Sic Alps, with Mike Donovan at far right.”I’m kind of like Ron Swanson — I fucking hate paperwork.” Mike Donovan, figurehead of San Francisco rock band Sic Alps, is grinning in the kitchen of his ground-floor apartment, explaining what he likes about driving a cab for a living. Along with…
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson Verizon Theatre Wednesday, October 31 The “Twins of Evil” tour was the perfect Halloween gift from the Great Pumpkin, who also made an appearance during Rob Zombie’s performance. In fact, several infamous people were wandering through the crowd at the Verizon Theatre: Scarecrow and the…
Kendrick Lamar, Dustin Cavazos, -topic South Side Music Hall Wednesday, October 31 Thanks to Scoremore and AEG, Dallas rap fans are currently having one of the best Halloweens ever. By the time candy prices are marked down again, our city will have seen Nas with Lauryn Hill, Asher Roth and…
Kreayshawn Friday, November 2, at The Palladium Ballroom, $17.50 With controversial 23-year-old rapper Kreayshawn’s new album out, of course she’s hitting the road. She takes the stage at the Palladium to deliver songs from debut Somethin’ ‘Bout Kreay, and hopefully offer something that eclipses the success of 2011 single “Gucci…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Warbeast These old school thrash metalists…
Not much has changed about Bobby Patterson since his dismissal from KKDA-AM 730 this past May. Strolling into a Pappadeaux in Duncanville for this interview with one of his favorite walking sticks in hand, the 68-year-old cracks jokes and flirts with all the women in sight. The one-liners come and…
Not much has changed about Bobby Patterson since his dismissal from KKDA-AM 730 this past May. Strolling into a Pappadeaux in Duncanville for this interview with one of his favorite walking sticks in hand, the 68-year-old cracks jokes and flirts with all the women in sight. The one-liners come and…
I’ve been to every Fun Fun Fun Fest since its inception in 2006, back when it was a one-night event and Spoon played to a small crowd of very cold attendees. Since then, the fest has grown in scope and size, seen legends and up-and-comers grace its stages, and matured…
One of the best shows this fall will be on a weeknight, when Converge and Torche, two of the finest, loudest metal bands out there, tackle Dada. Both bands put out fantastic records this year, Converge with All We Love We Leave Behind and Torche with Harmonicraft, and will most…
While Halloween is over, we can always count on the Day of the Dead to give us one more reason to put on the corpse paint and slink around in the shadows. Friday at Texas Theatre, enjoy a screening of the ghoulish 1962 horror classic Carnival of Souls, which features…
To see A$AP Rocky live has been a bit of a chase for North Texans, but the wait is finally over. The self-described “pretty motherfucker” is bringing that Harlem hustle, plus Detroit’s Danny Brown and Cali’s Schoolboy Q, to Dallas for quite a night at House of Blues. Rocky and…
In a few weeks, most music blogs — including ours — will begin the samurai-like process of forging year-end and best of 2012 lists. And no sword-maker should exclude Sharon Van Etten’s sharp third album, Tramp. Neither should they overlook the always-great Damien Jurado, whose latest LP, Maraqopa, has great…
Last weekend, Fort Worth’s 1919 Hemphill celebrated its 10th anniversary with three nights of punk and hardcore revelry. Not much different from what they do every weekend, though. Case in point: This heavy Sunday show, brought to you by Dallas Distortion Music, features performances from Denton’s metal machine Terminator 2…
As a full-time member of Tomahawk — with vocalist Mike Patton, drummer John Stanier of Battles and bassist Trevor Dunn of Patton’s other band, Mr. Bungle — guitarist Duane Denison has seen the tides turn over his 15-year career, but says the only thing that’s really changed about rock and…
Mary J. Blige Sunday, November 18, at American Airlines Center, $49.25-$199.25 Tickets go on sale today for Mary J. Blige’s “Liberation” Tour, which will feature special guests Brandy and Kendrick Lamar. The tour is in support of Blige’s upcoming 2013 release, My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 2), the follow-up…
Jacob Bannon, lead singer of the mighty Converge, returns to Dallas tomorrow night at Dada, as the four-piece promotes their latest, All We Love We Leave Behind. We caught up with him about the first record he bought, his first tattoo, how he got into mixed martial arts and his…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. If there’s one thing all of…
Headlined by reunited legends like X, Run-D.M.C. and Public Image Ltd, this weekend’s Fun Fun Fun Fest has a little something for the older folks, as well as the young. With that much talent over three days, there are bound to be some tough decisions between stages. Here are a…
Lauryn Hill, Nas Palladium Ballroom Monday, October 29 From darkness there was light, sound and a burst of atomic energy as Nas came to the stage with a gang of musicians ready to work through a 90-minute set last night at the Palladium Ballroom. It only took the four minutes…
Last night, American Airlines Center was filled with the kind of sustained squealing only young girls (and, often, their mothers) in the white-hot throes of a pop crush can produce. Here are some of our favorite fan pics, plus a few of that guy who was performing too…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared on October…
All Hallow’s Eve is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with Rob Zombie, who will be performing with Marilyn Manson on the Twins of Evil Tour at Verizon Theatre tomorrow night. It’ll be a fright night filled with elaborate stage designs, terrifying costumes and metal. I…
