Hayes Carll is nothing if not affable, with his ever-present half-smirk and “aw, shucks” persona. But don’t be fooled by nonchalant swagger. The 35-year-old Carll, born and raised in The Woodlands, is also quite self-aware. Almost ridiculously so. See, Carll knows what’s on the immediate horizon of his career. He…
Tonight’s hump day musical experience offers up a few varied and talented options — especially if you’re into massive metal bills…
Neon Indian, for all intents and purposes, has always been an Alan Palomo-helmed project — at least in the studio. In live settings, however, Palomo’s always relied on some help. Turns out, though, that he’s lost a big part of his backing team this week. Neon Indian’s flashy guitar player,…
Seems there are two vastly different camps developing in the Dallas hip-hop scene these days. For starters, there’s the heavily club-focused set featuring the likes of Dorrough, Play-N-Skillz, Trai’D, Inertia, Big Chief and others. Then there’s the underground movement being pushed by progressive acts like Sore Losers, A.Dd+, Killa MC…
From 1982 to 1991, there probably wasn’t a more interesting metal act than California’s Death Angel. Not only did the band consist of five Filipinos, but they didn’t stick to any standard metal blueprint either. Despite the serious moniker, Death Angel displayed a musical variety and sense of humor missing…
Quietly, around the time of the Super Bowl shenanigans, The Cavern changed its name to The Crown and Harp. The name change mostly flew below the radar, but, with the recent news of the Lower Greenville bar’s renovations, it wasn’t entirely unexpected. A few weeks ago, we stopped in to…
Radiohead fans are chewing their nails down to the hilt this week? Why? Because, just a few days ago, the band announced that their new record The King of Limbs will be released on Saturday, February 19, both as a “newspaper album” and a digital download. It’s the band’s first…
A few days ago, we received a press release stating that pop star Rihanna will be performing at the American Airlines Center on Friday, July 8. We thought “Cool!” and went on about our business. But this morning, we received another release stating that Cee Lo Green has been added…
There’s not a lot going on this Tuesday after Valentine’s Day, unless you’re in Denton and you love piano pop. But things are sure to get ramped up in the coming days, we promise…
A little more than two years has passed since we openly wondered if Big Chief, long one of Dallas’ premiere underground street rappers, has what it takes to be the Next Big Thing out of the Dallas hip-hop scene. Now, though, it seems as if we’re closer to our answer…
The big winner at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night? That, surely, was The Arcade Fire, who, whether you’ve heard of them or not, walked with the coveted Album of the Year title at this year’s festivities. But, really, Texas as a whole didn’t do too bad as the Texas…
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. You might have seen him play with The Americanos, J.D. Whittenburg or as a solo act, but, these days,…
Last night on Twitter, the hashtag “heart shaped pizza” was trending nationwide for Valentine’s Day. Over here in Dallas, as Pete Freedman teased in his recent cover story, Bucks Burnett celebrated Valentine’s Day by opening an eight-track museum.Half of the Tom Tom Club (who officially released a new eight-track through…
Not too much happening on the local music dial tonight. Just one note of significance, really. But it’s of some pretty big significance, as you no doubt already know, if you’ve read the cover story in this week’s print edition…
There’s a running joke that the space occupying 2810 Elm Street in Deep Ellum is cursed. The Nightmare, the last occupant of the space, didn’t last six months. And The Lounge On Elm Street before it didn’t fare much better. But, nonetheless, people keep opening the place for business. And…
Yup, it’s Valentine’s Day. Most romantic night of the year. And, hey, you’re totally prepared. You’ve got it all worked out — the candle-light dinner, the moonlit walk in the park, the bottle of wine that you actually paid more than $12 on for once. It’s gonna be perfect.What could…
Westlake’s Own Joe Jonas is 21 years old now — and he’s, like, so totally over his relationship with Colleyville’s Own Demi Lovato, in case you were curious. So much so that he’s focusing on Joe for the time being: Like his younger brother Nick before him, the middle JoBro…
In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, we look back to the beginning of an establishment that has undoubtedly improved the coolness of Dallas since 2000: Good Records. It’s a short piece written by former Observer music editor Zac Crain, who visited Good Records on opening day…
Not too long ago, we shared with you the list of area acts set to perform at this year’s annual South by Southwest Music Conference. Now we not only know the “who,” but also the “when.” Last week, the folks at SXSW released their preliminary show scheduled. And, for North…
Jonathan RichmanRubber Gloves Rehearsal StudiosFebruary 13, 2011Better than: watching the Grammys. A Jonathan Richman show is like nothing else. This was evident very early on last night. Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, where Richman performed on Sunday night, is notoriously smoky and never in any particular hurry to start the evening’s…
Sarah Jaffe, Bosque BrownWyly TheatreFebruary 12, 2011Better than: another show in another bar, as Jaffe so put it early on in her performance on Saturday night. Once upon a time, she was a shy performer, perhaps too concerned with making any on-stage mistakes before her attentive audience. But that was…
The Sword, Garuda, Eagle ClawGranada TheaterFebruary 12, 2011Better than: dealing with the ramifications of a water-pipe burst at my house. Thanks, Snowpocalypse! The Granada Theater in Dallas hasn’t exactly been a haven for metalheads in recent years. No, despite piling up accolades as a top-notch venue for just about any…
