Video: They Were Stars — “Every Now And Then”

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…

Over The Weekend: Ressurection Of The Kessler Theater

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…

Free Reign and Trey Johnson Both Ink New Label Deals

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…

Download: Are We Too Late For The Trend? Compilation, 1979

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…

Over The Weekend: B-Real and Bizzy Bone at Purgatory

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…

Good Friday: Peter Murphy, Math the Band, Jeremy Fisher, Cas Haley, Solitude Aeturnus, Little Black Dress, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Band of Heathens, Forever Sunday, Brave Combo, Les Americains, Red Collar, Steve Earle, Affliction Summer Slaughter Tour, Chuck Raga

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…

Super Cool Music-Related Father’s Day Gift Ideas, Guys!

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…

Picture Show: St. Vincent at the Granada Theater

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…

Last Night: St. Vincent at the Granada Theater

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…

Bizzy Bone/B-Real Show Moved From The Max To Purgatory

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…

Poster Of The Week: St. Vincent At The Granada Theater

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…