Hayes Carll Preps For The Big Stage With Some Smaller Ones

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…

Bonus MP3: Team Texas (Killa MC, A.Dd+, Ni Taylor, Myneiss, MC John E Specs and Blue of Sore Losers) — “The New Generation”

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…

The Cavern Officially Changes Its Name to The Crown and Harp

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…

Listomania: Radiohead Word Clouds

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…

Show Announcements: Rihanna, Cee Lo Green, Dierks Bentley, Loretta Lynn, George Thorogood, Liz Phair, The Twilight Singers, Snoop Dogg, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Pinback, Wild Party, Stryper, Crosby and Nash, The Moody Blues & More!

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…

Big Chief Signs To Cash Money Records

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…

Picture Show: The Grand Opening of the Eight-Track Museum in Deep Ellum

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…

Last Night: Jonathan Richman at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios

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…

Over The Weekend: Sarah Jaffe at the Wyly Theatre

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…

Over The Weekend: The Sword at the Granada Theater

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…