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Hey there, sports fans! Would ya believe that I’ve been in town a whole year now writing about the local music scene? I mean, it feels like it was only this past weekend that I went to a show only to be confronted by a frustrated local musician who forced…

Phosphorescent

Given his penchant for wearing light-up Western suits onstage, it’s not entirely surprising Phosphorescent’s Matthew Houck would record an entire cover album of songs by Robert Redford’s co-star in The Electric Horseman. Sure, Willie Nelson has received his share of tributes before, from 1996’s grunge-heavy Twisted Willie comp to Carla…

The Me-Thinks

The Me-Thinks nip any potential gripes in the bud by beating the would-be critic to the punch: The two CDs enclosed in this package from “Fort Worth’s Shittiest Band” (the band’s words, not ours) are titled “Worse” and “Worser.” Sure, the songs are dumb and simple, but they’re tight, witty…

The Semifinals

After a year spent locked away in a sweltering practice space at a Garland steel mill, Andrew Strickland, James Layfield and Aaron Beaudrie, known collectively as The Semifinals, are finally ready to unleash their pent-up angst on an unsuspecting public. And, fortunately for us, the trio’s frustrations while serving time…

Last Night: Play-N-Skillz Grammy Party At Plush

Play-N-Skillz, Big Tuck, Slim Thug, Pitbull, Paul Wall, Too $hort, morePlushWednesday, February 4, 2009Better than: Parking a filthy, body-damaged Scion Xb in a metered spot and walking two blocks to avoid using the valet service, all the while contemplating how out of place you are anywhere near a red carpet…

M83’s Anthony Gonzalez Talks Killers, John Hughes

In last week’s print product, we spoke with M83 frontman, founder and brainchild Anthony Gonzalez about the major influences on his latest release, 2008’s stellar synth-heavy Saturdays=Youth.But what ran in the print issue was only a piece of the conversation–we also spoke with the Frenchman about his current role opening…

Erykah Badu Announces Her Baby’s Name

…and in true Badu fashion, it’s a little eccentric: Erykah’s new-born baby girl is name Mars Merkaba. Again, just like Badu’s labor, the announcement came last night via Badu’s Twitter account. What’s pretty fascinating about all this isn’t that Badu is necessarily using technology to its fullest, but rather how…

Club Dada Begins Renovations On “The Listening Room”

There may be other renovations and remodels coming to Club Dada in the near future (we’ll wait to give you the formal details on those as soon as they’re officially confirmed), but, in the meantime, this afternoon saw construction workers entering the long-running Deep Ellum venue’s premises to start work…

Bonus MP3: Daniel Folmer — “Roaring Twenties”

We’ve said plenty about Daniel Folmer in the past few weeks by covering his new disc The Roaring Twenties in print, taking a slideshow of his Denton CD release party, and even talking about his new work in our debut podcast last week. But, I dunno, maybe you’d want to…

Gig Alert: Goblin Cock Tonight at The Loft

Besides possessing a great name, San Diego quintet Goblin Cock has the brains to go along with its ballsy brawn. Led by former Pinback frontman Rob Crow, the band has all of the subtlety of a pitbull–and that’s exactly what makes the band a wonder to behold. Channeling everything that…

MTV Offers Up A Recap Of The Silver Jews’ Final Show

Speaking of MTV, the strictly music (and definitely not reality TV-based) cable network chimes in today with a recap of last night’s Silver Jews concert–purportedly Dallas native David Berman’s final show.Makes sense, as we’ve all seen how much love MTV has given artists like the Silver Jews prior to their…

Play Tonight, Learn Dance Skillz Tomorrow With MTV and Play-N-Skillz

Play-N-Skillz will be showing MTV around town this week as the network films for an upcoming special, My Block: Dallas, and you’ve got two chances to rub elbows with the Dallas rapper/producer stars.Tonight, the brothers are celebrating their Grammy nominations (for their production work on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III)…