Toadies, Riverboat Gamblers, The Crash That Took Me, Dead Twins Palladium Ballroom Friday, August 22, 2008 Better Than: Wasting another evening blissfully hoping for another Pixies reunion tour. Odds are the Toadies performance at the Palladium on Friday night won’t go down as The Night Vaden Todd Lewis Shed The…
Pete mentioned it last night — which, yup, seems like forever ago. So, for those who missed My Morning Jacket “Tyrone” one on with Erykah Badu at the Palladium, here ’tis. And, yeah, maybe you could have seen this one coming: Eryah’s 1997 hit single is a MMJ set list…
Dunno how many of you who aren’t at the Palladium right now care about this, but Erykah Badu just performed with My Morning Jacket…pretty effin’ cool stuff. Read about it in our Last Night review in, oh, a few hours soon. (My home computer’s been on the fritz. I’ll have…
“Who would win in a fight? Lemmy or God. Trick question: Lemmy is God.” And there’ll be lots of T-shirts out tonight proving as much. Kinda an interesting weekend this time around: Big on the big names and kinda light on the smaller end of things. Here are the ones…
Best friends forever…still! Yeah, about yesterday’s item about Jermaine Dupri’s getting the axe from Def Jam… And how it might hurt Sachse resident Dondria Nicole’s bid for the big time… Uh, backsies!. Says business blog Business Sheet: “As it turns out, rumors of Dupri’s departure are also ‘completely untrue’ according…
You love boobs, even if you won’t admit it in any audible fashion. It’s OK–so do hip-hop philanthropists Justin Griffith a.k.a. G.O.A.T. (Grades Of Absolute Truth) and Vincent “Young Heartbreak” Tucker. The duo teamed up to present Save the Boobs: Hip-Hop Helps Heal Breast Cancer Benefit Show, to support the…
In case you were on the fence about whether or not to get tested for HIV, perhaps an appearance by T.I. will help you make your decision. The multi-platinum ATL rapper and King of the South will be at the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Clinic, 2922-B Martin Luther King…
The Cool Kids, Flosstradamus, Ricky Blaze, The Party The Granada Theater August 21, 2008 Better Than: Your car catching on fire on 75 in the middle of rush hour. Apparently the people of Dallas got the memo there was a free show at the Granada last night because they came…
How long before Dallas is a thing of Jaffe’s past? (Allison V. Smith) And so it begins, I guess. A few weeks back, when we told you about Sarah Jaffe’s incredible new EP, and, specifically, about the stunning title track “Even Born Again”, we warned you this might happen. Well,…
Not only does this show promise an interestingly varied lineup (Yells at Eels, Silk Stocking and Darktown Strutters), but an installation of artwork from Denton Artists’ Resource Collaborative as well. I don’t know whether the chimney sweep straddling two smokestacks was intended to be an illustration of “social separation” (the…
So, speaking of Sons of Hermann Hall: Tomorrow night at the much-beloved Deep Ellum venue, audiences can take in two of the best (and most beautifully understated) pop-rock acts the city has to offer as Salim Nourallah & The Noise and I Love Math will be sharing the bill (alongside…
Hmmmm…are these two still chummy? SOHH.com–which, really, I can only assume stands for Sons of Hermann Hall, right?–broke a fairly substantial (if true) rumor to its hip-hop-centric blog yesterday, claiming that Jermaine Dupri’s been given the ol’ heave-ho from Def Jam. No doubt that’s potentially devastating news for 21-year-old Sachse…
Yeah, but he still looks good, doesn’t he, Darryl? (Deanna Mason) Local tunesmiths have until Halloween to submit their magnum opuses to the Dallas Songwriter’s Association in order to take part in the group’s 19th annual songwriting contest. This year, the DSA is offering over $5,000 in cash and prizes…
Tonight, the Granada will transform itself into party central as Scion presents one of the most hyped groups of the last year (and one of Rolling Stone’s 10 Artists to Watch in 2008): Chicago’s The Cool Kids. The best part: The show is totally free. Here’s what you need to…
When discussing the Projekt Revolution tour, now in its fifth year, it’s impossible to avoid mention of the other touring festivals that came before it: Lollapalooza began in 1991 and was the first of a string of multi-act tours that included the Vans Warped Tour, Ozzfest and the now-defunct Lilith…
Since his classic debut, Illmatic, Nas has been mostly coasting on his charm, his gift for public relations, and his skills as an MC. But on his latest album, Untitled, he’s clearly hoping that by name-dropping big issues (reparations, single motherhood, media control) and dazzling you with his acrobatic flow…
As if Kanye West, Common and Lupe Fiasco weren’t enough proof on their own, you still need more examples before you’ll buy into the fact that Chicago is where it’s at right now in the world of hip-hop? OK, then: Meet Flosstradamus and The Cool Kids. Both duos call Chicago…
Despite its slick vinyl interior, the Cha Cha Lounge in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood is still a gum-under-the-table kind of joint. Dale Crover, drummer of The Melvins, sits in a corner booth. Guitarist Buzz Osborne appears in the doorway, his signature hair mussed. He was outside, taking a phone…
Most everything you need to know about horny, go-getting Malibu newcomer Shwayze can be gleaned from this line on “Polaroid,” off his self-titled debut: “Woke up with a semi-hard dick/In a fat chick/Three this week/Call that a hat trick/But everybody know hockey ain’t for black kids.” Yeah, it’s that bad,…
3OH!3 is a group you either love or loathe. Judging from the response the act has already gotten, though, most listeners land comfortably in the former category. Stuffy literary types who blanch at the simplistic synth lines, rudimentary beats and admittedly crass lyrics are missing the point. As mindless as…
This local sextet has the influences down pat: Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, The Faces and Stone Roses are all incorporated into a well-produced, well-played concoction that is packed to the brim with hooks and sweat. Throw in a little Motown edge to Americanize the sound just enough and Shake Till…
While Petty and the Heartbreakers are the major selling point of this show, Steve Winwood has his own place in rock history. His work in bands including the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith, and his big-time light-rock output in the ’80s, have made him a household name. Now,…
