Iron & Wine With Gregory Alan Isakov Granada Theater, Dallas Tuesday, April 28, 2015 As sure as I am breathing, Sam Beam — aka Iron & Wine — is right now feeling mighty good about the city of Dallas. A sold-out show with an audience that was both respectful and…
Between 2003 and 2006, the Burden Brothers ruled North Texas rock. The band’s full-length debut, Buried in Your Black Heart, from locally based Kirtland Records, made a splash nationally, and songs like “Shadow” and “Beautiful Night,” the ocean-sized anthem that had a nice run on the Billboard Rock charts, became…
Dr. Skotch has quickly built a reputation in Dallas as a top-notch selector, one who specializes in DJing 7-inch records (or 45s as they’re affectionally called). He first established his name as an MC in the burlesque scene before diving headfirst into the mystic ways of the turntable. As one…
For as long as either of them can remember, Jonah Smith and Max Lewis have wanted to attend Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts. They’ve been friends since they were kids. Well, they’re still kids, but we’re talking tykes, toddlers, rugrats. As though by destiny, they’re both…
If you haven’t been watching the news, Baltimore is imploding. After the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of Baltimore police officers, thousands of citizens took to the streets in protest of police brutality. At present, over 1,500 National Guard troops have been deployed to police Baltimore. There have…
Medasin is only 17 years old, but he already knows what he wants to do with his life. The Dallas native wants to be a producer, but more than that, he already is a producer. He has been for years, in fact. He may have the voice of a teenager…
Two concepts, both alike in dignity. Denton: A bubbling melting pot for DIY punks, garage rock and metal. Juxtaposing it, hip-hop has long been at odds with the city, attempting to stake a claim at one of its venues. Though it isn’t exactly Montagues and Capulets, it’s a standoff in…
Hear ye, hear ye! D’angelo is coming to The Bomb Factory in June. Do you hear us? D’Angelo is coming to The Bomb Factory! Holy shit. What would you do for a ticket? Would you enter The Hunger Games: Second Coming Tour Ticket Edition? I would do this, just to…
Vice Palace One-Year Anniversary Party With iill, Lily Taylor, Rat Rios, $kaduf, Orgullo Primitivo and Tony Q and Plain Jane Francis. Oak Cliff, Dallas Saturday, April 25, 2015 It has been a helluva year for Art Peña. From the opening of Vice Palace last April to having it nominated for…
Music blogs are so 2007, but no one’s told that to Gorilla Vs. Bear. The Dallas-based blog is one of the few of its kind from the boom of the early 2000s, and if anything it looks like founder Chris Cantalini is making a push to expand in 2015 as…
Dan Deacon With Prince Rama, Ben O’Brien and Party Static Trees, Dallas Saturday, April 25, 2015 To celebrate the first anniversary of Do214 on Saturday night at Trees, Dan Deacon came out using Steely Dan as entrance music and appreciated the curtains enough to have them ceremoniously closed and reopened…
It’s a great time to be alive and attending concerts in Dallas. This coming week is especially stacked, and we’re excited for you to go to as many of theses shows as possible. Unless you have an Apple Watch, then we hope you fall into quicksand and sink to the…
Peter Hook and the Light Granada Theater, Dallas Friday, April 24, 2015 Start with the obvious: Joy Division and the subsequent New Order have been and continue to be a big part of the soundtrack to many lives. Sadly, both bands have suffered a catastrophic loss. The 1980 suicide of…
Almost exactly one year ago, there was a stealth invasion in Dallas. The “DoStuff Media” Mothership hovered over the metroplex and beamed down some brand or business or humanoid blend of the two called “Do214.” And since making first contact we’ve seen the alien entity spitting fire Drake jokes, giving…
After an incredible struggle with death and life, Fort Worth hip-hop artist Smoothvega is back from a 7-year hiatus. During that time he lost his mom and learned how to be a dad. With a what-you-see-is-what-you-get approach, Smoothvega tells all on a new album released earlier this week and prepares…
Well, we’ve got another great weekend on our hands. Dan Deacon and Lee Fields help Do214 celebrate one year. Lily Taylor, iill, Rat Rios, $kaduf, Tony Q and Plain Jane help Vice Palace celebrate its one-year anniversary as well. The Denton Arts & Jazz Fest comes back around. Matt &…
Seems like Art Peña is having one hell of a week. Yesterday we reported that he’s going to get $5,000 from the city of Dallas to start his own record label. That, as it turns up, is merely a bonus to the party that he’s throwing this weekend in honor…
Waxahatchee With the Goodbye Party and Mimisku Rubber Gloves, Denton Wednesday, April 22, 2015 There is no better way to see a band. Especially this band, and especially right now. At Rubber Gloves in Denton last night, Waxahatchee — the vehicle of Philadelphia singer/songwriter Katie Crutchfield — transformed their directionless…
It’s spring, and spring means three very important things: It’s baseball season, the NBA is in the playoffs and it’s patio season. While we pretend the Texas Rangers are worth watching and that the Mavericks aren’t on their way to being swept in the first round, we flock to that…
Father John Misty With Luluc April 22, 2015 Granada Theater Whatever it is that you think about Joshua Tillman, or J. Tillman, or Father John Misty as he is calling himself these days, you have to acknowledge that he’s an incredibly talented guy. He undoubtedly has an unshakeable ego, has…
Dreadnaught is a crucial player in the Dallas DJ community, one of the cogs that keeps the wheel turning. As the primary admin of the DFW Electronic Calendar, a popular Facebook group, he has established a virtual meeting ground for many of the local promoters and DJs. Although he is…
It looks like the city of Dallas is putting its faith in the underground Dallas music scene. Arthur Peña, painter, teacher and champion of several local DIY projects, applied for a grant with the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs to turn his Vice Palace brand, a roving music party, into…
