For Sandra Davalos, who goes by the stage name Moth Face, writing a good song comes naturally. First, she lays down the drum track, throws in the melody and comes up with the words to go along with the music on the spot. Overall, the average time it takes for…
Before Bitch Teeth, Rick Eye had found himself in the most harrowing well of depression he’d ever encountered. Desperate for a distraction, he formed the band as an outlet to create something that emphasized the discordant and uglier side of life. In doing this, he found himself and founded the…
JT Donaldson is something of a jack of all trades. Partner of Josey Records, globetrotting DJ, occasional promoter and a prolific producer. He jumpstarted a lengthy career in house music with the “Duality” single on DJ Cajmere’s legendary Chicago house label Casual records in 1996 and has continued to churn…
Coachella, one of America’s most prominent destination festivals, announced their 2015 line-up early this afternoon. The headliners for the festival are AC/DC, Jack White and rap cherub Drake. Those folks are all well and good, but that’s not exactly why we’re here telling you an event that takes place all…
Since 2006, Dallas-based metal band Wo Fat has seared ears around the globe. Make no mistake: This trio, consisting of Kent Stump, Tim Wilson and Michael Walter, isn’t offering up simple hard-rock that’s just hard enough to be considered metal. According to the group’s Facebook page, “Psychedelic Doom” is how…
It was an ambitious plan, and one that would’ve been exciting to see played out this spring: the first annual Deep Ellum Block Party, a sprawling mix of music, art and comedy in the heart of Dallas’ coolest neighborhood. But we’ll have to wait at least another year to see…
In Dallas, Tru Def is a terrific antidote to these days of cold and gloomy weather. He has a sunny disposition, dressed dapper with perfectly sculpted hair on his face and head, and is as cordial as anyone you will ever meet. He has known he was put on this…
Meet Mearl, Earl and Estaban. Just three regular dudes playing a psychedelic rock show at Mable Peabody’s the week before Halloween. Upon careful and highly technical inspection, you might notice that these are actually the male alter egos of the members of Denton’s Pearl Earl. The band locks in to…
2014 has been a great year for High Rollaz, the hip hop duo consisting of Word Life and Accomplice. Aside from playing a host of shows around Dallas, they also played gigs all around the country, including at SXSW in Austin and A3C Festival in Atlanta. They’ve also shared bills…
It’s been more than two decades since Warlock, the godfathers of Texas metal, dominated stages at places like Rascals, The Ritz and Tombstone Factory. But this year marked their return with a reunion show at Diamond Jim’s Saloon in August. Now, with a new CD in the works, the band…
Corey Adamson, aka RCA, is a true soldier of the ever bustling, forever hustling Dallas drum and bass scene. It’s a scene that is still going strong for well over a decade. His DC9 mix pays heavy tribute to the earliest jungle roots of drum and bass, a tastefully old…
2014 has been a pretty good year for Dallas music. It’s a bit of a cliche for the members of any music community to say their scene is “on the rise,” but around here it’s pretty hard to argue with. Bands have signed to labels, venues have opened, festivals have…
Understandably, life is a bit crazy for the fast-traveling members of Seryn right now. Even after driving for hours on end following a sold-out show in Telluride, Colorado on Sunday night, making the choice on where to have dinner Monday night wasn’t a completely easy one. Most of them wanted…
Every week, Free Man owner John Jay Myers and his band, the Free Loaders, play a gig at The Standard Pour, and every week he makes the same joke: “If you like what you hear, put $100 in the tip jar. If you don’t like what you hear, $20 will…
For most of the year DJ Santa Claus is better known for his infamous day job, but in his off time he plays secret gigs under fake names to the delight of many club and festival goers. The popularity of his mixes influences people’s listening habits every winter. Although he…
Improvisation is a bold tool of the trade that some live performers would just as soon leave to jazz musicians or comedy troupes. Abandoning rehearsal and preparation for spontaneity could expose one’s true creativity, or lack thereof. But Kenny Withrow, guitarist of North Texas’ prominent Grateful Dead tribute act, Forgotten…
Being immersed deep within in a music community is not as glamorous as people make it seem. The connections you make with people are often not very deep and sometimes flimsy. People come and go so quickly that it is a never-ending revolving door of personalities. Sincerity and authenticity, despite…
A balmy August evening. Civil Recording studio in Denton. The unthinkable has happened to Denton band Power Objects: Lucy the cat has gone missing. Vocalist and guitarist John Gillespie describes it as, without a doubt, their darkest hour. But Michael Briggs’ notorious feline assistant was thankfully found. And Power Objects…
After weeks of nearly getting cut, then getting cut by his own coach, and then another stealing him back, Craig Wayne Boyd won season seven of The Voice Tuesday. Born in Mesquite, Boyd performed “The Whiskey Ain’t Working” during his blind audition, prompting coaches Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams to…
There are veteran DJs and then there are guys like Michael Todd. Todd has been a constant force in the Dallas DJ community for 26 years. At one point or another, he has played almost every spot you can play in DFW thanks to a variety of guest slots and…
For Aviation Cinemas co-owner Barak Epstein, the Texas Theatre is an integral part of the Dallas film and music scene. And he has a pretty damn good point: The historic theater screens 35mm prints of cult-classic films, has a full-service bar that serves movie-themed drinks complete with a safe-room art…
The band is called Narrow Head. You probably haven’t heard of them yet. You will. Formed in 2013 by guitarist and vocalist Ryan Hughes, bass player Jay Chary, Houston’s guitarist and vocalist Jacob Duarte and drummer Keaton Khonsari (since replaced by Houston resident Carson Wilcox), Narrow Head has become a…
