Fresh off the January 14 release of their awaited sophomore album, Darkest Hours, Dallas’ premier folk rock collective, Fox & the Bird, opened their melodic minds to the Dallas Observer about the band’s collaborative Texas sound, juggling life as part-time musicians, and how shadowy realities can still shine with harmonious…
The Vliets (Pronounced Vleets) describe themselves as ‘experimental rock’ , which seems an accurate enough description if you’re a fan of understatement. If their name offers any indication, it’s an homage to Don Van Vliet, the experimental musician better known as Captain Beefheart, a longtime collaborator of Frank Zappa’s. Lead…
Todd Gautreau of Crushed Stars wouldn’t be a natural choice to star in an indie-rock reimagining of the sentimental 1989 Kevin Costner hit film, Field of Dreams. As Ray Kinsella, a failing farmer with daddy issues, Costner’s character blindly followed a random, ghostly voice telling him that “If you build…
For a guy from Pittsburgh who started out in the catering business, All GoodCafé owner Mike Snider knows a lot about Texas music. Sitting in a barbeque joint, Snider reminisces over his two decades of booking shows in Dallas. “It all started on January 14, 1994,” he says between bites…
Starting soon and continuing for a little more than a month, Escape the Fate will perform with Falling in Reverse, the band that features Ronnie Radke. Which is surprising, given that the singer was unceremoniously dumped from Escape the Fate back in 2008. Robert Ortiz, drummer for Escape the Fate,…
Whether fronting Bravo, Max! or going solo, local singer/songwriter Johnny Beauford has a lot to say and a very pretty way of saying it. Over the course of six years, this Winspear Opera House bartender has made his way into three different local acts while still finding time to release…
It’s less than an hour’s drive from Palestine, Texas to the World’s Rose Capital, Tyler, Texas. Both are considered to be the “Big City,” for the folks living outside of their borders. Though that Dogwood-scented pocket of East Texas isn’t a Metropolis by most standards, there’s a great deal of…
St. Vincent marches on towards the February release date of her self-titled fourth album. “Digital Witness,” the second release from the album ahead of its release, came out last week and the more we listen to it the more we need to play it again. Annie Clark, St. Vincent herself,…
Suburbia Music Festival makes its debut this May at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. A collaborative effort between those crazy kids at Live Nation and the city of Plano, the festival isn’t exactly starting small. The lineup, which you can see in its entirety below, features 40 bands spread…
Things are starting to pick back up around here, Dallas. More than halfway through the first month of the year, the show calendar has returned to it’s regular active programming. The week we’ve got lined up couldn’t be a more diverse range of ground covered. Starting off, we’ve got one…
It is by now no secret that SXSW is a live music Gomorrah where you spend a week standing in lines with a hangover for the privilege of watching a band while people force-feed you horrible tacos. But it does afford you the opportunity to see bands you can’t under…
Photo by Ian WitlenEditor’s Note: As they have in years’ past, our sister paper Miami New Times spent an early January weekend at sea, covering EDM festival Holy Ship!!! Here’s what they saw. Have you ever seen a gingerbread man with no arms do the shimmy? What about two sharks…
The year’s first truly great week of concerts features a pair of especially pleasing pop acts in Barrance Whitfield and Tennis at Three Links and Club Dada, respectively. Then there’s a veritable vulnerable songwriting workshop at the Kessler with Josh Ritter and Gregory Alan Isakov one one bill, and plenty…
Suburbia Music Festival is coming to Plano this May, whether you get your khakis pleated by then or not. Livenation’s got half a million of the city’s dollars to spend on talent, so the lineup should pack some punch. And while the official announcement is still a day away, Suburbia…
The definitive music critic poll, Pazz & Jop, has just released its 2013 rankings. Started in 1971 by The Village Voice, the poll collects year-end rankings from hundreds of writers — this year there were 457 voters. Kanye West won the album category for the fourth time, while Daft Punk’s…
Since the early 1980s, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages have been pummeling audiences across the globe with a fiery mix of R&B, soul, funk and rock. Known for his over the top stage presence, Whitfield enjoys turning concerts into physical therapy sessions. The recently issued Dig Thy Savage Soul is…
Crazy costumes have always been a big part of the electronic music party scene. But these days, you’re nobody unless you’re pretending to be somebody you’re really not. Perhaps it’s the sense of anonymity that comes with a disguise. Or maybe it’s because every single one of you is an…
Enough about the music and enough about the giant ship — everyone wants the good stuff! Like, who was the most wasted asshole on the boat? Who delivered the most snooze-worthy DJ set? And who was the most ratchet dancer of Holy Ship!!! 2014? While the rest of the blogosphere…
As trendy food-trucks and high-class chocolate descend on Lowest Greenville, at least one older business can still be seen with a crowded patio on most warm nights. The Crown & Harp isn’t much, just a small room and a shotgun bar below it, but the concert calendar just gets more…
The rock musical On the Eve debuted last year to so much acclaim you could barely get seats at its Magnolia Lounge run. The musical is back, with shows at Theatre 3 from January 16 to February 9. It’s the story of…well, it’s complicated. But we love it — here’s…
Editor’s Note: As they have in years’ past, our sister paper Miami New Times spent an early January weekend at sea, covering EDM festival Holy Ship!!! Here’s what they saw. After three years of raging at sea, Hard Events’ Holy Ship cruise has proven itself to be the best nautical…
On Friday night, some of most focused, purposeful artists of any genre or even medium took to the temporary boxing ring at the Granada. Anchored by a generous set by A.Dd+, the hip-hop duo we’d take in a heavyweight matchup against just about anyone, the evening offered a glimpse at…
