Canadian indie rock band Moneen has sometimes been tagged as an emo outfit–but such a descriptor hasn’t necessarily rankled the five guys who make up the band. Founding member Kenny Bridges says he’s more worried about Moneen actually making it to the venue and not losing any more members. He…
Ever notice how those angel sculptures on the exterior of Bass Hall sorta look like they’re chiefing on enormous brass one-hitters? No? Well, here’s betting that Cheech and Chong will make that observation when they perform at the Fort Worth performing arts hall Friday, April 30, 2010. The dope duo…
I don’t know the story behind The Mountain Goats’ song “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton” (hear it in the above clip). I wish I did–for fairly obvious, curious reasons. But, far as I can tell, we’ve never covered it. And a cursory Google search isn’t turning up…
Imogen Heap, Back Ted-N-Ted, Tim ExileGranada TheaterNovember 17, 2009Better than: a night at home with your diary. While many long-time fans of Imogen Heap will praise the deep emotional quality of her work, her quirky honesty is what may strike you initially when seeing this marvel of a woman perform…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, November 18, 2009…Flava Flav (world’s greatest hype man) owes around $183,000 in back taxes. I wonder how much he could get for selling his viking hat?Jay-Z canceled the rest of his U.S. tour because of “unforeseen scheduling conflicts.” What’s unforeseen when…
Kaskade dropped into Dallas last weekend to spin at Excuses, and summoned a packed house of rabid fans. Seriously, kind of scary.Between that and a good time at Fallout Lounge, there’s plenty to see in this week’s night moves set…
Rhett Miller’s benefit show in the Cystic Fibrosis Concert Series took the stage at The Granada Saturday night, with The O’s opening the night, and Gordon Keith playing host.There’s some video of Keith and Miller onstage at the end of the night over on Unfair Park, but for a complete…
I’ve got a few issues with KXT-FM (91.7) — chief among ’em, the KERA offshoot boasts the smallest play list in the history of broadcasting. And what in the what is up with all the mysterious blackouts? But, I know, growing pains and patience … got it.For now, then, I’ll…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, November 17, 2009…George Strait is set to star in the kinda-sequel to his movie Pure Country. I hope he’s taken some acting lessons since then, geez.Ken Ober has passed away. I spent many an afternoon as a young teen watching him…
Here’s a fun item to end the day on: You can thank a cast of local musicians for the above submission to this year’s Doritos Crash The Super Bowl competition. The clip was directed by History at Our Disposal frontman Jason Reimer and stars Dove Hunter’s Jayson Wortham as the…
A new video from Denton ex-pats The Riverboat Gamblers has made its way online today, set to the lead single, “DissDissDissKissKissKiss” from the band’s catchy-as-hell, March-released album, Underneath The Owl. Give it a watch (and keep an eye out for a certain area bass player in there, too).Oh, and since…
Tomorrow, via its MySpace page, Waco-based hip-hop collective Strange Fruit Project, which has about a bajillion impressive collaborations to its name, not the least of which includes Erykah Badu and Little Brother, will release a new, free-to-download EP entitled M.A.S.K. (short for Making Art Sound Kool). Last week via Twitter,…
Rob Zombie at The Palladium Ballroom on Friday, November 13:Rob Zombie–the master, the legend, the man who scares the pants off your parents–on Friday the 13th. In Dallas. Need I say more?…
Peter Bjorn and John, El Perro del MarHouse of BluesNovember 14, 2009Better than: slogging through my DVR. “This is Dallas, right?” Bjorn Yttling asked, his porn ‘stache bobbing above the microphone. “Maybe you know him from your school. Or your dad’s school. Do you know Meat Loaf?”Say what?…
Elvis Perkins in Dearland, A.A. BondyHouse of Blues’ Cambridge RoomNovember 14, 2009Better than: Having to actually attend a New Orleans funeral to feel uplifted. I confess to be fond of brainy, melancholy music leavened with joy, and, I’m happy to say, that itch got scratched last night by Elvis Perkins…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, November 16, 2009…Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance has confirmed that his band’s new album will be “100 percent concept free.”Former super-duo The Judds will reunite in 2010. Dan Deacon and his glasses have canceled the rest of his tour because…
When Scott Bondy was lead singer for Verbena, he was just another guy with cool influences. Whether it was channeling the Rolling Stones or Nirvana, Verbena got some decent radio airplay, but was never much of a contender in the originality department. Once Scott became A.A., he began bringing a…
Ha Ha Tonka caught the new wave of ersatz old-time stompers and pickers churned up by the Avett Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show, but the Springfield, Missouri, band rides the twang with an idiosyncratic style and the electric confidence of self-made Ozark shit-kickers. The title of the band’s 2009…
If Know Better Learn Faster—the new salvo from Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down—doesn’t boast quite as rollicking barnburners as 2007’s We Brave Bee Stings and All did, it’s still a worthy showcase for the San Francisco-based songwriter’s fine folk-rockin’ gifts. See, Nguyen groks the cardinal rule of…
Jason Isbell just turned 30 this past February, so calling him an old soul might be soft-pedaling things a bit. You just can’t be callow and pen a line like “She left me alone with these pills and the last of my youth.” There’s also “No Choice in the Matter,”…
Regina Spektor combines a whimsical, Björk-like sensibility with singing chops and genuine compassion, and she’s usually able to effectively combine the silly and the sweet. While her previous album, Begin to Hope, featured some jaunty numbers and plenty of nonsensical musings, this year’s Far feels more serious. Sure, this is…
This limited-edition 180-gram vinyl pressing is the first release on avant-garde label Free Dope and Fucking in the Streets and the first release from Shits and Giggles, an experimental collaborative between Los Angeles weirdo Ariel Pink and the Vas Deferens Organization, and featuring prominent guest appearances by Dallas free-jazz trumpeter…
