Still sudsin’. According to Alison Welsh of the Deep Ellum Association, both July Alley and Bar of Soap passed their SUP hearings today. While no one truly expected much opposition to these establishments’ applications, the official word certainly comes as good news to Deep Ellum’s advocates and proprietors. — Pete…
Johnny Buzzerio The Old 97’s have a new album forthcoming, Blame It on Gravity, due in Ye Olde Record Shoppes May 13. But, good God, from the sound of this Billboard interview with Rhett Miller, posted today, you’d think this might also be the last Old 97’s album. Because he…
Return to Forever is just one new addition to your jazz to-do list. OK, so Return to Forever isn’t playing the Nokia Theater until June 1–but this show’s something of a big deal, folks. The Chick Corea-led RTF hasn’t played together since 1983. But, now, 25 years later, the band’s…
The real Public Enemy’s coming to town. In the words of Flavor Flav: “Wowwwwwww.” According to an interesting press release we just got from the folks who run publicity for Ghostbar, Public Enemy will be at the club on Thursday Tuesday, April 1, to host an afterparty for the AFI…
Every time I’ve been to the House of Blues for a show it’s been downstairs in the music hall. But I just watched this video of Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers playing in the Cambridge Room earlier in the week, and it looks like the upstairs room offers much more…
I have been spinning Protest The Hero’s Fortress nonstop for the last few weeks. The purposeful chaos is engaging, and Rody Walker’s vocal acrobatics are reminiscent of Daryl Palumbo in his early Glassjaw days. Those who love Dillinger Escape Plan or Glassjaw will want to check Protest The Hero out…
Los Lonely Boys are headlining this year’s Earth Day concert. On Sunday, April 20th, the Earth Day Network will host eight concerts around America to help raise awareness for Mother Earth and what have you. And, yes, Dallas is on board, set to host a festival at Fair Park. The…
Pikahsso, Picnic and Tahiti of PPT just posted their latest music video onto YouTube, and the Hal Samples-shot video version of the track “When We Was Kool” is flat-out phenomenal. Check it out: (It helps that it’s a killer song, too.) The timing of this video’s release is a bit…
George Michael, when he was still rocking the ’round-the-clock 5 o’clock shadow. Looks like George Michael, Dallas’ favorite adopted pop star, is hitting the road for the first time in almost 20 years. According to this Associated Press report, George Michael will be touring North America starting in June and…
Fort Worth’s PlayRadioPlay! released its national debut earlier this month. Dan Hunter, the one-man show of PRP, will be playing a couple hometown shows this week. We suggest checking PRP out at Good Records (1808 Greenville Ave.) this Sunday afternoon. Hunter will be signing copies of Texas after playing a…
El Gato.Last week we mentioned Bridges and Blinking Lights were recording a song for an upcoming compilation album benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Team UltraViolet, featuring members of El Gato and Lovie, is assembling the CD together the benefit album. We got word that El Gato will also have a…
Well, John Freeman, the man behind the recently shut-down-by-the-city Sloppyworld, has some more news about his experimental DIY venue in Exposition Park: “Basically, what the deal is,” Freeman says, “is Sloppyworld is officially closed.” There are a number of factors behind Freeman’s decision. Mainly, though, it centers around paperwork he…
Sometimes you just need a little something to get your Monday going. I suggest watching this video from Gogol Bordello’s show in town last week. A little gypsy punk can do wonders at 9 a.m., seriously. — Chelsea Ide Update: This video is from Gogol Bordello’s October show at the…
Rosey has the mod thing down. (Melanie Gomez)The highlight of our weekend was definitely the Rockers vs. Mods opening night party at Amsterdam. There were cool bikes, good people and plenty of drinks. All things we like. Rockers vs. Mods Despite the name (and the inspiration), the mods and rockers…
Punk Bunny is a sex machine. This Good Friday actually comes on Good Friday. What’re the odds! (Answer: 1 in 52) So…Happy Good Friday! (Is that appropriate? I’m Jewish and don’t know these things.) If you’re gonna go out this weekend between tonight and Easter, here’s our picks of the…
Sometimes it’s great that bands can communicate with their via MySpace bulletins and Facebook notes, and other times it really just shows how dorky the band members are. This isn’t bad, but it’s hard to maintain mystique when telling your band’s “friends” about what you just watched on TV. Read…
Used to be that you went to South by Southwest to find out about new bands, to discover a couple acts on your own, to see the few bands everyone would rave about over the next few months and, if you found something really amazing, the next few years. Used…
Talking with Roger Clyne is a lot like playing a slot machine. Boisterous and colorful, Clyde speaks so rapidly that you never know what you are going to get out of him—but sometimes you manage to get lucky. The forthcoming and likable former leader of The Refreshments discusses the upcoming…
Every Easter, millions of Americans celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ—a rebirth that, if you follow the tenets of Christianity, saves the believer’s soul. We music lovers here at the Dallas Observer, however, can’t help but wonder what musical artists could be resurrected this holiday to save their genres. Might…
El Gato had some big expectations to meet. It’s been almost six years since its last release, and the beautifully rich, layered orchestral pop of 2002’s We’re Birds would have been a tough act to follow even without the long wait. Surrender! may not quite be the equal of We’re…
The only weakness this show’s got is non-musical; local fans of loud, challenging and sometimes just plain strange punk rock may be dedicated, but how many will visit Carrollton for an Easter Day show? Pools is a promising young guitar/drums thrash-punk duo from Rockwall. Wax Museums from Denton plays loud,…
Austin’s Band of Heathens has a nice little notch on its belt: being named the best new band in Austin at last year’s Austin Music Awards. Not too shabby. But maybe it was just an off year? Nah, the fellas in the Band of Heathens bring it just fine, thank…
