Last Night: The Jayhawks, Jolie Holland Granada Theater November 16 Better than: rummaging through closets for dubbed copies of Crossroads episodes. Looking only at The Jayhawks’ set list from last night, you could think the show was more for a hardcore fan than a casual one, but the power of…
Last Night: The Misfits, Juicehead, Hood Rat, Electric Vengeance, The Hammercocks Trees November 14 Better than: carving Crimson Ghost jack-o-lanterns with Evilive on. The Misfits might have delivered a much more satisfying set last night than Glenn Danzig’s recent train-wreck performance at this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest. Yet their…
As previewed in last week’s issue, The Jayhawks have returned with a new album and a new sense of joy. As the band returns to Dallas with Mark Olson and Karen Grotberg in the lineup, you can expect to hear plenty of great country rock on Wednesday night at the…
Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, Hatebreed, Rains The Palladium Ballroom November 12th, 2011 Better than: the Cain Velasquez/Junior Dos Santos heavyweight title fight. Even though getting to the Palladium Ballroom was difficult around 7 o’clock on Saturday night, mainly because of the sold-out Zac Brown Band show at…
The Jayhawks have been through many lineups over the years since their beginnings in the mid-’80s. But if longtime fans were to get their wish for which one they would love to see again, it would have to include vocalist/guitarist Mark Olson. With his brittle harmonies sewn together with fellow…
Last Night: Youth Lagoon, Young Magic, Peopleodian Dan’s Silverleaf November 8th, 2011 Better than: watching a televised poker tournament and wondering why people watch poker on television. The now-smoke free interior of Dan’s Silverleaf hosted a fine collection of acts–one local, two national, to be exact–as the cold front finally…
All That Remains, like their peers in Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Unearth, keep the flame of modern metal burning. Clearly influenced by ’90s European metal but filtered through an American hardcore sensibility, the Springfield, Massachusetts, quintet makes their second Dallas stop this year on Saturday night. Only a couple…
Last Night: Touché Amoré, Pianos Become the Teeth, Seahaven, The News Can Wait Sons of Hermann Hall November 7 Better than: Glenn Danzig’s “performance” at Fun Fun Fun Fest this past weekend. The persistent early evening rain did nothing to keep Touché Amoré’s fans from making their way out to…
Joe Lally, True Widow Bryan Street Tavern November 6, 2011 Better than: seeing a Michael Anthony solo show. Sunday’s double bill of Joe Lally and True Widow might have not brought out a large crowd, but it seemed like everyone who showed up really wanted to be there. Though the…
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Royal Bangs, Bear Hands Trees November 5 Better than: feeling the 5.6 earthquake and wondering how the hell an earthquake could happen here. Glasgow’s We Were Promised Jetpacks poured their hearts out on Saturday night, but it seemed like only half of the crowd returned the…
Last Night: Youth Brigade, The Hellions, The Broadsiders Double Wide November 3, 2011 Better than: watching Another State of Mind and trying to figure out which parts were staged. Before they paid a visit to Austin for Fun Fun Fun Fest, Los Angeles hardcore punk legends Youth Brigade were kind…
There is never a convenient time to get cancer. It doesn’t matter what age you are or where you are in life; no one wants this roadblock. And, worse, when it comes to lymphoma, it can happen to anyone, regardless of his or her health. But when Michael Palmer, guitarist…
Scotland’s We Were Promised Jetpacks triumphantly return to the DFW area this week, headlining at Trees on Saturday. As evidenced by their newly-released record, In the Pit of the Stomach, the four-piece has a snarling post-punk sound — and it’s not the kind you dance to. We caught up with…
Explosions in the Sky, Burning Hotels Winspear Opera HouseOctober 28, 2011 Better than: living in Odessa When they attempted to perform at the outdoor Strauss Square in Dallas last month, the persistent rain prevented Explosions in the Sky from playing. To prevent any recurrence, Friday night’s show was moved inside…
At 54, Johnette Napolitano sounds like she has much creative drive as people half her age. Full of energy and desire with her work as a solo artist, a collaborator and the lead singer of Concrete Blonde, listening to her is quite an inspiration. While her power was out at…
Johnette Napolitano leads Concrete Blonde back to Dallas later this week for a Friday night gig at the Granada Theater that will no doubt stand as one of the best shows in town. With only a string of shows slated — three in Texas and all around Halloween time, no…
A few years ago, you’d hear the happy-go-lucky, impossibly supportive local music fans shout their rallying cries, and you’d smile because, much as you wanted to believe that what they were saying was true, you knew in your heart that it wasn’t. Still, you listened to their rants: “There’s just…
Love ’em or hate ’em, 3 Doors Down have been around since the mid-’90s, with five albums in their canon. They’re currently touring on last year’s mega-selling Time of My Life, but you can still hear songs on the radio from their debut album. Led by vocalist (and the band’s…
You might have seen Maria Taylor play with Azure Ray or Now It’s Overhead. You might have heard her on a Bright Eyes recording. Hell, you might have heard her on an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Regardless of where you heard her before, know this: Maria and her sweet voice…
At this stage of things, Thrice has survived a couple of generations of punk and hardcore fans. A thinking-man’s band since their debut ten years ago — even that album featured a blend of hardcore, emo, electronica and full-on rock — it’s no surprise to see the group still at…
If you’ve been to a themed DJ night like The Lollipop Shoppe or The Smoke, chances are good you either saw Scott McCullough DJing or dancing on the floor. These days, he does a regular Wednesday night gig at La Grange called The Thing?, showcasing plenty of Northern soul along with…
A little bonus to last night’s Horrors’ show at The Prophet Bar: Keyboardist Tom Cowan was nice enough to share some of his first show experiences. The very first show he remembers seeing is a little different from the ones we normally hear about. For starters, he wasn’t taken to…
