Since 2005, NX35 events have showcased Denton bands at the massive South by Southwest music festival in Austin. Not this year, though. Chris Flemmons’ brainchild is staying squarely in the 940 this March, with four days of music planned for 12 venues in the four-block area surrounding the Courthouse Square…
Just about a month ago, we first passed along word of the creation of Exploding Plastic Records, the new Idol Records sub-label that plans to focus primarily on putting out records from a more artsy crop of artists than Idol normally backs. And, today, the label has confirmed what sub-label…
…that we mentioned just one post ago. There’s something very interesting about this list: It’s based on a pretty loose definition of “faith-inspired”. Like very loose. Like, enough so that bands like Delta Spirit, Bodies of Water, The Mae Shi, Cloud Cult and Cold War Kids make the Top 50…
Please, please, please do yourself a favor and watch the beautiful, incredible, Josh Pearson-starring, Jon Todd Collins-directed video for Doug Burr’s “Should’ve Known”, off 2007’s On Promenade. Amazing stuff–if, OK, a little curious in terms of its release.Why release a song off Burr’s 2007 disc when another disc, his new,…
At the Cavern last night, Gorilla Vs. Bear and Radio UTD co-hosted a little listening party for Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavillion and, heading into the event, there were a whole slew of things that seemed stacked against the idea…The weather–it was freakin’ freezing out.The power outages from the freakin’…
The party was called “Strike A Pose,” but club-goers at the Green Elephant Saturday did well more than that. Serious stripes, over-enthusiastic smiles, and faceplants into laps accompanied DJ work by Select, Keith P and Vega over the weekend.We’ve got photos from the night in our slideshow up here. –Patrick…
Undone: A MusicFest Tribute to Robert Earl Keen hits the streets in a couple of weeks, and the double disk set features a handful of talented local artists, including Max Stalling, one of the area’s best country singer/songwriters (who takes on “No Kinda Dancer,” quite possibly Keen’s most renowned number,…
Saturday night in Deep Ellum was hopping for two reasons: The New Frontiers’ final show and, well, the reason for this here post, Fair to Midland’s crazy-packed one-off gig at the Curtain Club. We’ll have more on the specifics of that show, as well as plenty of news on FTM’s…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, January 6, 2009… Someone hacked into Britney Spears’ Twitter account to let the world know that her cooter is four feet wide and has teeth. Yikes! TMI, Brit! 50 Cent has been signed by a liquor company to help market their cognac. I guess…
Sorry for the slow blog day, folks. As one commenter already put it, things have been quite slow around town of late. Oh well. Things get better soon, though. Like, say, tonight, at the Cavern, for instance, where Chris Cantalini of the Dallas-based tastemaking blog Gorilla Vs. Bear, will be…
Some great stuff from the “way back when” files popped up on the Internet this morning, courtesy Dragon Street Records owner David Dennard, who, once upon a time, helped produce Deep Ellum greats like Shallow Reign in the studio and put out the earliest Tripping Daisy releases on his label…
Well, the weekend’s officially caput. Here’s what you’ve forgotten already (maybe). First, a couple videos from show that actually happened pretty early last week: Todd Snider……and Mando Saenz, who together split a bill on Tuesday night at the Granada…
The New Frontiers, This Will Destroy You, GazellesClub DadaSaturday, January 3, 2009 Better Than: Sitting at home on your ass, not supporting local music. You’d think that going to Club Dada to see the last show by a local band wasn’t on most people’s agenda for warm winter Saturday night…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, January 5, 2009… A coroner found that Dr. Dre’s son died of an overdose of heroin and morphine. Brian Warner Marilyn Manson wants Trent Reznor and ex-wife Dita Von Teese to testify on his behalf. Manson is being sued by his former drummer…
Wait–it’s just now the weekend? Coulda fooled us, as it’s been hard not to feel like we’re the only ones in the world working today…Oh, well. Anyway, here’s your weekend. In music, of course.First, the shows we’ve already dropped knowledge on…Saturday night’s a big ‘un in Ellum, what with it…
Unfair Park just informed readers about a new reason to party: your daughter’s first period! No, seriously. Apparently, advertisements for menarche party planning have been spotted on at least one SUV in town. The idea, according to Menarche Parties ‘R Us, is to “Create a life time of memories for…
Toadies fans rang in the new year at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, and from the looks of things, this was one show that got everyone psyched for 2009.See the confetti, champagne, and a stray bra fly in our slideshow up here. –Patrick Michels…
Talk about a coup: Tomorrow night at the Curtain Club, a venue that seemed half-asleep throughout much of 2008, one of the best stages in Dallas will play host to what’s sure to be a crowded, eventful night. The lineup features three of the regions best hard rock acts: The…
It was a battle for the ages at the Cavern on New Year’s Eve, along with DJ sets by Keith P, DJ Schwa and others. Whisky Bar hosted Celebrate the 80’s with DJ Joel Gajewski, Minc Lounge hosted DJ Red Eye and five others, and Tribal Elements hosted a South…
Ira Wile of Starhead designed this week’s winner. It promotes Sunday’s show at Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton, featuring music from Will Kapinos (whose former band, Jetscreamer, had an album title that gave Starhead its name) and Record Hop singer Ashley Cromeens, along with readings by poets Gigi Foster and Jason…
Gabriel Hernandez In this week’s paper, you’ll see my countown of the eight biggest Dallas music scene stories of ’08. But one of the more bizarre stories of ’08 didn’t appear on that list: The Rise and Fall of The New Frontiers.The band’s been around town for a few years,…
New Year’s Eve was a big night here for DC-9, as we took our best shot at covering the happenings around town. It’s all about the memories, after all (look forward to some particularly rough ones in our Night Moves club photos, coming soon).First off, though, check out scenes from…
