Music

“I’m not writing about politics. I don’t give a fuck about that shit. I’m trying to write songs about getting from the train station to home without crying.” Jaime Meline, better known as El-P, didn’t say those words to me. He said them to Wired, but when I read the…

Visit any area honky-tonk or college-town pizza joint and ask five people what “Texas country” or “Texas music” is. Chances are, you’ll get two thoughtful answers describing the way in which the artists that fall under the nebulously defined category are linked by spirit more than sonic similarities, one blank…

Flo Rida, Cee Lo, B.o.B. Saturday, July 21, at American Airlines Center, $99-$129This show is all part of the “R You on the List” tour. To get “on the list,” you’re going to need at least $99, but it will be worth it to see Flo Rida, right? I’d probably…

Drew Gaines snapped some fantastic shots from last night’s 75th anniversary celebration of Robert Johnson’s 508 Park recording sessions. Here are a few of our favorites…

If you don’t know, now you know. Tomorrow night is our DC9 at Night Crawl, which starts at Single Wide around 6:30 p.m., then stops at the Granada for El-P and Killer Mike, who both just released excellent new albums. Then it ends at Beauty Bar for DJ Sober’s Big…

It’s only 10 p.m., but the house show I’m attending is already on its fourth act. Spooky Folk’s Kaleo Kaualoku is perched on the front porch, and the small crowd is hushed and attentive. Charlie Hunter from I Love Math Records, who organized the show, looks on with a smile…

Seeing that Van Halen somehow managed to NOT cancel their show tonight at American Airlines Center, I decided to go through the band’s catalogue and come up with a couple of lists. First comes the bad, and then comes the diamonds in the poo-poo. The Five Worst Van Halen Songs…

If you’ve been following the saga of 508 Park Avenue, the building where famed bluesman Robert Johnson recorded between June 19 and 20 in 1937, you’ll remember it was pulled back from the edge of demolition, a few ideas for its renovation were tossed around, and its future finally sits…

There are a few regular gigs we all miss: the Party at Zubar, the impromptu Sunday night DJ sessions at the old MINC, the Cavern’s Monday night Cool Out sessions. They have all given way to new DJ nights, but sometimes when you love something it really does come back…

The Polyphonic Spree covers Neil YoungNeil Young is getting older. His songs, however, are timeless, effortless gems, graceful in their scruff and nearly impossible to break down. When an artist covers a Neil Young song, it only makes that artist look better.Such is the case with The Polyphonic Spree, who…

Listen, we know most of you aren’t paying attention to the NBA finals like you were last year, but for those of who are (some out of Heat Hate, some out of love for the game), we’ve been treated to some rather abysmal NBA promos featuring Linkin Park’s shitty, shitty…

With the oppressive heat of summer bearing down on us, our thoughts no doubt lead down some darker corridors, as we try to occupy idle hands and restless brains. Here are a few new local releases that lean on the heavy/experimental side, which you should cop posthaste. Bludded Head, Bludded…

Early last Thursday, Drake, Chris Brown, and their crews started a nightclub riot in the New York club WIP (Work In Progress). This stage had a wide cast of characters: Mary J. Blige, Meek Mill and Ne-Yo. San Antonio Spur Tony Parker was there too, and was among the injured…