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…
As you’ll see and hear after the jump (courtesy of a video of the legendary sex symbol accepting the Star Award at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival), Ann-Margret “loves Texas.” “Loves Dallas,” too. She’s even named one of her sons Dallas, go figure. Makes sense, maybe. For a time,…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from New York dance band The Rapture; their last release Pieces of the People We Love came out five years ago. But now they’re back with a new album, In the Grace of Your Love, which will earn its release on September 6.In tandem…
We can practically hear you groaning. “Enough with the A.Dd+ dudes already!” Yeah, yeah. Hey, we admit it: We’ve been giving the duo of Paris Pershun and Slim Gravy all sorts of love since the release of their When Pigs Fly album back in March. But, listen, if we’re going…
Dallas has a serious case of Bieber Fever, y’all. In addition to the fact that we can expect a nude statue of Bieber and his Grand Prairie-raised girlfriend, Selena Gomez, to be housed inside of the city limits at the end of the month, today comes the news that the…
Two project albums from prestigious hip-hop duos have been released this summer. Jay-Z and Kanye West, of course, released Watch The Throne last week. But, back in June, there was another: Eminem and collaborator-turned-enemy-turned-friend-once-more Royce Da 5’9″ released Hell: The Sequel under the name Bad Meets Evil. Both albums have…
Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended — no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. The Globes return to Dallas this week, only a couple of months since they were last in town. Back…
Just when you thought the NBA lockout was taking all of the shine away from Your Dallas Mavericks and their 2011 NBA Championship, news like this comes along: Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy booked Jason Terry and his preemptive Larry O’Brien Trophy bicep tattoo to star in his brand-spankin’-new music video…
Good news and bad news on the Lance Yocom front today. The good news? After showing positive signs last week, Yocom, who has been suffering from severe pneumonia for going on three weeks now, is awake and responsive in his Arizona hospital bed, answering yes/no questions, and appearing to have…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, this is old news: Rio Room is kind of killing it these days. Forget the fact that Playboy named it one of the best clubs in the states last month; the Travis Street hotspot has played host to the likes of Erykah Badu…
We’ve spent much of the morning today trying to track down more information on what happened to Matthew Allen, the 19-year-old who died in an Irving hospital on Saturday morning after apparently using ecstasy while attending at Club Afterlife on Northwest Highway on late Friday night, but to very little…
Rock The Bells Tour with Mobb Deep, Raekwon, Ghostface and Vicious Cycle Sunday, August 14 House of Blues Better than: an unrequited longing for Golden Age hip-hop. Sunday night was an unabashed nostalgia fest for the crowd at House of Blues, particularly for those whose school days, much like this…
It’s hard to remember a time when Pleasant Grove weren’t stalwarts of the Dallas music community. But, this week in 1998, former Observer writer Christina Rees penned a piece about the band’s start, which took place only a few months before the story was written. So, for this edition of…
That charmer singing about a broken heart in the above clip is one Sunny Sweeney, a resident of Longview (just a short jaunt east along I-20, past Miranda Lambert’s Lindale and Eisley’s Tyler). Now, here’s the impressive thing: In addition to the above video, released just two weeks back, having…
Trae Tha Truth, JMack, Big HudTreesAugust 13, 2011Better than: trying to act like Dallas has a hip-hop pedigree to compete with Houston. There wasn’t much of a build-up to Trae The Truth’s entrance at Trees on Saturday night. After a particularly high-energy set from JMack and a funny offering from…
Maleveller, Eagle Claw, The House Harkonnen Double Wide August 13, 2011 Better than: teaching your nephew how to play Mastodon songs. Last year, Maleveller could only play a certain amount of songs live. Because, well, they only had those songs to choose from. During one particularly memorable set back in…
Death Cab for Cutie, Frightened RabbitVerizon TheatreAugust 13, 2011 Better than: sweating in the heat only to watch a band implode. After living through the nightmare that was the Kings of Leon show a few weeks back, it was nice to be in the cool confines of Verizon Theatre Saturday…
