Hey, look who it is on the cover of Spin this month! Dallas native Annie Clark, the indie guitar heroine straight outta Dallas better known as St. Vincent. Yup, the former Polyphonic Spree player (forever ago, really) graces the cover “The Style Issue” from the mag — looking fairly stylish,…
White space. It’s a beautiful thing…
In a Dallas federal courthouse on Tuesday, a civil lawsuit was filed against Dallas-based concert promoter Gabe Reed, accusing Reed and his company, Gabe Reed Productions, of fraud, breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation as pertains to a handful of Motley Crue concerts that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
A year ago, nine days before he was to turn 31, Dallas musician Ace McNeely tragically passed away after falling off a cliff following a performance in Austin.McNeely’s death hit the Dallas music community hard — so much so that House Of Blues soundman Brian Fiegelman, a close friend of…
In this week’s paper, you’ll find a heads up of sorts about what’s really going on in Dallas hip-hop these days — essentially it’s no longer the rappers making waves so much as it’s the producers. And that’s not just fluff. As noted in the article, in the past couple…
Hey, it’s almost Oscar season! Well, kind of. This much is sure: The summer’s about to crest and the shitty movies will finally wash ashore like a dead, bloated whale. Then, the good films will come! You know the Hollywood drill — and, often, it involves Hollywood’s grandpappy soundtrack writer…
Further proof that Fun Fun Fun Fest is making a serious run at Austin City Limits as the go-to Austin-based music festival this fall: Today, rather unexpectedly, the three-day, Transmission Entertainment-promoted event has added a few more names to its bill, including Austin heroes and ACL vets Spoon.Also joining the…
Really, the City of Forney caught Bieber Fever, that’s all. They put up a street sign at the intersection of Main and Elm Streets, representing the temporary name change of Main to Justin Bieber Way — as decreed by 11-year-old “Mayor for the Day” Caroline Gonzalez — and then, they…
Wow, I haven’t heard the name Gym Class Heroes in a while! I remember the group, though. They were a hip-hop-and-pop-punk hybrid band that sounded tailor-made for the kids that got their music cues solely from MTV2.Then the band’s emcee, Travie McCoy, went off and did a solo thing, releasing…
Los Angeles’ El Ten Eleven has an unusual name and an equally unusual sound. But the band is fairly prolific: In a little less than a decade, the duo of Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty has produced four albums of nerdy, precise, new wave-influenced rock. Now, with a sizable, international fan…
Somewhere amidst the dance rap and hip-hop projects in North Texas, there stands an isolated voice. Not concerned with “reppin’ his city” or inventing the newest dancefloor craze, Denton’s Colby McCartney, aka Yung God, has created a blend of heartfelt expression, humor, individuality and impressive skill, all underpinned by a…
Mainstream country music is certainly in need of a soulful revival. North Texas’ John David Kent and his backing band, The Dumb Angels, just hope that they’re the ones leading it. They’ve got a chance, actually: Sure, the former Radish drummer’s latest, self-titled album has a reworked, revved-up version of…
Dru B Shinin’ is unapologetic about how happy he is. And, on his latest release, the Fort Worth-based rapper nimbly sidesteps the darker themes that have characterized Southern hip-hop for years, instead favoring a candy-coated pop sound that, for the most part, works well. Although at times overly sugary and…
With his latest album, Radio Waves & Telephone Wires, the rather prolific Nicholas Altobelli proves himself an artist evolving. The folkster’s appropriately sleepy vocals that enrobed last year’s solid The Regulator have indeed been provided an effectively sharper tone this time around, but not by much. Such alteration is but…
Months in advance, we knew. Dallas’ own Symbolyc One — the man once known for his work in the local backpacker hip-hop outfit Strange Fruit Project, then in Erykah Badu’s live DJ collective The Cannabinoids and, most recently, as a producer for Kanye West (“Power”) and Beyoncé (“Best Thing I…
Soft-spoken to a fault, Jimmy Tamborello comes across like some kind of computer nerd who’s checking out porn, afraid of waking his parents. A shy, friendly kind of guy, Tamborello makes music under the name Dntel; he either won’t explain the moniker or simply can’t find the strength to do…
Dubbed “The Most Extreme Tour of the Year,” the fifth annual Summer Slaughter Fest ends its 27-date run with a final stop in Dallas this week. How merciful. Michigan death-metal band The Black Dahlia Murder and Knoxville deathcore band Whitechapel headline the tour alongside eight other metal acts, including As…
Electronica is an infant genre compared to most, its creation depending solely on tools and instruments designed in the last half of the 20th century. And its interpretation is constantly evolving. Because, even though it remains relatively new type of music, there remain some distinct differences between electronic production of…
Dallas has always been a wellspring of source material for reality show producers looking to put some squick-worthy drama on television. Along with the new Most Eligible: Dallas and Big Rich Texas shows that make up the crust on the bottom of the basic cable reality barrel, we’ve seen some…
Musicians are undoubtedly influenced by the music they listen to. 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. Every week, I’ll…
Back in late April, you may recall, we were all pretty excited/jealous to find out that the Foo Fighters were playing a show in a garage somewhere in Dallas to 50 or so people luckier than the rest of us (but not Lovie’s Rebecca Dixon). It was, reportedly, the “hottest,…
Last week we posted the music video for the Dallas-born and raised actor/musician Miles Fisher’s new song “New Romance.” The video, a spoof on ’90s television hit Saved By The Bell, coincided with the release of Final Destination 5, a film in which Fisher stars.As such, he was able to…
