On his fourth solo release, Rhett Miller starts things off with a clamor: Piano flourishes immediately garnish Miller’s instantly recognizable voice, accompanied by jangly guitar on the album-opening “Nobody Says I Love You Anymore,” a track that sets the tone for the first half of this self-titled release. As is…
(For the Youtube inclined, here’s your link.)Last week, the great Sarah Jaffe stopped by our weekly SPACE Studio residency for a filming of the most recent installment DC9 in SPACE. And it started off on somewhat of an odd kick: Not very long after Jaffe and backing players Robert Gomez…
The above new video for “Jason Bought A Hatchet”, from the Matt & Kim-ish, DOMA-nominated oddballs in Giggle Party? Best of the year so far. For. Real.Seriously, check it out. It’s animated by Damien Weighill and illustrated by Stephen Wake, who, together, co-directed it…
In the paper that comes out either tonight or tomorrow, depending on where your go-to rack stands in our distribution route, contributor Adam Perry geeks out all over St. Vincent–and particularly the above track “Jesus Saves, I Spend,” calling it “one of the most memorable turns of phrase from the…
It’s been almost five months now since Black Tie Dynasty first announced its breakup, leaving its fans confused and its haters feeling validated (an unfortunate, but everpresent part of the band’s history). But one person in particular was especially miffed: Picnictyme, the local producer/MC (formerly of PPT), who, in the…
Pitchfork’s take on the new Rhett Miller disc is in–went up yesterday, in fact–and, despite the low score of 5.9 given to the self-titled album, the review reads mostly positively. Which speaks to a larger trend within the reactions this disc is garnering.Like most takes on Miller’s solo works (including…
In this week’s print product, Observer contributor Elliott Johnston tackled tonight’s Camera Obscura and Anni Rossi show at The Loft tonight–and he did so in a pretty interesting way, finding common ground between Camera Obscura and John Cusack’s character in High Fidelity. Check it:Camera Obscura’s take on pop music is…
Per our Monday tradition, a few clips of some shows you may have missed this weekend…Peaches on Friday, June 12, at the Granada TheaterRaunchy dance icon Peaches rolled through town on Friday night–and it was quit the show, says reviewer Catherine Downes. Need more proof? Check this nice, clean video…
La Di Da Di, Erykah Badu and Snoop Dogg like to party……at Bonnaroo……I got nothing. Cool video, though!…
Fans of the E! Network might recognize the above clip as the introduction and theme song to the new Girls Next Door spin-off, Kendra. Featuring Too $hort on vocals, the song was produced by Dallas’ own Play-N-Skillz. Let’s hope they at least got paid for this one…
They may have been in attendance, but, no, Bonnaroo isn’t just for the stars of He’s Just Not That Into You. Bands played too, y’know. Laymen walked about as well.And we have empirical proof of all that, thanks to a trio of slideshows patched together by a gaggle of staff…
So there’s a pretty embarrassing mistake in this week’s paper, albeit one with somewhat of an understandable cause: Through my fault, and no one else’s, we ran a story on Jenny Lewis in this week’s paper, in which the copy stated that Lewis plays the Granada Theater tonight.Thing is, Lewis…
Believe the hype, folks: Dallas’ own Dorrough’s got the most-played video on BET with the above “Walk That Walk.” Well, if this press release is to be believed, that is–and really, why not? Guy’s on a serious roll, what with “Walk That Walk” being No. 21 on the latest Billboard…
Listen up satellite radio fans. Or don’t, maybe. But, either way, be warned: All weekend long, Westlake’s Jonas Brothers will be all up in your radio, broadcasting directly into your home on Sirius XM radio.Earlier today, the Jonases joined up with Sirius Channel 1’s morning show, talking about their record…
In this week’s print edition, Observer contributor Eric Grubbs wrote about tonight’s Viva Voce/Cut Off Your Hands/Robert Gomez triple-bill at Hailey’s in Denton quite adoringly, particularly lavishing headliners Viva Voce with praise, and having this much to say:Though they started off as a duo, don’t think that Viva Voce is…
View Larger MapAs noted on Unfair Park yesterday, an item came before the City Plan Commission yesterday in which the old Red Blood Club spot was looking for a Specific Use Permit so it could re-open its doors and become a blues bar (which, between you and me, is pretty…
Tonight at Dan’s Silverleaf, the brains behind two of the region’s most mind-blowing acts, John Congleton (of The Paper Chase) and Joey Kendall (of Mount Righteous), will join forces on a bill that features each of these intriguing minds performing solo sets.The above poster for the show uses an aesthetic…
Over on his highly entertaining blog at Fresherthan.com, local DJ Fishr Pryce, who himself is promising a new mixtape in the coming days, has posted a link for readers to download the newest mix from local spinner DJ Marvel, who holds a residency over at Henderson Avenue nightclub Glo. The…
Late in March, the Dallas natives (what up, Woodrow Wilson?) and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in ZZ Top went up to Chicago and taped an episode of VH1’s Storytellers to celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary. Later this month, on Saturday, June 27, at 9 p.m., the channel will…
In news that is sure to make the thousands of concert-going Plano teens go bonkers, scene-driving local mall punk act Forever the Sickest Kids has announced that it has started work on its new, sophomore record today.In interviews held over the course of research for this week’s cover story, the…
With its rolling hills, lush green grass and meandering drives—all far removed from the Spring Creek Parkway drag where it’s located—the Plano Centre complex hardly appears a natural home for a rock show. The sterility of it is jarring. From the outside looking in, it appears to be simply a…
Considering that you first see the new Cowboys Stadium looming on the horizon while still a good 20- to 30-minute drive from actually reaching the site of the futuristic coliseum, it shouldn’t be a surprise at all that the stadium is, as advertised, pretty goddamn huge. And yet, even once…
