Psych-rock standard-bearers The Black Angels come to town this week with the man who practically invented the genre. Elsewhere, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings promise an exceptional time and Com Truise makes retro sound good. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Thursday, February 27, at Granada Theater True, grooving…
We do not know if you can buy, say, a taco with a song in Denton. We haven’t tried it. But we wouldn’t be surprised if you could. You can see Denton’s musical influence all over North Texas. It’s where so many of our best musicians found their voices, where…
Joey Santiago is a man at peace with himself. Lead guitarist for the Pixies, and by most accounts the driving force behind their reunion, Santiago couldn’t be more content with the current state of the band. Answering our phone call with a “YEEHAW,” Santiago proceeds to interview us for the…
Every week, more and more shows are added to the Dallas concert calendar.This week is no different. The winter is drawing to an end, and our springtime bookings are starting to fill up fast. This week, the biggest bang on our radar came in the form of an AT&T Performing…
Here they are: The best music photographers in town. 252 people responded to our open call for nominations a couple weeks ago. There were some 80+ photographers named. Our panel of experts went through the images captured by every one of them and voted for what they thought was the…
There are album releases and then there are collaboration and then there is The Versus Project. The cliff notes version is that Austin’s Borrisokane decided to put out a new album, and then they decided to share the process with six other Texas bands. On April 25, Oscillation Records will…
On Monday night at Three Links, Angel Olsen began her set with two rolicking numbers, “Forgiven/Forgotten” and “Hi-Five,” the second and third tracks on her outstanding new record, Burn Your Fire For No Witness. Olsen’s opening choices were auspicious because the songs let her show off her solid four-piece band,…
At 39, Jonathan Wilson has already accomplished more than many people twice his age. As a musician, he has worked with everyone from Jackson Browne to Dallas’ own Erykah Badu. Wilson has also produced recording sessions for the likes of Glen Campbell, Dawes and Father John Misty. And as a…
Richardson’s Wildflower Festival has just announced its 2014 lineup. As in years past, it’s heavy on bands whose recorded output peaked before 2000, but in this case it doesn’t feel like nostalgia. Not when the names are as big and influential as this year’s headliners, which include Cheap Trick, Kool…
One of the first lines of Angel Olsen’s critically acclaimed sophomore effort, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, is, “Here’s to thinking that it all meant so much more.” Don’t let her soft wailing and palpable yearning for answers to mind-haunting questions fool you. To assume that this is just…
The last time Vanilla Ice played a show in DFW at Grover’s Bar and Grill in Frisco, an interesting, pop culture conversation popped up among my fellow concertgoers in the men’s room. We tried to recall one of the songs in Ice’s repertoire that wasn’t “Ice, Ice Baby.” The pause…
Dallas, do not be alarmed. I know this is a shift in your regular scheduled programming. Your eyes do not deceive you, we are indeed rolling out your weekly concerts post on a Monday, rather than the usual Thursday post. We’re trying out something a little different. From here on…
Neon-laced Texan trill was the theme of the night at Cowboys Dancehall in Arlington, where RiFF RaFF served as ringleader for a live set featuring Texas hip-hop legends, glow-in-the-dark twerking ballerinas and hundreds of entranced pre-spring breakers. It just might have been the greatest show on Earth, and it happened…
On Wednesday in Denton, leading Snarky Puppy through a two hour set at Hailey’s, Michael League dipped and waved his electric bass like a conductor’s baton. He also led the band with series of grimaces, smiles, laughter and frowns, his facial expressions helping to punctuate musical phrases and sequences, signal…
Replacing a lead singer is no easy feat. Just ask Matty Mullins. Born and raised outside of Seattle, Washington, Mullins became the second frontman for Dallas’ own Memphis May Fire back in 2008. Since then, the band has continued to expand its fan base while maturing and incorporating new themes…
If Hayes Carll wants more in life than to play music for good people and write clever one-liners, he showed no signs of it last night at the Double Wide. Maybe it’s an act, but he does a good job of faking it. Here are some of the most Hayes…
Dallas, February is almost over. That means soon this cold devil weather will be behind us, and festival season will be in full force. So take this time now to enjoy the smaller shows and intimate venues. Perks include short lines at merch tables, high order turnaround at the bar…
Last night in Oak Cliff, Chris Thile proffered far more than a solo acoustic concert. As it often is when a noted artist performs without an opening band, the show was presented as, “An Evening with Chris Thile.” What an evening it was. Part classical history lesson, part stand-up routine…
On a Scandinavian tour in 2002, the Gourds’ friend and guide kept playing a recording by an old blues singer named Ramsay Midwood. So when a man with a scruffy beard and twinkling blue eyes came up to Kevin Russell after a gig in Austin in early 2002 and introduced…
With his deep, southern drawl and plainspoken nature, Chris Knight’s first impression is not one of a literate singer/songwriter. But for over 15 years, Knight has produced some of the finest songs in the Americana genre. Tough and to the point, Knight’s weary tales of losers on the wrong side…
Recent Kendrick Lamar collaborators Imagine Dragons are in town Friday, but there are better noises elsewhere. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., for a start, who will play Dada this Thursday. The rest of our picks follow. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Thursday, February 20, at Trees Nothing in the music of Joshua…
On tape there’s something eloquent, even graceful about how Denton-formed Snarky Puppy blend various streams of sound. A great deal of these recordings capture the group in a live environment, reflecting the searing energy and fluid ease with which these artists navigate the modern (jazz) fusion frontier. It’s what has…
