Molina and Johnson Finally Set Up North Texas Tour Stop, Offer Up New MP3

Earlier this month, we passed along news of the release date for Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson’s collaboration with Magnolia Electric Co.’s Jason Molina called…wait for it… Molina and Johnson. Well, with under a week remaining until the release of the tandem’s self-titled debut, the band has finally announced a stop…

DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 26: Seryn

…Youtube loyalists may also watch the video here.Last week, we welcomed the friendly five-piece known as Seryn into SPACE Studio’s confines for our weekly DC9 in SPACE taping. And, just as the band had done at Good Records a few weeks before, and even though it’s just a few months…

NEON INDIAN

As modern music goes, you really can’t get that much more with-the-times than with Neon Indian’s sun-warped, synth-based, dance-pop sound. It’s a style so current, in fact, that critics are still having trouble settling on a genre name for the music that this band and other blog-adored acts like it…

JOHN LEWIS BAND

Being in a band sure is fun. Until, that is, you realize that there are actual costs involved. Like, recording costs, for one. So, maybe the John Lewis Band should be applauded for taking this route with its debut release: Instead of hitting the studio and laying down a substantial…

Starting Tomorrow, “Poster of the Week” Gets Re-Worked A Bit.

For a year-and-a-half now, our clubs editor, Jesse Hughey, has dutifully handled that task of selecting the winners and writing the accompanying blurbs for our Poster of the Week items. (Check the archives–there are some real gems in there.)Starting tomorrow, though, Jesse’s stepping aside from that post. And stepping in…

Watch: Norah Jones — “Chasing Pirates”

Earlier today, Vh1.com premiered the new video from Dallas native Norah Jones, and, sure enough, you can watch it in the embed above (alas, after waiting through an advertisement or two). Predictably, it’s paired with the new single, “Chasing Pirates,” from her new album The Fall, which is due out…

Watch: Dorrough — “Wired to the T”

Tonight’s a big one for Dallas’ own Dorrough, as, at 7 p.m., the tape-delayed BET Hip-Hop Awards will finally be aired. And though we don’t yet know if Dorrough walked away from the event with any statues, we do know this much: He’ll perform “Ice Cream Paint Job” on stage…

Picture Show: The Donnas, Rockett Queen Rock Trees

Those not headed to last Thursday night’s monster Built to Spill/Dinosaur Jr. double-bill had another nice little option–and a free one, no less–in the Hornitos-sponsored (and thus free) show from The Donnas and DFW’s own Rockett Queen at Trees.And, boy, did the stars come out, among them a contestant from…

KXT Announces New Hosts, In-Studio Performances For Debut Month

Big news to report this early afternoon on the new KERA-owned all-music station coming to your 91.7 FM frequency, oh, two weeks from today–and, of course, Robert somehow beat me to posting it, the jerk.But while he focuses on the new hosts at the new station–KERA’s own Gini Mascorro will…