The Granada put on a rare heavy metal show last night, meaning that their particular section of Greenville was occupied by black clothing and facial hair, a far cry from last Saturday’s show from AD.d+. It’s great that one venue can attract such totally disparate crowds, and in such large…
The Dallas DJ’s star is shining brighter and brighter, but the only way to try to soak in a little bit of their light is to keep up with the rotating and new weekly and monthly gigs on the calendar from all of our favorites and the emerging heavy hitters…
The Dave Grohl-directed documentary Sound City, is a loving and thoroughly entertaining docu-valentine to the legendary studio just outside of L.A. where many landmark albums were recorded. Throughout the film’s first half, we’re given glimpses of behind the scenes action on the making of such classics as Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors,…
Let me enter these facts into evidence: I enjoy the Super Bowl Halftime Show well enough, and I love the Andrews Sisters. One more: I think the 2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show, featuring the indestructible Beyonce, is liable to be the strongest show in–well, since your favorite of the aging…
George Ducas has a regional country hit with “Cowtown.” But it is, by his own admission, far from his best work. In this week’s music feature, Kelly Dearmore explains how he called out Ducas on Twitter for what he viewed as a bottom-feeding song and how an online back-and-forth with…
Toro Y Moi Friday, February 1, at Trees, $17 Fans of Toro Y Moi have been eagerly awaiting their January release, Anything In Return. Buzz from the album leak earlier this year was that Chaz Bundick, Toro Y Moi’s frontman-producer, had created a piece of pop art that will take…
At 67, Homer Flynn is a cool, calm and rather coy customer. Over the past four decades, Flynn has consistently denied being a member of one of rock’s truly unique outfits: San Francisco’s The Residents. Even with many musical sleuths claiming otherwise, Flynn has always stuck to his story that…
The Atlas Moth will be in town tonight, opening for death metal proggers Gojira at the Granada. Frontman Stavros Giannopoulos took some time out to talk about the first shows he saw as a kid, The Blues Brothers, and Peter Gunn. Growing up, was there anybody that inspired you to…
If you’re in the mood for some uncategorizable French metal (and who isn’t?!) then the Granada has a treat for you, as uncategorizable French metal band Gojira swing into town. Fans of this deeply specific genre will have been upset to see Gojira’s support slot with Lamb of God and…
It’s impossible to stand still around the beats and horns of Austin’s 10-piece Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma, who racked up a Grammy for their latest release, El Existential. Get over to Fort Worth’s newest (and probably best) music venue early to see funk, jazz and hip-hop group The Effinays…
To celebrate 40 years of their cutting-edge experimentalism, The Residents are taking their multimedia show with them on their “Wonder of Weird” anniversary tour. Earlier this year, they released their 47th studio album, Coochie Brake, but expect to hear tracks pulled from all over their catalog…
Fans of Toro Y Moi have been eagerly awaiting their January release, Anything In Return. Buzz from the album leak earlier this year was that Chaz Bundick, Toro Y Moi’s frontman-producer, had created a piece of pop art that will take the chillwave movement into smoother and groovier directions. You…
I can see Chelsea Wolfe getting pretty big one of these days. The singer-songwriter is on tour after her all-acoustic album, Unknown Rooms, A Collection of Acoustic Songs, was released back in October, following up the darker songs of 2011’s Apokalypsis…
On the morning of December 17, 2012, as I was in my truck listening to KHYI-FM 95.3 The Range, a rocking, sparkling song I hadn’t heard before came on. I continued to listen, drop-jawed, to the lyric: “Party till the break of dawn, Daddy’s got it goin’ on” commingled with…
Father John Misty Monday, May 6, at Granada Theater It’s no news that J. Tillman has had many musical past lives, including a short-lived stint with the Fleet Foxes, but after the release of Fear Fun last summer, the first album under his moniker Father John Misty, he’s perhaps never…
On Tuesday afternoon, the Round-Up Saloon posted a confirmation that Lady Gaga would be making an appearance after her show at the American Airlines Center. It was to be her fourth stop at the bar in Oak Lawn. She never showed up. The bar’s management offered no explanation on Facebook…
The Lady Gaga show at American Airlines Center offers a narrative, as these sorts of productions often do: We are somewhere in space. There is a procession. An evil authority figure rides a horse made of humans in costume. Sexy men wield flags saying, “G.O.A.T.” which we will later learn…
This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we’ll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste. Yo la Tengo and Tame Impala are still doing well this week; however, new to the…
It occurs to me that, at Dallas gigs, there are a greater than average number of people whom I would politely refer to as rapscallions. That is, they seem determined to waste the time, energy and patience of the average gig-going person like you or me with a series of…
Talented artists are spreading their works of art all across the city of Dallas through music flyers. Each week we’ll spotlight our favorite posters for upcoming shows in the Metroplex. This week’s crop includes a brain-sick poster designed by Hawk Vs. Dove. Their new album was released January 16th, and…
On Sunday night I found myself huddled in a group around a computer monitor at Jesse Porter’s two story walk up apartment on the East side. It was around 10:30 p.m. and the Cool Beings founder was hosting a small recovery get-together of sorts. To my left was Cash’mir of…
Last night, local filmmaker Jonathan Buchner announced to the world the project he’s been working his ass off on: a documentary on Spector 45. Called 45, those who know the band’s story know how incredibly emotional and sensitive this is to tell, but Buchner has captured something that should see…
