Music

Each aspect of Michael Jackson’s career—the production, his voice, his dancing, the videos—was revolutionary. Below, area musicians offer up their take on Jackson’s influence on their own careers. Juan “Play” Salinas (Play-N-Skillz) He was definitely an influence. I mean, I’ve got kid pictures of me with Michael Jackson jackets on…

Given that Michael Jackson’s passing on Thursday afternoon came as perhaps the first major death of this age of Twitter, it comes as little surprise just how quickly word of his death spread throughout the nation—and, on a much smaller scale, among the music fans right here in Dallas, who…

Michael Jackson’s Dallas ties are scant, save the obvious concert dates throughout a career cut short last week. But the most memorable of those stopovers celebrates its silver anniversary this upcoming July 13 through July 15: In the summer of 1984, Michael and his brothers reunited for the Victory Tour…

Andrew Tinker’s new album It Takes the World was released a couple weeks back to little hubbub. Blame the fact that it’s pop music in an otherwise anti-pop town. Tinker does—especially because this isn’t the route he was necessarily trained to take. At age 15, Tinker was a founding member…

“Remember sixth grade?/Pencil fights and thumb wars and/Bikes? Yeah, well, I still do that shit.” That line, from “Sarah Silverman” off of P.O.S.’ 2004 debut, Ipecac Neat, keeps running through my head as I sit in Stef Alexander’s makeshift home studio. I’m watching a few of the six videos Alexander…

Less Than Jake has been around for 16 years—no small feat for any band, let alone one in the particular subgenre of ska-punk. But neither age nor the shifting popularity of genres has stopped the quintet from Gainesville, Florida—a group responsible for such memorable tracks as “Happy Days” and “Johnny…

Dissing the Warped Tour and its primary audience is about as moot as criticizing Nickelodeon for catering to a younger audience. Fifteen years in, the Warped Tour still has a reputation for being a fairly priced, all-you-can-digest buffet of bands. From Underoath to Dance Gavin Dance to Bad Religion, there’s…

OK, maybe it’s just because I’m all fired up for a day off tomorrow, followed by sweet victory and fireworks on Saturday. But I’ve really enjoyed this clever flyer by DayBowBow art director Blaire Grady. Apparently, so did DayBowBow readers, as it was the readers choice of a few different…

Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond) helped start UK punk stalwarts Vice Squad way back in 1978. She left the band for an ill-fated solo career in 1982, but resurrected the name in 1997. Since, she and an assorted crew of sidemen have been shouting and pointing as if Reagan…

Last we spoke with Vincent Sliva, aka LehtMoJoe, the area producer/remixer was promising a whole lot: A show at the Granada on July 31 with himself, Mount Righteous and Anonymous????; a new CD; and, most impressively, a new remix every week.He’s been keeping up with all of those tasks, including…

For connoisseurs of redneck rock, it can’t get much better than seeing Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd together on the same night, so while we imagine the average DC9 reader cringed a little at each part of that headline, there’s no denying this was a cultural happening down at Fair…

If you self-identify with the YouTube generation, you’ll find the video here. Devoted watchers will recall an inspired guest appearance on week seven’s Sarah Jaffe video (right around the three-minute mark), from the folks across the street at Lucky’s Tattoos. As Jaffe pointed out, they weren’t half-bad, and we decided…

Local combo Fate Lions has been around since 2007 in various incarnations, evolving from a rather pedestrian alt-country outfit to far more pleasing new wave/pop unit. Led by songwriter and front man Jason Manriquez, the band has solidified enough to record a full-length debut, Good Enough For You, which hits…