Music

Brooklyn-based Phosphorescent went from being an unknown indie poet scouring the globe and playing empty rooms to a critical darling almost overnight–many thanks to Willie Nelson. Matthew Houck, the man behind the moniker, made the risky decision to do an album of Nelson covers last year, called To Willie, which…

Jamie Foxx. He’s an Oscar winner and has sold his fair amount of R&B records. He’s also been a mentor on American Idol before. Last season, he got all up in people’s grills. And he did it again this one. Foxx Face! This time, though, he gave out T-shirts with big…

In case we haven’t yet given you enough reasons to pay some mind to Dallas hipster-hop duo Sore Losers, let’s end today by giving you one more: Today, the duo released a new remix to one of the tracks off its phenomenal (and free to download) Free Loaders mixtape. The…

Because, one presumes, professional paintball is only so lucrative, the members of Cypress Hill are back on the road these days, touring in support of their new release, Rise Up, which earned its release on–yup, you guessed it–April 20 (4/20, duh) and features a little help from Tom Morello, even…

Rarely does a band come with such a convoluted history as ’90s hard rock act Fuel. The band was hugely successful in the late ’90s, eventually earning double platinum status for its 2000 album Something Like Human. But after that apex, the band’s fortunes slipped significantly.Lead singer Brett Scallions got…

Last month, She & Him’s Volume Two hit stores, featuring the “unlikely dynamic duo” of actress Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. Since then, many celebrities have become jealous to achieve this same intellectual-indie success. Last year, Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn made a little CD called Break Up, that rose…

Not sure how much of the usual here’s-why-this-is-an-important-read info that you’ll need to find this piece interesting–you know, what with all the national press that Erykah Badu’s received as of late. In case you live under a very large rock, Badu ended April by filing a not guilty plea with…

Funny how fast the Internet can move. Earlier today, a mix featuring a bevy of Dallas-based acts (and, OK, some Houstonites and Austinites, too) started making its way around the Internet. Created by Dallas’ own DJ Tommy Boy, the mix was commissioned by the folks at Vice Magazine, which apparently…

Well, another Monday, another act added to the pretty gosh darn impressive-looking Homegrown Music and Art Festival at Main Street Gardens next weekend. Last week, it was Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights. Today’s add? DC9 HQ’s obsession for much of 2010, Analog Rebellion. And, next Monday, the fest will…

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.Peter Wolf CrierInter-Be…

These dance parties may not be for your Mother (are Mother’s Day references over?), but it made for another busy weekend for our favorite night club dudes, the Lek Brothers. On Friday night, at the new Viper Lounge in Deep Ellum, JV & Ernie PM spun house music to an…

If you’re even vaguely familiar with music in Dallas, the word “Centro-matic” has almost certainly worked its way into your vocabulary. You are probably familiar, too, with the fun affairs their concerts tend to be.But if the number of times you’ve seen them is somewhere in the double digits and…

DJ Red Eye has been DJing professionally for 20 years and was exposed to the art of spinning at an early age. “My uncle was a big disco DJ in Austin back in the day,” he says. “His record collection always fascinated me as a kid. I’ve always leaned toward…