Wild Party knows how to have a good time.We’ve seen quite a few local bands call it quits over the last year or so, but the past few weeks have also seen a whole new crop of up-and-coming local acts sprout up–many of which we think are worth your time…
We’ve done this not once but twice before, so by now you should know the drill. If not, a quick refresher: On November 5, 6 and 7, at Austin’s Waterloo Park, the other fall music festival in the capital city will present it’s biggest–not to mention, we think, its best–lineup…
So, Halloween’s closing in, and you have to choose a costume. It’s tough, isn’t it? The clock is ticking–and if you don’t choose something remarkable then the night is a big suck pile.Then, there’s your pet. Do you dress it up for the occasion? If so, how? We can see…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 19, 2010…If you were planning on heading to England to catch the Glastonbury Festival in 2012, save your miles… the fest’s been canceled because of the lack of port-o-potties. Could Pink Floyd be getting back together for the kids?Looks like…
It’s a great day for Rangers fans and a crappy one for Cowboys fans. Fortunately, there are at least a couple musical offerings this evening that seem bound to either continue your euphoria or ease you out of the doldrums…..
HagfishIn this ironic edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, former Dallas Observer music editor Zac Crain writes about several local band break-ups in 1999 with an emphasis on Hagfish. Seems that less than a year after their split, Hagfish had already reunited for a show booked at Trees…
It’s a tough week to make a case for a rock show–what with some baseball team clogging up most locals’ night-time plans and all–but The Loft’s got a compelling argument tomorrow night when it hosts Frightened Rabbit in its friendly confines. The Scottish indie rock outfit made quite the splash…
The Will CallersTwo members of the promising Fort Worth-based country act, The Will Callers, were killed on Thursday afternoon in a head-on collision on I-35W.Austin-dwelling band members Bradley Kyle Schroeder, 33, and Chase Monks, 26, were driving north on I-35W to Fort Worth for a gig when Brian Jesus Marquez,…
Seem the self-proclaimed sex-rockers in local outfit Hello Lover are taking a page from the hip-hop playbook: The band’s got a new disc in the works, and they’re calling it MixTape. The disc will be released in late November, but, earlier this month, the band leaked to YouTube the above…
Last week, we briefly mentioned the a collaborative project from Bowling for Soup’s Jaret Reddick and Smile Smile’s Ryan Hamilton, a venture called People on Vacation. And, this week, the twosome appears closer to revealing the full fruits of their labor. On the duo’s just-launched web site this morning, the…
Welcome to a new joint venture between DC9 at Night and the folks at We Denton Do It, aimed at introducing local audiences to up-and-coming acts they may have missed during recent stops through town. They’re the kind of acts we think you’re gonna want to know–and right away.School of…
Austin’s garage-y White Denim clearly like to have a good time, if the above video for its breakout 2008 hit, “Shake Shake Shake” is any indication. And it’s tough to deny that, upon listen to the band, that there’s a serious sense of urgency and vitality in everything it does,…
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.Buckcherry (Los Angeles,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 18, 2010…T.I. is going to spend at least 11 months in prison after violating his probation. I guess talking down a jumper didn’t help him out any.Keith Richards says Mick Jagger has a little wang. He’s not sayin’, he’s just…
This is not nearly as packed a weekend as last weekend was–and good thing, too. We’re still catching up on sleep from running around all last weekend, both in Austin for ACL and here in Dallas for all the spillover. But, though less busy than last weekend, there are still…
DJ Love isn’t a Dallas native, but the seasoned DJ has made quite the name for himself around these parts thanks to several weekly gigs, a monthly gig, his own record label and an album that’s about to drop. A few other things distinguish him from the rest of the…
Few people have been able to make careers out of as narrow a path as Andrew WK has. The New York-based performer started out as a rocker with an affection for tasty licks and, as you can see above with his first (and kinda last) hit of note, 2001’s “Party…
Montreal-based Land of Talk is an alternative indie rock band with dreamy vocals provided by jazz trained vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Powell. The trio formed in 2006 and provide an amazingly dense sound that is both clear in its soundscape and technically proficient in its execution. The group supported Broken Social Scene…
Dream-pop act Azure Ray broke up in 2004 after three successful years that saw the band, among other accomplishments, collaborating with Moby. Recently, the duo of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink got back together and released Holding Down The Moon, a dreamy collection that seems perfect for couples listening–or maybe…
Asylum Street SpankersAustin’s Asylum Street Spankers have been around since 1994, playing a crafty blend of folk and roots rock. Lead by Christina Marrs, the Spankers have become legends within the Austin music scene. Sadly, the band has decided to call it a day and tonight’s stop at The Sons…
Fergus & GeronimoBack in June, we passed along word of Denton-based Fergus & Geronimo’s signing to Sub Pop imprint Hardly Art. Plenty’s changed since June, though; Fergus & Geronimo’s Jason Kelly and Andrew Savage moved to Brooklyn to finish up work on their new album late this summer. Now, they…
Shiner Rising Star Semi-Final Round, Week 4 T-Bones Bar & Grill, Denison TX Perhaps the most intriguing element to the annual Shiner Rising Star competition is the length of the contest: In years past, the winners have been the acts that lit the stage on fire not once, but…
