OK, we’ll say it: You missed it. Last night’s Iron & Wine show at the Palladium had an organic, ethereal feel to it. We danced, we sang and, of course, we took pictures. For those who opted to spend their Monday night watching crap TV, we suggest you check the…
If you live in the Dallas area, and have ever drunkenly signed up for a free pack of smokes at a bar, chances are you’ve recently gotten coupons from Marlboro or Camel for free packs of “snus.” Snus (pronounced “snoose” like “loose”) isn’t “dip,” like the more common snuff and…
This was a “feel good” weekend. We paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell over at Nokia and picked up quirky ornaments and stellar artwork at two art-related fundraisers. Plus, dedicated marathon runners braved the cold, gloomy weather out at White Rock. Lamb of God with Killswitch Engage at Nokia Theatre Lamb…
Art Conspiracy III just ended at the former Gypsy Tea Room. I spent way too much and had way too much fun bidding, but it’s for the kiddos, right? Plus, I love my two pieces by Guy Reynolds and Ryann Rathbone. From auctioneers (who were incredibly savvy at suggestive selling,…
Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Devildriver and Soilwork December 8, 2007 Nokia Theatre Better than: Watching the Children of Bodom DVD Chaos Ridden Years with your friends. Download: Check our slideshow or take a look at our videos: Killswitch Engage performing “Breathe Life,” Lamb of God playing “Laid to Rest”…
Well shucks. Darlington wasn’t too thrilled with my posting in which I made a play on words that he sleeps around. In fact, he found it so not funny that I received the following e-mail from him today (sic of course): >>> darlington@darlingtonsex.com 12/06/07 11:32 PM >>> “Apparently, local musician…
Sorry kids! Laughcast was on vacation last week in sunnier climes. Or so we hear—Laughcast sees the sun like Britney sees her drug counselor. But there is some serious, serious funny blowing through Fort Worth this weekend. If you’ve got to stay in town, though, Dallas won’t be fogged up…
So, right after we do a fun Q&A with rockers Brake! Vegas, we find out the band is making some big changes. B!V’s drummer and frontman have left the group. Though, the three remaining members are continuing on writing and tracking for a new album while testing out new members…
With the exception of Dinosaur Jr. (9 p.m. Saturday at the House of Blues, $25) and John Fogerty, there aren’t many noteworthy national acts playing in the area this weekend. There’s no excuse not to catch some great local music. Agent Orange, The Lash Outs, Kansas City Faggots, The Bleach…
After a Rangers game a few years back, my in-laws caught Creedence Clearwater Revisited, the John Fogerty-less oldies revival act playing many of his classic hits that he rarely played as a solo act. My in-laws claimed Fogerty’s replacement (one John Tristao) was almost as good as the original. Now,…
The group of early 20-somethings in Hey Hollywood has been taking Dallas stages for more than a year, and now is ready to give up day jobs and the like to live out the rock ‘n’ roll life. With the release of the band’s EP Giants this week and an…
Grammy nominations were announced today, and though there aren’t just a whole lot of locals on the list — LeAnn Rimes (who barely counts these days), Brave Combo (best polka album, whadya think?) and the Combo’s Bubba Hernandez and Alex Meixner — there is one album recorded in Dallas up…
Ben Lee with Kate Voegele December 5, 2007 House of Blues Better than: Watching Love Actually for the eighth time in a feeble attempt to get laid. Ben Lee, Kate Voegele and Cary Brothers jam “all-star style” at Wednesday’s show. (Darren Burgfeld) Video: YouTube vid of a show a few…
When I was 21, I had an apartment a half-block and one possible mugging away from Greenville Avenue. Social calendars wrapped around live music and, on shitty show nights like Mondays, drink specials. There was maybe—and I stress maybe—one night a week our social activities team, Quick Like Bunny (I’m…
Frank Sinatra would have understood. When Lady Luck blows on your dice, you have to take your shot. For Ricki Derek, good fortune came grimly on May 14, 1998, the day Sinatra died. The next night, Derek was debuting his new jazz lounge act at Club Clearview, performing the sort…
From a truck stop in western Pennsylvania, Peter Case runs down the route he’s traveling: “[I’m] just about to jump on Highway 81, down to Chattanooga, switch to 40 then jump on 75 and then I’ll be in Knoxville in about 11 or 12 hours.” Case knows the roads. He’s…
Dinosaur Jr.’s June 1991 tour was its most famous thanks to what’s now seen as a historical anomaly: The opening act was Nirvana. But in those days, no one looked askance at the billing. Although Nirvana’s early work (for a rising indie called Sub Pop) had inspired Geffen Records to…
Hailing from a small Oklahoma town just north of the Red River, John Lyle Williams makes it into the metroplex fairly consistently, performing his stylish country/folk/blues at open mics, coffee houses or just about any place that will let him set down his guitar case. Unsent Letters is his self-financed…
Sorry, ’80s nostalgists, but Duran Duran was never a great band or even a particularly good one. The Duranies gained fame as sleek, sleazy showmen with a strong visual sense and the ability to transform other people’s ideas into garish pop ready-mades. “Girls on Film,” “Hungry Like the Wolf” and…
The Thrills’ 2003 debut, So Much for the City, was a fanciful homage to the California myth, as filtered through the Day-Glo haze of wistful ’70s euphoria. Its playful imagery summoned endless vistas of surf and sand, idealized and admired from a vantage point somewhat distant and distinct. It’s not…
The members of Clipd Beaks grew up playing in prog-rock, art-core and jam-type bands in their native Minneapolis. Bassist Scott Ecklein and drummer Ray Benjamin have known each other since grade school; guitarist and synth player Greg Pritchard joined the fold soon after; singer Nic Barbeln rounded out the lineup…
Just as Sandy Koufax pitched his way to baseball immortality in half a dozen transcendent seasons with the Dodgers, John Fogerty’s five meteoric years with Creedence Clearwater Revival earned him a spot in rock music’s pantheon. His output post-CCR has been spotty, in part owing to legal disputes with his…
