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. When he hasn’t been drumming for The Tah Dahs, The Happy Bullets, or his latest band, Disposable Music, James…
Ah, indie rock. Is it a sound, a vibe, a business model, a fashion statement? Maybe it’s a little bit of everything.Either way, it’s the genre that, for better or worse, is probably responsible for this blog’s existence — and thousands of other music sites for that matter. See, where the…
As Robert already mentioned a few days ago, Prince will be here soon, reliving his much blogged-about 1984 concert at Reunion Arena on Friday, February 4. One minor snag, though: Reunion Arena was demolished a few years back. No matter — the show must go on. Prince will set up…
Hope you guys like jazz. Otherwise, you’re pretty screwed tonight…
The Producers & Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy swears it’s kind of a big deal, having created a “best practices guideline” and leading various charges, etc., since forming 10 years ago. OK, whatever. Doesn’t really matter.Because, if nothing else, what it’s doing in the ramp-up to this year’s Grammy…
Less than a week in, and 2011 is already shaping up nicely for Tyler family band Eisley, who today are offering up yet another free download from their forthcoming album The Valley. Just over a month ago, we ran a piece about a grown-up and recharged Eisley, who were on…
In the days since the news of Frank Campagna Jr.’s death broke on Saturday, the outpouring of support in the community has been fairly overwhelming. Saturday night’s gathering at Kettle Art was an especially inspiring scene, as the crowd, which numbered in the hundreds, spilled out of Frankie 45’s father’s…
Although Dallas hip-hop may currently be best known for the D-Town Boogie, there are quite a few artists in the area that are changing that perception. Well, here’s another: Plano West native Caleb Mak, whose mixtape is starting to make rounds around the city and even some parts of the…
Things are getting down to the nitty gritty for the folks up at Denton’s 35 Conferette. The fest, formerly called NX35, has made some big announcements on the performer front in the past few weeks, but, sitting just 10 weeks away from its 2011 launch, the festival’s yet to announce…
Well, this might not be as big as the news that Prince is coming to town for Super Bowl XLV, but, for some people, it sure will be: After alluding to as much on stage at his band’s New Year’s Eve performance at the Curtain Club, Red Animal War frontman…
Still nursing a New Year’s hangover? Well, have some of the hair of the dog that bit you and head out to one of these Monday night options after the jump…
After sharing with us, oh, about a million songs with us in 2010, it looks like Daniel Hunter, the man behind the Analog Rebellion moniker is planning to follow similar suit in 2011.Over the weekend, Hunter passed along a new mp3 for a song called “Accomplice.” It’s a bit of…
Way back in May of 2009, as you may recall, there was something of a trend taking place around the local music scene, as bands scrambled to book somewhat underground gigs at warehouses around town. Some were shut down, but others, like the Refactory gig hosted at 1800 Lear St.,…
In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, former Dallas Observer music editor Sarah Hepola offers one of the earliest stories we ever published on the late Spector 45 frontman Frankie Campagna. In 2004, when the story was written, the then-17-year-old Campagna was already a familiar face around…
Speaking of New Year’s at the Kessler: It seems the fans at the venue were given quite the treat before Centro-matic counted down the new year, as opening acts Slobberbone and RTB2 joined forces to cover Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You,” a song that we’ve already proven to be perfect…
Lots of news out of Centro-matic camp this weekend, as the adored Denton-sprung rock outfit, which headlined thus year’s New Year’s Eve festivities at the Kessler Theater, has announced plans for a new album, called Candidate Waltz, to be released in April. Meanwhile, that’s the art for the upcoming release…
Seems Maroon 5 isn’t the only act coming to town during Super Bowl weekend, as the Big Game comes to North Texas on February 6. Unfortunately, though, as of now, they still appear as if they’re the only ones throwing a free show for all to attend. A few more…
So, 2010 finished its stride over the weekend. But our nightlife photographers Ray Lek, Peter Lek and Roderick Pullum still ventured into that ball-dropping madness and captured the scenes at Zouk, the Lizard Lounge, Elm Street Bar, Skye Bar and OE Penguin. Hey, there’s no way we were going to…
Frank Campagna, Jr., known affectionately around town as Frankie or Frankie 45, died early this morning. The revered guitarist, bartender and performer was 24 years old. The cause of his death has not yet been released. The medical examiner’s office has ruled his death a suicide.A rambunctious personality quick with…
We kind of jumped the gun on this weekend’s shows already — but only to help you whittle down your list of New Year’s Eve concerts before they sell out. But hey, New Year’s Eve is on a Friday night, and there’s still the rest of the weekend’s shows to…
[Over these last few weeks of 2010, we’ve presented our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we end our countdown by revealing the top song of the year. Click after the jump to watch the song’s official…
This week, in honor of the biggest party night of the year, we asked all of our previously featured DC9er Mixtape DJs to share how they plan on ringing in the New Year. Hit the jump to check out what nine of our DJs have planned for tonight, plus some…
