T0MMYL33J0N3Z (aka Robbie Call) has been DJing since the early 2000s, but he would prefer it if his DJ chronology started in 2007. “There was a time when I was a trance DJ in the early 2000s when I spiked my hair like a Dragon Ball Z character and was…
Fang Island, Adebisi Shank, Spacebeach Dada Thursday, August 16 It was West Nile aerial spraying night, so my wife warned me not to go out, but I was rewarded with one of the best shows of the year. As planes buzzed above, the band joked about the situation. “I guess…
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I got to check out Flying Lotus’ set at Fun Fun Fun Fest last year, when rumors of Erykah Badu joining him on stage swirled around the crowd. She didn’t materialize, but the L.A. DJ and producer put on a fantastic set: He held a sonic thread on each turntable,…
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Fang Island just released Major, one of the best albums of the year. No joke. These guys somehow mix power pop with progressive rock, and the resulting chaos is quite appealing. Speaking from a tour stop in Kansas City, and in anticipation of tonight’s show at Dada, guitarist Chris Georges…
Every Thursday, we bring you ten of the weekend’s best shows. Of course, you can find even more of them with our handy concert calendar. Fang IslandThursday, August 16, at DadaMore on this show here. DJ Ruthless RamseyFriday, August 17, at Elm Street BarAudra’s got a good preview about the…
Four box fans buzz away inside Napkin Art Studios as Jonathon Kimbrell screenprints a batch of business cards for Rigor Mortis Printing Co., a new venture he launched with Richard Reed in May. The motto etched into the card’s skull logo (“Print to the death!”) seems fitting for a company…
Mixing progressive rock with power pop isn’t easy and certainly doesn’t sound like a workable combination. However, Brooklyn’s Fang Island not only make it work, they do so with flair to spare. The band’s recently issued sophomore effort on Sargeant House, Major somehow manages to bridge the gap between Pink…
With cassette culture invading the mainstream these days, seems like every artist has an angle to preserve and champion what many see as a fossilized art form. Arizona DJ Ruthless Ramsey, however, has been obsessed with cassettes since he was rocking single digits. Touted as the world’s “only cassette mixologist,”…
Speaking of cassette culture, local trio Blackstone Rangers just released their five-song EP, Into the Sea, on tape via Dallas Distortion Music. It’s actually the perfect medium for their distorto-pop, and since their first run of tapes sold out, this show will have a second-run “red” cassette up for sale…
Chicago house music totem Derrick Carter has had the sort of longevity not many DJs enjoy, influencing and structuring scenes throughout the U.S. and across the pond as well since the late ’80s. And, as It’ll Do has become an East Dallas outpost for house music, having a titan like…
Maybach Music Group poet Stalley’s newest mixtape, Savage Journey to the American Dream, features a Hollywood Squares-type roster of cameos: Rick Ross, Curren$y, 2 Chainz, Wale. It’s also one of those hip-hop albums that feels very much a product of modern politics/geography/ideology, his introspective lyrics bumping up against dreamy, surreal…
Four box fans buzz away inside Napkin Art Studios as Jonathon Kimbrell screenprints a batch of business cards for Rigor Mortis Printing Co., a new venture he launched with Richard Reed in May. The motto etched into the card’s skull logo (“Print to the death!”) seems fitting for a company…
Check out our amazingly comprehensive concert calendar for more Wanda JacksonThursday, September 27, at Granada Theater, $24-$49The last time the incomparable Wanda Jackson came to town, she was backed by the King Bucks at the Kessler Theater. On air on 1310-AM The Ticket a few days later, King Bucks’ Danny…
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The GrandMothers of Invention, The Tidbits The Kessler Theater Tuesday, August 14 Tuesday night, a storm brought much-needed rain to the Metromess, and a van brought the GrandMothers of Invention to the Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff for two sets of impeccably-performed music from the Frank Zappa canon. After soundchecking,…
Just over a year ago, we caught up with Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers as she was touring behind her excellent LP, Little Bird. That album not only showcased original material, but a return to the folk-rock form she used to become a ’90s country darling…
DFW Cypher’s past videos have been experiments in location and lyrical synergy: Give a random group of emcees a beat, take them out of the studio or club, and make them collaborate, whether it’s in the kitchens or atop the bridges of Dallas. In the process, they’ve discovered a wealth…
Coheed and Cambria comes back to Dallas on Friday, previewing material from their forthcoming double album, The Afterman, and supporting metal legends Iron Maiden. Drummer Josh Eppard took some time to share his love of the New York Mets, his experience as an Iron Maiden fan, and what it was…
