For those lucky enough to score a ticket to last night’s Appleseed Cast set at Macaroni Island, it was friendly reminder that this band is still around and quite relevant. Despite a shaky start with some microphone issues, the Lawrence, Kansas-based quartet really clicked when they got a few songs…
As you may have heard, his Doggyness will grace the stage at this year’s Dallas Observer St. Patrick’s Day concert. The general on-sale is this Friday, but subscribers to our newsletter can buy them starting at 10 a.m. today. You can subscribe to the newsletter here, but you may miss…
Friday night’s sold-out Toro Y Moi from Spune and presented by Gorilla vs. Bear at Trees had only built in anticipation since the release of Anything in Return last month. As the building slowly filled, Dog Bite was finishing a strong set. The new project from Washed Out’s Phil Jones…
The city of Dallas wants this year’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities to be a little more “family friendly.” It’s in that spirit that we make this important announcement: We’re bringing Snoop Dogg to the party. The Doggfather will headline the annual Dallas Observer St. Patrick’s Day concert on the afternoon…
The Granada put on a rare heavy metal show last night, meaning that their particular section of Greenville was occupied by black clothing and facial hair, a far cry from last Saturday’s show from AD.d+. It’s great that one venue can attract such totally disparate crowds, and in such large…
The Dave Grohl-directed documentary Sound City, is a loving and thoroughly entertaining docu-valentine to the legendary studio just outside of L.A. where many landmark albums were recorded. Throughout the film’s first half, we’re given glimpses of behind the scenes action on the making of such classics as Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors,…
The Atlas Moth will be in town tonight, opening for death metal proggers Gojira at the Granada. Frontman Stavros Giannopoulos took some time out to talk about the first shows he saw as a kid, The Blues Brothers, and Peter Gunn. Growing up, was there anybody that inspired you to…
If you’re in the mood for some uncategorizable French metal (and who isn’t?!) then the Granada has a treat for you, as uncategorizable French metal band Gojira swing into town. Fans of this deeply specific genre will have been upset to see Gojira’s support slot with Lamb of God and…
It’s impossible to stand still around the beats and horns of Austin’s 10-piece Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma, who racked up a Grammy for their latest release, El Existential. Get over to Fort Worth’s newest (and probably best) music venue early to see funk, jazz and hip-hop group The Effinays…
To celebrate 40 years of their cutting-edge experimentalism, The Residents are taking their multimedia show with them on their “Wonder of Weird” anniversary tour. Earlier this year, they released their 47th studio album, Coochie Brake, but expect to hear tracks pulled from all over their catalog…
Fans of Toro Y Moi have been eagerly awaiting their January release, Anything In Return. Buzz from the album leak earlier this year was that Chaz Bundick, Toro Y Moi’s frontman-producer, had created a piece of pop art that will take the chillwave movement into smoother and groovier directions. You…
I can see Chelsea Wolfe getting pretty big one of these days. The singer-songwriter is on tour after her all-acoustic album, Unknown Rooms, A Collection of Acoustic Songs, was released back in October, following up the darker songs of 2011’s Apokalypsis…
On Tuesday afternoon, the Round-Up Saloon posted a confirmation that Lady Gaga would be making an appearance after her show at the American Airlines Center. It was to be her fourth stop at the bar in Oak Lawn. She never showed up. The bar’s management offered no explanation on Facebook…
The Lady Gaga show at American Airlines Center offers a narrative, as these sorts of productions often do: We are somewhere in space. There is a procession. An evil authority figure rides a horse made of humans in costume. Sexy men wield flags saying, “G.O.A.T.” which we will later learn…
The last time I saw Ty Segall I was lifting him into a crowd of people so he could surf along to the sounds of the Jesus and Mary Chain, he had a grin on his face and a air of “fuck it, let’s have fun” around him. When combined…
Do you want to know if Chan Marshall imploded last night at South Side Music Hall? The line to get in the place spills out of the long alley in front of the door and into the industrial blacktop that surrounds the complex. The crowd is whoever: pretty people and…
I first saw Purity Ring in 2011. Outdoors on a small stage for a 30-minute set was hardly the perfect set-up to see their particular brand of electronic pop, but woo they did it. Their music, a seductive blend of melody and backbeat, sounded new in the best way possible…
Some called Cat Power’s return to the scene in 2012 a comeback. And it made some sense: As some fans grew tired of the public meltdowns and inconsistent live performances, there was a collective agreement that the larger Chan Marshall narrative was a tale of a tormented, if talented songwriter…
Dallas hip-hop duo A.Dd+ are starting off 2013 by releasing a new mixtape and headlining their first show at Granada. Listen to the first single, “Suitcases,” off their upcoming DiveHiFlyLo release for a little taste of what you’re in for. Then get your ass to the show on Friday for…
It is going to be pretty hard for Ty Segall to top the year he had in 2012. The California native released three full length albums, a 7-inch and a tour split, appeared on a compilation, and toured as a member of bandmate/collaborator Mikal Cronin’s solo effort. Add in the…
This past October, Punch Brothers mandolin player and vocalist Chris Thile received a $500,000 “Genius Grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, bolstering the notion fans of roots music already understood to be true. While Thile has been a closely watched prodigy since childhood, his current gig has him stretching the boundaries…
Tuesday sees the Dallas leg of Lady Gaga’s latest attempt to put some relevant words in front of the word “Ball” and successfully market it as an event. To be fair to Lady G, she’s one of those rare pop phenomenons who managed, at least for a while, to successfully…
