Sleigh Bells, AraabMuzik Tuesday, October 16, at House of Blues, $23 Still riding out the buzz from their second studio album, Reign of Terror, Sleigh Bells finish their U.S. tour with a stop at House of Blues, with hip-hop opener AraabMuzik. Both of Sleigh Bells’ albums combined are only about…
Check out more of this weekend’s shows via our shiny new concert calendar Afghan Whigs, Centro-matic Sunday, October 14, at the Granada Theater Within the bowels of the ’90s reunion machine, Ohio’s Afghan Whigs are one of those bands you never really expected to be spat out again. Their 1993…
As torrential thunderstorms spanned North Texas one day last August, a petite woman stood clutching a clipboard on the large wrap-around porch of a colonial-style home in Munger Place. The two-story house was the seventh setting for one of Sofar Sounds’ perpetually secret locations in DFW. Musicians hurriedly lugged gear…
As torrential thunderstorms spanned North Texas one day last August, a petite woman stood clutching a clipboard on the large wrap-around porch of a colonial-style home in Munger Place. The two-story house was the seventh setting for one of Sofar Sounds’ perpetually secret locations in DFW. Musicians hurriedly lugged gear…
Tum Tum & Big Tuck, A.Dd+, Dustin Cavazos, DJ Sober vs. DJ Q Thursday, November 8, at Dada Tickets for this show, which promoters Top Shelf Shows and dCc are calling “The Day Dallas Stood Still,” have yet to go on sale. If it wasn’t enough that Dallas rap legends/former…
Mind Spiders, Lenguas Largas, Occult Detective Club Monday, October 8, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios When Mind Spiders’ front man Mark Ryan transitioned from the studio to a live band in 2010, it was a breath of fresh air for the DFW punk scene. Since then, he’s steered clear of…
Def Rain, Cool Womb, Know Nothing Party, Gravies and the Main Dish Sauce Macaroni Island Sunday, October 7 About 30 bodies huddled in the converted garage at 2311 Houston Place on Sunday night for Macaroni Island’s second house show. With its concrete floors, track lighting and egg-crate foam padding, the…
Astronautalis, Friday, October 5, at Granada Theater This time last year, former North Texas rapper Astronautalis had just released his 11-track gem, This Is Our Science. This Friday, he opens for Flobots, a Denver-based prog hip-hop group signed to Motown Records. On his website, Astronautalis encourages you to be proactive:…
With the September release of I Bet On Sky, Dinosaur Jr.’s 10th full-length album since 1985, the trio is proving they’ve still got the volume. It’s no secret the hardcore punk band has been known to have issues, primarily between guitarist J. Mascis and bassist Lou Barlow, but since reforming…
Buke and Gase Saturday, October 6, at City Tavern, $7/$10 An NPR favorite, Brooklyn duo Buke and Gase will be folkin’ it up with Fox and the Bird and Roberto Moreno this weekend. All I’m going to say is that there will be handmade ukulele instruments involved. ‘Nough said…
Fall in Denton is a breeding ground for music.The town receives its annual boatload of fresh faces dropped at its doorstep, from college freshman to young couples laying roots. I’ve sifted through the crap to bring you a list of five new Denton bands you should know. Daniel Markham A…
In the wake of Russian punk band Pussy Riot’s famed prison sentencing for “hooliganism with religious hatred,” following their February arrest in Moscow, two North Texas activist groups are hosting a benefit show at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios. The groups include the International Socialist Organization and the Radical Alliance for…
When Denton musician Glen Farris arrived at the corner of S. Locust and E. Hickory Street on the morning of September 12 and uploaded an Instagram photo of Denton’s familiar First State Bank plaque, people embraced it and spread its viral joy. The brass plaque observed September 12 as the…
After an amicable boot to the curb by his former roommate — newly engaged Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios owner Josh Baish — Gutterth Records’ Michael Briggs found himself needing a new place to live in less than a month. A quick Facebook post is all it took before a friend…
Few things mark a summer’s end in Denton quite like Rubber Gloves’ Free Week. This year’s seventh annual event hosts Danny Rush & the Designated Drivers on Monday, Vulgar Fashion on Tuesday, Cozy Hawks on Wednesday, and culminates on Saturday with A.Dd+, Shiny Around the Edges, Idiots and Atomic Tanlines…
