Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, July 20, 2009… One hit wonder, Harvey Danger, has called it a day. I guess the demand for “Flag Pole Sitta” isn’t what it used to be… Even former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassists get the swine flu: Melissa Auf der Maur will document…
Pardon me if this is a little short this week. I’m pretty busy right now with DOMAXXI stuff, as I’m sure you know. But, alas, the show must go on. So, on that note, let’s just right in. Here are the shows we’ve already hyped…Tonight, there’s New Kids on The…
Whereas Club Dada’s future is changing by the day, things right across Elm Street are looking pretty stable. Over at Trees, where a crew of about 15 or so workers are sweating out project after project in anticipation of the room’s scheduled August 14 re-opening, things are looking, well, pretty…
There’ve been a few changes to tomorrow night’s DOMA Showcase lineup since we last spoke. Basically, two bands had to back out of the showcase. No big deal, though. We’ve replaced them with two more.Because of scheduling conflicts, you won’t see Blood of the Sun or The Gritz (the latter…
His 2006 ass-whipping at the hands of Rick Perry, in which Kinky Friedman took less than 13 percent of the vote, hasn’t stopped the Friedman’s gubernatorial aspirations. He’s already got his eye on the 2010 election. Then again, maybe this is all just a ploy to sell cigars.Either way, to…
Who needs a corner, window office? Former Dallas resident and musician Darius Holbert proves you don’t need a 9-to-5 to keep up with the mortgage. Just a little creativity is all.That’s how Holbert says two of his tracks ended up in the upcoming films World’s Greatest Dad (starring Robin Williams)…
Before leaving for Spain to launch their new record label, Ellum, much-loved local techno DJs Maetrik and Alta spun at their own going-away party on Tuesday night at Shade. DJ Redeye hosted the party, Blixaboy performed, too, and the Lek Brothers were there to catch it all on camera. DJ…
In the past couple of years, two of our area’s best alt-country acts, Darryl Lee Rush and Somebody’s Darling have been the recipients of a free album recording session, care of the fine folks at Shiner Records. This honor was bestowed upon them once they’d won the annual Shiner Rising…
On Tuesday, July 7, we invited all of this year’s Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees to a photo shoot/house party that turned out to be a heckuva time, thanks in no small part to the performances The O’s, Damaged Good$ and RTB2 gave their fellow nominees at the event. We…
According to Skyler Salinas of Fungi Girls, the Cleburne band’s full-length debut, Seafaring Pyramids, is a wrap. And, just to peak your interest, Salinas sent us an mp3 for “Pacifica Nostalgia,” one of two new songs the band just posted on its MySpace page. “We’re finally finished with it,” Salinas…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 17, 2009… A man was killed by Madonna’s stage set as it collapsed during set up in Marseille, France. Ne-Yo broke down into tears on a stage in Manchester, England. I guess he just needed a hug?…
Created by Dallas Observer art director Alex Flores, this might be the most beautiful poster I’ve ever seen. Created by old-fashioned cutting and pasting (not the kind you do with a mouse, but with actual paper), his masterpiece perfectly encapsulates the DIY house-party aesthetic that we’re proudly exploiting. This flyer…
Quite an interesting mix of area talent coalescing tonight at Lakewood Bar and Grill: Amber Farris, front person for Somebody’s Darling, will be joined by Taylor Davis, Cully Woods and Nicholas Altobelli for an evening of sensitive, acoustic meanderings. Possessing a powerhouse set of pipes, Farris can deliver the goods…
Daniel Rodrigue already offered up his take on last night’s enjoyable show from seminal rock act Sonic Youth at the House of Blues. But maybe you’re more of the visual type?That’s cool: We’ve just uploaded Gloria Levario’s slideshow from the concert. Check out her photos right here…
In North of the Dial a few weeks back, we brought your attention to the newly formed Denton-based Play Pinball! Records. Founders Chris Engberg and Trent Ostvig have been busy, and, though they are still readying the vinyl label’s dual debut releases for a late-August/early-September drop date, today they’ve uploaded…
Well, that didn’t last long. Shortly after re-opening its doors this week, Club Dada is now closed again–and this time, says co-owner Ben Tapia, the place looks like it will be out of business for at least two months.”We are closing,” says Tapia. “This just happened. The health inspector came…
A quick look around Club Dada last night, and you wouldn’t necessarily know that anything crazy had been going on at the venue in recent weeks. Indeed, there were bands on stage, patrons listening to the music and bartenders whipping up drinks as fast as they could.”We’re open,” Club Dada…
It was back in January when we learned that Polyphonic Spree frontman Tim DeLaughter had written the theme music for the Diablo Cody-penned Showtime series United States of Tara. Well, six months later, more on that front: DeLaughter’s been nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the theme song in…
Sonic YouthHouse of BluesJuly 15, 2009 Better than: getting a good night’s sleep. The Eternal may be the 16th album released by seminal noise rockers Sonic Youth, and members Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon may be in their fifties–but you’d never have thought either were true by the performance the…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009… Leave it to Us Weekly to unearth the video of Michael Jackson’s infamous Pepsi ad from 1984. Ice Cube has partnered with TBS to produce his family friendly Are We There Yet? as a series. Leave it to Cube…
Last year’s New Kids on the Block return to the spotlight wasn’t necessarily just a flash in the pan reunion: The five boys (now men) from Boston released a new album (The Block), a couple of hit singles (“Summertime” and “Single,” the latter featuring Ne-Yo) and, now, are back on…
The genre title “world music” is a limp, sad stab at unknown sonic terrain. It’s just plain bogus that what we generally call pop (stuff made primarily by and for the United States and U.K.) is rigorously sub-classified (i.e. rock, hip-hop, country, R&B, punk), while sounds recorded elsewhere are often…
