Over the last two nights of the Republican National Convention, both Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Presidential candidate Mitt Romney have taken the time to mention the music on Romney’s iPod, with Ryan, a noted Rage Against the Machine fan, saying, “There are the songs on his iPod which I’ve…
See also: The North Texas hip-hop sampler, 2012 1/2 edition Summer is coming to an end and for those of us in Texas, that means we get three months of non-90-degree days and the return of our beloved football. So, in the spirit of summer and all the mischief it…
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about dive bars, that sub-sect of watering hole fiercely guarded by established regulars. The type of place where the bartender and waitress know 90% of their customer’s names and take the time to invest in conversation past the precursory friendly pre-drink banter. I decided…
In the last few months, research for a project has taken me across the state and, more recently, into Mexico. It may be something sentimental in me, or this weird notion that road trips are meant to be soundtracked by where you are and not by a list you cultivated…
Mayhem Festival Gexa Energy Pavilion Tuesday, July 10 See also: The fans of Mayhem Festival As I parked next to the Amsterdam and walked through Fair Park’s Esplanade yesterday, I took in the neo-modernist sculptures and murals that adorn the Art Deco buildings. The closer I got to the Gexa…
See also: Photos of Wolfdance at Lone Star Park, June 30 For those paying attention to area booking, a curious string of events has been occurring this summer. Grand Prairie’s Lone Star Park has cornered the market on Texas country with their Lone Star Music series, which has already drawn…
Listen, we know most of you aren’t paying attention to the NBA finals like you were last year, but for those of who are (some out of Heat Hate, some out of love for the game), we’ve been treated to some rather abysmal NBA promos featuring Linkin Park’s shitty, shitty…
“I hate Tom Cruise, but I’ll still see it for the music.” – My 49-year-old mother when discussing a Rock of Ages commercial. If that wasn’t enough to make me interested in seeing the movie musical-cum-Broadway take on the late ’80s Sunset Strip, then the thought of discovering who exactly…
H20 Music Festival Cotton Bowl Saturday, June 9 See also: Scenes from the H20 Music Festival I stood at the entrance of the “House That Doak Built,” watching Dallas Fire and Rescue workers help a middle-age Hispanic lady onto a stretcher, and I couldn’t help but think about how much…
See also: The fans of A-Kon. I don’t really know why I asked to cover A-Kon, the annual anime convention in Dallas, other than I support like-minded people coming together to share a common passion, the exception being those who burn crosses and wear red arm bands. I had no…
Wildflower! Festival Galatyn Park Friday, May 18 The modern music festival exists as three very distinct types: The mega-fests put on by corporations, which bring together some of the world’s biggest acts and are able to cut huge checks so bands can reunite (ACL, Coachella); the righteous upstarts that bring…
