Nothing pisses rock fans off worse than the lead singer of their favorite band being replaced. This happens across genres, but it’s most common within hard rock — pop, country and R&B vocalists’ departures are usually a precursor to their solo efforts; very rarely does their band continue without them…
For the last eight years, local music advocate Chelsea Callahan has been celebrating her birthday with rock-and-roll and charity in mind. Every year, she books a solid bill of local bands and gives all the proceeds away to charity. This year, Cha Cha’s Eighth Annual Rock & Roll Charity Gala…
The duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter has been performing in upstate New York under a couple of monikers since 2007. Originally called Charlie Everywhere, Barthel and Carter decided a more serious name was needed once they actually started recording and attracting a few fans. Phantogram became the new…
All That Remains, like their peers in Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Unearth, keep the flame of modern metal burning. Clearly influenced by ’90s European metal but filtered through an American hardcore sensibility, the Springfield, Massachusetts, quintet makes their second Dallas stop this year on Saturday night. Only a couple…
Earlier today, when she formally accepted our offer to become the Observer’s next music editor, Audra Schroeder included in her email the above video, along with this message: “Feel free to blast this in the office to get people ready. I’ll work on somersaults/tear-away pants.” I wish that was all…
Hey, looks like Axl Rose hired some pretty nice guys to back him up on his most recent tour. The group was in town over the weekend for their performance at Gexa Energy Pavilion on Saturday night, and, as Blabbermouth reports, on Monday they made a surprise trip to Medical…
With the release of St. Vincent’s new album Strange Mercy, Annie Clark, the artist behind the moniker, is making the late night television rounds, performing what we’d presume would be a song from the new record. Except, last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, she didn’t.Instead, the Dallas native…
Last Night: Purity Ring/Bethan/Peopleodian/Datahowler Club Dada November 7 Better than: anything else happening on a Monday, that’s for sure. A four-act bill headlined by a touring international act is very strange for a Monday, but sadly that’s how things go for post-Fun Fun Fun Fest shows in Dallas. It’s sad…
Last Night: Touché Amoré, Pianos Become the Teeth, Seahaven, The News Can Wait Sons of Hermann Hall November 7 Better than: Glenn Danzig’s “performance” at Fun Fun Fun Fest this past weekend. The persistent early evening rain did nothing to keep Touché Amoré’s fans from making their way out to…
Through his work on Los Angeles-based public access television program Junior Christian Science Bible Lesson Show, actor/musician David Liebe Hart began working with cohort Adam Papagan as well as catching the eye of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, creators of the Adult Swim program Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great…
With Erykah Badu, you almost always get more than you bargained for. Attendees at our most recent Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony at House Of Blues were treated to a seven-song-set of mostly brand new material from the local singer, when she was only obligated to play three songs. And,…
This little bit of Dallas music history is timely, given Edie Brickell’s performance at the Kessler Theater this weekend with her band Heavy Make-Up.Thirteen years ago, her famous act The New Bohemians, who had released two albums on Geffen Records, with only one notable single, were defunct. But, this week…
Sticking out in the busy musical environment of Los Angeles is not an easy endeavor. Just ask Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré, a hardworking post-punk outfit trying to make a mark for itself in the highly competitive City of Angels. By choosing an unusual name and by mixing the sounds…
Not sure why, but fireworks always come to mind when imagining Radiohead. It could be the way the end of “Let Down,” from OK Computer, sounds like scattering and streaming embers.Anyway, the point is: the fireworks are coming to Dallas. According to their website, Radiohead will be at the American…
Joe Lally, True Widow Bryan Street Tavern November 6, 2011 Better than: seeing a Michael Anthony solo show. Sunday’s double bill of Joe Lally and True Widow might have not brought out a large crowd, but it seemed like everyone who showed up really wanted to be there. Though the…
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Royal Bangs, Bear Hands Trees November 5 Better than: feeling the 5.6 earthquake and wondering how the hell an earthquake could happen here. Glasgow’s We Were Promised Jetpacks poured their hearts out on Saturday night, but it seemed like only half of the crowd returned the…
Guns N’ Roses, The SwordGexa Energy PavilionSaturday, November 5 Better than: I could have ever expected in weather that was damn near perfect. Mike AlvesDo those jeans make Axl look fat? But somehow, perhaps because expectations were so low, a rather healthy-looking Rose and his current collection of sidemen put…
Welcome to the jungle! The one comfortably located just inside the walls of the Gexa Energy Pavilion. After carefully parking your car on someone’s lawn, you’ll be ushered into said jungle if you purchased your tickets to see what’s left of Guns N’ Roses — Axl Rose and some dreadlocks…
An artist’s musical selection can sometimes even foretell what a next album might sound like. So if you’ve ever wondered what the artists who grace your stereo are getting funky to, here’s your chance to find out. Each week, I’ll ask traveling musicians as well as locals the question: What’s…
John Dufilho is a busy man. Always has been. When he’s not playing in his band Deathray Davies, he’s drumming in Apples In Stereo and producing records, including local act Sealion’s next one.But, sometime early next year, he plans to release his most interesting project to date. Dufilho will put…
On a gorgeous SXSW night in 2010, Glossary was performing an outdoor set during the Ninebullets.net showcase. As the crowded, tree-covered patio’s patrons settled in for the set, the band finished a somewhat down-tempo, almost somber tune. While the name of the tune escapes my memory, the words of Glossary…
Today, Pitchfork reports that Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles was pretty unhappy after learning Kurt Vile’s song, “Baby’s Arms,” was used in a Bank Of America commercial. He ranted about it on his Twitter account, tweeting things about Vile like “I thought you were, like, the best dude in music!”While…
