Over The Weekend: The Kills at The Granada

Better Than: Staying at home and watching the Dallas Cowboys trade away their only Day One draft pick. There were three bands on the bill, but the night belonged completely to garage rock duo The Kills on Saturday at the Granada. And, it must be noted, the opening acts did…

Technically, It’s Not Called The Dallas Issue, But…

For no apparent reason, this month’s Spin magazine–the one with the reunited No Doubt on the cover (see right)–is action-packed with interviews, props and nods to Dallas artists. By my count, there’s six call-outs in total… In the “Songs You Must Hear Now” feature, local hipster-hop duo (and noted DC9…

Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson And Johnny Cougar Coming To Grand Prairie

Bob Dylan and Friends, which friends include Willie Nelson and, umm, John Mellencamp, will play QuikTrip Field, home of the Grand Prairie Airhogs, August 7, according to the tour schedule on Bob Dylan’s web site and the Airhogs web site. Though the poster above fails to point out the time–or…

Last Night: Dr. Dog and The Cave Singers at Gilley’s

Dr. Dog, The Cave SingersLone Star Room at the Palladium/Gilley’s Industrial ComplexApril 23, 2009Better Than: The Pennywise/Pepper show going on at the Palladium last night, which I thankfully saw zero seconds of. Lindsey Moffitt Fans arriving at the Loft for last night’s Dr. Dog show were instead directed to head…

Night Moves: Freaks and Fetish Party at Lizard Lounge

Maybe you told people you were hanging around, or even hooking up, at Lizard Lounge last Friday night — but unless you’re Tracie Hanna, you didn’t really mean it. Performing with Courtney Crave as the suspension queen Crash, she dangled from flesh hooks in her back and knees over an…

Poster Of The Week: Man Man, The Boom Boom Box, Giggle Party

I was pretty sure this week’s poster pick was from frequent Parade of Flesh designer James Heimer, but thought there was a chance it could have been his brother Sam’s creation. Turns out the siblings collaborated on the flyer, which promotes Friday night’s highly anticipated Man Man, The Boom Boom…

Last Night: My Bloody Valentine at the Palladium Ballroom

My Bloody Valentine Palladium BallroomApril 22, 2009Update, 4/27/09: Link to bootleg recording of show and set list after the jump.Better than: Standing in the exhaust path of a booster rocket, surviving an earthquake, sharing some communal mass hallucination, or any other comparison my exhausted brain could come up with. Right…

Pennywise,PepperThursday, April 23,at the Palladium Ballroom

Maybe it’s to their detriment—or maybe these bands just happen to know exactly what their devoted audiences want—but Pennywise and Pepper preach to the choir. Keep in mind this is a choir large enough to fill a venue like the Palladium. Pennywise spreads its pep talks through mosh pits while…

Man Man,The Boom Boom Box, Giggle Party

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, if I may direct your attention to the center of the Big Top stage: Man Man’s musical three-ring circus is sure to amaze and amuse us all, as the band renders its sad songs through maniacal performance. Critics site an…