Music

Let’s jump right in, shall we? First, the show’s we’ve already hyped…Tonight, there’s the PVC Street Gang, Cocky Americans and Hormones Unlimited show at The Cavern and, also, the Eli Young Band’s return to DFW at the House of Blues.Saturday’s particularly busy with Salim Nourallah’s CD release show at Sons…

Rattlesnake Inn, the full-length debut from The Texas Red Legs, recently hit the streets, and the North Texas quartet has kindly offered up a fine cut from the album for your listening pleasure. Check it out…Bonus mp3: Very reminiscent of The Band and Dylan–and that’s not a bad thing at…

“Are you one of the beautiful people? Is my name on the list? I want to be with the beautiful people… I wanna feel like I’m missed…” Eels – “Guest List” I went to high school with a kid named Greg Holman. His father was a painter named George, who…

We all know the story. So no need to dwell on that.Instead, let’s go ahead and get down to the goods–which, in this case, is three pairs of tickets to the Granada for tomorrow night’s final Black Tie Dynasty show, which will feature opening sets from two other highly regarded…

Along with the rest of the DC-9 crew, the Lek Brothers made it down to Austin last week for a look at the music festival with more of a dance and DJ focus.The Lanai Rooftop Lounge, Hair of the Dog and Barcelona were a few of the venues they hit…

The debut effort from Denton’s PVC Street Gang is supposed to hit the streets any day now, so check out the band’s brand new video, which is set to the song “Night Terrors” from the band’s forthcoming EP. Like the band, it’s a bit out there–kind of a mix of…

This week’s featured poster is for the Jack With One Eye, Many Birthdays, The Watchers and Sarah Ruth show Saturday at The Cavern. I don’t know if the artist had this in mind, but the pajama-clad legs and generally pleasant dream scene could be a play on the title of…

[Last week, we asked a few bands to check in with us from time to time over the course of the week to tell us about their SXSW experiences. Now, with the fest over, those diatribes are starting to show. Johnny Lloyd Rollins’ take on the fest is a little…

In eight years, the Eli Young Band has graduated from neighbors in the University of North Texas dorms to a major-label country act whose star is on the rise. Steady touring earned the Eli Young Band a sturdy regional following, and a friendship with Miranda Lambert eventually introduced them to…

It used to be that Mudvayne was always the runner-up to Slipknot for “most theatrical nü-metal band.” But now that the Illinois four-piece has abandoned its costumes, makeup and stage names, what’s left? Quite a bit, actually—even after frontman Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett moonlighted as members of Vinnie…

Rumors are a given for any band. Take Black Tie Dynasty’s breakup, for instance. When that announcement came, the rumors were everywhere, some touching on trouble with former label Idol Records, others implying a bizarre love triangle involving Smile Smile (thanks DC9 commenters!). Whether those tales were true is something…

The new U2 record is pretty lousy, and that’s lousy news for us all—devout fans, professional detractors and the defiantly indifferent alike. Your personal emotional investment (or lack thereof) notwithstanding, the rising tide of No Line on the Horizon’s overwhelming artistic/economic triumph would have lifted all boats, would have trickled…

When BLK JKS formed almost a decade ago, the band took a lot of flak in its native Johannesburg. Rock ‘n’ roll was viewed as the music of the antagonistic West, and BLK JKS was unabashedly rock. Since then, however, the band has become a regional phenomenon, inspiring a cosmopolitan…