Brooklyn-based Ratatat has been on a steady ascent ever since the 2004 release of their self-titled debut. And the instrumental electro duo’s rise seems primed to continue along, thanks to recent collaborations with the likes of Kid Cudi and MGMT, as well as their work on the soundtracks for a…
In this week’s edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, former Dallas Observer music editor Gilbert Garcia answers a popular question among Dallas music fans in 1992: What’s going on with Course Of Empire?Seems the guys in COE had basically disappeared from the local music scene for almost a…
Look who’s got a new music video to share: Mr. D-O-Double-R, who wants you to know (and show you) that he’s gonna have a “Hell of a Night,” which coincidentally (or not at all) is the second single off of Get Big, the sophomore release from the rapper, who, for…
Marc RibotKessler TheaterSeptember 25, 2010Better than: Being challenged by musical banality. The Kessler Theater presented its first “Storytellers at the Kessler” event on Saturday night, hosting Marc Ribot in his first-ever Texas performance. And the combination of music and space could not have been better suited for each other. …
Drive-By Truckers, The Henry Clay PeopleHouse of BluesSeptember 25, 2010Better Than: The Drive-By Truckers’ SXSW show in March, when they methodically rushed through their new album. Drive-By TruckersIt’s always interesting to see and hear how a beloved band’s newest material is received by its crowds. Often times, even the most…
Slayer, Megadeth, AnthraxSuperpages.com CenterSeptember 24, 2010Better than: getting sick from fried Oreos at the State Fair. Dylan HollingsworthSlayer’s Kerry King was beaming on Friday night.Usually, it’s a proving ground when a band plays before Slayer. And, if you’re worthy of sharing the stage with the legendary thrash act, you’re on…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, September 27, 2010…Divorce news that sucks as bad as your parents calling it quits: Nancy Wilson and Cameron Crowe are getting divorced. Members of The Hold Steady lend their support for the Minnesota Twins with a new song.Toby Keith may play…
Jen Sorensen Frisco Rock CityFor two weekends in a row, the biggest show in town is in Frisco. There is, in fact, something fishy going on up there, and you can read about that here. While you’re at it, make plans to attend the inaugural Oysterfest at Lochrann’s Irish Pub…
Having grown up in the ’80s, DJ Sean Michaels gives credit to the era for the his diverse taste in music, and he claims that much of his inspiration came from the time period as well.”My music pallet is not just one type of music,” he says. “Some of my…
We’re pretty unabashed fans of Dallas’ own True Widow here at DC9 HQ, where we still spin the band’s incredible self-titled debut from 2008 on about a weekly basis–or pretty much whenever we need our fix of surprisingly melodic and heavy dirge rock. (Happens fairly regularly, actually.)So we’ve been sitting…
Doug Davis caught up with Jamie Lidell recently in advance of the genre-blending blue-eyed soul and electro artist’s upcoming gig at the Granada Theater tomorrow night. Read the fruits of Davis’ labor, as saeen in this week’s print edition, right here–but pay special attention to this telling quote, which aptly…
Even though we wrote about Frisco in this week’s paper in anticipation of tomorrow’s Oysterfest, it looks like that city’s got some competition on the horizon in its attempt to bring the rock to the suburbs. The City of Carrollton has just announced their lineup to this year’s inaugural Festival…
Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubWe’ve been doing a lot of talking about that pesky Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show that was originally scheduled at Lizard Lounge next week and then got postponed. BRMC was on tour with Stone Temple Pilots, and, since Scott Weiland and Co. decided to re-route the thing,…
Torche, House Harkonnen, White Mountain The NightmareSeptember 23, 2010(A Little) Better Than: Torchy’s Tacos. Torche brought their Florida stoner metal prog rock to 60 or so people at The Nightmare in Deep Ellum last night, and took them all along for a head-banging journey…
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Grace Potter and the NocturnalsPalladium ShowroomSeptember 23, 2010Better than: well, not beholding the power of music that can make a white man try to dance. Last night, an audience of about 600 people at the Palladium Showroom (formerly Gilley’s Saloon) were treated to the power…
Kings of Leon, The Black KeysSuperpages.com CenterSeptember 23, 2010Better than: the last time Kings of Leon came through town. It just felt so comfortable–all of it, from the band’s performance to their crowd’s reaction and their own on-stage demeanor. Kings of Leon, for better or worse, is finally comfortable with…
Shiner Rising Star Competition: Semi-Finals, Night One.Hat Tricks, LewisvilleSeptember 23, 2010After eight weeks worth of first-round performances, and then last week’s wild-card round, the semi-finals of the annual Shiner Rising Star contest, hosted by KHYI-95.3 FM The Range and Shiner Bock Beer, began in earnest. To open up the semis…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, September 24, 2010…Katy Perry’s cameo appearance on Sesame Street has been axed because of “boob complaints.” It’s really never too early to learn about anatomy though, right?Lyfe Jennings credits a prison stint for turning his life around. However, he didn’t appear…
Crazy busy night, huh? Thursdays really must be the new Fridays…..
Is it Raiden from Mortal Kombat? Darkwing Duck? Hell if we know. But, hey, whoever this character is, look at that, he’s carrying a torch! Which is kind of like Torche!…
A week ago today, we passed along word of the still-circulating rumor that the Black Eyed Peas would be the performers at Super Bowl XLV, which, you surely already know, is set to take place at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, February 6.We’ve yet to squash that rumor–the closest…
Between the goings-on at Oysterfest up in Frisco, Jamie Liddell playing the Granada and Jeff the Brotherhood playing The Nightmare, Saturday’s concert calendar is already looking like a busy one. But don’t let this show pass you by: At the Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff that night, Marc Ribot will…
