It’s all right to be a lady and feel conflicted about Nicki Minaj. The eternal dance between the business of sexuality, product placement and independent thought has driven her career, and perhaps driven her to take even bigger chances, as this year’s uneven Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded illuminates. 2010’s Pink…
Of all the shows I can barely remember seeing, the Psychic Paramount at Emo’s roughly five years ago somehow stands out. It wasn’t some barn-burner of a show, just a random night where the band was so unbelievably on, it made you clutch your beer a little tighter and wonder…
Over the past eight years, Gorilla vs. Bear has done something not many music blogs are afforded the luxury of: It’s transcended its local roots and become a national tastemaker, often championing acts that will go on to ascend to buzz heaven (or hell, depending on whom you ask). In…
Laurel Halo recently finished touring Europe. While overseas, she learned how to say the equivalent of “Party hard!,” the motto of fellow Ann Arborian Andrew W.K., in Russian, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese. Since returning home, she’s forgotten how to say it. And despite not having a quantitative way to measure…
After founding New York’s Ultramagnetic MCs, an institution in underground hip-hop, Keith Thornton went solo in 1996 with Dr. Octagonecologyst. Along with his trademark moniker Kool Keith, he adopted others, including Black Elvis, Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom. Kool Keith’s peculiar flow ranges from raunchy to nerdy to gory, and…
It’s a curious choice to open a double album of electro-pop with a Neil Young cover, but as Chromatics’ Ruth Radelet sings, “There’s more to the picture than meets the eye.” Kill for Love, the Portland quartet’s fourth full-length, is a revelation for its ability to wrap pop hooks in…
Molly Alyse Ford designed this poster for Peopleodian’s last show with singer Ally Hoffmann, Saturday at Rubber Gloves, as she is moving to North Carolina. Go say your goodbyes…
Zebra Katz was initially was one of seven characters in a performance piece by Ojay Morgan, a NYC-based performance artist and musician who studied at the British American Dramatic Academy in London, Parsons School of Design, and received his Bachelor of Arts from Eugene Lang College. His exhibitions have taken…
Since 2007, violinist Petra Kelly has been adding her strings to outstanding bands like Hares on the Mountain, Spooky Folk, The Fox and the Bird and The Angelus. She moved up to Denton in 2003 from a suburb just outside of Houston to attend the illustrative music school at UNT,…
See also: The Angelus, Le Leek Electrique at Dan’s Silverleaf Local trio The Angelus is playing Thursday night at LaGrange with another local featured in this column before: Crushed Stars. Expect the music to be slow, but no doubt peaceful and heavenly. The three members of The Angelus took time…
The Best Texas songs, #79-60 The Best Texas songs, #59-40 “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…
Over two decades, Buffalo’s Cannibal Corpse has become one of the best-selling death metal bands in the United States. Unflinchingly confrontational, bassist Alex Webster and crew have created a catalog of extreme metal that is as consistent as it is intense. The band’s most recent effort, Torture, has received some…
Pam Chittenden has served up dishes to North Texas for almost 30 years. In the last 10 years or so, she’s offered her culinary talents to some of Denton’s local taverns, and added a mix of cheap beer and four-star meals. Those meals, which are known as either Guerrilla Cafe…
Father John MistyTuesday, October 16, at House Of BluesJosh Tillman’s debut as Father John Misty, Fear Fun, is already penciled in many music critics’ 2012 best-of lists. Reports about his May show at Sons of Hermann Hall were excellent. We can only expect this show to be just as solid…
See also: Lauren O’Connor opens the history books for Girls Rock Dallas See also: Shiny Around the Edges on Death Grips, Patti Smith 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?…
Over the past few years, Dallas has seen an influx of house shows, the creation of an annual festival in the heart of downtown and new venues popping up left and right. Which got us thinking: how adventurous could we really get? What locations or venues are sorely in need…
As we mentioned last week, Parade of Flesh is holding a contest for their new logo, and and the winner gets a pass for 20 shows throughout the next year. And, of course, the respect of their peers. The entries are now in, and you can vote/comment on/eviscerate their choices…
Update 7/24/12: Tickets will go on sale Friday through AXS.com. For the first time in seven years, New Order will tour the U.S., which will include a Dallas show on Friday, October 12, at the Palladium Ballroom. According to Rolling Stone, the Dallas show is one of only seven announced…
See also: Shiny Around the Edges on Death Grips, Patti Smith See also: Oil Boom on Donnie and Joe Emerson 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…
See also: The fans at Frank Ocean See also: On Frank Ocean, sexuality and the slow shift forward Frank Ocean South Side Music Hall Friday, July 20 Frank Ocean’s latest album, Channel Orange, is garnering critical praise. His recent television debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was a jaw-dropper…
Tenacious D, The Sights Palladium Ballroom Friday, July 20 Before starting up their third song of the night, Jack Black commented on where Tenacious D played the last time they were in Dallas: The Bronco Bowl. And since that beloved venue is no more, Black quipped that the Palladium might…
Dennis Gonzalez just passed along this mini-documentary on La Rondalla, the Oak Cliff Cultural Center’s free guitar program for kids ages 11-15, of which he’s the Dean. It’s been going on since 2010, and is aimed, much like next week’s Girls Rock Dallas camp, at those who might not be…
