A little of this, and a little of that from this weekend. Or, more pertinently: A little panda dance and a little Armenia. It was an interesting Friday night in Deep Ellum on February 11: The Boiler Room featured Alexi Delano and a heck-of-a-lot of mushy clown noses. Also? A…
It’s hard to put your finger on an actual date when The O’s will officially celebrate the release of their new album, Between The Two. The hilarious duo, who we caught up with in this week’s print edition, have already played a handful of release shows this week, but Club…
Speaking of North Texas bands popping up on television, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights have also been involved in that game lately, stopping in to record a couple acoustic songs and an interview for Beta TV, which is a nationally syndicated TV show that airs in 146 cities, although…
We repeat it like broken records, but, yes, very much so, Denton’s Midlake is big overseas. And now we have more proof, in the form of a nice set of performances from the folk-rock heroes on the French TV show One Shot Not, which broadcast the band’s three-song set of…
We’ve mentioned before Tim DeLaughter’s excitement over New Fumes, the brainchild of former Ghostcar member and touring Flaming Lips and Polyphonic Spree player Daniel Huffman, which, indeed, will be the next act to have release on DeLaughter’s Good Records Recordings label. And, hey, he’s got every right to be stoked:…
Since the release of their debut, 2009 full-length, Manic, local punk act Here Holy Spain has come a long way, quickly becoming one of the tighter live acts around — and, quite capably, showcasing themselves as more than “that band from the Toadies’ roadie.” Sure, Wes Todd Solem may indeed…
It appears as if Parade of Flesh’s John Iskander has finished the lineup for his annual, formerly called South by South Flesh, post-SXSW bash, Bro Fest. Indeed: After starting to leak performer names as early as late December, Iskander earlier this week formally announced the lineup, which now boasts a…
Like so many other venues last weekend, the pop-up club sponsored by rap’s favorite cognac, the so-called House of Hennessy in Arlington, showcased its fair share of musical star power as part of its Super Bowl weekend celebrations: Neo-soul performer Marsha Ambrosius stopped in for a minute; rappers Trina and…
Seems some changes are in store for local mall punk heroes Forever The Sickest Kids, who have a new, self-titled record coming out on March 1, their third for Universal Motown and their second full-length in total. Mainly, like other some other, notable mall-punkers before them, it seems that the…
Another frigid Thursday evening and another quality collection of musical options for the discerning music fan…..
With all the touring show posters and one-off local affairs we normally highlight in this space, it’s fairly easy to forget about the weekly events. But this one deserves some recognition…
It’s easy, sometimes, to forget who the greatest rapper Dallas ever spawned is — especially when considering that, for the past 20 years, he’s worked in a largely behind-the-scenes role, ghost-writing for other rappers and working closely as a mentor to genre luminaries Dr. Dre and Eminem.But, nonetheless, The D.O.C.,…
The Sword has gone through some rough times over the past year or so, what with the departure of their drummer, Trivett Wingo, causing them to cancel a slew of tour dates throughout Europe — no doubt a disappointing way to kick off an album release tour. But fear not!…
Still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding Prince’s no-show at the the InterContinental Hotel in Addison on Friday night. But now we have at least one answer: Prince was to be paid $1.5 million on top of other incentives to perform at this event. Or so says the unsigned copy of…
In case you haven’t been paying attention: Dallas-Fort Worth has been back on a metal kick of late, with new metal bands popping up and grabbing our attention — like Warbeast and Maleveller, to name a few. Now there’s another act to add to the list of attention-worthy upstarts: Arlington’s…
Fort Worth’s Green River Ordinance has gone through something of a major transition of late — what with the band splitting from its major label home, Capitol Records, and then (successfully) asking for its fans to fund their future efforts. And, hey, in today’s turmoil-filled major label music world, the…
Have you ever met any music fans who tell you they only listen to British music? The ones who think British music is superior to North American music? Yeah, they must be pretentious bastards viewing the greener grass on the other side. Yet, in listening to both versions of Taio…
Taylor Young and John Pedigo have finally finished setting up their instruments, a handkerchief, a Texas flag and some other artifacts in front of an old, low-hanging tree in Lakewood’s Tietze Park. The two members of The O’s sit in the middle of it all with rather somber looks on…
Ah, the early ’90s—a time when a Nudie suit-clad rockabilly cat out of Deep Ellum could get signed to Sub Pop with songs about steak and marijuana. If it’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 20 years since Dallas’ Own Reverend Horton Heat had his major brush with alt-fame, it’s…
Heavy metal can be fun. And in Austin, a metal band shredding its way not only through the city but also around the world is indeed having fun. The Sword, led by vocalist and songwriter John “J.D.” Cronise, have learned to use the fact that Austin’s musical focus often lies…
Jonathan Richman is not what you would call “unknown.” As the brains behind The Modern Lovers, Richman laid the groundwork for new wave, punk, and being influenced by The Velvet Underground. He also acted as the squirrelly chorus in There’s Something About Mary. And he still records and tours regularly…
Guitarist George Lynch auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne before hooking up with Don Dokken to form Dokken in 1980. Throughout that decade, the band’s output was lumped in with the kind of hook-laden hard rock that some derisively called “hair metal.” But however you viewed that musical milieu or the songs…
