Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Granada Theater Tuesday, February 21 There was a noticeable difference between the Jicks of last night and the reunited Pavement I saw at Stubb’s in Austin in 2010, mainly in that the Jicks looked happy to be there. Stephen Malkmus walked onto the Granada stage…
Talking to Matthew Good can feel like being reprimanded by your high school history teacher. Opinionated, well-spoken and extremely blunt, Good never hesitates to delve into areas of interest not common to most singer-songwriters. The guy just happens to be a damn fine songwriter as well. Whether fronting his own…
You’ve seen the white and black Sealion sticker at most bars around Deep Ellum. Luckily, the band is worth the attention, and they’re even hitting the road with the Toadies at the end of March. Friday, they play “the final Annex House show” at the fabled Lakewood crash pad. All…
Yesterday, various social media outlets were literally on fire with the news of Centro-matic singer Will Johnson’s “supergroup” with the Kadane Brothers and Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan. That almost made us forget about his other other band, New Multitudes, which features Jay Farrar, Anders Parker and his former Monsters…
Check out this new track from A.Dd+ if you’re hungover, hungry, awake, alive, a human being. It’s been on repeat in the DC9 bunker all morning…
Some bands just like to be mysterious. Take Houston’s Indian Jewelry for example. Although the band has been around for a little over a decade, very little biographical material is available. Various articles on the band list five members, but some list only two, and even then, pseudonyms are used…
Portland’s Nurses sound as odd as their moniker. Dracula, the band’s 2011 effort and second Dead Oceans LP, upped the ante considerably over former releases with its focus and poise. In anticipation of tonight’s opening slot for Steven Malkmus & the Jicks at the Granada Theater, keyboardist and vocalist John…
We know this promo photo might get some of you fetishists fired up, but it’s not what you think. The Dallas trio, who we profiled this week in preview of their excellent new album, Fake Infinity, just laid down a Violitionist Session, featuring two album tracks and an inspired cover…
There’s a lingering disdain in the air for the turbulent playlists of KXT 91.7-FM. Understandably so. For every decent song the station plays, there are two or three — Train’s “Drops of Jupiter,” Stereo MCs’ “Connected” — that belong on corporate-run stations.It wasn’t always that way, though. The station’s first…
We at the Observer love holiday lists. Take, for instance, our Ten Best Indie Christmas Songs, Thirteen Videos to Scare Your Friday the 13th Pants Off, and the totally relevant National Doughnut Day list. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we’ve put together a song list for Presidents’…
Yelawolf Trees Saturday, February 18 Yelawolf went on stage at 11:30 p.m., a pretty average start time for a Saturday show, but those assembled were chanting his name for so long and so aggressively that it felt like ages before he finally hit the stage. If this wasn’t the experience…
The newest diamond on Dallas’ shiny exterior is Tommy DeAlano’s joint, The Dram. Housed in what was formerly the Wooden House on Henderson, the once furniture and import boutique now boasts one beautiful renovation. All plush velvet, tufted couches and jewel tones, you can expect plenty of new Facebook profile…
Lumberjack 8 Dan’s Silverleaf Saturday, February 18 This yearly mini music festival is Harlan Anderson’s brainchild, and he was the one grilling on the back patio, cheerfully putting up with the rain in his “Meat Guns” apron, hob-knobbing with attendees and shooting the shit with Dan Mojica, owner of the…
There have been some notable record deals inked among North Texas artists in recent years — Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights on Atlantic and Midlake on Bella Union pop to mind — and as of February 10, Dallas-based singer-songwriter Ronnie Fauss joined the ranks of regional artists with serious…
Not only is 35 Denton pumping up next month’s festival with a barrage of NSFW promotional videos, they’re putting on some pretty stellar local shows leading up to the event. Tonight, Burning Hotels, The Hope Trust, The Demigs and Danny Rush converge on Andy’s Bar for a little sampling of…
Local duo Magnificent Beard produced this little nugget of sunshine for the Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks show on Tuesday, illustrating what cats do best and adding to the overall tightness of their graphic art science. I like to think Malkmus retires to his study after a long day of…
Julie Garcia of the Granada just sent over this pic of their marquee, thanking Big Daddy Cuban for reaching into his pot of gold and saving the Greenville St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Does this mean Cuban will be King of the Parade this year? Is that a thing? In other…
A little over five months ago, John Carbone of Gilded Splinters decided to move from Boston to Austin. Seems the trio felt the scene in New England was restricting the band’s chances of breaking out nationally, so they loaded up everything and headed South. Speaking from his new abode in…
Let me make myself clear: I love Chris Botti’s music. Not in an ironic or tongue-in-cheek way. Yes, Botti, the trumpet player who’s played with everyone from Sting to Josh Groban to Steven Tyler. He’s the kind of guy your parents love, along with Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand. This…
Denton’s own Jessie Frye tackles the latest installment of 35 Denton’s cover series with perhaps the most Texas-referential one yet, reinterpreting the Mountain Goats’ “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton,” off 2002’s Emperor Jones LP, All Hail West Texas. Gone is John Darnielle’s small-town story about metal bros…
Our fledgling feature Covering Tracks returns, its stated mission to bring you fascinating covers from the far flung reaches of the Web, or right here in our own backyard. A fine example of the kind of homegrown content we’d like to cultivate is the ongoing cover series from Australia’s Triple…
Nineteen-year-old Forrest Carney has been producing music on his computer in his bedroom for nearly a decade, and currently performs and DJs under the name Mr. Kitty. We first heard of the youngster in late 2010, when he opened for Crystal Castles at the House of Blues. His energetic stage…
