Bonus MP3: Killa MC — “I’m Cool”

If you’re sitting to at home or at your office desk, trying to muster up some inspiration so you can make that one last trip to the mall today, tomorrow or the next day and finish up your last-minute gift-shopping, allow this clip, courtesy of up-and-coming Fort Worth-based rapper Killa…

Show Announcements: Sorta Reunion, Bitter End, Fair To Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sarah Jaffe, Murder By Death, Ozomatli, Sevendust, Jeff Beck, Yanni and More.

It’s no secret that the folks over at AllGood Cafe have always loved the band Sorta, the now-defunct Dallas supergroup that called it quits shortly after the untimely and shocking death of Dallas music legend Carter Albrecht. Since that breakup, the band’s members haven’t disappeared from the regional limelight, though;…

This Week In Dallas Music History: The Best Local Records of 1999

In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, the Dallas Observer was just days away from saying good-bye to 1999, and, to ring in the new year, former music editor Zac Crain asked the question: “Will this year’s best local records survive the millennium?”In retrospect, the question probably…

Bonus MP3: Mr. Sleaze — “Beautiful Girl”

Not too long ago in this space, we posted an item about a local pop outfit (who’ll remain unnamed for this post’s sake) calling it quits. A few days later, that post was refuted by the Alternative Press — after the artist’s label caught wind of the piece and asked…

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Monday, December 20, 2010

We’ve got quite a backlog of CDs we’ve never gotten around to, so we’re going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Bryan Adams (Ontario,…