George Lewis followed up 2010’s Forget with the recently issued Confess , mixing the classic sounds of new wave with a more modern R&B twist. Speaking from the tour van as it crossed the California desert, and in anticipation of tonight’s show at Trees, Lewis spoke about the unusual path…
It’s been a little while since we’ve had any transmissions — live, vinyl or otherwise — from locals PVC Street Gang. Never fear: The group is launching a new 7-inch of punk-rock party-times music from Good Records’ Astroturf, assisted by Denton trio Curvette. Starts at 7 p.m. There will be…
Earlier this year, KXT, The Kessler and the Observer formed like Voltron to bring you the Triple Play series, which brought together emerging artists from Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth. After a bit of summer hibernation, the series is back, with a new home. The grand opening of the Dallas…
Arguably the finest extant ’80s underground rock act to return to service, Boston’s Mission of Burma were never particularly popular beyond the cognoscenti, and their comeback shows weren’t mobbed like those of the Pixies. But where Black Francis & Co. will never be anything more than a nostalgia act, MoB…
Swans’ February 2011 show at Mohawk remains one of the best shows I’ve seen in the last five years. Seeing Michael Gira and the rest of his retrofitted band warming up their engine again, after close to 15 years of inactivity, was a sight to behold. The slow-building, majestic volume…
In the current issue of Lone Star Music Magazine, The Departed’s primary lead singer, Cody Canada, described his band’s upcoming album, Adventis, as “the fastest moving project I’ve been a part of in a long time.” Given this album will be the first collection of original material for the band…
Check out this week’s North of the Dial column for more on Denton’s new house show venue, which is the noodly brainchild of Gutterth Records’ Michael Briggs. Fishboy and New Science Projects join touring acts James Rabbit and Iji for this inaugural show, which will hopefully break in the floorboards…
I grew up in record stores: from the musty, dusty spot where my dad used to buy his opera records, to the Sam Goody’s in the mall that seemed like it must have had every record ever made, to the “underground” record store where I worked as a teenager. I…
It’s a strange commentary on the state of the music business that Dallas blues artists Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King will play more gigs in Turkey this year than Texas. That’s the blues for you. Musical partners for more than 20 years, they have played in all 50 states,…
Check out our shiny new concert calendar for more upcoming shows Rihanna Tuesday, April 16, at American Airlines Center, $39.50-$125Don’t know what you’ll be doing on April 16 yet? Get with it. Tickets are only $125, dude. Just grab a hammer and break the glass on your emergency Rihanna Concert…
See also: Seven questions with Tum Tum After teasing us for almost a month, Tum Tum just released the highly anticipated visuals for “Yeah Doe,” featuring Dorrough, B-Hamp and Big Tuck. Directed by YellaBrickRoad Productions, “Yeah Doe” stays true to Texas form, finding Tum Tum and friends in — where…
See also: A not-so-vulgar discussion of Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power Next Tuesday, Phil Anselmo comes back to Dallas with Down, to play a show that was originally planned for the Ridglea Theater, but has now moved to Trees. Anselmo talked about the first show he played, how he befriended…
Welcome to Ask a Failed Musician, in which I will help struggling musicians make sense of their careers and even offer some advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn’t work for me. But then again, I was on Kimmel once, so there’s that. To kick…
Denton’s Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward have proffered a couple of really interesting records in the past couple of years, such as their EP The Apology Part I, and last year’s excellently stripped down Live in the Living Room. In January, the band will release their next record (as…
Hall & Oates Allen Event Center Monday, September 10 See also: The fans of Hall & Oates A couple of years ago, I did an experiment in the offices of another paper I worked for. I took out the Hall & Oates box set, Do What You Want Be What…
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…
See also: Playing Fugazi’s Repeater for my kids I have been graced with a 15-year-old son who loves punk and metal. What’s a better bonding experience than sharing a moment listening to Iron Maiden or Bad Brains? But when it comes to my 12-year-old daughter, her boy-band, country-pop leanings leave…
Update, 3:45 p.m.: We have our winners! Congrats to Kyle Busby and Holly Barnes, who have just been notified that they can, in fact, go for that. Tonight, at Allen Event Center. We’re dropping this giveaway on you with a quickness, as Hall & Oates are coming to Allen Events…
See also: First ever Oak Cliff Music Festival set for November 3 In addition to Alejandro Escovedo, Carolyn Wonderland and the Joe Ely Band, Dallas R&B legend Bobby Patterson has been added to the two-stage lineup for the Oak Cliff Music Festival, as has blues man Lucky Peterson. Curious about…
Turquoise Jeep Dada Friday, September 7 I don’t really like musical comedy. I appreciate the humor and a great comedian may be the nimblest of cultural painters, but even if I enjoy the joke, I am not going to play the music at a party or listen to it apart…
Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Brain Gang Blue, -topic, A.Dd+, Mohicans, Dre Marley The Door Friday, September 7 L.A. emcee Jay Rock took the stage Friday night following a downsized roster of homegrown artists, and established hype I’ve witnessed only from his Top Dawg Entertainment peer, Kendrick Lamar. While most emcees take…
