Brooke Webb, artistic director for the pop culture phenomenon known as Cirque du Soleil, wants fans of the performance art extravaganza to come for the music as well as the acrobatics as the outfit’s touring show, Alegria, launches its run at Frisco’s Dr Pepper Arena this evening.”The music is the…
Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Trey SongzAmerican Airlines CenterFebruary 23, 2010Better than: Any other show you’ve seen in 2010. And maybe better than any other show you will… Come on, now.Thankfully, as the night continues, the rapper proves that he’s got more up his sleeve. And, live, it’s the technicality of his…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, February 24, 2010…Jay-Z’s got 99 problems and the blind governor of New York is one of them. Now, that doesn’t really roll off the tongue does it?”J-Lo” has split with her record company. What will they do now without her floundering…
Welcome to Round 3 of Vox Pop, your weekly video emcee showdown. In the spirit of keeping the entrants of this contest on their toes, we’re going to throw the first of what is sure to many curve balls.Today we introduce the Vox Pop Hall of Fame. Rappers who win…
In the upcoming issue of the Observer, I spend some time with Grapevine native Bryce Avary, better known to most as the guy behind The Rocket Summer. And, as you’ll see in the piece, it’s a slightly different Avary we’re seeing this time around: He’s older, wiser, and, maybe most…
Hailing from the same town myself, I may be a biased, but, man, do I love Boston’s The Lemonheads. Have ever since the first time I heard the band’s fifth release, 1992’s It’s A Shame About Ray, actually–which, OK, probably made me a late adopter, but, sue me, it was…
Spune just announced the details of its 2010 South By Southwest free day party, set to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, at J. Black’s (710 W. 6th St., Austin). It’s a strong, if not especially surprising, lineup featuring some of DFW’s usual rootsy, folky suspects (Doug Burr, Telegraph…
Jucifer, Vaste Burai, One Wolf, STEW! Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, DentonFebruary 22, 2010 Better Than: Turning on the TV only to realize they’re not airing Big Bang Theory this week. Seventeen years on, husband-wife pair Amber Valentine and Edgar Livengood show no sign of letting up, and Monday night saw…
The Dallas City Mod Club’s party, The Smoke, at Sons of Hermann Hall had DJs Jason Harris and Marcos Prado spinning 60s Northern Soul and other early 60s hits on Friday night.From there, our nightlife team headed to Zubar for house music with Forrest Avery in the back room, and…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 23, 2010…Drake says the new Kanye West album will be “the best hip-hop album of the last 10 years.” Sounds like someone has been drankin’ the Kool-Aid!Johnny Marr got his prized guitar back after it was stolen 10 years ago.Xiu…
Last we checked in with Picnityme, the former PPT member and current Cannabinoid the hip-hop producer was a busy man, wrapping up collaborations with Headkrack, Astronautalis and Johnny Polygon, among others. He’s still pretty busy these days, too, having finally posted last week that Kid Cudi collaboration he promised then,…
Midlake fans still curious about why The Courage of Others took so long to finish receive a partial answer in a press release that arrived this morning, promoting a new album from John Grant, formerly of The Czars. The new album from the Midlake’s Bella Union labelmate is being touted…
A couple quick NX35notes to pass along. First and foremost, on Friday, the conferette’s blog announced its show schedule for Sunday, the final night of the Denton-centric deal. The big show to circle that night? The Hailey’s-hosted bill of The Walkmen, Pomegranates and Jookabox. Earlier today, meanwhile, the site passed…
Before Chuck Norris became a meme joke among bored nerds and college students, he roundhouse-kicked Texas criminals while serving as the titular character in Walker, Texas Ranger. And that show served up at least one memorable moment for the DFW music scene in 1996: Walker, Texas Ranger’s final Season 3…
Fans of slow-motion head-banging should make their way north on I-35E this evening to catch Vaste Burai and Jucifer at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio.Comprised of the husband-wife team of Amber Valentine and Edgar Livengood, Jucifer has been making its version of sludge metal for over 15 years. Over that time,…
Our sister paper out in Los Angeles checked in with Arlington’s own Vincent Paul Abbott over the weekend as the Pantera/Hellyeah drummer stopped off in the City of Angels as part of Revolver magazine’s Golden Gods Awards nomination party.And, just as Jesse Hughey and I learned last time we stopped…
The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Nico Vega, SerynGranada TheaterFebruary 21, 1010Not better than: watching the US hockey team beat Canada… but still pretty good. Last night at the Granada Theater, a small crowd was lucky enough to see Sweden’s The Soundtrack Of Our Lives perform in an unusually intimate setting…
2010’s been the year of Ishi so far in Dallas, with the local electro-sleaze favorite picking things up just where it left 2009 off and continuing to draw big crowds to its dance-inducing affairs. The band’s Saturday night show at Trees proved to offer much of the same on that…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, February 22, 2010…Rihanna is being considered for Vanity’s role in the remake of The Last Dragon? Really… The Last Dragon?! I have the power now Bruce Lee Roy!Ouch… Lil’ Wayne had eight root canal surgeries in one session. I’d say that’s…
It’s Friday night and the weekend’s here, which means it’s time to unwind, et al. Got plans? Nah? We’ve got your hookup right here. First up, as always, the shows we’ve already discussed. Kind of a slow weekend, though: A bunch of the bigger shows we’ve talked up are coming…
Last night, I finally got around to starting Ozzy Osbourne’s just-released autobiography, I Am Ozzy, which, no surprise here, is already a New York Times best-seller. And, this morning, the Barnes & Noble here in Dallas on the Northwest Highway has confirmed some big news on that front: The Ozz-man…
Just as the All-Star weekend crowd filtered back out of Dallas, there were still a few big sports-themed parties going on in town, and just in time for the weekend, we direct your attention to some nightlife photos from those.First off, Terrell Owens and Josh Howard closed out the All-Star…
