Last night, on the northeast corner of the Denton Courthouse Square, just above Andy’s Bar, the five members of Midlake held a soft opening for their new drinking establishment, Paschall Bar, which will celebrate its official grand opening on Friday, October 21.As DC9 mentioned a few weeks ago when we…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Experimental/Avant Garde and Best Talent Buyer,…
Being the opening act for a megastar like Taylor Swift can be both a blessing and a curse. Let’s face it: Stadium crowds are not known for their patience when it comes to waiting for the headliner; still, the chance for some big-time exposure is just too much for most…
Minneapolis’ After the Burial plays a brand of progressive metal that is technically impressive and catastrophically heavy. They’re somewhat self-destructive, too: The band has been around for seven years, and they are already on their third singer and drummer. Such turmoil would certainly tear apart most bands, but guitarist Trent…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Male and Best Female Vocalist categories…
A little less than a month back, we passed along the ticket information and lineup of performers for our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase on Saturday, October 15, in Deep Ellum. In total, 54 bands will be performing on 10 different stages throughout the vaunted music neighborhood. For now, tickets…
Talking to Skot Alexander of the Los Angeles-based punk act 400 Blows is like conversing with your drunken uncle. It can be pretty funny, but also a little frustrating: One moment, the guy expresses a well thought out opinion about the sterilization of punk rock; the next moment, the guy can’t…
Adele was originally set to play the House of Blues back in June in support of her phenomenal, surefire album of the year contender, 21. Everyone seemed super stoked on it at the time, too. But, because of laryngitis, that gig got canceled. It was soon rescheduled, though, and this…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Album, Best Electronic/Dance and Best Punk…
Robert breaks the news: An arrest has been made in connection with the August 13 death of 19-year-old Matthew Allen of Grandview. Police have arrested 19-year-old Skylar Brandt on felony charges alleging that she supplied Allen the drugs he took and eventually overdosed on.And that’s just the start. The city…
Let’s be real: If you’ve never heard of Duran Duran you clearly haven’t been paying attention for the last three decades. Love ’em or hate ’em, the supergroup wrote some of the most memorable songs of the ’80s: “A View To A Kill,” “The Reflex” and “Hungry Like The Wolf”…
BRAIDS’ members are young — all four members are in their (very) early 20s — but the Canadian band is already earning quite a bit of critical buzz for their cool and collected, and heavily influenced by Animal Collective, brand of experimental pop. Led by the talented Raphaelle Standell-Preston, BRAIDS…
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Group, Best Blues and Best Hard…
We’re getting in a Dallas Observer Music Awards tizzy here at DC9 at Night headquarters. The whole thing will come to a head just two weeks from tomorrow, when we announce the winners during the free-to-attend awards ceremony at the House Of Blues on Tuesday, October 18.On that note, this…
For nearly 15 years, California’s Thrice has been one of the more intriguing alternative rock bands going. With an attitude of constant growth, the four-piece has incorporated elements of punk, metal and electronica into their heady and literate stew. Thrice’s highwater mark would have to be The Alchemy Index Volumes…
Earlier this week, Sarah Jaffe released The Way Sound Leaves a Room, a new EP/DVD release that features footage from her Wyly Theater performance from back in February, as well as eight never-before-released songs from the popular area singer-songwriter. The eight songs are particularly interesting: They include two covers (Cold…
This news comes as something of a surprise: With almost no fanfare, the New York City-based Kemado Records has announced that it will release next week a new five-song, 12-inch release from Dallas “stonegaze” trio True Widow. Called I.N.O., the album, which comes just seven months after the release of…
Speaking of local musicians offering up takes on the 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees: After performing a live mashup with Mount Righteous at last years awards and then watching LehtMoJoe digitally combine his band’s efforts with that group’s, local rapper GalleryCat has taken matters into his own hands this…
Last year, you may recall, sometime Observer photographer contributor David Wilson shared with us quite the treat by covering all of the 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees for Best Song on his ukelele and synthesizers.This year, Wilson’s done it again, offering up some fun, borderline Aquedeuct-like covers of the…
A Tribe Called Quest is without a doubt one of the most hailed groups in the storied past of hip-hop. And 2011 marks an important cathartic time for the group as we look back 20 years to the date that the group released its seminal album, The Low End Theory. This…
Hailing from Stillwater, Oklahoma, one might assume that Colourmusic might dabble in alt-country or Southern rock. Such couldn’t be further from the truth. Instead, this intriguing five-piece plays alternative rock with the emphasis on the alternative. Calling what they do “Oklahoma Sex Rock,” the guys in Colourmusic actually claim the…
For 17 years now, Richard Buckner has been one of the most unique singer-songwriters going. Eschewing choruses, Buckner writes in a stream of consciousness matter that resembles free verse poetry set to a fascinating musical backing. Although Buckner was erroneously marketed as a hunky country good old boy in the…
