Seems Play-N-Skillz is on a new tip these days. A couple weeks back, the Grammy-winning, Dallas-based production duo behind such hits as Chamillionaire’s “Ridin'” and Lil Wayne and T-Pain’s “Got Money” released an electronic remix of Kanye West’s “All of the Lights” (see the video for their remix above), and,…
For over a dozen years at this point, Austin’s Okkervil River has been making intelligent, defiantly lyrical indie rock. And next week, after a few years out of the spotlight, the band will return to bask in it, thanks to the release of their sixth full-length studio effort since 2002,…
Kind of a tough choice going tomorrow night here in the Dallas area, as two intriguing concert options go head to head. On the one hand, you’ve got KDGE 102.1-FM The Edge’s Edgefest 21 show at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, featuring performances from Jane’s Addiction, Weezer, Social Distortion, Flogging…
We’ve seen our share of bands that have little going for them aside from a gimmick meant to widen their fan base. But Austin’s Foot Patrol might have one of the most unique ones that we’ve ever encountered — an unabashed focus on human feet. Lead singer and keyboard player…
In the wake of their recent split with Jive Records, the record label home to such artists as Usher, Justin Timberlake, Cage The Elephant, and Britney Spears, Bowling For Soup could have very easily slipped into a tumultuous time of uncertainty. Instead, the band maintains that they’re actually in quite…
Technically, the doors to Travis Street’s Rio Room have been open for some time now, dating all the way back to the venue’s Super Bowl weekend festivities. But, last night, as we reported earlier this week, the Headington Companies-owned spot (along with the Joule Hotel, PM Nightlife Lounge and other…
Last night, we had the chance to sit down with Dallas’ Own ’90s pop sensation Lisa Loeb for a few minutes before she played to a packed outdoor crowd at Jack’s Backyard in Oak Cliff. And, literally, we really do mean that we only had “a few minutes.” Loeb was…
Quite a diverse collection of musical acts we have in our area tonight. Hell, there’s even a Swedish hip-hop group. No joke…
Seems like, far too often, show posters are straightforward — an image, some words detailing the show information, and, well, that’s pretty much it. So it’s nice to see a designer thinking outside of the (video game) box for a change…
In this week’s print edition of the Observer, Craig Hlavaty talks up Omar Rodriguez-Lopez in advance of the Mars Volta and former At The Drive-In guitarist’s show at South Side Music Hall tonight. Writes Hlavaty of Rodriguez-Lopez’s solo material:Since 2004, Rodriguez-Lopez has been at work on solo stuff in countless…
It’d be easy to pigeonhole Oklahoma music as solely focused on red dirt country (see: Cross Canadian Ragweed) or dust-bowl folk (see: Woody Guthrie) were it not for the contributions made by the likes of the Flaming Lips, Evangelicals, Starlight Mints and Stardeath & White Dwarfs in recent years. Another…
When White Rabbits headlines The Loft this Saturday, the band won’t be doing so as part of a big national tour. Rather, the group, which has been holed up in Austin for the past few weeks working on their upcoming third long player, is treating its brief swing of Texas…
I’ve never really considered Bruno Mars’ music to be especially industrious. I just imagine that, one morning, some music-industry toady stuck a bunch of magnetic letters on a fridge, spelled out Jason Mraz, shuffled all the letters around and got the name “Bruno Mars.” The whole idea behind Bruno seems…
Well, that was fast: Just two days after the Foo Fighters rolled through the region to perform a secret show in a fan’s garage as part of their Blackberry-backed promotional tour, the band has rolled out their video recap of the event. It’s a fun watch, too, if a little…
Black Lips, Vivian GirlsThe LoftApril 28, 2011Better than: holding your dirty hand. You can tell that the Black Lips have been around for almost a decade at this point. It’s clear from the very start of their performance — although not necessarily because their offerings are especially crisp.Actually, it’s quite…
Though the band is coming off a three-month hiatus, people in Denton should be quite familiar with Peopleodian by now. The band, after all, has performed around the region under its name for more than two years at this point. And, after the additions of lead singer Ally Hoffman in…
Give credit where its due to Dallas modern rock radio station KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge: The bill for their Edgefest concert this weekend, the station’s 21st, is possibly its strongest ever, featuring headlining performances from the likes of Jane’s Addiction, Weezer, Social Distortion and Flogging Molly. And, hey, the undercard…
THe BAcksliders have rightfully garnered a reputation in North Texas as a band that righteously rocks. And on their latest record, the Bonner-intensive group (Kim fronts the band, her husband Chris plays guitar, his brother Jason plays bass) manages to continue rocking, even if they seem to be holding back…
On Orange Peel Sunshine’s recently released self-titled album, the Josh Campbell-led outfit takes post-punk for an enjoyable spin around the American rock block. And though the collection’s production comes with a polish that detracts from the ferocity of certain songs, that slight issue is made up for with scorching numbers…
As the brains and guitar brawn behind The Mars Volta and their legendary El Paso precursors At The Drive-In, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has influenced a greater part of the impressionable ears of young America to turn on, tune in and get cosmic. The guitarist’s Pink Floyd/Santana influences didn’t come to the…
After getting his break playing a writer on 30 Rock, Donald Glover has gone on to become one of the most widely recognized rising young talents in comedy, thanks in part to his role as Troy Barnes on NBC’s Community. So when the actor began heavily promoting his rap career…
Matthew Houck’s Phosphorescent is the kind of act whose albums receive 25 reviews from music publications on MetaCritic and nary a user rating. The talent’s there. Houck’s roots predilections draw inspiration from familiar touchstones such as The Band, Gram Parsons and Willie Nelson, to whom he dedicated his 2009 covers…
