It’s not really that difficult a question when you think about it. C’mon, I know you can do it… Yep: The Old 97’s’ “Dance With Me” video, as directed by Keven McAlester. If you, like I, were awake at, oh, 2:11 last night/early this morning, you woulda seen it, too…
Whenever my parents would ground/spank/ridicule me, I’d run off to my room, jack up the volume and put “Runaway Train” on repeat. I’d cower under the bed and softly mouth the lyrics, “Runaway train … Never comin’ back,” over-and-over. For some reason, my folks never found this threatening enough to…
George Michael American Airlines Center July 14, 2008 Better than: Sitting at home being increasingly taunted by the Project Runway countdown permanently imprinted on the Bravo channel’s lower right corner. George Michael is pop music’s prodigal son and, according to him, he’s returned to the stage to give thanks. In…
The second guy on the left in Hymns really oughtta consider some kind of facial moisturizer. We’ve already mentioned Peter Murphy Saturday at House of Blues, Lil Wayne at Nokia Saturday for Summer Jam, George Michael Sunday at the AAC and Cute is What We Aim For Sunday at the…
Me, I’m a big Radiohead fan. I couldn’t get tickets to the recent show here in Dallas, but I was fortunate to see them at the Woodlands the night before, which turned out to be one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t get much better than seeing…
You might recall a while back when I reviewed I Don’t Know Where I’m Going But I’m On My Way, Old 97’s bassist Murry Hammond’s fine solo debut. I, like a lot of other folks, went ga ga over the album’s potent mix of old school religion and psychedelic folk/pop…
In an interview posted earlier this week to Billboard’s Web site, Brandon Curtis, frontman for former Dallas act Secret Machines, discusses his band’s new record label (World’s Fair instead of Reprise), new record (currently set for an October release) and new “hard to describe” sound. He also discusses continuing on…
On Saturday, July 19, we’re gonna be taking over a large chunk of Lowest Greenville to bring you 31 of the best acts in town–all of which are nominated somewhere in our ballot for this year’s 20th anniversary awards. This isn’t our awards show; that’s happening three days later at…
The “Argh”.I.A.A. strikes again! This NBC 5 report says the yesterday’s bust on a CD and DVD pirating operation not too far from TCU in Fort Worth is apparently “the largest such pirating operation ever taken down in the U.S.” Which, turns out, is fairly surprising… mostly ’cause the FWPD…
I think it’s safe to say that Observer photographer Brian Harkin hit this assignment out of the park. Amazing stuff. –Pete Freedman…
We always appreciate it when visual artists and musicians collaborate, whether it’s by putting on a big event, holding a concert in a gallery or museum, or complementing live music with interesting visuals. But we don’t want to overlook the smaller ways in which visual artists and musicians work together,…
In this week’s print edition, you’ll find Jesse Hughey’s review of Beauxregard’s new When Balloons Were Sleeves release–and a heckuva a positive one at that. Writes Jesse: “It’s a good introduction to a band that knows how to craft a great song.” So, on that note, here’s one of those…
Looks like Picnic’s gonna be just fine in this post-PPT world. He’s sure as hell staying busy enough: He came in third place at the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle in Houston; he and the rest of The Cannabinoids are working on something super top-secret and, if I may…
“This is probably the last Eagles album that we’ll ever make,” Don Henley told CNN of the band’s 2007 steaming shit platter Long Road Out of Eden. Yeah, but he made similar promises about the chances of an Eagles reunion right up until their 1994 Hell Freezes Over tour, so…
Shit’s about to get really real in here. (Gabriel Hernandez) Like, OMG, guys! This is big! Not quite Forever the Sickest Kids getting played on The Hills, but still… Anyway, on this week’s season finale to MTV’s The Real World: Hollywood (which, between you and me, is easily the worst…
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Dada is confrimed. (Tessa Angus) Ran into Dada co-owner Ben Tapia last night when I stopped by to see Burning Brides after catching David Banner. He offered this update: The BRMC show we talked about yesterday? It’s been confirmed. –Pete Freedman…
The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato Superpages.com Center July 9, 2008 Better than: Watching the never-ending loop of mind-numbing Hannah Montana re-runs with my daughter on the Disney Channel. Download: We’ll have a slideshow of the whole ordeal up shortly. (Update: It’s up now.) In the meantime, You can also enjoy…
David Banner House of Blues’ Pontiac Garage July 9, 2008 Better Than: A rousing round of PaRappa the Rapper. Download: This footage someone shot from last night’s show… Everybody knows a David Banner. He’s that popular jock that everyone in high school should hate–he’s popular, good-looking, charismatic, successful–but no one…
He walks onto the stage, smiles kindly, waves sheepishly and, simply enough, dives right into his music. Aside from a few awkward PA squeals, there’s nothing remarkable about the start to Willie Nelson’s set on this Fourth of July eve—well, nothing except the fact that this is yet another beginning…
If Delmore Pilcrow frontman Chris Garver wanted to avoid stultifying genre tags like “freak folk” or “new weird America,” he might have considered picking a less freaky, folky or weird cover for the band’s new record, Worn to the Weft. It’s a collage depicting, among other things, medieval souls in…
Lil Wayne is not batshit insane. Let’s be clear about that. Despite the fact that he regularly refers to himself as an extraterrestrial, seems to have an utter disregard for the rule of law and for his health, and kisses his surrogate father on the mouth—despite the objections of the…
Tilly and the Wall’s members have always mined childhood and adolescence for inspiration, as evidenced by the youthful exuberance of the band’s live shows and the hormonal, emotional turbulence documented in its lyrics. In fact, Tilly’s 2004 debut LP was fittingly titled Wild Like Children, and the band even takes…
