Bonus MP3: The Burning Hotels — “To Whom It May Concern”

On Friday night, with a gig at The Moon in Fort Worth, The Burning Hotels will celebrate the release of its sophomore album Novels, an album we reviewed in last week’s print edition. Also last week, we offered you a free mp3 of the new album’s lead single, “Austin’s Birthday.”But…

Bonus MP3: The Happy Bullets — “People In Charge”

In this week’s paper, Darryl Smyers gave The Happy Bullets’ preview EP for its Hydroponic at the Natatorium LP a spin–and dug what he heard. Seriously. Writes Smyers:The effort is good enough to bring some much-deserved attention to The Happy Bullets once again. Continue reading…Like the days when the band…

Bonus MP3: Warbeast — “Stalker”

Today is the release date for Krush The Enemy, the debut CD from a new thrash band featuring some old Dallas metal pros. In case you haven’t read my review yet, Warbeast features singer Bruce Corbitt, best known from his days in the legendary Rigor Mortis, as well as Gammacide’s…

Night Moves: Three Clubs in Three Hours

Our photographers Ray and Peter Lek experienced the following activities on Saturday night: The Windmill on Maple for DJs Woody Rosen & Richard Thomas’ soulful house.The Fallout Lounge for DJ Big J for everything from R&B to ’90s classics.The Lizard Lounge for Morgan Page on his Believe album tour. Cue…

Watch: FUR — “Clears Throat”

Bryce Isbell’s kind of an unassuming guy when you meet him. So maybe that’s why he’s donning a mask (of what, though, we couldn’t tell you) in FUR’s debut music video for “Clears Throat,” the lead single off his recently released (and well received by us and Pitchfork) Waaga Records…

Picture Show: Dierks Bentley and Biker Crew at Billy Bob’s

At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dierks Bentley and a crew of about 200 bikers pulled into Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth. Dierks–along with a staggering lineup (as promised) of Brandon Rhyder, Kristen Kelly, Roger Creager, Eli Young Band, Jack Ingram and Stoney LaRue–continued his nationwide tour that benefits Children’s Medical…

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 9: DJ Merritt

Twenty-something years ago, Merritt was just your average high school kid, hanging out and throwing keggers. But, one Saturday afternoon, on his way to help set up a party, Merritt witnessed a series of life-changing events which transformed him into DJ Merritt–pretty much over night. Now, with over two decades…

Video: All Quiet on the Middle Eastern Front

Frightened Rabbit canceled its performance at The Loft last night due to the Icelandic volcano. But, even as tornadoes carved a path through North Texas, the show ended up being free and natural disaster-less.Though originally supposed to open this show, The Middle East performed and brought their sometimes-timid, baroque folk…

The Problem With… “OMG” by Usher

OMFG! Did anyone else hear the new Usher single, “OMG?” It makes me ROFLMAO. I know Usher is going through a tough time this year, but he must have been burning something to write a single such as this…..