Music

Quite the all-out dance-party bill at the Granada Theater on this upcoming Monday night, featuring the oh-so-hip (and all-around DC9-approved) bill of Neon Indian, Fizzy Dino Pop and Ishi, three acts we’ve been drooling over pretty hard for the past six months or so.No need to hype these acts up…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 10 on the list–and, please, feel free to click after the…

With the calendar year about to turn, we’re coming up on three years of Fair to Midland promising new material and not coming out with it. So when I spotted frontman Darroh Sudderth not too long ago at Trees, I asked him what was up.His response? “It’s a process,” he…

GLO on Henderson hosted L.A.’s DJ Colette Friday night, and our nightlife photo crew caught up with her before heading out to Lizard Lounge for British DJ Rusko and Austin’s Bird Peterson, spinning with the usual suspects in the Dallas Dub Assembly crew. You can check out more shots from…

Last week saw the release of two notable mixtapes in Dallas hip-hop. First was Thursday night’s Thugged Out D-Town Gangsta Boogie release at The Mansion, with Kiki J of K104, plus performances from DJ Drop and other Definition DJs, among others.Sunday night at Aloft, 80s Baby held a release party…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Right now, we take an in-depth look at song No. 11 on the list–feel free to click after the jump…

DayBowBow hosted its Christmassacre/Christmas Spectacular at a pair of Denton venues Saturday night, with Manned Missiles, RTB2 and Spooky Folk first at Rubber Gloves, followed by Damaged Good$ and others at Bee’s Manor. (Check out the “Of the Week”-winning poster too, if you missed it last week.)Our photographer Danny Fulgencio…

Danny Balis and Davey Lane, hosts of The Ticket’s Saturday show The Orphanage, raised cash for the Gladney Center for Adoption Saturday night at their fourth annual Christmas benefit at The Double Wide.Along with performances by Dem Southernfolkz, The Orbans, Sparklepussy Barbie and DJ Slim, the night included a silent…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Right now, though, we take an in-depth look at song No. 12 on the list–and feel free to click after…

Pikahsso on Saturday, December 19, at The Green Elephant:Well, it’s official: Pikahsso, of Awkquarius and formerly of PPT, has gone and lost his mind. He even says as much in the below clip of him freestyling at an Awkquarius show from Saturday night. I’ll give him this much, though: Free-styling…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Right now, though, we take an in-depth look at song No. 13 on the list–and feel free to click after…

You can thank Michelle Poe, Keith Burns (of Trick Pony) and Cowboy Troy for the above music video and new official song for your Dallas Cowboys. For what it’s worth, this is probably the best thing that Cowboy Troy’s ever done. His rhyming of “new home” with “one-of-a-kind, big ol’…

It’s been a crazy day around here, what with the big NX35 announcement and all. Part of us doesn’t want it to end; the rest of us can’t wait for the weekend to start.Oh, who are we kidding? We’re pretty stoked about this weekend–and for good reason, too, as there’s…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 14 on the list–and click after the jump for a free…

When the sun sets this evening, the final night of Chanukah will commence, ending an eight-day spree of phone calls from nagging Jewish mothers and the always pleasant gifting and receiving of holiday socks. Also coming to its unfortunate annual close? The (adorable) singing of the Chanukah prayer as the…