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…
It was, oh, two and a half years ago now, that we heard last from Dallasite Eric Grubbs about that status of his book Post: An Anthology of American Post-Hardcore, 1985-2007. Well, now comes this news: Grubbs, who spends the bulk of his time broadcasting area traffic reports for a…
CD World may be closed, but Mike Schoder’s other business–The Granada Theater–still appears to be doing quite well for itself. Tonight, marks the end of a truly remarkable stretch at the theater (thanks, ACL!) that saw Del tha Funky Homosapien, Neko Case, Sunset Rubdown and, now, Cut Copy and The…
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…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a weekend–well, maybe it just seems like it happened in Star Wars time now that it’s Monday–but if you weren’t in Austin like Jesse was, or Vegas like Pete, it was a good weekend to be in Dallas…
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…
Before we delve into this weekend’s show options, a bit of a programming note: I’ll be out of the office tomorrow, and Jesse Hughey will be en route/just starting to set up shop in Austin at this year’s ACL Fest where he, along with a couple of our photographers and…
…and the Clint Childers-directed video actually a pretty compelling watch. And deservedly so, given that it’s a pretty nice song from the Fort Worth boys. Catch The Cut*Off perform with THe BAcksliders tomorrow night at The Fairmount in Fort Worth. –Pete Freedman…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The video above for the song “The Rat” comes from Athens, Georgia, rock outfit Dead Confederate, a band that, along with The Whigs, is helping reaffirm the assumption that Athens, indeed, is quite the little southeastern hotbed of musical talent. The band, stopping through Dallas on the way back from…
As impressive debuts in 2008 go, you’ve got to figure that Seattle Sub Pop darlings Fleet Foxes fits quite nicely at the top of the heap, right up alongside acts like MGMT and Vampire Weekend who’ve more than had their fair share of positive press over the course of the…
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…
Even in photos, Colour Revolt fights color. (Daniel Sprague) Friday’s show at Hailey’s in Denton might not offer the most rocking bill in the world–shared headliners Colour Revolt and Neva Dinova trend toward the much more understated end of the spectrum–but there’s still enough songwriting prowess here to create a…
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…
We’re on the cusp of a very big weekend of shows around the region (thanks, in large part to ACL routing), and one of the more interesting shows on the docket comes to the Lakewood Theater tomorrow night… With the release of Songs in A&E earlier this year, Spiritualized’s first…
Might want to keep an eye on this space tomorrow, as we’ll have tickets galore to give away all day–so much so that we may, in fact, dub the day “Free Ticket Wednesday.” Probably not, though. Anyway, we’ll have tickets to send your way from shows featuring bands with names…
