After the jump, the complete, just-released lineup of acts playing the Chevrolet Main Stage at this year’s Texas State Fair. Without looking, though, I’m guessing you probably have an idea of what’s in store.So, on that note, let’s just knock the highlights out of the way right now: Miranda Lambert…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 31, 2009… “The People’s DJ,” DJ AM, was found dead in a New York apartment on Friday. He led a troubled life, battling food and drug addictions, but it’s sad to see his life end so early. Noel Gallagher said…
The Fort’s own Green River Ordinance popped up in a rather unlikely spot this morning, getting interviewed and performing a toned-down, two-man, acoustic take on its new single, “Come On,” in, uh, the CNN newsroom?OK, sure, why not? Say what you will of the band’s saccharin pop-rock, but its busy…
Just got sent this cool link from Gerard Dirkx, former (and future) leader of The Telefones. Seems the band’s upcoming reunion gig that I blogged about a couple of times a while back has since turned into a pretty major event. Now, a total of nine bands will play The…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 28, 2009… Rivers Cuomo says he basically ripped off “Undone (The Sweater Song)” from Metallica. Nathan Followill says Kings of Leon’s new record is going to sound like Radiohead and Thin Lizzy. I guess that’s a break from U2, right? TV…
OK, so Ola Podrida isn’t really local at all–band leader David Wingo calls Austin home, not Dallas–but the band is named after Olla Podrida, that old arts and crafts mall off LBJ Freeway here in the D. And, if we’re searching for more local angles, we know that Wingo collaborated…
Andres from the Key City Crew passes along a great compilation, The Hungry Kid, featuring Albuquerque/Dallas rapper C.S. Rucker. Rucker shares the mic with fellow Dallasite Dustin Cavazos and Chicago’s Kid Static over beats by Drixxe, Kid Rolex, Freon, Licks and more. Rucker reveals a real Wu influence with his…
Last we heard, Corn Mo and .357 Lover’s upcoming full-length, Diorama of the Golden Lion, was set for a late August release. Well, this week, an official update: The album from the operatic glam-rocker will see a September 29 release. A little bit of a push-back? Sure. But, in exchange,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, August 27, 2009… Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump (the one with all the hats) was arrested for traffic warrants in California. He was then released on $15,000 bail for driving with a Illinois license instead of a California one. I…
Spoke with Alan Palomo earlier today to welcome the VEGA/Neon Indian frontman back to Texas, but also to inquire on the latest with his bands’ gear situation since it was stolent last week. Seemed an especially pressing concern–what with Neon Indian set to make its live debut with a performance…
The news spread pretty quickly among the scenesters yesterday afternoon: Suite, the ultralounge located near the intersections of Travis and Knox, closed, apparently after the club’s owners chose not to re-up their lease on the property–or so this Dirty Dallas post, with its image of the lock-out notice posted to…
The folks at Live Nation aren’t showing any signs of slowing what was originally supposed to be a summer-only deal of not charging service fees on Wednesday. In fact, since launching its deal back in June, the offers have only gotten more extravagant and varied. Why? Well, for one, I…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 26, 2009… What’s left of TLC–Chilli and T-Boz–will perform with Justin Timberlake in Las Vegas. You gotta wonder how they’re going to work out Left Eye’s parts… With the ’90s music revival gaining steam, I guess it only makes sense…
On Thursday, September 24, Dallas’ own The Polyphonic Spree will perform a free concert at the Palladium Ballroom, as part of Southern Comfort’s national underCOVER concert series. Oddly enough, the opening act on the bill will be Public Enemy’s DJ Lord, who, says the presser, will be “mashing up old…
So we’ve been keeping tabs on Frank Maldonado and, quite possibly, the newest addition to the Deep Ellum live venue landscape.And, as predicted, it looks like the City Plan Commission indeed recommends 2826, Frank Maldonado’s “live media” room. Now, all that’s left before the venue becomes a reality is one…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 25, 2009…First, Zakk Wylde gets kicked out of Ozzy’s band–and now he’s hospitalized due to a blood clot. I think he needs a big dose of good news. Late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury had his mustache named best in the…
Last week, we offered you a bonus mp3 from the disc, but, today, Dallas-based producer Rob Viktum’s new EP, Aight, New Drink, was posted, in its entirety, as a free download on the web site Rappers I Know. You can go ahead and get a copy by clicking right here…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 24, 2009…Something about Lady GaGa screams “LOOK AT ME!” Is it the outrageous outfits? Sure. Or maybe it’s the fact she says things like this: She wants to have a gang bang with ’90s British boy band Take That. Annie Clark,…
Should be quite the celebration tonight on Lower Greenville as the beloved Granada Theater celebrates its fifth anniversary tonight with a powerhouse bill headlined by a reunited Slobberbone and featuring two other local favorites, Macon Greyson and Danny Balis, both of which will be hocking new discs at the show…
The folks at Pitchfork have taken the week of from reviewing new music–although, to their credit, they’ve been quite busy with another entertaining task: Counting down the top 500 tracks of the ’00s. (Sidenote: The locally based Gorilla Vs. Bear blog also released its favorite tracks and albums of the…
VEGA got jacked.According to a blog post the band put up on its MySpace page yesterday, someone stole the band’s gear on Wednesday night as the band toured through Sacramento, California.As of yet, Alan Palomo and Co. have not canceled VEGA’s show with Grizzly Bear in New York City, festival…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 21, 2009…Robert Zemeckis is planning on remaking the Yellow Submarine movie for Disney. Since it’s Disney, there will probably be plenty of vampy teens in it. Liam Gallagher says he and brother Noel do not speak to each other anymore…
