Smile Smile Still Smiling Even After Merch Was Stolen

Smile Smile’s big new-album-new-website-announcement today was unfortunately overshadowed by an unlucky occurrence over the weekend, when Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme lost all of their merchandise on Friday night. According to Hamilton, the two were reorganizing their merchandise inventory and put it into Hirunrusme’s car. She parked it in front…

A.Dd+ Plans a Texas Takeover With the Red Bull Skooled Tour

Local rap duo A.Dd+ continue their ascent, this time enlisting corporate support from Red Bull, who’s sponsoring an early February tour that will see them hit six Texas cities in the span of seven days. This will be a coming-out party of sorts, with A.Dd+ playing shows with some of…

Allen Epley of The Life and Times Talks Barbecue and Setting His Amp to 12

Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, trio The Life and Times makes a wonderful racket while creating dense, sonically challenging compositions — real rock songs hidden under waves of noise. Speaking from his home in Chicago and in anticipation of tonight’s show at Dan’s Silverleaf, frontman and guitarist Allen Epley spoke…

Wayne Coyne and Erykah Badu, Sittin’ in a Tree?

Rolling Stone reported yesterday that Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne — who is seemingly everywhere these days, like those owls I talked about last week — has put together an album of collaborations slated for April release. While he’s already wrangled Bon Iver and Nick Cave (that is a collabo…

UPDATE: Red Hot Chili Peppers Reschedule Dallas Date For October

In the days leading up to Friday night’s How The Edge Stole Christmas, KDGE 102.1-FM The Edge’s annual holiday music festival at Grand Prairie’s Verizon Theatre, the radio station talked up a big concert announcement that was to be made sometime during the show.Turns out it was a pretty big…

Just Announced: Bro Fest Round Three

More acts are trickling out for Bro Fest 2012, which happens March 18 at Club Dada. In addition to the Handsome Furs, Cerebral Ballzy and Coliseum, seven more acts have been announced, including Irish janglers And So I Watch You From Afar; Atlanta badasses The Coathangers; West Coast punks Crystal…

Are You Surprised? Jay-Z Already Has a Song About His Offspring

Following the birth of his and Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy, on Saturday night — an event which took over an entire wing of Lenox Hill Hospital — Mr. Carter, ever the businessman, has already written a song about her. “A younger, smarter, faster me,” he declares. How long until she’s…

Boo-Hoo: Adam Ant’s Dallas Date Canceled

Bummer for folks of a certain age and musical disposition: Adam Ant’s upcoming tour dates have been postponed due to circumstances beyond his control — i.e., his new album being delayed. The tour has been rescheduled for the fall. (Update: The Dallas show has been rescheduled for September 21.) Mr…

Big Heart Alert: Good Luck Karaoke at Double Wide Tonight

With the events of the last week and passing of one of Austin’s music community, it’s become clear just how loved Esme was across the whole state. Any proceeds, merch sales or tips from tonight’s Good Luck Karaoke at Double Wide — c’mon, you’ve been to one; they’re a drunken…