On this Sunday afternoon, Alex Bhore is just packing and doing laundry in preparation for This Will Destroy You’s upcoming East Coast tour. The band just returned from a European tour, where they played a show almost every single night for five weeks straight. Even though they’ve had a few…
Industrial music is relevant all over again. Amidst the music industry’s infatuation with retro sounds, revivals and the general rehashing of old ideas, industrial is once again positioned as a music that matters — an older strand that has taken on new meaning. As the continued effects of industrialization steadily…
Charli XCX Trees, Dallas Saturday, October 18, 2014 Charli XCX’s tour trucks are humming outside of Trees. The trucks are heavy duty and pack enough artillery for a pop star, or at least enough to adequately hold all of the junk LeBron James might need transported in a move from…
Sharon Van Etten With Tiny Ruins Kessler Theater, Dallas Friday, October 17, 2014 There are shows that are a joy because they celebrate the music; the recent War on Drugs show is a great recent example. And there are shows that are a joy because of what you learn about…
Sorry that the beautiful, beautiful weekend left you. It’s sad, but the weekend will be back in a few days, so chill. You’ve got some serious clinginess issues. To tide you over, we’ve got a few shows to keep you company: Ne-Yo is stopping by the House of Blues, Gardens…
When it comes to genres that have been allowed to flourish in the age of the online music cloud, few have risen to greater prominence than future sounds, better known to most as beats culture. An all-encompassing, chimeric blend of electronic, hip-hop and soul, beats takes DJs and producers of…
Over the past year, access to safe and legal abortion has taken some serious hits from the Texas Legislature. After the passage and implementation of HB2, one of the country’s most restrictive abortion laws, the majority of the state’s abortion facilities were forced to close. In the wake of these…
Halloween is great when you’re a kid, but let’s face it: It’s at its best when you’re an adult. Everybody relishes dressing up as a provocative cat or as a zombie. Also, we especially love getting trashed while playing dress up. In fact, Halloween is the best holiday. It easily…
The weekend is here and as per usual there’s a few suggestions for concerts around Dallas that we’d like to throw your way. No pressure. The choice is yours. But, just know that Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias are gonna hold it down at American Airlines Center, Sharon Van Etten hits…
John Bullard is 25 years old and a big fan of Dallas music. You’ve probably seen him around at a number of shows at not even known it. That’s because Bullard has an aggressive case of cerebral palsy and he has to get around in a wheelchair. The CP has…
Looks like you can’t win ’em all, Erykah. Back in the summertime, local R&B star Erykah Badu went viral when crashed a local TV news telecast in New York City, playfully trying to steal a kiss from a reporter who had no one idea what kind of celebrity he was…
We’ve seen the story about young and poor people trying desperately, and often violently, to make something out of nothing. We saw it in New York with Paid In Full and Belly. We saw it in Atlanta with Snow On Tha Bluff. The task for first-time director Juan Salas and…
Felt & Fur’s practice space plays home to a myriad of peculiarities. It’s in an upstairs nook at Denton’s premiere combination business: Sprockets Bike Shop and NV Cupcakes. It’s painted baby blue and has a strangely low ceiling. Oh, and it used to be the daycare for a church that…
Last month, Dallas-based songbird Lily Taylor released her debut album, The Ride, for local indie label Pour Le Corps. The album explores a haunting and dramatic mood within the parameters of a minimalistic and bare bones sound world. This is not one of those easy to categorize albums. It’s a…
By H. Drew Blackburn, Jaime-Paul Falcon and James Rambin There ain’t much to do in Denton, Texas except party. We’re talking about the quintessential college town, a place where the highest percentage of residents are between the ages of 20 and 29. A place where if you didn’t end up…
Bon Spengler is a mainstay in the underground house and techno scenes in Dallas. Along with her husband Corey Spengler (of the electronic duo Opencloud), she has been responsible for a series of notable parties featuring local and touring techno, tech house and house talent that are not usually known…
In 1919, Franz Kafka penned “A Country Doctor,” a surreal short story about a physician who attempts to save the life of a young boy, but instead finds himself lost in a series of bizarre occurrences. Sinister figures both aid and hinder the protagonist, while time moves in strange, heaving…
Paul McCartney American Airlines Center, Dallas Monday, October 13, 2014 It’s a funny thing, seeing one of the Beatles. On the one hand, it’s not as rare of an opportunity as you might think; after all, Ringo Starr just played his second show in the area in less than three…
For most bands, whenever they cut a few records without a founding member, those records are almost forgotten about when that founding member returns to the band. Whether it’s Van Halen, Iron Maiden or Bad Religion, this happens all the time. With the Jayhawks, they cut three albums without founding…
Let’s face it: Going out to catch live can be about a lot more than just the music. A lot of the time, it can also be about spending time with friends. Or it can be about having a quality drink. (Oftentimes, both.) There is of course a time and…
When Dallas-based singer and songwriter Johnny Stimson graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in finance, he had his dreams for a music career all planned out. He made, as he refers to it now, a “two-year, thought-out decision to move to New York,” where he spent a few months…
If Michael Briggs wants to see a show, record a band’s EP or film a podcast, he doesn’t have to step outside his own door. It is, shall we say, a bit of a luxury. In Denton’s independent music scene, Briggs is absolutely crucial in the booking, recording and promotion…
