Earlier in the week, Darryl Smyers passed along some of The Cut*Off’s stories from the road. Then, in this week’s paper, Darryl gave the band’s new disc, Packaged Up for Beginners, a positive review. So you could say it’s been something of a Cut*Off week around here. Well, this should…
Another beauty from Nevada Hill. Shows from spastic rockers Eat Avery’s Bones have been few and far between since bassist Meggie Boner shipped off to Austin for school last fall. But the band returns to play on Saturday at Strawberry Fields in Denton. Though the admission charge is rather exorbitant…
If you like your punk rock loud, straightforward and fast, make plans to be at The Prophet Bar on Saturday night–and save a few bucks for the merch table. The Lash Outs are playing, and chances are good they’ll be slinging copies of their self-titled CD, just released by Zodiac…
Sneed’s back in town. (Wade Griffith) After a whirlwind national tour opening up for and playing alongside Kristy Kruger, Dallas-based singer/songwriter Dylan Sneed will make his first local appearance in quite some time at Bend Studio this Saturday. Seems that being out on the road with the talented Kruger really…
Youtube user TOADIESSuperfan just uploaded a third video of the Toadies working in a studio… Our reaction? A) The Toadies are definitely recording a new record. (But we kind knew that already.) B) The Toadies are clearly in on the making of these videos. C) We were crazy for even…
Over time, pretension gets tiresome—and to devastating effects. So, from time to time, we just plain need some good-natured, light-hearted stupid fun. How else could you explain music-based pop culture phenomena of the recent past such as The Vengaboys and that guy (?) named Sanjaya? It must be with this…
With two permanent string members—a violinist and a cellist—firmly entrenched in its six-piece line-up, the members of Ra Ra Riot were bound to find themselves compared with a certain Canadian act you might have heard a little too much about in the past few years. Does the name Arcade Fire…
About a month and a half ago, I took my first-ever trip to Denton. Mainly, I just wanted to see what all the big fuss was about. There was a lot I didn’t understand. I mean, sure, it’s a college town, so it’s bound to attract creative types and young…
Ra Ra Rioting. (Cameron Muilenburg) Ra Ra Riot April 10, 2008 Lola’s, Ft. Worth Better than: Dancing with yourself in your bedroom mirror–you loser, you! I can’t help it. I dig Ra Ra Riot. I like their sound. I like how it manages to be grandiose and intricate at the…
Ra Ra Riot shows are always a good time. (Sarah Cass) I’m not gonna get too deep into Ra Ra Riot in this little post, well, because I already did so here. Just know that I’m a big fan. And that I’ll be at their Lola’s gig with The Little…
The Thorn Vs. Side guys are branching out. (Dustin Cromer) Nick Nowell, frontman for local metal band Thorn vs. Side might have a few too many irons in the fire. Besides leading his band and teaching seventh grade English (where, in order to work, he must remove his countless body…
A new book called A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes van Zandt by Robert Earl Hardy was released this month. And, according to the inside cover, it’s “the first serious biography of a man widely considered one of Texas’–and America’s–greatest songwriters.” How serious is it? Well, Hardy…
In case you were just dying to see the full line-up for Richardson’s 16th Annual Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival, well, we’ve got the goods for you. And, by “goods,” we clearly mean early 2000s flashbacks, celebreality stars and jokes from Saturday Night Live:…
Dude-rockin’ to the Stanley Cup? With the NHL playoffs officially underway, sports commentary site BleacherReport.com has decided to offer up its theme song choices for each team’s run for the Stanley Cup. Bleacher Report’s pick for the Stars? The Rasmus’ “In The Shadows.” Um, OK. Why, exactly? “Marty Turco’s a…
Power to Badu’s people. Someone at Idolator has been reading Soulbounce, apparently, as both outlets are currently ga-ga over the prints that poster artist Emek has created for Eykah Badu’s world tour. We’re not all that surprised–we told you not once, but twice, how cool these posters were–but we’ve got…
James Dante Kings was 17 years old. It looks like it’s going to be some time before anyone really knows what happened to James Dante Kings in the early morning hours of Friday, March 28. Austin officials have yet to determine who it was that struck Kings on I-35; they…
…and Nevada Hill’s cover art is dope, too. You’ll notice a very distinct Denton flavor in the front of the music section of this week’s Observer. That was intentional. But giving Denton-based rock quartet Record Hop’s new self-titled disc a stellar review during that same week? That was purely a…
Looks like local eccentric Wanz Dover’s latest music project, The Frenz, has submitted an entry to the Radiohead Remix project. Anyone can enter the competition. Here’s how it works: Contestants purchase components of the track “Nude” (from the band’s In Rainbows), add or delete various elements as desired, and then…
Admittedly, this flew under my radar until this afternoon, but it looks like Lil Wil isn’t the only local rapper making national waves. Dallas-based rapper Fat Pimp has been getting his share of national love, too–and he has been for at least seven weeks or so according to this Billboard…
Versatile’s got something to say. Ft. Worth-based rapper Versatile is releasing a new album this month called Verse The World. And while beats on the disc leave a little to be desired, Versatile at least stands out on it as an impressive lyricist–which I guess is all you can really…
Ft. Worth garage rock wonders The Cut*Off are finally coming home after a couple of months spent touring places far beyond their normal haunts. Out supporting the impressive new effort Packaged Up For Beginners, the Cut*Off headed to Chicago after SXSW and even ventured across the border for the first…
We just signed up for an account at last.fm, which is a pretty cool site if you’re, like, into music and stuff. Basically, last.fm reads your computer’s music player in live time and uploads it to the Internet so others can see what you’re listening to. Here’s what we’ve been…
