Farewell to Fallout Lounge

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…

Denton’s Pageantry Didn’t Mean to Become a Band

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…

All of the Arguments About Digital Music, Summarized

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…

Look At This Poster: New Science Projects and Star Commander

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…

Lower Dens – Dada – 6/24/12

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…

Photos: Friday Night in Deep Ellum

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…

The DC9 at Night Crawl in Polaroids (Plus Video)

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 – Granada Theater – 6/21/12

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…

Man, I Used To Really Love Coldplay

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,…

Tonight: Neon Sessions Puts a Spotlight on Local Electronic Music

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…

Van Halen – American Airlines Center – 6/20/12

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…

Preview: Waxeater, Geistheistler at Rubber Gloves

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…