The Toadies (Jason Janik) If you aren’t a die-hard Toadies fan, you can feel free to stop reading this post right now. If you are, though, (or if you’re just curious and/or can’t stop reading something once you’ve started), then this might interest you. Over the weekened, Kirtland Records made…
Shorelines End (probably in an effort to promote its CD release shindig on June 28) has a studio acoustic version of “More Then You Know” (note: yes, the band used “then” instead of “than”*) up for download off its PureVolume.com page. Or you can watch the guys play it in…
It’s an especially eclectic weekend around the region this time around. You’ve got a few shows we told you about in the paper (Lions/Local H, The Dresden Dolls, The Door’s 10-Year Anniversary, and, of course, Centro-matic/South San Gabriel), plus ones we blogged about (Lumberjack IV and Spector 45’s Five-Year Anniversary)…
Here’s what you might’ve missed on DC9 this week as you rooted for a Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals like the good basketball fan that you are… – We loved the ’80s and confused ’80s pop acts with ’70s baseball greats. – We went country with Jessica Simpson. – We danced the…
“Gotcha, suckers!” So we came across this blog called Hypeful yesterday that we’d never heard of before. And we’re all excited about it because there’s a long, intricate, detailed post on there about how Wilco apparently played a secret show at The Cavern last Saturday night. And Wilonsky starts flipping…
…well, probably not. Yet. But here’s the low-down on Silver Dynasty: It’s a rock band from here in Dallas, featuring four 10-year-olds named Max, Victor, Bradley and Paint (apparently). And we know nothing about them other than a) someone made this professional-looking video on them (nice graphics!), and b) according…
After half an hour of sitting in the van after our show at El Cid, most of the band was fast asleep, leaving Kendall and me to the driving and navigation as we left Los Angeles for Denver. With the aid of some sleep-preventing pharmaceuticals, we took turns driving all…
Yes, I’m pumped about The Dark Knight. But that ain’t why I’m posting a picture of the late, great Heath Ledger as The Joker. No sirree. I’m doing it because we just got two pairs of tickets to give away to tonight’s Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker show at…
Brothers & Sisters were down a few family members last night. (Aubrey Edwards) So, earlier today, you saw my review of last night’s show at the Granada, which was a fairly good time in my book. It was a big, fun, Austin-imported night. Now, a bonus… Actually, make that two…
In 2003, three 16-year-old kids channeled their love of old-school punk icons like The Ramones into an authentic reverence for classic ’60s pop. And, thus, Spector 45 was born. Now, the band’s members are finally hitting drinking age and they’re celebrating at Club Dada on Saturday night. Lead by Frankie…
The Black Angels, Brothers & Sisters, True Widow Granada Theater May 29, 2008 Better than: Getting stoned and watching the Discovery Channel back at your apartment. Download: Mr. Hal Samples snapped himself a bunch o’ shots of The Black Angels last night. Check ’em here. The blue back-lighting certainly didn’t…
I know you guys remember Rich and I went gaga over the Ultraviolet compilation disc. That said, though, it’s pretty damn good. If you didn’t snag a copy and you like Lovie, you’ll want to head over to the band’s MySpace page. The ladies have posted “Violets and Roses,” one…
We always appreciate it when visual artists and musicians collaborate, whether it’s by putting on a big event, holding a concert in a gallery or museum, or complementing live music with interesting visuals. But we don’t want to overlook the smaller ways in which visual artists and musicians work together,…
In this week’s DC9 paper supplement, you’ll see that I wrote about the new album from Zanzibar Snails, a Denton noise experiment headed by Michael Chamy and Nevada Hill. (Despite how it appears in the paper, Zanzibar Snails is the band name and Brown Dwarf is the album name. Sorry,…
Dads of the Metroplex tired of receiving yet another pair of slippers that they won’t wear (or just another crappy card) for Father’s Day: This weekend at Delaney Vineyards in Grapevine, there’s an event suited for the adventurous Indiana Jones persona lurking in almost every proud papa. “A Texas Style…
The Austin-based Paul Green School of Rock, which served as the inspiration for the 2003 hit comedy School of Rock, will open the doors to its first Dallas area branch in June. The school, with its mission statement of “saving rock ‘n’ roll one kid at a time,” has already…
Only a paltry 22 viewers have taken in the delight that is this Youtube clip, which features Freddie King (Rolling Stone’s 25th greatest guitarist of all-time, mind you) performing in Dallas on January 20, 1973, just three years before he passed of a heart attack and ensuing complications in 1976…
When morning came in L.A., we began to get out of bed to find the house littered with the remnants of the night’s party. Stepping over bodies, beer cans and strewn instruments, a few members of the band gathered their stuff and headed up to Malibu where Lee has family…
This weekend was too long to just have one video recap. Seriously. So, we gave everyone a little extra time, and now are adding more of this weekend’s videos. The new additions include: Dax Riggs and The Kills (May 25 at the House of Blues), Daphne Loves Derby (May 25…
No sleep ’til Brooklyn for The Fieros.The Feds will be doing an all-acoustic set this Friday, May 30, at R Bar. They’ll be playing for at least an hour, and in addition to just playing the normal electric set with acoustic guitars, they’re promising to throw in some songs off…
On a steep hill overlooking the wooded, undeveloped flood plain just south of the Old Alton Bridge, near the border between Argyle and Denton, there’s a weather-beaten red guitar swinging from a noose like a warning against bad riffs—or perhaps an offering to appease the rock gods. Who knows? But…
Will Johnson’s been thinking a lot about duality. That might seem obvious for a couple of reasons. Johnson’s two primary musical projects, Centro-matic and South San Gabriel, are about to release a split double album that even has the word “dual” in its title. Each of his bands represents an…
