In the last year, Dallas has seen some great tribute bands. Rad Bromance came through Dallas, and Mini KISS rock and/or rolled a good part of the night at Jaguars. But we’re just catching wind of Pyromania.As you can deduce from the above “seeking band member” poster, they’ll be burning…
We’re only days away from Menkena’s highly anticipated debut album, With You I’ll Travel, which will earn its release on Tuesday, January 18. Lead Singer Jimmy Menkena, whose name the band bears, built quite a buzz for himself in 2010, playing impeccable, loud shoegaze all over town. His band’s sound…
Michaelmatician maybe one of the most mysterious artists in Dallas. And he’s pretty interesting, too: Instead of going by songs and albums, the electronic perfromer releases material as “sound units.” And, instead of talking to the public, he has an intermediary known as Jeremy Shingles, who researches Michaelmatician like science…
For a guy with an allegedly severe drinking and drug problem, Mastodon Singer Brent Hind sure is prolific. His biggest project is obviously Atlanta metal outfit Mastodon, but he also juggles a handful of side projects — two of which will be at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios tonight. As you…
There’s no doubt about it, for the Dallas music community, 2010 was strong to quite strong. Newer acts like Ishi, Air Review, Spooky Folk and many others made waves, while long-time acts like Sarah Jaffe and Doug Burr broke out with quite a bit of national attention.You Plus Dallas, the…
For the first time since New Year’s there are plenty of musical options to choose from tonight — good news, surely, for music fans who worry that the Frankie 45 memorial tonight, which is also serving as the grand re-opening of Club Dada, might prove a little too heavy to…
A little while back, we shared with you our favorite Dougie dance renditions from 2010 — a list that contained its fair share of sports stars. Well, this morning, we stumbled across a clip from ESPN that pretty much covers the same ground, while solely focusing on sports stars and…
That headline kind of says it all — and, gotta say, we’re pretty stoked to see our favorite Jesus & Mary Chain apers getting tacked on to this thing, which, we’ll once again remind you, will be taking place in Denton on March 10 – 13.After the jump, the full…
The above image shows but one of many Frankie 45 tags that have popped up around Deep Ellum over the past few days. I imagine the next few days will see a few more show up — probably even tonight, as the Frankie 45 memorial concert goes down at Club…
After getting an Academy Award for Ray in 2004 and showing off his classically trained voice, I’d say Terrell’s own Jamie Foxx had a pretty great decade. But there’s always been one thing that makes me think twice about heaping praise on Jamie. That’s the single “Blame It.” With Auto-Tune…
Local music tends to roll one of two directions: It either shoots for the moon and adopts a universal, accessible sound (to varying degrees of artistic success), or it turns inward to play only for the local community (to varying degrees of artistic merit). Denton’s Novaak takes the former route…
It was a quiet affair when the Chameleon Chamber Group took to the cavernous loft called SPACE to record Live In Space, a live recording of classical treasures. Only one of the six songs from this EP was written within the last century—an adaptation of The Polyphonic Spree’s “Ensure Your…
In a land where 6-foot-11 mustachioed bald men are sexy, Hello Lover frontman Rob Dunlap is king. The very visible lead singer of the self-proclaimed sex-rock act demands your attention with his sheer being. But as imposing as he may be, he and the rest of the members of the…
No Age’s third LP, Everything in Between, is a big, beautiful racket. Drummer Dean Spunt and guitarist Randy Randall create crashing, expansive layers of sound that make No Age sound like a quintet instead of a duo, with the help of loads of screeching reverb. The music is propulsive—even urgent—but…
Sometimes you can just tell. You see when someone has something special inside them, when they’re meant for bigger, better things. I always felt that way about Frank Campagna Jr., better known around town as Frankie 45 or, more simply, as Frankie. He just exuded that special something—in all walks…
And so it is that we’re done with 2010. Kind of a bittersweet adieu, too. But, impressive and enjoyable as this past year may have been from a local music fan’s standpoint, the early outlook on 2011 shows a year likely to rival even the last, which, it could be…
A pretty slow Wednesday evening musically, but at least there’s a nice triple-bill of up-and-comers at Andy’s for anyone who wants to head to Denton. And, if you’re feeling sentimental, you can head to the arts district and catch a Peter Cetera-less Chicago playing with the DSO…..
No Depression broke the news yesterday: The formerly Fort Worth-based Cadillac Sky, which in recent years had become something of a critical darling thanks to its blend of acoustic-based indie rock and bluegrass, has announced that it will go on “indefinite hiatus.”This news comes less than three months after the…
Well, Super Bowl weekend is just getting busier and busier — although, in this case, a recently announced, very cool event just seems to be the beneficiary of convenient scheduling. Starting on Thursday, February 3, and running through Saturday, February 5, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will be performing a new…
North Texas isn’t lacking for bands with somewhat out-there names. Some that immediately come to mind? Sextape, Dikes of Holland, Man Factory, Shaolin Death Squad, Fatty Lumpkin and Sky Eats Airplane, just to name a few. Surely there are others.Regardless, finally, the region is getting some recognition for its talent…
Local dream pop act Crushed Stars, the brainchild of Todd Gautreau and whomever he decides to work with at a given time, has tacked on some more national press recognition to go with his already impressive clippings of late. Seems the online version of Blurt has taken quite the shine…
Welcome to a Unexpected Influences, where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. With the help of his band, The Northern Lights, Jonathan Tyler has used a passion for a variety of musical influences to fuel his soul-infused brand of Southern rock ‘n’ roll,…
