Photo by Erik Hess BY REED FISCHER Now more than ever, Lollapalooza is a mélange of different fashion decisions to accompany the varied musical offerings crammed together throughout Chicago’s Grant Park. When EDM butts up against metal, alt-country, and whatever the hell you’d call Die Antwoord, there’s really no wrong way…
North Richland Hills’ most yankin’ export, Lisa Gail Allred, is back with the follow-up to her “3-Second Rule” video. Once again, she’s laying down the real talk, asking the question all women have: “Coffee, tea, or me?” So many other questions: How many patios must we walk through before we…
See also: Vol. 42, Gabe Mendoza See also: Vol. 41, Sissy Ross We featured DJ Redsean (Sean Humphrey) nearly two years ago for the DC9er mixtape series. So when the local DJ reached out with a new mix, we didn’t see any harm in featuring him again, especially since we…
Last night my wife pulled into a Racetrac gas station in South Grand Prairie. She had both of our boys with her, so she was a little nervous when a young man approached her while she filled up the gas tank.I was working elsewhere, so she thought it would be…
See also: Snow Tha Product, human alarm clock I got a chance to see Snow Tha Product perform at Girls Rock Dallas last week, and the highlight was one young camper asking if being an “underground” rapper means she literally lives underground. After assuring them she lives in a normal…
After their successful third annual Elements of Hip-Hop, Poor Vida’s mission of getting the word out about Texas hip-hop continues this Sunday, August 5, at the Green Elephant, with their Sunday Sessions. Houston’s Cise Digga, Dallas’ So Sique and Marxx Marvo, Denton’s King GI, plus Original Soul and Hoppa are…
After much hand-wringing and chin-scratching over the Dallas City Performance Hall, we’re excited to announce that, in conjunction with KXT and the Kessler, we’re restarting our Triple Play series on the venue’s opening night. Fans of Autechre, keep your chins up. It could still happen. Friday, September 14, will feature…
We’ve started poking around in locals’ iTunes, iPods, Spotify playlists, CD players, cassette decks, turntables and brains with one question in mind: What are you listening to? We don’t even care if it’s good, we just want to know what the music community has been obsessing over, playing on repeat,…
When Dirty Projectors’ 2009 album Bitte Orca was released, it was treated as the second coming. Of course, there seems to be a new Album of the Decade crowned on a yearly basis. Even though I write about music on a regular basis for multiple outlets, I get annoyed with…
Neil HalsteadSaturday, August 4, at Good RecordsOnce the lead singer of one of the loudest and dreamiest shoegaze acts, Slowdive, Neil Halstead has somehow found himself far away from the style he once perfected. After a decade of playing country pop in Mojave 3, he’s now strumming solo, in preview…
100. Tripping Daisy, “Sonic Bloom” Before this album, the band had a grunge-pop affectation, but this song, from 1998’s Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was more heartfelt than anything they’d done before. – Daniel Hopkins 99. Pleasant Grove, “The Plaque at 16ft” Bret Egner wrote “The Plaque at 16ft,”…
Neil Halstead’s progression from the dreamy pop of Slowdive to the rarefied country of the Mojave 3 wasn’t the most predictable move, but the British singer-guitarist’s talent as a songwriter has allowed him to dip his toes in a few different pools. As a teaser of sorts for his upcoming…
Atlanta punks the Coathangers come to Texas so often, it feels like they’ve adopted it as a second home. They return to Dallas, following up their March Brofest appearance, and stumble into the back room of Bryan Street Tavern with Sub Pop’s Jaill and locals Sealion. Last year’s third LP,…
“Experimental” falls short of describing most of the Dirty Projectors’ output, although the recently released Swing Low Magellan edges a bit closer to conventional song structures. While the recorded music is probably more admired than enjoyed, the band has been quite a treat to watch mature. Singer David Longstreth is…
Sandaga 813 has been slowly building up its weekly lineups, including stellar Tuesday jazz nights. This electronic music event tests the waters on Saturday night, collecting an eclectic array of house, downtempo, disco and techno DJs, including Israel Marcano, Maxx Bass, Kendo, Michael Duncan, Hulon Pate, Cliff Kwaslar Osler, Craig…
The album art for Bludded Head’s new record pretty much tells you what you’re getting into: It’s a drawing by singer-guitarist Nevada Hill’s daughter, and she’s gracefully inked up a thundercloud that is both smiling and crying while shooting lightning. Once you get inside the wax, the trio digs its…
“Between the Hank Williams pain songs And Jerry Jeff’s train songs And blue eyes cryin’ in the rain Out in Luckenbach, Texas Ain’t nobody feeling no pain” —Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, “Luckenbach, Texas” With that introduction, welcome to our 100 best Texas songs of all time list, in which…
Public Image LtdThursday, November 1, at Granada TheaterBefore the group hits Fun Fun Fun Fest, Dallas gets its own intimate show. It will be cool to see what John Lydon does best: walk around the stage in clown pajamas…
Our report from Lights All Night 2011 illustrated a few security and logistical issues at the Dallas Convention Center, so it’s probably smart that this year’s NYE electronic music festival is moving to the roomier confines of Fair Park. It’s also adding an extra day to the schedule, so it…
In any major city, musical venues come and go. Some closures are well-deserved: bad sound, weak promotions, etc. But other times, a place shutting its doors is a kick in the teeth for any local music fan. Here is my list of five long-gone musical establishments I wish were still…
Milwaukee-based trio Jaill comes back to Dallas at Bryan Street Tavern this Friday, with the Coathangers and Sealion, in support of their latest album, Traps. We caught up with singer Vinnie Kircher last week while the band was in the middle of an eight-hour drive, and he shared plenty about…
