Over The Weekend: The New Pornographers, The Dodos, Imaad Wasif

The New Pornographers, The Dodos, Imaad Wasif The Palladium Showroom Saturday, July 24, 2010Better Than: staring at Lady Gaga fans. On their third visit to the Dallas area, The New Pornographers finally got to be a headliner. (See more photos in Hal Samples’ slideshow.) Given the size of the Palladium…

Q&A With The Smoke

Celebrating seven years as a night to dance to mod, R&B, soul, and reggae from the ’60s, The Smoke is the closest thing to a Northern Soul all-nighter in Dallas. Once housed at Avenue Arts in Fair Park, its DJs have called Sons of Hermann Hall their home for the…

Guided By Voices Make Dallas First Stop On Reunion Tour

You were probably all excited to hear that Guided By Voices are reuniting with the classic lineup for The Hallway Of Shatterproof Glass Tour, but were dismayed to see that Dallas wasn’t on their tour itinerary. Which is not to say that GBV aren’t worth a drive to Austin for…

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 19: Lucy Wrubel

Lucy Wrubel has been DJing for over a decade now. The stand up comedian turned DJ got her start in Rome Italy, where she found she could overcome the language barrier through music. “I found myself unable to communicate with the locals, unless I was choosing the music.” Wrubel says,…

Aural Ambush: Maps & Atlases

For this episode of Aural Ambush, we brought a bit of Chicago to our friends at Recycled Books on the historic downtown Denton square with the track “Solid Ground” from Illinois boys Maps & Atlases. The song, featured on their latest LP, Perch Patchwork, which dropped late last month, impressed…

The Problem With…Maroon 5’s “Misery”

It appears that Maroon 5 is coming back this fall with a new album. Maroon 5 was at their height with two tracks in 2004, “This Love” and “She Will Be Loved.” Both songs had taken their toll on us as we heard them for a couple of years after…

Rogue Wave To Sweep Across The U.S. With Midlake

In a presumed attempt to prove that they do, in fact, deserve the recent MOJO award for “Best Live Act,” and, uh, the even more recent Dallas Observer Music Award for Best Indie Rock Act, Midlake has announced yet another world tour. This time they’ll be visiting three continents (North…

15 Great Costumes of Last Night’s Lady Gaga Fans

Let’s get right to it. Thursday night, July 22nd, Lady Gaga and Semi Precious Weapons played the American Airlines Center for the first night in Dallas. These are the costumed fans who lined up to enjoy the show (see the full list after the jump).Also, see photos of the Gaga…

Watch: Tim Halperin — “She Runs”

Tim Halperin, Fort Worth pop-rock pianist currently wrapping up his Sorority Tour (kudos on that idea, cute-talented-young-singer boy), has just posted a pretty creative video for “She Runs” off his 2009 EP, Make or Break. The video, directed by Jonathan Combs and Joe Childress, was filmed in one continuous dolly…