Look out, Buttholes: The original Surfers are back. (Keri Pickett) Yeah, we’ve talked plenty about this week’s Butthole Surfers show at the Granada in recent days, so no need to rehash it all here in this post. No, this post serves for just one reason: To announce that, thanks to…
Thorr Himself in 2006. No need to mention James McMurtry, Modern ‘Til Midnight, The Reverend Horton Heat and Riverboat Gamblers and more at Pegasus Plaza or Anthony Hopkins with the DSO, all of which we covered in the print version of DC-9. Nor need we re-blog about The Ting Tings,…
The Hotel Cafe Tour House Of Blues October 16, 2008 Better Than: Staying at home, watching Grey’s and washing my hair, both of which I love and one of which is soundtracked by several of the Hotel Café girls’ songs–but I’ll leave it up to you to guess which. Ingrid…
Fairly often, honest-to-goodness readers–not publicists or booking agents–email us with pleas for coverage on certain shows. Not because they have a vested interest in the act’s success, but because they have a genuine interest in seeing an artist, and they think others should check out the performance, too. On that…
So THIS is the guy who shows up in the comments section to piss on pretty much everything we write. I’m surprised the rapper behind “Stacks” would take such a passionate interest in Pete’s speculation about the Boston Spaceships cancellation, or in my description of a country-folk singer’s voice. But…
Really? Third-best? That seems a bit high, no? (Roger Caldwell) So the Morning News’ main music blog posted this item earlier this week, and I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it ever since. Basically, it says that the top grossing North American concert of the year so far…
Even though I nicknamed Janet Jackson and LL Cool J’s Rock Witchu Tour around the country as The Botox Tour, I still wanted to see firsthand just how good (or bad) this show actually would be when it makes its way to town next Wednesday. But now it looks like…
I can hear the boo-birds already… “C’mon, Pete! Enough of this Astronautalis guy!” I know, I know… “He lives in Seattle and was born in Jacksonville. How is he considered local?” Hey, I hear ya… “You suck.” Oh, c’mon on, now. That’s just uncalled for. “Can you—and Quick, too, for…
Seems there are two surefire ways to rile up a member of Weezer. Approach No. 1: Mention the fact that the power-pop and geek rock outfit’s latest self-titled effort, the June-released “red album,” seems different from past Weezer records mainly because it’s not just frontman Rivers Cuomo who tackles the…
OK, so be a good American and watch the debate instead. For the 10 or so of you who actually bought tickets to this show, I hate to be the bearer of bad news… But, according to The Loft’s Web site the Boston Spaceships and High Strung show scheduled to…
Lyle Steadham, with the object of many adolescent affections. Life After Sundown, the most recent release from the scary collection of local misfits known as Ghoultown, hit the streets last week and the band is about to head off to Europe for yet another tour. But, in even cooler news,…
We’ve got quite a backlog of CDs we’ve never gotten around to, so we’re going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take four or five at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it. This…
I like the E Street Band. And, sure, I can get into The Sopranos. So it’s kinda natural, I guess, that I like Steven Van Zandt, whose weekly “Underground Garage” radio program can be heard Sunday nights on 92.5 KZPS-FM. Teen Vogue, though? I’m not exactly that magazine’s target demographic,…
Last week, via a Myspace blog post, one of Dallas’ longest-running bands, The Feds, formally announced its impending disbandment. “After 13 years The Feds are disbanding,” frontman Matt Slider wrote in the post, which has since earned plenty of responses from the band’s loyal fans. “We would first like to…
“Fat” is such a harsh word. How about “Big-Boned Pimp”? Three Dallas rappers who have each had a taste of commercial radio success just collaborated on a song all but guaranteed not to be played on the air. That is, unless Tum Tum, Lil Wil and Fat Pimp offer a…
Speaking of Denton love, a couple of blogs have posted free downloads of some tracks from both Matthew and the Arrogant Sea’s upcoming and Centro-matic/South San Gabriel’s latest albums… Really, you should have Dual Hawks, the Centro-matic/South San Gabreil split double-disc, already–what are you waiting for?–but, if by chance you…
Little Honey, Lucinda Williams’ latest release, hit the streets today and, because of that, the Double Wide is hosing hosting a listening party for the new disc tonight. No word on whether or not the great Lucinda might make an appearance–although I’d say the chances are slim to none), but…
I guess Denton is officially Stereogum’s new favorite music town. In the last month or so alone, the site’s covered Midlake, Centro-matic and a few others to boot. And, today, Stereogum premiered Centro-matic’s new video for “Rat Patrols and DJs”. Which, of course, was filmed outside of Denton’s own Dan’s…
Sit on it, Magnetic Fields. (Chris Buck) In last week’s paper, Observer contributor Elliott Johnston spoke at length with Magnetic Fields brainchild Stephin Merritt about parents, Entertainment Weekly, album titles, volume control, and plenty of other things. But what caught my eye was this little nugget Merritt shared about his…
The Roots, Gym Class Heroes, Estelle Palladium Ballroom October 11, 2008 Better than: dealing with the fallout from a long overdue nastygram to your boss… I’m the first to admit that the most I know about Gym Class Heroes is that “Cupid’s Chokehold” song that comes on the radio every…
The Walkmen and The Little Ones House of Blues’ Pontiac Garage October 11, 2008 Better than: hanging out on Greenville Avenue with all the drunken Longhorn and Sooner fans. (By the way: Way to go Longhorns! 45-35!) Hamilton Leithauser, singer for indie rock darlings The Walkmen, definitely has that frontman…
The Cardinals Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie October 11, 2008 Better Than: Watching Saturday Night Live–which is what I would have been doing had Mr. Adams and company cancelled this show, as they did in Kansas City and Tulsa Thursday and Friday. Despite all the Internet hand-wringing over the possible…
