Sad news today, as the word has spread that Cali Swag Disctrict member M-Bone was killed in a drive-by shooting this morning in Inglewood, California. The 22-year-old rapper was one-fourth of the group behind last year’s massive hit single, “Teach Me How To Dougie,” in which the California-based crew shouted…
Well, things sure are getting down to the nitty-gritty for Fair To Midland, who are now just about a month off from the release of their long-awaited, fourth full-length album release, Arrows and Anchors. And, as we approach that date, it’s no surprise that more and more information is leaking…
Seryn just keeps getting more and more and more and more love from the national media these days. Last week, it came once again courtesy of the folks at Paste, whose editor-in-chief and co-founder, Josh Jackson, just can’t get enough of those inspiring kids from Denton. After already naming the…
We’ve known for about a month at this point that Erykah Badu and fellow funk space cadet Flying Lotus were up to something together. And not just a music video, either — although the two do already have two such shared projects under their collective caps. This one, we’ve been…
The folks at Good Records sure are having some fun with all the news breaking out of their camp over the past couple of days. But, rest assured, most of it is just that: Fun.That cryptic tweet and Facebook post the store made today? The one about being “a part…
Ah, music festivals. You just know that summer is truly here when musicians begin crawling out of their usual habitat of dark clubs and windowless bars, and emerge into the sunlight to spend an afternoon playing live music in the great outdoors. The Homegrown Music and Art Festival, held at…
He’s the chipper one in the band, the one who wears the iconic coke-bottle glasses and the one who can’t get through an entire set without smiling ear to ear and greeting the crowd with a hearty, “Hey, everybody!” But, let’s face it, when it comes to the Old 97’s,…
It’s a fair question: With Brandon Curtis off playing in Interpol, Benjamin Curtis long gone and in his own School of Seven Bells project (who’ll play the Homegrown Fest in Dallas this weekend), Josh Garza reportedly spending his 2010 working with members of Elefant and Monster Magnet, and, as of…
Well, we thought this would be the case, and, turns out, we were right: Tim DeLaughter’s new band will indeed make its debut at the Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival taking place at the Granada Theater on Saturday, July 23. Says so, even on the Facebook page for the new band,…
Hey, remember back in February when Tim DeLaughter confirmed a whole bunch of rumors to us? Namely, that he was starting a new band, and also that he’d be releasing new Polyphonic Spree material and some solo efforts in the near future? Well, good, because that information is pretty pertinent…
It looks like Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo enjoyed his collaboration with the Flaming Lips so much that he got together with some other musician folks from his newish neighborhood, Brooklyn’s The Antlers. The result was a super-slow yet powerful version of an Antlers song called “Rolled Together.” Fans of the…
The Deep Ellum mainstay bar July Alley has been around since long before many of its patrons were old enough to drink. But late last week, the State Comptroller of Public Accounts seized the property for failure to pay state taxes. When it will open again, nobody knows, including July…
The Little Mavericks sure have local basketball fans in a tizzy now that they’re up two games to none on the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Playoff’s Western Conference Semifinals. And even one Erykah Badu is getting in on the fun — just moments ago, she tweeted a little…
Fiery-haired Californian Brett Dennen looks like he could be an up-and-coming protégé of Justin Beiber’s — but, at this point in his career, he’s actually rather seasoned veteran. With four studio albums under his belt, including the brand-new Loverboy, Dennen has fully established himself as a troubadour interested in spreading…
Speaking of shows going on tonight, there’s one more you should know about: Starting tonight and running every Thursday evening through the end of June, we, along with the fine folks at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, will be bringing you yet another free series of shows featuring local artists…
All of two days have passed since we shared with you the news that, yes, the Electric Daisy Carnival will be returning to Dallas this summer with yet another impressive bill, and, already, we’ve got some news of a competing festival coming to the region…
Lest you doubted our note from way, way, way, way back in March — y’know, that the Old 97’s were going to release the second installment of their two-part Grand Theatre release on July 5 — well, now the folks putting out the record, New West Records, have confirmed as…
At the beginning of this month, KNON-89.3 FM “The Voice of the People” recently launched its second pledge drive of the year. It’s a necessary evil: The community station depends on pledges from listeners to fund the station and keep them on air. Unlike other stations that hold pledge drives,…
California folk-rock act Dawes has had a whirlwind couple of years. Since abandoning the more hard-charging rock vibe they boasted before the departure of former co-songwriter Blake Mills, the SoCal act has gained steam, interestingly enough, by becoming more musically laid-back. And there’s been plenty of steam, too: The quartet,…
Maybe you knew this, and maybe you didn’t, but there exists a noise ordinance law in Texas that specifically designates the times in which music can be amplified — something most often skirted around due to the fact that, in most cases, when music is being played after 10:30 p.m…
The most accomplished area musician in the realm of film and television? C’mon, that’s an easy one. It’s Toadies guitarist Clark Vogeler, long an Emmy winner thanks to his work on the editing team behind TV’s Project Runway.And, now, another cool feather in the guitarist’s cap: The documentary film, Bombay…
Late last week, we passed along word that the latest single from French house producer David Guetta (the man behind, among other songs, the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling”) to blow up the Internet was actually a Play-N-Skillz co-production — and the first of a couple Play-N-Skillz and Guetta…
