Countless musicians have been derided for appealing to the masses. But—here’s where things get tricky—good pop music isn’t especially easy to write. Unless you’re Peter, Bjorn & John. And now, after spending a few years trying to get away from the pop sound that made them famous, the Swedish pop…
Although not as well known as, say, Green Day or Blink-182, two other bands that emerged at about the same time, California’s Face to Face were always the truest of that bunch to the spirit of old-school punk rock. Led by Trever Keith, the roots of Face to Face go…
Times New Viking is another recent example of a band that’s realized that it can be pretty fun to fully utilize the expensive studio amenities that its record label is providing. Following in the recent sonic footprints as bands such as The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Harlem,…
Proof the Denton music scene has ample room for more than just bands: The weekly Denton bass-music event known as Pubstep has been in existence for just more than two years now, and it continues to be one of North Texas’ best-attended dubstep weeklies. Held every Wednesday at The Abbey…
Not too long after the Deftones finish their current tour, the five-piece will take a month-long break, then get right back to work on another album. “The plan is to do a little writing and see what happens,” says Frank Delgado, the man behind the band’s turntables, sampler and keyboards,…
Hope you speak Spanish, ’cause tonight’s biggest show — by far, and no offense, Charlie Robison — will be brought to you en español…
Tower Records is a record store chain that once had a shop in Dallas. Last we checked, the old building where it was housed was going to be turned into an appliance store, although nothing of the sort has happened yet. (But, for what it’s worth, Wilonsky swears he saw…
Back in April, a big reveal from fast-rising Dallas-based producer and genuine good dude Symbolyc One: In the wake of blowing the eff up thanks to his production work on Kanye West’s “Power,” he had a couple more gigs lined up with Kanye and a few other artists you may…
Back in early February, you may recall, Police drummer Stewart Copeland came to Dallas to deliver something of a treat: the live debut of his Dallas Symphony Orchestra-commissioned drum concerto, “Gamelan D’Drum.” And boy was it a treat: Our own Darryl Smyers called the performance, all of which was centered…
Among the many clips still posted online from last night’s streaming My Morning Jacket album-release concert in Louisville, Kentucky, is the above clip of the band being being joined on stage, as expected, by one Erykah Badu, which, yes, is something we’ve seen around here before. Once again, the Queen…
This week’s most notable show announcements come our way via huge corporate sponsorships — one from Honda Civic, and the other from 7-Eleven. The former, which features the newly reunited pop-punk forefathers Blink-182 and their minions in My Chemical Romance, will take place at Gexa Energy Pavilion on Tuesday, September…
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. For those disappointed about the lineup for the Warped Tour lineup for this year — as in, too many…
…we’ve got two show-going options for you…
The Twilight Singers, Margot & the Nuclear So and So’sThe Granada TheaterMay 30, 2011Much better than: sitting around waiting for the damn NBA Finals to get going. While many folks gathered at parks and other area locales in order to show respect for those who have fought for this country,…
Manchester Orchestra, Cage the ElephantPalladium BallroomMay 29, 2011Better than: doing it by the numbers. Manchester Orchestra and Cage the Elephant are described as “co-headliners” on their current cross-country tour. Normally, that tag doesn’t always make sense. There’s always one act that outdraws the other. And let’s face it: Only one…
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.DadaMay 27, 2011Better than: making a left turn, and then a left turn, and then a left turn… It speaks to the power of the Internet/new music business model when a band with only four officially-released tracks is able to embark on a headlining cross-country tour. But…
It certainly was a sexy weekend (ooh ahoo). Before Pete and crew are along with reviews of Twilight Singers and Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s at the Granada, there’s several photos from the Memorial Day parties we’re gonna pass along. The Vault had DJ ASAP spinning for a…
This week, since we won’t be around on Monday, we’re going to include Monday’s shows in this here weekend round-up of sorts. And it just so happens that what may be the biggest show of the weekend is on Monday: The Twilight Singers and Margo & The Nuclear So &…
Not exactly sure what Erykah Badu’s fixation on 3:33 is, but today, at 3:33 p.m. Central Time, she released a video for her song “Out My Mind, Just In Time,” via Twitter. The video only lasts 2:58, far shorter than the album version of the song, which is 10:22. Perhaps…
Jennie Kelley has been a member of the choir in Dallas’ super-happy Polyphonic Spree collective since its Beginning Stages…, but, these days, music is taking a backseat to another passion of hers. After spending the past few years touring with the Spree, Kelley decided to quit her day job in…
It’s time for your weekly local music grab bag, y’all…..
Yesterday’s weather was perfect for bumming around, grilling, Kung Fu-ing, Mavericking, Whirleyballing, or patio sessioning. In last week’s Patio Session, Tiger Darrow and Cary Pierce played under a staticky-gray sky. Last night at the AT&T PAC, however, was all green grass and sunset. It featured Salim Nourallah, who worked with…
