Pitchfork sure lurves it some Sleep Whale–and Abacus and Melting Season and Sunnybrook, too, actually. So it shouldn’t be surprising then that the fifth (!) side-project the band has announced in just the past year alone (the remaining one being Joel North’s Northern project), would go ahead and earn some…
You may have noticed the item about the April 9-11 MusInk Tattoo and Music Convention in Fair Park in the November 18 Show Announcements post. At the time, all we knew was that Old 97’s, Shooter Jennings and Roger Alan Wade would be performing–certainly enough to pique our interest. After…
Kind of a crazy night last night at The Libertine for the fourth go ’round of the once-a-month local music love-fest we’re still calling The Local Hang with Playlister P. It featured the biggest crowd we’ve seen to date, for one. And it was a pretty rockin’ crew, to boot–plenty…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, January 5, 2010…It’s probably not a good idea to tweet while driving drunk in your “Lambo,” right Bow Wow?Lady Gaga has been offered a Las Vegas residency? Wayne Newton better start hiding his extra stage blood–now!Weezy’s Rebirth album has been pushed…
It’s been a big couple of weeks indeed for the Dallas-born, Westlake-dwelling Nick Jonas, the youngest and seemingly least bro-ish of the JoBros. On Saturday, his new side project Nick Jonas & The Administration made its live performance debut at the House of Blues. On Tuesday, he debuted the music…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, January 4, 2010…It’s official, kids: Soundgarden is reuniting after a 12-year break-up. Let’s just hope that Timbaland won’t be involved in any way if new material is recorded.The NFL is being urged to drop The Who from performing during halftime of…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, December 31, 2009…Eddie Vedder is being sued by band Indio over Vedder’s lyrical change on his cover of it’s song “Hard Sun.” Kind of a dumb thing to sue someone for…Are you ready to kick-start your career as a mash-up DJ?…
Not a lot of news this week in the way of concert announcements, but there is some interesting news from Trees: Ying Yang Twins will whisper in your ear Friday, February 26. The Twins’ club-friendly crunk beats and sexed-up rhymes aren’t exactly the brainiest example of hip hop, but it’s…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, December 30, 2009…Hey, guess what?! Uncle Ted Nugent hates Obama! Didn’t see that one comin’…Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer, Jimmy Sullivan is dead at 28.Metric earned Myspace’s “Triumph of The Year” for its self-released (and awesome) album Fantasies. Just goes to show you…
Matador Records co-owner and sports blogger Gerard Cosloy has assembled Casual Victim Pile, a great compilation of Austin bands that probably don’t make much of a blip on the radar of Sixth Street blues-cover enthusiasts and Bob Schneider fans. But, this is weird: While the majority of the bands represented…
Dallas Morning News music critic Mario Tarradell did us all a solid and posted his always highly anticipated year-end list of top albums and concerts yesterday morning. And, true to form, this year’s list is every bit as mind-blowing as last year’s offering.Of course, the real hilarity here–once you’ve moved…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, December 28, 2009…Trent Reznor has released his concert video Another Version of The Truth: The Gift as a free download. Oh, and he promises new NIN material in the new year. John Mellencamp and Stephen King’s all-star musical Ghost Brothers of…
Following up on the Picnictyme-hosted mix for last summer’s Kixpo sneaker exposition, DJs Sober and A-One put together a mixtape for last weekend’s H-Town Sneaker Summit–and it features a handful of Dallas rappers on it (alongside Lil Wayne, Nas, Jay-Z, Cool Kids, Alicia Keys and more). Released under the duo’s…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, December 28, 2009…Billboard counts down the top 50 musical moments of the decade. Singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt passed away. God of Thunder, Gene Simmons had an early Christmas present: He was sued for allegedly attacking two people in a Los Angeles mall…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, December 24, 2009…Looks like Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford was correct when he said Steven Tyler didn’t act like “a sober person.” The singer has entered rehab. Merry Christmas, Tyler family!What does being a fan of an indie band say about you? Look…
With the holidays upon us, we know it’s hard to think about anything beyond New Year’s Day. But if you’ve already got your 2010 calendar handy, mark a couple of dates, because Spune has a couple of intriguing seasonal festivals in the works. First, there’s the Spune 2K10 Winter Dance…
2009 was good to Kirtland Records. For a few reasons.For one, the Toadies continued proving to the world that you really can’t hear “Tyler” enough, for one. Meanwhile, all year long, it seems, the label’s been gearing up behind Smile Smile’s upcoming release (check this borderline NSFW twitpic I took…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, December 23, 2009…Courtney Love was allegedly stealing money from her daughter’s trust fund. Why doesn’t this surprise me?Former Malcolm In The Middle star Frankie Muniz is the drummer for Phoenix-based band You Hang Up? And the worst song of the 2000’s…
Denton’s own Bowling for Soup has never necessarily been known for its modesty. But a new songs from the pop-punk outfit find the band taking taking its confident feelings to a whole new level.The song, called quite simply “Here Comes Bowling for Soup!,” apparently acts as the band’s theme/intro song…
Two quick updates to last week’s North of the Dial: First off, Sacramento-based label Waaga Records, which is jonesing hard for Denton right now, has set a release date for its recent Denton-based signee, FUR. Bryce Isbell’s elctro-trance debut, Witches (hear some of the tracks here), will officially see the…
As mentioned last month, the Old 97’s are going back into the studio with Salim Nourallah in January, but they’re not waiting until then to start recording. Nourallah and engineer Rip Rowan will record the entirety of the 97’s four-night stand at Sons of Hermann Hall next Sunday through Wednesday…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, December 22, 2009…Pete Doherty was arrested… in court, after he brought drugs in with him. And this was moments after he was not charged for drinking and driving. Who says drugs don’t make you stupid?Def Leppard may soon have animated, fictional…
