Vintage rural rock, country folk and stoner bluegrass are some of the more beautiful things our screwed-up country has given the world. My Sansa Fuze is packed with the stuff: The Grateful Dead, John Hartford, Waylon, Pure Prairie League, Muleskinner, Mason Proffit, the Seldom Scene and about 20 other stone-cold…
Between this weekend’s expected big opening for Twilight in movie theaters and the first-season finale of HBO’s phenomenal True Blood set to take place on Sunday night, yeah, vampires are pretty hot right now. So much so that, maybe, the Vampire Lounge, one of Dallas’ newest live music venues, located…
The Ex-Mr. Kate Hudson and company are rolling through town on Friday night with a gig at the Palladium on the heels of the band’s recently released (and fairly well-received) Warpaint disc. Writes Observer contributor Bob Ruggiero in this week’s paper: Vocalist Chris Robinson’s lyrics remain their usual combination of…
The three parts of Nada Surf. (Peter Ellenby) Matthew Caws formed Nada Surf way back in 1993 and the band found success two years later when the song “Popular” became just that. Yet after a successful tour with alt/pop kindred spirit Superdrag, various snafus led to the band being dropped…
Denton duo Fight Bite–you know, the blog darlings and (blatant plug alert!) the lead-in story subjects of last week’s Observer music section–has recorded and released a video for the first single (and, well, best song) on the band’s debut record, Emerald Eyes, “Swissex Lover”. Stereogum’s got the feed on the…
Torche is gonna burn this mother to the ground. (Ryan Russel) It’s a pretty heavy night at the Lounge tomorrow Friday night as Torche, Clouds and Black Cobra take to the stage for some serious face-melting. And it’s a nice pull for the Lounge, too. As Observer contributor Michael Alan…
Fort Worth’s Green River Ordinance, not to be confused with Mark Arm and Stone Gossard’s recently reunited Sub Pop band, will release its major label debut early next year on EMI/Virgin, according to a press release from EMI music. Out Of My Hands, the follow-up to the band’s independent 2006…
So. Danielson is playing the Granada tomorrow night. Cryptacize and Mount Righteous open. It’ll either be the most adorable show ever or most annoying show ever, depending on where you stand on these bands. If you fall into the likely “adorable” pile, then, boy, do I have a deal for…
I don’t really know what else there is to say about Q-Tip that hasn’t been said yet at this point. Dude’s a legend in the hip-hop world thanks to his work in A Tribe Called Quest and, now, based on the early raves, his new release, The Renaissance. And The…
In this week’s paper, Observer contributor Eric W. Saeger tackles the subject of L.A. rapper MURS: Now boasting a Warner Bros. contract, he nevertheless continues to lampoon the pigeonholes into which MCs are known to fall; he describes his music as “Sitcom Rap,” taking elements from everyday life and making…
The Sword is rapier-like. (Jack Thompson) Back when we previewed Ozzfest for August 6 issue, I wrote the following about Austin’s The Sword: J.D. Cronise’s lead vocals give the band’s brutal, impressive songwriting (which incorporates a hint of classic rock) a medieval, fantastic quality. Oh, and the band’s 2008 release,…
For reals. –Pete Freedman…
Take this with a grain of salt, Denton, as the magazine also lists She & Him’s Volume One as the album of the year (sure, Zooey Deschanel’s a looker, but is the album really that good?), but congratulations are in order: Paste magazine’s December issue hit the stands this week…
Rick Nielsen and his quintuple-neck guitar, which is perhaps one of the reasons writer Darryl Smyers refers to him as “uber-nerd.” Last week, Sony Legacy released a 30th anniversary edition box set of At Budokan, Cheap Trick’s remarkable entrance into popular culture. Sure, the Illinois quartet had released three previous…
The new Dimebag Darrell Abbott book/DVD He Came To Rock earns its release today with the claim that it’s the first book about the legendary Pantera guitarist’s life (a fact that certainly can’t sit too well with a certain other Dimebag biographer…), and, unlike the other upcoming book about the…
Lek Brothers From dubstep at the Green Elephant to mod and go go dancers at Quinn, there was something for everyone looking for a way out in Dallas last weekend. Our nightlife specialists Ray and Peter Lek sprung their cameras on clubgoers in three spots, getting gang signs, finger-points and…
The recently reunited, Grammy Award-winning Digable Planets, who broke up nearly as quickly as they rose to fame in the early ’90s, are stopping through town tonight to bring their hip-hop and jazz fusion to the Granada Theater’s stage. And, yessir, we’ve got your tickets right here on DC9–three pairs,…
Here’s great news for anyone who wants to trip their balls off Thursday night, or who can appreciate what the Angelika web site calls “a mind-blowing, almost indescribable mix of fantasy, religious symbolism, horror and humor” without chemicals: The Dallas Angelika Theater will screen a remastered 35-mm print of Alejandro…
Mattie Stafford Of Montreal’s confettied Kevin Barnes Elephant 6 collective alum of Montreal brought its erratic and wildly entertaining stage show to House of Blues over the weekend. We already posted a review of the concert. (For which, by the way, I’ve received a bit of in-office criticism. I was…
The old gypsy woman peered into her crystal ball Friday afternoon. “I am seeing for this weekend a very boring time, not much happening,” she said in a low and ominous voice. “I am seeing cold, hibernation, few video postings.” “Yeah, yeah whatever. What about my fame? My fortune? How…
The Denton-bred, Austin-refined Riverboat Gamblers, just a few weeks removed from a return to DdFW for a couple of shows, have officially announced the details surrounding the band’s upcoming 2009 disc, Underneath The Owl–which is basically to say that the band has officially set the release date for March 10…
Method Man and Redman House of Blues November 16, 2008 Better than: Smoking out at home and watching How High–not that I’ve done that or anything… The return of Method Man and Redman to Dallas came at a bittersweet cost for some concertgoers. In particular, my entourage, who sent me…
