The Baptist Generals return to the stage at 35 Denton after a three-year hiatus, and though the band has only released a handful of tracks since 2003’s Sub Pop LP, No Silver/No Gold, for the first time since 2005 it really looks like a new Baptist Generals record may drop…
Despite Built to Spill’s success, it’s impossible to deny how down-to-earth frontman Doug Martsch is. He remains modest almost to a fault. We talked with him recently about everything from the state of music today to keeping one’s artistic freedom on a major record label to last year’s NBA finals…
Read more: 35 Denton Cleans Up Its Block and Rebrands Itself THURSDAY Bleached The Labb, 11:30 p.m. San Fernando Valley sisters Jessica and Jennifer Clavin formed California beach-punk band Bleached after their previous group, Mika Miko, dissolved in 2009. Bleached combine sun-soaked, carefree rock with a tinge of late-’70s punk…
It’s been quite a few years since Austin’s Spoon played an open-to-the-public show in Dallas. Odd considering that most notable Austin acts play in Dallas at least a few times a year. But that’s what makes this show announcement so special. On Thursday, April 12, Spoon will perform at Granada…
When guitarist Ana da Silva met bassist Gina Birch in art school and started going to gigs in London in the late ’70s, their fate was already sealed. The Raincoats’ 1979 self-titled debut and 1981’s Odyshape, both on Rough Trade, were products of that creatively and politically off-center time, and…
Despite all Built to Spill’s success, it’s impossible to deny how down to Earth frontman Doug Martsch is. He remains modest to a fault, going as far to say he wouldn’t be a fan of his own band if he wasn’t in it. I talked with him over the phone…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s 2011 Fat Possum debut is one of those albums that sort of blindsides: Every song is a different texture, soul, hip-hop, funk and psych layered for maximum gonzo appeal. The vocals on every song are different too, to the point that the album almost plays out like…
It’s festival season! At this point, all you are doing at work is planning your 35 Denton schedule or RSVP’ing for SXSW parties (always be RSVP’ing!) or planning your weird festival outfits. We know daydreams of free day parties and tallboys are dancing in your head, so we are going…
Crushed Stars’ newest record, In the Bright Rain, came out this week, and to celebrate, we asked band mastermind Todd Gautreau and drummer Jeff Ryan about their first shows. What was the first show you remember seeing? Were you with your parents? Todd Gautreau: My first show was KISS. I…
Girls Rock Dallas is gearing up for their inaugural summer session, but in the meantime, they’re looking for submissions for a local comp they’re putting together. “We have received a few submissions, but we would love some more,” says camp director Rachel Michaud. “We are looking for all different genres…
It’s easy to assume with a reputation like Denton’s, the town would have more than three independent record stores. There are entities like the Denton Mini Mall and Mini Mall II on the square, which have independent sellers hocking used records on consignment, but the selection isn’t big enough to…
Denton’s Doug Burr is continuing with his fixation on very sad-looking veiled brides. The cover of his Trembling Lips and Pale Fingertips 7-inch record, out today on Spune/Velvet Blue Music/Tree Fall Sounds, shows an alternative shot of the same bride featured on the cover of his 2010 album O Ye…
Since the beginning of the year, Nicki Minaj has blazed across entertainment media like a supernova, all on the run up to her next album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Along the way, she’s managed to incite controversy with vindictive misogyny in “Stupid Hoe,” and used religious imagery in her Grammy…
Oh, the odd celebrity of Adam Lambert. The runner-up on season 8 of American Idol has gone on to sell over 4 million records world wide. A couple dozen listeners of local radio station i93 were treated to an up close and personal set with Lambert at the Hard Rock…
With the arrival of 35 Denton this weekend, festival season is officially upon us. But festivals have gotten complicated, and you can no longer just grab your buds, hop in your Civic hatchback and chill in a tent for three days. You need provisions, a plan, intestinal fortitude, hand sanitizer,…
Radiohead American Airlines Center Monday, March 5 Around 9:30 last night, the sold-out American Airlines Center was singing along to the climactic roar of Radiohead’s 2003 single “There There”: We are accidents / waiting to happen Here’s the question: Who is Radiohead? Are they rock music’s most consistent critic of…
From his home in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Jesse Tabish sounded a bit nervous. The leader of Other Lives certainly had every right to be anxious. His band was just about to begin a tour with Radiohead. Well, that tour makes a stop in Dallas this evening at the AAC and Tabish…
In early January, 35 Denton festival founder Chris Flemmons addressed about 30 folks who showed up for the opening party for 35 Denton’s new office. The spot is in a renovated old Gulf Oil service station on the corner of N. Locust and W. McKinney, less than a minute walk…
Iowa’s comedic pop act Leslie and the LY’s packed out the back room of Bryan Street Tavern last night. Leslie Hall and her backing band, clad in leotards and Day-Glo accessories, bedazzled the crowd with catchy pop songs and gauche pelvic thrusts. The hour-long performance was followed by a makeshift…
Flogging Molly House of Blues Sunday, March 4 Sunday night’s Flogging Molly show more or less served as the triumphant closing ceremony for what might have been the most Irish-intensive week in recent Metroplex history. Last Monday, Boston shamrockers Dropkick Murphys kicked things off, while the North Texas Irish Festival…
Dear Zouk, Friday, I had the strange pleasure of gracing your door, though I did have some idea of what I might be in for. Moments after I posted the announcement that you were hosting Drake, not just for an after-party but a ticketed club performance, my Twitter feed received…
Baruch the Scribe Dan’s Silverleaf Friday, March 2 In what seemed like a battle for most effects processors and pedals, Denton’s Baruch the Scribe headlined Dan’s on Saturday night with the Coves, Botany and the very slick, very talented Gold Beach out of Austin. Their new seven-song LP, Intentions, is…
