After a two year hiatus, Lisa Underwood has rejoined Lantana, the feisty country trio originally from Coppell. Consisting originally of Underwood, Karol Ann DeLong and Biz Haddock, Lantana released its debut, Life Is Good, back in 2004. After Underwood’s departure, the band recruited Darlene Dalene Richelle and released 2006’s Unbridled…
Some good news for the Arlington-based shoe company, Yums: Soulja Boy is keeping up his end of that shoe deal you signed him to a while back, talking about your company at every turn…like, for instance, in this interview with BallerStatus.com that got posted today. An excerpt: BallerStatus.com: You also…
Fortunately, the breakup of Tiger Moth the band didn’t leave as much wreckage as the airplane of the same name. Well, that didn’t last long. Just five months after Darryl Smyers hipped us to the band and four months after he raved about their eponymous EP, Dallas blooze-rock band Tiger…
The GZA performs Liquid Swords Palladium Ballroom September 1, 2008 Better Than: Watching some current hitmaker performing a club banger and pretending he’s prescient. “When I was little…my father was famous. He was the greatest samurai in the empire. He was the Shogun’s decapitator. He cut off the heads of…
So where’s all the love for Rodney Parker and 50 Peso Reward? It’s Labor Day Weekend, folks, which can only mean one thing: Put them white pants in the close till springtime, right? Well, I’ve been told to do that with mine, at least. A shame, too. Because, you might…
Hipsters are gonna crazy for Damaged Good$. (Taylor Emanuelson) It’s not everyday that you get two born and bred Texas dudes cranking out psychadelic, futuristic tracks the way the guys in Damaged Good$ do. If you had to compare them to anyone, think Andre 3000 with a bit of Kanye…
Six days a week, the Denton-based members of Oso Closo pile into a van for a 50-minute commute to Dallas. Since being hired by the Dallas Theater Center to perform in a production of The Who’s Tommy, the band has spent the majority of its nights and days in Dallas…
This should be good news for those still on an Obama high after last night’s coronation acceptance speech. Obama Dallas will be registering voters at the Lizard Lounge tomorrow night. I can only imagine the thoughtful, well-informed political discourse the volunteers will have with the go-go dancers and graphic-tee enthusiasts…
Black Tie Dynasty’s drowning here! And you’re describing the water! We’re just under a month off from this year’s Austin City Limits Festival, and, sure, maybe you’re excited. But I’d guess that Black Tie Dynasty, The Orange and Gazelles are even more so. It was announced today that these three…
Prince William (Will Boston) has been turning out the Dallas music scene for over ten years. Whether producing, spinning, or just getting the people excited about the state of international music affairs, Prince William stays true to his passion for urban music and continues on a frenetic adventure to discover…
Two days ago, ye olde in-house former music editor, hipped me to a pretty amazing little gem he’d come across on the Internet while searching mp3 blogs (no doubt for more Kadane Brothers rarities). It’s a collection of three rare Rolling Stones blues takes–apparently from a session held right here…
This week’s PoW was designed by George Neal, lead singer of The Slow Burners. Makes sense, as the kittys’ marching band uniforms aren’t too far removed aesthetically from the old-timey martial attire Ryan Thomas Becker sports on the cover of the band’s Returning to the Air EP. Tomorrow’s Slow Burners/Stumptone/Shibboleth…
Toadies frontman Vaden Todd Lewis at Lollapalooza 2008. As we first told you back in May, this weekend will see the launch of the Toadies’ potentially annual Dia De Los Toadies festival out at Possum Kingdom Lake. And, yep, as the title of this post implies, we’ve got two pairs…
It’s rare that a band with members over 40 years of age makes its way to The Prophet Bar, but, on Saturday, Britain’s legendary punk group GBH makes a rare local appearance. GBH just wrapped up a 40 date schedule as part of the Vans Warp Tour and are doing…
There are few bands that manage to come up with a name that really says something about the band’s sound, but The Slow Burners are perfectly named. The electrified, countrified folk songs of George Neal’s post-Little Grizzly band smolder intensely but deliberately. Drummer Grady Don Sandlin and guitarist/keyboardist Ryan Thomas…
Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” has been the undeniable hit of the summer. The best indication of the song’s prowess: its sustained ability to stay on the charts. The song has been atop the singles chart (in several countries) for several weeks at a time. And it has something…
Symbolyc One, aka producer and rapper S1, keeps a busy schedule as part of Waco’s Strange Fruit Project and Erykah Badu’s funky electronic production crew The Cannabinoids. And his distinctive soulful blend of organic funk and banging beats has lead to increasingly high-profile production work for artists including Chamillionaire, Slim…
Local young hunk Ryan Cabrera’s third effort, The Moon Under Water, is supposedly his entry into serious music. Check out Cabrera’s brunette locks and soul patch as well as his Bono-inspired attire on the album’s back jacket—this guy is a thoughtful rocker, damn it. He’s been listening to Springsteen (actually…
The title of Ra Ra Riot’s full-length debut, The Rhumb Line, is a nautical term, and there’s a definite oceanic feel to the undulating cello, violin and bass lines found on the release. But it’s clear that—unlike with other string-heavy collectives that use the nautical to quite literal ends (read:…
There’s a song on the new Jonas Brothers album in which Joe Jonas—he’s the one recently seen corrupting millions of tween-aged minds with his chest hair on the cover of Rolling Stone—calls himself a “one-man show.” “I don’t need no one,” he declares over his brothers’ energetic pop-punk groove. “I’ll…
A wise man once said that those who “really, really like Wu-Tang think Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is the greatest solo album the Clan ever released; those who understand Wu-Tang prefer Liquid Swords.” Naturally, this is highly subjective. Under any rubric, Liquid Swords and Only Built 4 Cuban…
Evan Foster sure makes the life of an interviewer an easy one. The hyper-kinetic frontman for Boss Martians is friendly and accommodating, almost to a fault. “Dude, that’s a good question,” is Foster’s opening response to almost every inquiry. Even when the question is purposely lame, Foster is quick to…
