Speaking of an intense music weekend…Twitter was abuzz around midnight last night. The rumor: Lady Gaga is crashing the Round-Up Saloon on Cedar Springs. Gaga, as you’re probably aware, is performing tonight at the American Airlines Center with the Scissor Sisters for her Monster Ball Tour. Turns out Twitter’s ears…
After a bumpy start on Thursday, with things then smoothing out a bit on Friday, it shouldn’t have been terribly shocking that Saturday made for some clear sailing. Seemingly everything went off without much trouble. Of course, any night of concerts that starts with a stage full of rap video-style…
Esben and The Witch1 a.m., Andy’s BarBrighton’s Esben and the Witch is not entirely unlike an electronic version of Shiny Around The Edges — Shiny’s Jenny Seman and Rachel Davies even have a similar stage presence. And so it was quite fitting that Esben and The Witch followed that Denton…
At the beginning of yesterday’s “Monetizing Music in a Free Economy” panel, moderator Nico Marini raised an interesting question: Should music be free? Turns out, the musicians pretty much thought so — despite their mostly humble backgrounds. “I might represent the musician still doing laundry at his parents house,” admitted…
How To Dress Well1 a.m., Hailey’s ClubLooking over the densely packed 35 Conferette schedule, Saturday night’s show at Hailey’s Club in particular stood out. Festival performers How to Dress Well and Blissed Out, both performing on this stage, have each reached nationwide acclaim, and are, however fortunately or unfortunately, generally…
John Grant with Midlake1 a.m., Dan’s SilverleafAt the end of a night that saw a mostly all-local bill draw big numbers to Dan’s Silverleaf to the tune of being essentially a one-in, one-out affair all night long, a real treat: John Grant, whose Queen of Denmark was named Mojo magazine’s…
Local NativesMain Stage OneWith the slightest adjustment of the pink and purple berry-colored lights, the teeming Denton crowd, prematurely yelped for their Saturday night headlining act, Los Angeles’ Local Natives. The night had long been dark, and a young Denton crowd with dogs and bikes and beards had gathered, anxiously…
Big Freedia7 p.m., Main Stage TwoThere’s no doubt an element of empowerment at play within Big Freedia’s thumping, bass-heavy offerings of so-called “sissy bounce” hip-hop. Freedia, the self-proclaimed “Queen Diva” of bounce music, is a rarity in the rap world as an open homosexual. And, for that, she should no…
Yesterday was a banner day for North Texas music nerds. Without doing too much self-horn tooting, the St. Patrick’s Day Concert–just outside the parade–presented some completely killer sets from local musicians.The Toadies headlined of course, which brought a warm-bellied St. Patrick’s Day crowd into Energy Square. Here Holy Spain, True…
Around 4:15 p.m. today, a steady Toadies chant was building in Energy Square on Greenville and University. The crowd was green-washed and belly-warm with St. Patrick’s Day. We’ll be along with photos from the indefatigable Danny Fulgencio, who captured a whole bucket-full of shots from Here Holy Spain, True Widow,…
Just before furiously making out with a young woman, the man you see above yelled “anyone seen my clothes?”And so, Night Three of 35 Conferette begins with a bang (you could say). Lots to come tonight including Big Freedia and the main stage’s big headliner Local Natives. We’ll be along…
As was the case on night one of the 35 Conferette on Thursday night, a palpable sense of something was evident as the main stage headliners took to their respective stages.Whereas on Thursday night, there was an awkward, disjointed feel to the beginning of the affair, Friday night offered a…
Perhaps the most amusing thing of 35 Conferette 2011? The ubiquity of the performers — both scheduled to partake in the festivities and not — rolling around the festival’s venues and taking in the events as a whole.Almost every big name in local music, it seemed, was present — Jonathan…
Japanther1 a.m. at Hailey’s Club Dr. Dog may hold the distinction of drawing the biggest crowd at this year’s Conferette thus far, but Japanther’s was by far the rowdiest bunch the still young festival has seen. Only seconds into their opening number, the duo managed to ignite copious amounts of…
</iframe<br><br>Dr. Dog8:20 p.m. at Main Stage #1It felt perfectly “Denton” — a consummate “indie” performer, giving its adoring “indie” crowd a jubilant display at the region’s preeminent “indie” festival. Yes, after a Thursday night that was plagued by late set starts, Friday night’s main stage headline performer, Dr. Dog, seemed…
The panel for “Women and Power in Rock and Roll” was a high point among the yesterday’s events at 35 Conferette, as an impressive lineup of female musicians, scholars, and music industry pros — all with their own dynamic personalities and personal insight into the triumphs of women in music…
Getting an arts community in Dallas isn’t something that just happened naturally; rather, it was the result of the hard work and collective efforts many people, some of which were on the arts panel at 35 Conferette yesterday to discuss how the region as a whole can move forward in…
Two days down. Two more to go. Last night saw bands like Dr. Dog, Japanther, Babar (the band, not this dude), and Mister Heavenly. And if you’re not familiar: Mister Heavenly is the freshly formed super group just recently signed to Sup Pop, and features Islands Nick Diamonds, Man Man’s…
As we’ve reported, Denton’s 35 Conferette is well underway, and the first set of reviews have already trickled in. We’ll have plenty more for you as the festival continues on over the weekend, so if you find yourself with a little extra dough, head north for the weekend. But if…
It’s happening right now. South-by-Southwest 2011 started up in Austin. And, as we pointed out earlier, one does not simply walk into SXSW. There’s a screaming sea of Twitter and Facebook updates, fast-posting Redditors and discarded Red Bull cans. What are we talking about? Oh, you already know. It’s South-by-Southwest…
Hulon Pate has a lot of love for house and techno tunes — so much, in fact, that he spends most of his time on the look out for the next hot thing to drop at Absinthe Lounge, where he currently has a residency, Deep After Dark. Pate’s has been…
And so we come to it at last: South by Southwest 2011. Surely, the great music festival of our time. But one does not simply walk into SXSW. Nay, there exists a slew of iconic and philosophical challenges to wade through — screaming large crowds, Cormac McCarthy-esque fields littered with…
