Before his powerhouse band Deerhunter went on hiatus last fall, Bradford Cox had already retreated into his bedroom to craft his solo debut as Atlas Sound. Even though he’s assembled a band to tour behind it, Let the Blind… is a personal, low-key record that reveals itself gradually and in…
As South by Southwest approached earlier this month, the folks in Denton-based rock quartet Record Hop faced quite the predicament: Would their soon-to-be-released self-titled album be shipped to them in time to be distributed during the band’s showcase? The band was supposed to receive each element of the packaging—discs included—just…
A couple of decades back, U.K. metal acts such as Iron Maiden ruled the hard-rock world. Since then, the market for British steel has gone soft—but Bullet for My Valentine lead singer/guitarist Matt Tuck sees signs of stiffening. “It’s something that we think about and are aware of—that we could…
By now, maybe the backlash against Tokyo Police Club has abated. Sure, the Canadian quartet’s much-hyped A Lesson in Crime debut EP sounds like a teenage Strokes tousling their sound with zippy synths and mod touches, but it doesn’t set out to be anything more than upbeat fun. There’s a…
It didn’t make any sense. Last Thursday, in the wake of four—yes, four—music venues and clubs closing in Deep Ellum and Exposition Park within the span of a month, the residents of the region were…celebrating? Couldn’t be. Yet, during a benefit party held at The Amsterdam Bar for the Deep…
Hey Hollywood There’s a lot going on this coming weekend. Those who can’t wait until Pete helps you narrow down the landscape in Good Friday, may be interested to know that Hey Hollywood is promising to play two brand new songs at its performance at the Spring Indie Fest Saturday…
Still sudsin’. According to Alison Welsh of the Deep Ellum Association, both July Alley and Bar of Soap passed their SUP hearings today. While no one truly expected much opposition to these establishments’ applications, the official word certainly comes as good news to Deep Ellum’s advocates and proprietors. — Pete…
Johnny Buzzerio The Old 97’s have a new album forthcoming, Blame It on Gravity, due in Ye Olde Record Shoppes May 13. But, good God, from the sound of this Billboard interview with Rhett Miller, posted today, you’d think this might also be the last Old 97’s album. Because he…
Return to Forever is just one new addition to your jazz to-do list. OK, so Return to Forever isn’t playing the Nokia Theater until June 1–but this show’s something of a big deal, folks. The Chick Corea-led RTF hasn’t played together since 1983. But, now, 25 years later, the band’s…
The real Public Enemy’s coming to town. In the words of Flavor Flav: “Wowwwwwww.” According to an interesting press release we just got from the folks who run publicity for Ghostbar, Public Enemy will be at the club on Thursday Tuesday, April 1, to host an afterparty for the AFI…
Every time I’ve been to the House of Blues for a show it’s been downstairs in the music hall. But I just watched this video of Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers playing in the Cambridge Room earlier in the week, and it looks like the upstairs room offers much more…
I have been spinning Protest The Hero’s Fortress nonstop for the last few weeks. The purposeful chaos is engaging, and Rody Walker’s vocal acrobatics are reminiscent of Daryl Palumbo in his early Glassjaw days. Those who love Dillinger Escape Plan or Glassjaw will want to check Protest The Hero out…
Los Lonely Boys are headlining this year’s Earth Day concert. On Sunday, April 20th, the Earth Day Network will host eight concerts around America to help raise awareness for Mother Earth and what have you. And, yes, Dallas is on board, set to host a festival at Fair Park. The…
Pikahsso, Picnic and Tahiti of PPT just posted their latest music video onto YouTube, and the Hal Samples-shot video version of the track “When We Was Kool” is flat-out phenomenal. Check it out: (It helps that it’s a killer song, too.) The timing of this video’s release is a bit…
George Michael, when he was still rocking the ’round-the-clock 5 o’clock shadow. Looks like George Michael, Dallas’ favorite adopted pop star, is hitting the road for the first time in almost 20 years. According to this Associated Press report, George Michael will be touring North America starting in June and…
Fort Worth’s PlayRadioPlay! released its national debut earlier this month. Dan Hunter, the one-man show of PRP, will be playing a couple hometown shows this week. We suggest checking PRP out at Good Records (1808 Greenville Ave.) this Sunday afternoon. Hunter will be signing copies of Texas after playing a…
El Gato.Last week we mentioned Bridges and Blinking Lights were recording a song for an upcoming compilation album benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Team UltraViolet, featuring members of El Gato and Lovie, is assembling the CD together the benefit album. We got word that El Gato will also have a…
Well, John Freeman, the man behind the recently shut-down-by-the-city Sloppyworld, has some more news about his experimental DIY venue in Exposition Park: “Basically, what the deal is,” Freeman says, “is Sloppyworld is officially closed.” There are a number of factors behind Freeman’s decision. Mainly, though, it centers around paperwork he…
Sometimes you just need a little something to get your Monday going. I suggest watching this video from Gogol Bordello’s show in town last week. A little gypsy punk can do wonders at 9 a.m., seriously. — Chelsea Ide Update: This video is from Gogol Bordello’s October show at the…
Rosey has the mod thing down. (Melanie Gomez)The highlight of our weekend was definitely the Rockers vs. Mods opening night party at Amsterdam. There were cool bikes, good people and plenty of drinks. All things we like. Rockers vs. Mods Despite the name (and the inspiration), the mods and rockers…
Punk Bunny is a sex machine. This Good Friday actually comes on Good Friday. What’re the odds! (Answer: 1 in 52) So…Happy Good Friday! (Is that appropriate? I’m Jewish and don’t know these things.) If you’re gonna go out this weekend between tonight and Easter, here’s our picks of the…
Sometimes it’s great that bands can communicate with their via MySpace bulletins and Facebook notes, and other times it really just shows how dorky the band members are. This isn’t bad, but it’s hard to maintain mystique when telling your band’s “friends” about what you just watched on TV. Read…
