We’re sure that, by now, you’ve heard about PPT’s upcoming sophomore release, Denglish, which is due out on Idol Records on April 15. Well, we got our copy of the disc a few weeks back and, while we’ll hold off on a complete review of Denglish until the week of…
The Angelus ain’t dead just yet. Emil Rapstine just let us know that his band The Angelus has returned a changed band after a six-month hiatus and the loss of its bassist and keyboardist. Matt Chaney takes over on bass, but the band hasn’t yet replaced the keyboardist–and Rapstine isn’t…
For those of you in need of a Dallas music edumication, every couple of weeks the old fart stinkin’ up the Unfair Park offices will scour his dusty collection of 78s and eight-tracks and upload a hopefully not too random collection of songs made by or in Our Fair City…
Bitch, we love you. We’ll more than likely be rocking out at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival all weekend long. But if you can’t make it down there (where there’ll be plenty of music to take in, by the way–75 acts in total, according to the fest’s site), there’s some…
We spoon-fed you plenty of new music this week. Miss any of it? Let’s remind you: Calhoun — “Apocalypse (A Love Story)” Zane Lewis — “Southland” Smile Smile — “Sad Song” Pet Hospital — “Bird Song” Plus: We showed you where to download the lead Centro-matic/South San Gabriel single, and…
The pretty awesome-looking cover of Josh Alan Friedman’s book. We haven’t picked up a copy yet, but Dallas writer/musician/renaissance man Josh Alan Friedman’s latest book sounds like a must-read for anyone interested in the forgotten heroes of rock ‘n’ roll, R&B and blues. Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming…
Not coming to town just yet. On the off-chance that my write-up in this week’s paper on Cross Canadian Ragweed got you all riled up for the band’s Fort Worth performance tonight, well, I’ve got some bad news for ya. The show’s been postponed two months or so until May…
Erykah Badu…still gettin’ love. “On a Monday evening in August of 1996, I went to see The Roots perform at the Knitting Factory, in downtown Manhattan. The band had come from Philadelphia for a three-night stand in support of their “illadelph halflife” album. At one point during the set, I…
As we mentioned earlier in the week, Calhoun’s awaiting responses from a handful of record labels on its new disc (which is only available for purchase at gigs for the moment). Meanwhile, the guys in the band were nice enough to pass along a copy of the album, Falter.Waver.Cultivate., to…
Why doesn’t I Love Math love us? Good news first: The new album from I Love Math–you know, the side-project from John Dufilho of The Deathray Davies and, recently, The Apples in Stereo–is going to be called Getting To The Point Is Beside It. It’s been slated for a May…
Hey, look! I’m a P.I.C.A.S.so! Uh-oh. We just got word that there’s a rapper from Newport News, Va., who calls himself P.I.C.A.S.So–which is pronounced exactly the same as the name of local celestial brain phunkmaster Pikahsso. One big difference: Newport News’ P.I.C.A.S.so is a born-again Christian rapper, and Dallas’ Pikahsso…
Prolific Denton-based indie popster Daniel Folmer is set to finish another two new albums in the coming weeks, which means 2008 is going to be just as busy for Folmer as 2007 when he released the slacker, caffeine-addicted Wear Headphones and the more mature and polished Gloria. So, what should…
Cowboys from Hell? More like angels! I don’t even think the superfans on the Pantera message boards have seen this yet–then again, I might’ve just missed it among all the talk about the best Pantera songs to make love to–but here’s some sweet news for all you Pantera lovers out…
Zane Lewis’ “Southland”: Hot or Not? I know that Zane Lewis’ modern country sound isn’t exactly up most most of our readers’ alley. Hell, it’s not really up our alley, either (although I was, admittedly, a modern country apologist for a time in college…it’s how I started to get into…
We’ve been talking a lot lately in the office about the upcoming Centro-matic/South San Gabriel double-disc release Dual Hawks (which you can buy in June, or, well, now, as an import on Amazon.com). Seems like we’re not the only ones excited, either. The folks at the mp3 blog Captains Dead…
Glen Reynolds: Future Hip-Hop Mogul? Of all the possible local music collaborations you could dream up, a pairing of Glen Reynolds from Chomsky and Picnic from PPT would likely be the last you’d think of. And yet, here we are: “I’ve played guitar on the new PPT Denglish record and…
To celebrate the eighth birthday of their record store, the folks at Good Records are throwing another annual bash for themselves on Saturday, April 19. This time around you can expect: “special goodies” from a number of labels, limited edition merchandise, free food and beverage (even stuff for vegans!) and,…
As a child named Peter, I was often accused of being a “pumpkin eater” and having a wife I couldn’t keep. Both are completely false, I’ll have you know. So I felt no remorse in claiming to be Peter Pan in my defense. As a 6-year-old, that’s what life was…
Ghosthustler, Denton’s much-loved electro-dance outfit, doesn’t exactly appear to be in a big hurry. They’ve been mentioned on Pitchfork’s tastemaking site, they’re constantly hyped up by locally based national music blog GorillaVsBear and they’ve even been profiled at length in this very publication. And yet, the band has only offered…
The southern rockers in Cross Canadian Ragweed—who, it should be noted, aren’t Canadian at all (their band name is derived from elements of the four members’ last names: Cross, Canada, Ragsdale and, um, Plato); they’re from Oklahoma—are, at worst, an act you wouldn’t mind playing your favorite bar and, at…
Wait, let me get this straight: You just went ahead and blew all your hard-earned cash on musical instruments and computer software? You want to start a band? Well, good luck. You’re gonna need it. Because—just so you know—today’s musical climate is somewhere south of overcast with a chance of…
Dan Dyer will be barefoot at the Belmont. Those health and body conscious folks down at Bend Studio are expanding their musical horizons. Previous concert events held at the yoga/music venue have often felt constricted by the dimensions of the studio itself–even a great recent performance by Dan Dyer was…
