Born Myra Ellen Amos, singer/songwriter/composer Tori Amos changed her name at 18 and embarked on a three-decade-long musical journey that has been fascinating to say the least. Amos’ music can be filled with as much pretension as beauty, but it is always interesting. After a few neo-classical releases, Unrepentant Geraldines,…
All photos by Nate “Igor” SmithLife sucks. There is a multitude of reasons why, and no one has come to terms with this inescapable truth better than juggalos. Zen masters of nihilism and partying, they have become unquestionable experts at finding creative ways to cope with the unrelenting pain of…
All photos by Nate “Igor” SmithClearly, this man takes the top honors.Juggalo fashion generally involves great big pants and T-shirts that were possibly purchased at truck stops. Hair is best when it is braided and aloft in the style of Coolio, and everything looks better coated in a thin layer…
Drew AilesTiffany and Dip Set, juggalo bride and groom, exhange vows.”Please, we ask you to hold your Faygo until the wedding begins,” a woman with electric green braids instructs the crowd. Standing anxiously nearby is the groom, outfitted in a Jack Skellington top hat. His big day has arrived –…
Nate “Igor” SmithBig LA, on the left, star of TMZ’s video that went viral yesterday.Yesterday, TMZ posted a video of a juggalo stripper giving a lap dance to the belly button of an enormously fat man here at the Gathering — a short film actually shot by DJ Paul of…
While the Gathering of the Juggalos is generally known as a peaceful event filled with unity and togetherness, there are still occasional scuffles. One such incident took the form of a melee early Thursday morning when Hed PE rapper/singer Jared Gomes launched himself into the crowd to confront a rambunctious…
Fitz & the Tantrums House of Blues, Dallas Thursday, July 24, 2014 Pop music has always been interested in making us dance. Pop stars, not so much. If it was up to the average star, pop music would only be found in the aisles of sold-out arena shows, or on…
Those in the outside world tend to view the Gathering of the Juggalos as a lawless festival of debauchery, with apparently violent clowns — “gang members,” even, if you ask the U.S. government — running rampant and chaos ruling the day. In actuality, this notion is far from the truth…
Country music in the 1980’s offered some of the same arguments many types of country music fans still have today. What is and is not “country”? Can pop-country and traditional country coexist peacefully on one radio dial? Can the sheen of Kenny Rogers’ gloriously manicured beard ever be more powerful…
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been to more than a few concerts already over the course of the week. And hey, maybe you need a night off or two to recover from all the fun you’ve had on nights when you’ve still had work the next day. Then again,…
JEFF the Brotherhood With Sealion and Not in the Face Club Dada, Dallas Wednesday, July 23, 2014 The headliner gets the smoke machine. JEFF The Brotherhood is the headliner, therefore, they get the smoke machine. The band is tucked neatly under tufts of smoke, playing their hearts out to a…
After a seven-year stint at Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, the Gathering of the Juggalos moves this year to Legend Valley Campground in Thornville, Ohio…
Pretty well any night of the week, someplace in Dallas has a DJ waiting to help you get your dancing fix. Funk, soul, hip hop, house, drum and bass — there’s something for most anyone, no matter how particular your tastes may be. Recently, we picked out the best of…
What’s different about this year’s Gathering of the Juggalos in Thornville, Ohio? Well, the cops for one thing…
You won’t hear much about the work of underground rappers from Dallas in the broader context of hip-hop history, but that’s only because most people don’t know where to look. We From Dallas, a documentary made by local music scene figures Joel Salazar, Teddy Cool and Islam Sesalem, seeks to…
Starting Friday the Quebecois carnival group Cirque Du Soleil takes over the American Airlines Center with their tribute to the life and music of Michael Jackson with THE IMMORTAL tour. The Texas leg of the tour is the last in the U.S. for the company, as they will cap off…
Kitty With Awkwafina, the Weekend Hustler and Jenny Robinson, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at Dada, 2720 Elm St., dadadallas.com, $12 Drug users have been really into Kitty Pryde since she debuted in 2012 with the “hit” track “OK Cupid.” But let’s be real here: The brunt of the attention…
The folks at Index Festival continued their staggered announcement process yesterday for their 2014 lineup, announcing a slew of bands to add to the dozens that they already had revealed back in June. Granted, they were much more low-key this time around; there was no concert, no party, no Corby…
When Bobby Patterson, a legend of Dallas soul music, decided to call his new album I Got More Soul, he wasn’t kidding around. If you ask him, he really does have more soul. More of everything, in fact. “More soul for your ear hole. More soul than more soul. More…
Beyoncé and Jay Z AT&T Stadium, Arlington Tuesday, July 22, 2014 For the first half of her and Jay Z’s appearance at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday night, it looked like this show was all about Beyoncé. Every time she was onstage, Bey’s presence trumped that of anyone else in sight…
Very few bands had the indie clout of the Walkmen. For over a decade, the D.C. area natives made an indelible mark on alternative rock by churning out several classic albums. When the band decided to call it quits in 2013, it was a sad moment for fans and critics…
As far as album-release parties go, Goodnight Ned are about to put themselves in a class of their own. The Dallas band isn’t pulling out any stops, with plans to have clowns, fortune tellers, stilt walkers, jugglers and even juggling stilt-walkers. There will be food trucks, a photo wagon, carnie…
