Really can’t say I’d ever heard of Dallas hip-hop artist Big Gemini before coming across the above video this afternoon. Don’t really apologize for it either–kind tough to keep up with the Dallas hip-hop scene these days. So much so that I’ll say this quite confidently: Either something’s definitely, definitely…
The folks at Idolator point out a couple interesting little bits about the upcoming Janet Jackson/LL Cool J show coming to the American Airlines Center on October 22–a show which Observer contributor Quia Querisma quite hilariously dubbed “The Botox Tour” earlier this week. Seems both LL Cool J and Miss…
The Bright will be there, male members be damned. A couple of months back, I told you about Mary Hestand from Merry & the Mood Swings organizing a series of concerts at the Dallas Women’s Museum. As you may recall, the museum told Hestand that all acts had to be…
Don’t know if he’s going to be keeping this up all season long, but thus far into the NFL season, Fort Worth resident Daniel Hunter (aka PlayRadioPlay) has been keeping up a pretty cool tradition, offering his Myspace friends a new, free download on his page as a mini-celebration each…
You won’t see Dallas rapper Pikahsso on the poster for this year’s ACL Fest, but, still you can rest assured that he’ll be there, on stage, performing alongside fellow Texas hip-hop mainstay Bavu Blakes as the two perform their collaborative song “Smiley Faces” on stage on Saturday. And that’s good…
We’ve already given you loads of information about Oso Closo’s gig at the Dallas Theater Center. Then, of course, there was Pete’s glowing review of the production. But, tonight, the Denton-based rock outfit is taking a break from its insanely busy schedule performing in The Who’s Tommy for a free…
It was a good weekend for music in Dallas–if only because Pinback and The Silver Jews came through and were both pretty amazing (though not so amazing as to have their Dallas performances posted on Youtube just yet…) So, no, we won’t be seeing them here. But you will see…
Silver Jews Hailey’s Club September 20, 2008 Better Than: Robert Wilonsky’s “Till 2” show on The Ticket…if only for a night. David Berman got a warm reception at Hailey’s. (Noah W. Bailey) Local Silver Jews fans had been waiting some 14 years by the time the band took the stage…
Hey, it’s weekend time, friends. And it looks like we’ve already told you about a couple of shows going on this weekend. Like tonight’s Rhett Miller and Sarah Jaffe gig at House of Blues and Gilda Radner benefit at Opening Bell; Saturday’s Silver Jews show at Hailey’s, Theater Fire CD…
Looks like Astronautalis has converted another fan. If you watched the Season 4 premiere of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia last night, you may have noticed a minor bit of redecorating to Charlie’s shithole apartment. Seems Charlie is fan of Dallas Observer Music Award-winning rapper Astronautalis. That, or he just…
There’s nothing like your venue losing its lease to piss all over your parade. According to Dru Don, the manager for teenage rap group, Wide Up Boyz, the act’s gig originally scheduled for tomorrow night is now officially hosed, since Fat Daddy’s has officially gone out of business. That sucks–for…
A Friend o’ DC9 passed along a link to the above video this morning. And, yes, that’s the Toadies covering The Cure. “A Forest”, in fact. And, yep, it’s available for download via iTunes. In case ya dig it. –Pete Freedman…
Pinback…sits. (Drew Reynolds) Pinback, Kylesa, The Loft Septermber 18, 2008 Better than: Standing behind a guy with a huge head who sways from side to side so that you can’t see the band. My foot was drawn back to kick him (ill-advisedly) in the back of the knee, when the…
It was way back in late March when I first met Tim Locke of Calhoun. I’d missed his band’s set–and at the time not regrettably; I’d gone to the Barley House that evening to see Dove Hunter, and pretty much only Dove Hunter. After Dove Hunter’s jangly, drunken, and yet…
Wail on, wailer. In order to get primed for her appearance at House of Blues this weekend, I just got through listening to Sing You Sinners, Erin McKeown’s lively collection of jazz standards from the 1930s and ’50s. That set came out last year, but I haven’t had a chance…
Transona Five, A Weather, The New Year Granada Theater September 18, 2008 Better Than: Sulking and reminiscing about the way things were, that’s for sure. The New Year kept things in line all night. (Sarah Jane Semrad) The New Year’s performance at the Granada Theater last night was, oddly enough,…
The mini-instrument toting Holy Diver takes home the award this week for combining Hal Samples’ photography, Larry Carey’s artwork and a ridiculous band origin story to promote their show Saturday (or “Saturdau,” as it appears on the poster) at the cover-band haven that is the Lakewood Bar and Grill. And,…
Supposedly, Kelly Christian sings, too. A few months back, I wrote about Shock of Pleasure’s super attractive front person Kelly Christian and the band’s debut CD It’s About Time hitting the streets. Well, it seems those were just the local streets. The band’s publicist, one Amanda Tropila, has just informed…
“You’re the man now, dog.” (Brent Stewart) By the looks of Noah Bailey’s excellent piece in this week’s paper, David Berman of the Silver Jews had a hell of a time growing up around the DFW region. So much so that, as Noah points out, Berman even wrote a little…
(Brian Harkin) Good Records is the place to be Saturday evening. Fort Worth’s The Theater Fire, as featured in this week’s print product, will give an in-store performance of songs from its great soon-to-be-released Matter And Light, but that’s not even the half of it. The CD release party kicks…
Three ladies supporting lady parts. Tomorrow night at Opening Bell Coffee, three local musicians and community activists–Annie Benjamin, Lara Lenhoff and Tania Rivas–will each perform a set in memory of comedienne Gilda Radner as part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Proceeds of the show go directly to Gilda’s Club of…
The drinks are overpriced, the people are overdressed and the wait to get into the place is…well, it’s a little bit longer than the usual lines to get into shows around the area. But here, at this venue, on Friday night, not surprisingly, no one seems to care. This is…
