Music

It’s a relatively slow weekend this time around, folks. At least when compared to last weekend. And next weekend, when the NBA All-Star game comes around, that’s gonna be… bananas. Maybe the Super Bowl’s to blame? Not necessarily–there’s some good Sunday night options either if you don’t really care about…

…and there’s some winners in that list, for sure: Kissaway Trail, Fergus & Geronimo, Ha Ha Tonka, French Horn Rebellion, Snarky Puppy, The Crash that Took Me, Dem Southernfolkz, Anonymous Culture (formerly Anonymous????), Woven Bones and Follow That Bird.For more info, check the press release after the jump…

We’ve made no secrets about our approval of Fizzy Dino Pop’s J-pop-infused electro sound. But even we’ll admit: Since beatmaster Avery Williamson’s singing collaborator Yuria Hashimoto moved off to Japan (as Williamson will soon do himself), the group’s live show has been somewhat lacking.But last weekend’s show at Hailey’s, where…

Tonight at the Double Wide, self-proclaimed local “sex rock” outfit Hello Lover will take to the stage to celebrate the release of its new self-titled affair.Should be a relatively well-attended affair, too, what with the Double Wide generally serving as home base for the band’s generally booze-influence performance hijinx–but also…

Attention Dallas-area emcees, free-stylers, and rappers of all shapes and sizes: DC9 at Night is on the lookout for the best lyricists in North Texas. Today, we launch a new weekly feature called Vox Pop, or voice of the people. The concept it simple: Each week, we’ll host two videos…

So, last week, we passed along a free Exit 380 mp3, a song called “Street Trash View” from the band’s new Cities Townies EP. That song highlighted the band’s ’90s alt-rock prowess and, uh, it sure was nice of the band to give it away for free, wasn’t it? Then,…

It’s been a mostly soggy and groggy week since our last winning POTW announcement. Just look outside: It’s beautiful. I’ll admit, I’m pretty fond of these dreary days, that’s just my style (I could do without the wetness, but hey, I take them as they come). This week’s poster selection…

I stumbled across the NerdyShow.com after being directed there by a couple of tweets earlier this week. The reason? Sometimes locally based hip-hop favorite Astronautalis was appearing on the site’s podcast–and for a pretty interesting reason, too. See, the site’s been hosting a competition for its readers to submit beats…

In this week’s Observer (on newsstands now!), I caught up with Eleven Hundred Springs frontman Matt Hillyer to talk about the band’s just-released-this-week, sixth studio album, This Crazy Life. The subject matter of album, like so many other EHS releases, largely centers around gettin’ through life by whatever means possible…

Earlier today, Denton’s Final Club uploaded the finished version of all six of the bands songs–which means that, for the first time, many of the band’s fans can finally hear what frontman Brendon Avalos’ vocals sound like. See, when Final Club’s debut performance drew a sell-out crowd to Dan’s Silverleaf…

Surely, you recall a few weeks back when we brought you the news of Fair to Midland’s trailer blowing a tire, which tossed the van the band was driving through the Arizona desert off the highway, ruining its gear and sending one member off to the hospital? Yeah? Well, then…

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth will perform Saturday night at Hailey’s in Denton with young Denton singer/songwriter (and Rushmore fan) Chance Maggard, who performs under the name Forgetting Max Fischer. He’ll perform songs from his recent solo albums Mo Beauty and Skin and Bones plus selected Clap…

As if being the son of legendary alt-country godfather Steve Earle wasn’t pressure enough, young singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle also bears the name of the late, great Townes Van Zandt. Incredibly, the younger Earle takes it all in stride: “I’ve seen both my dad and Townes passed out in a…

While The Pogues may have minted the style, no one has done as much to popularize Celtic-punk as Flogging Molly—and the band’s energetic playing of traditional Irish instrumentation (mandolin, accordion, fiddle) over a pulsing punk beat and the poignant, well-written songs deserve some credit for as much. But the band’s…

Motion City Soundtrack comes to Dallas supporting its newest record, My Dinosaur Life, in what will most definitely be a packed show. No surprise there: MCS has a sound that is very friendly to the Warped Tour audience, even if it isn’t strictly for those crowds. Rather, this five-piece is…

Bowerbirds emerged in 2006 as a back-to-basics act in more than one way: The band’s debut LP, Hymns for a Dark Horse, surveyed a stark loping acoustic sound, enriched by pretty harmonies and an old-fashioned, naturalistic vibe. On that album, the band rhapsodizes about the sweet song of leopard frogs…

Ames’ voice, at the very least, is above average—and it certainly doesn’t lack charm. But, to her detriment, her music has a bit of a more customary coffeehouse sound. In many ways, it’s nothing you haven’t heard before. What’s exciting, though, is where Ames seems to be headed as a…