AC/DC Changes Mind, Decides To Visit Dallas After All

We didn’t bother mentioning anything about it back when AC/DC’s current U.S. tour was first announced–we’re not really in the business of telling about the shows that aren’t coming through town–but we did find it a bit sketchy that the rock gods decided to hit up both San Antone and…

Last Night: Sunset Rubdown At The Granada Theater

Sunset Rubdown The Granada Theater Better Than: Finding out that the Meridian Room has closed. Sunset Rubdown may be an English-speaking band, but something seemed lost in translation between the Canadian band and the audience at last night’s poorly attended show. After opener “The Taming of the Hands That Came…

Giveaway: Three Pairs To See Sunset Rubdown At The Granada

Maybe you saw Jesse Hughey’s story on Spencer Krug (pictured above) and Sunset Rubdown in this week’s paper and said to yourself, “Wow, that guy’s in a lot of bands I really like–like Wolf Parade and Swan Lake, and Sunset Rubdown! If it weren’t for this damn economy, I’d be…

Houston’s Hayes Carll wins Americana Song of the Year

Congratulations, Hayes. Although he won’t be playing our area until November, Houston singer/songwriter Hayes Carll deserves some Texas-sized kudos for recently winning the Americana Music Award for Song of the Year with his satirical “She Left Me For Jesus.” Carll was also nominated for Artist of The Year at The…

Poster Of The Week: Austin City Limits

Normally I like to keep these local, but this weekend’s Daniel Johnston-designed commemorative poster for the Austin City Limits Music Festival is worth making an exception. In my defense, there are a few local connections, as Erykah Badu, Old 97’s and Bavu Blakes with Pikahsso will be performing at the…

Yo La Tengo Is Not Afraid Of MS, And They Will Beat Its Ass

It was just last spring that legendary indie rockers Yo La Tengo graced our area with a sublime acoustic concert at the Dallas Museum of Art. Fans might also recall the ear-shredding performance the band gave at the Granada Theater on Easter in 2007. Well, now Yo La Tengo frontman…

Nice Package: (Praising The Outer Beauty: September 25, 2008)

These days, when so many of us get much of our music digitally, it’s easy to overlook interesting album artwork and innovative packaging. To commend musicians, artists and record labels that create a good reason to buy a hard copy, we’re spotlighting their work in this randomly recurring feature. Stumptone…

Vote For Liz Williams, Get $5,000? OK, Then!

That’s a really nice couch, huh? (Peter Marince) Local singer/songwriter Liz Williams, ever the fan of contests we’ve never heard of, has apparently reached a milestone in yet another competition. This time, she’s reached the Top 15 in something called the Boru Bar Band Contest. Sponsered by Boru Vodka, the…

Get Ready

You know why I love The Temptations? (Hint: The answer has nothing to do with their phenomenal harmonies or music. OK, maybe it does a little bit–but not as much as it should.) I love The Temptations because I love The Temptations, NBC’s 1998 made-for-the-small-screen flick about the Motown hit-makers…

Dallas benefits, again, from being near Austin City Limits

Hey, look! There’s a big festival in Austin this weekend! Hey! Look at this too! Dallas is getting a nice little runoff from that action! Hmm… Sounds a little familiar, huh? Well, it should, dammit. Seems we run this same goddamn article twice a year. There are minor tweaks to…

Bonus MP3s: Two Tracks From Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights

Yesterday evening, at a fairly crowded Maximedia Studios–which is way the eff out by Farmer’s Branch–recent Atlantic Records signees Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights performed an hour-and-a-half set that, in the coming months, should be released as a live EP release to help preview the band’s major label debut–just…

Former UNT Student My Brightest Diamond Earns A Feature On Stereogum

Shara Worden’s gonna ride this buzz like Seabiscuit. (Sarah Small) Methinks someone over at Stereogum has a little crush on Dallas artists, ’cause, today, on the heels of plenty of other coverage the national music blog’s tossed the D’s way, comes a ‘Gum Drop feature on former UNT student Shara…