13-date North American tour with a nine-piece band at the House of Blues this Thursday, has never…
