[Over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 23 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
It’s kind of tough to wrap your head around the fact that, next year, legendary bluesman Robert Johnson would have turned 100 years old. Given the gravitas that surrounds his mystique, you’d think he’d be older, no? Sure enough, though: May 8, 1911 was his birthday. And, to celebrate that…
Speaking of Erykah Badu, it seems the Queen finally has some local musicians to keep her company down in Austin next year when she performs at the annual cluster-you-know-what that is South by Southwest. After having releasing an early early list last month of scheduled performers, which included Badu, the…
It’s officially December, which means 2010 is almost over, which means it’s time for the overzealous music critics of the world to rush out their year-end best music lists, even though, hey, the year isn’t over and there are still albums coming out and, y’know, there’s still a good 30…
Few bands are as synonymous with indie rock as Sebadoh, whose original members, including the prolific Lou Barlow, reunited in 2007 and have since been touring in support of some early record reissues. They’ve got more on the way in 2011, too, which is why we can expect them to…
Of all the Internet jokes on all the sites around the world, typography and font puns really, truly have to be some of the geekiest. And that’s why when we came across Buzzfeed’s list of font and typography puns — specifically this attached “I shot the serif” brilliance — we…
Bono is sad. And no, it’s not because he hasn’t found a new cause to get behind. He’s sad because people aren’t giving money to one of his favorite causes…
Pretty sparse musical pickings this Tuesday evening, but at least the couple of things going on tonight are pretty decent…
[Over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 24 on the list–and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a…
This weekend, Erykah Badu performed at the 2010 Soul Train Awards, which aired on BET this weekend and pulled in a cool 3.9 million viewers, not too shabby. And, as if we need more reason to praise Erykah Badu, her live takes on “Out My Mind, Just In Time” and…
Greenville’s Own Ben Kweller has had his fair share of collaborators over the years — and, in this coming week’s paper, we’ll meet one of them, John David Kent, his former Radish bandmate, who is starting to make waves on his own thanks to his new outfit, John David Kent…
We spent a good chunk of time this summer talking up Dallas’ own Symbolyc One and his production credits on Kanye West’s song “Power” off the rapper’s so-good-it’s-sickening My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. For good reason, too: The song was everywhere — all over the Internet, on Saturday Night…
With all the leftover turkey finally gone, I guess it’s about that time for some local musicians to get around to releasing their latest stabs at creating Christmas classics.And it seems that longtime DC9 favorite GalleryCat is the first this year to think that he’s up to the task –…
New York’s Blonde Redhead is fresh off the release of their eighth studio album, Penny Sparkle, which sees the band forging ahead into new musical territory, and passing through Dallas at the Granada Theater tonight. And while the new album has been compared to Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine and…
There are a lot of things you can rely on the Wall Street Journal for, world news, stock market reports, political news and any kind of news with a liberal bend your little bleeding heart could desire. But, one thing they may want to stay away from is studying dance…
Not a bad selection of shows for the Monday after Turkey Day. But, OK, maybe not the best, either…
[At the end of each of the last two years, we spent the final few weeks of the year counting down the best music that the local scene has had to offer. This year’s no different — well, except that, this year, our original list of songs to be included…
In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, writer Amanda Traphagan introduces Observer readers to Macavity, a band who was just coming into their own when this article was published in 2001.You might recognize two of the youngsters in the above photo as current local music veterans Beau…
Seems Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond have finally given up on the idea of releasing their Old 97’s side project efforts as the Ranchero Brothers in album form. Today, the original two 97’s gave way to anticipation and posted seven studio-recorded Ranchero Brothers tracks as free downloads on the Old…
The University of North Texas is having an auction — and, if you’re in the market for a crap load of old vinyl, well, you’re in luck! Same goes, I guess, if you’re looking for some new gear — like, say a sousaphone.Or a toilet. Or some TVs. Or, hey,…
A Facebook post this morning announced the end of the line for Denton’s Boiler Room, long a metal and hard rock staple in the music-loving college town. Well, sort of: Per the Facebook post, the venue, which exists below the Abbey Inn restaurant, will now be known as the Abbey…
During the Cowboys-Saints game on Thanksgiving day, after months of speculation, rumor, denial and, let’s face it, turmoil, the NFL went ahead and formally announced the Black Eyed Peas as the halftime entertainment for the Arlington-hosted Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011. The NFL send out a press release…
