JusticeWednesday, October 31, at Palladium Ballroom, $40Justice is sort of a gateway band for many younger electronic music fans. Their concise jams (I’m partial to their high-profile remix of Simian’s “We Are Your Friends”) make it easy to get on the dancefloor, which is essentially what is expected of fans…
Marina was her name. She had a short, dark mod haircut, and knew how to bring out her blue eyes with layers of teal scarves. We were Myspace friends. Still are, I think. But I never knew what became of her. Last I heard, she went north to try her…
Dallas rapper Miss TB’s ladies anthem is what’s up. The video was shot in Kiest Park a few months ago, and you can catch her live at Club Copa on July 4, with former Three 6 Mafia affiliate Gangsta Boo…
The iStandard Producers Showcase hits Dallas tonight, starting at 8:30 pm at the Den and Rumor Lounge (2710 McKinney), before moving on to Houston tomorrow. The event will showcase 15 of Dallas’ best new producers, and judges include locals Play-N-Skillz and Symbolyc One (aka S1), as well as Houston cats…
See also: Roy Robertson covers Björk Denton’s Pageantry didn’t intend to become an actual band, but over the course of the past year, Roy Robertson and his backing musicians did just that. It’s not uncommon for a tightly-knit music community like Denton’s to share band members, change names or make…
Piracy is theft. Piracy isn’t theft because nothing physical is being stolen. You are taking money out of the hands of artists. Artists were already being ripped off by labels. Artists can make the money back by touring. Kickstarter. Here is a bulleted list of numbers showing how much it…
Wednesday is the tape release show for this new split, which features a few tracks by the now-defunct Star Commander and Denton’s New Science Projects. SC’s members went on to form Hate Your Friends and Square Business, so there’s some heavy circle of life ish going down at this show…
He sat in the cab of a green Isuzu pickup in front of the girls dormitory, dressed in a pair of rumpled cargo shorts and a thrift-store T-shirt. He was waiting to take a girl to the Flaming Lips show. She was three years his senior and had introduced him…
A couple of weeks ago, we told you how Red Dirt stud Stoney LaRue decided to follow other big names and host a charity golf and poker tourney in Grapevine, with the help of some his famous friends from the world of sports and music. That specific event, which benefited…
Lower Dens Dada Sunday, June 24 Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom, Jana Hunter’s 2005 debut, felt of another era, sharp and striking yet spare, Hunter’s voice the spiritual guide behind her acoustic guitar. It also felt like a skeleton that needed some flesh hung on it, as did her follow-up…
For the $100 you spent at Coldplay, here is what you could have done Friday night: Dinner and live music from the food trucks on Main Street: $7 Cold IPA at Double Wide before the crowds hit: $4 plus tip RTB2, Sealion and the Whiskey Folk Ramblers at LaGrange: $8…
A friend recently lent me his DVD of Freddie King live in Dallas, 1973, and I was blown away. I knew King’s name, but had never actively ventured into his catalog. I came across this bit today. Absolutely astounding. Now I want everything…
Thanks to everyone who came out to any part of last night’s DC9 at Night Crawl. We had so much fun, we might just do it again next month. Here are a few shots from the Bermuda Triangle of drunkenness: Single Wide, the Granada and Beauty Bar. Read our review…
El-P, Killer Mike, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Despot The Granada Theater Thursday, June 21 See more in our slideshow Listening to the recorded works of El-P, it’s easy to get the feeling you’re dealing with a robot who has somehow discovered the emotional razor wire that is living a human life…
As we ease into the weekend, here are a few new tracks you might want to check out. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso ft. Ryan Tedder, “Calling (Lose My Mind)” Recently named “an essential new tune” on Pete Tong’s radio program across the pond, Sebastian Ingrosso and his protégé Alesso recently…
See also: Coldplay at American Airlines Center: Night One Years ago, something disturbing was taped up on the walls of my friend’s dorm room at SMU. Printed on plain, white paper were the lyrics from “A Rush of Blood to the Head” by Coldplay. He’d even increased the font size,…
Groove Loves Melody and the Green Bandana Group have teamed up for Neon Sessions, a new summer event that will focus on emerging electronic artists from Dallas and beyond. Organizer Vince De Jesus says they’re following the lead of Exploded Drawing, an Austin monthly that gathered beatmakers and visual artists…
I was just talking to someone the other day about what a great song “Summertime” is, and then yesterday it was announced that Jessica Jordan, a member of Polyphonic Spree, had covered the song as the first single for her new solo project, My Name Is Moses. What up, serendipity…
Coldplay, Robyn, Wolf GangJune 22, June 23 at American Airlines CenterIs Coldplay the biggest band in the world? That’s what they were always shooting for. Their latest album, Mylo Xyloto, has only continued their ascent. Its syrupy melodies and sincere lyrics pull in fans by the truckload and make them…
“I’m not writing about politics. I don’t give a fuck about that shit. I’m trying to write songs about getting from the train station to home without crying.” Jaime Meline, better known as El-P, didn’t say those words to me. He said them to Wired, but when I read the…
Van Halen, Kool & The Gang American Airlines Center Wednesday, June 20 See also: The five worst and five most underrated Van Halen songs You have to hand it to Diamond Dave. Sure, he can’t hit all those high notes like back in the day, but he gave it the…
You’ve got to love a band with a song titled “Are Those Fucking Beers Ice Cold Yet?” Indiana trio Waxeater’s 2010 LP, Sleeper, was a sloppy, screaming backhand of punk and hardcore, and established that three chords played loud and fast never quite goes out of style, and neither does…
