Check out the new Evan Kaufmann-directed video for Dallas power pop quintet They Were Stars. It’s the first single off the band’s debut record, Own Your Atoms (which features a sweet art photography shot from our own Dylan Hollingsworth on the cover).It’s a nice little video to go with a…
Pitchfork.tv has launched a new series on its site today called “Cemetery Gates,” in which it invites an artist to perform a private show in a cemetery… in Brooklyn, of course, because, y’know, how deathly hip. And performing in said premiere episode? Why, it’s Dallas’ own St. Vincent, of course…
The groundbreaking at the Kessler in Oak Cliff on Friday evening provided one of the most surreal sights I’ve seen in my seven years of covering local music: a dread-locked musician standing side-by-side with the mayor of a major city, as both used golden shovels to dig into ceremonial dirt…
A couple local record label deals and signings went through this weekend–although, to be fair, the two acts involved couldn’t be more different.Late on Friday, Idol Records announced that it would be putting out the next disc from from former Sorta frontman Trey Johnson (above, right), called Mount Pelée. The…
Someone over at a music blog called Good bad Music for bad, bad Times, has done old Texas punk fans a real solid, posting the entirety of the 1979 Texas proto-punk compilation Are We Too Late For The Trend? compilation up for download.The compilation features some real gems, including tracks…
B Real, Bizzy Bone, Smooth Vega, Qween $ching & Clark Perry, SKS, Steve Victory.June 20, 2009PurgatoryBetter than: just slowin’ down in an Escalade to peep.Live hip-hop is what it is: Pound-for-pound against traditional live music, it’s a step-sister of the karaoke family–vocals set to a recording. It’s a crapshoot, at…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, June 22, 2009… A Minnesota mom was charged a $1.92 million dollar fine for illegally downloading songs from Kazaa. Way to go record industry–alienating record buyers is the best way to get people to buy your product. Former members of Evanescence are…
Weekend’s here. Rock ‘n’ roll and party time. Let’s dive right in. First, the shows we’ve already hipped you to this week…Tonight at the House of Blues, the Meat Puppets will toss you into a “Lake of Fire.” Also, up in Denton, there’s the Mothfight!, Florene and Red Faced Laughter…
For the second night in a row, The Bee’s Fifth Collective has put together another free show with a solid lineup. Only tonight’s show will be notably more… well… energetic. Hosted at the collective’s own Bee’s Manor (306 Texas St., Denton), tonight’s bill features Denton’s Florene and Austin’s Mothfight!–two bands…
Chat Room Pub bartender and booking agent Ben Rogers announced yesterday that the Fort Worth neighborhood bar and occasional venue will revert back to just being a neighborhood bar after a final three shows in July (lineups after the jump). Rogers says the decision is partially because he is so…
You want to show your dad you really love him? Well, stop being a cheap ass and buying those lame hallmark cards. Get your dad a gift that makes up–at least a little–for all the shit you gave the old guy. Here are some music-related gift ideas that are guaranteed…
My review of last night’s show at the Granada Thater is already up. So, y’know, go read it and marvel at my prose–I think the review reads quite pretty, if I may say so m’self.Unfortunately, my words don’t hold a candle to the shots taken by Dylan Hollingsworth last night…
Austin’s Guitar Hero-approved Lions are pretty much guaranteed to melt your face, what with the band’s flew-worthy licks and flair for the wicked and evil. Which is why, no doubt, Spune Productions looked to some of the heaviest hitters in the local set to open up the show for the…
St. VincentGranada TheaterJune 18, 2009 Better than: the first time you watch Bambi. Check out photos from the show in our slideshow, too.There she stood on stage, impossibly cherubic and near-porcelain with her noir-ish good looks, appearing oh-so-innocent one moment and possessed by something evil the next. It’s an alluring duality indeed, watching St…
If there’s one thing that’s for certain about Brooklyn’s Telepathe, it’s that the girl-fronted electro-dance act sure has it’s finger on the pulse of what the kids are digging today. The above single, “So Fine,” pretty much cuts its ’80s influences from the same cloth as many of the other…
SantigoldHouse of BluesJune 18, 2009 Better than: Watching this guy. Check out more photos from the show in our slideshow.Santigold, the artist formerly known as Santogold (whose real name is Santi White), stopped by House of Blues last night to deliver a scorching performance on the latter half of her current…
Even if the name Justin Bua doesn’t ring a bell, chances are you’ve seen New York City-raised artist’s work–most notably, his almost ever-present piece “The DJ.” It’s the image on which Bua made his name as a prominently hip-hop-centric artist, leading the way to his design work in recent years…
Got word last night about the move from Third String Productions’ Mike Ziemer, who hopes booking shows like this might help him branch out beyond the suburban mall punk scene. All tickets purchased for The Max will be honored at Purgatory.At the very least, the move definitely ensures there will…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, June 19, 2009… Do you think David Lynch writes lyrics that are as weird as his movies? Well, we’re all about to find out: He’s coming out with his own rock album. Well, sort of–he actually just wrote the lyrics. Limp…
Gorilla Vs. Bear contributor David Bartholow created this poster using an image from Land of Nicholas Copernicus by Michal Rusinek and featuring photos by Magdalena Rusinek-Kwilecka. “I typically gather a few images that I believe are appropriate for the particular show, apply the type treatments, and subsequently present them to…
In just a few hours, at 8 p.m., things kick off at Good Records for the shoegaze-y Little Black Dress, which will be taking to the store this evening to celebrate the release of its debut disc, Snow in June. We’ve already offered up our take on the Exploding Plastic-released…
This looks to be a grand weekend for shows in Denton, with an excellent bill at The Hydrant tonight kicking off the weekend one day early. If you haven’t been to a show at The Hydrant yet, then this should be a great bill to catch. The two-story coffee shop/venue…
