Kind of a short week mp3-wise. We gave you two (The Orange and Eleven Hundred Springs), pointed you in the direction of another (Rob Viktum), and told you about a download that, well, pretty much everyone who cared already knew about (Coldplay). But, in case you missed it, here it…
Kruger, pre-crisis (Erica Fellicella) Singer/songwriter Kristy Kruger has put her 50-state tour on hold in order to care for her dog. Seems her cocker spaniel, Mojo, took a dive off a 12-foot ledge, and the resulting surgery cost Kruger more than a decent used car. Rough timing: Kruger was planning…
It will surprise absolutely no one upon hearing “Nip/Tuck,” the first single from The Orange’s new-ish EP, A Sonic Collection of Short Stories from La La Land, that the local act has shared a number of bills around town with Black Tie Dynasty. Their style, however, is less Depeche Mode…
Obviously, tonight’s 20th anniversary party at Superpages.com Center–a select event for “friends” of the venue and promotional co-sponsors, held right before tonight’s Roger Waters show–celebrates the 20th birthday of the venue, not the name, which we openly mocked when it was announced earlier this year. Anyone got any great memories…
The Glow in the Dark Tour featuring Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco May 1, 2008 Superpages.com Center Better than: Battlestar Galactica. The lights are off, and an LED screen floating above the stage showcases a passing starscape. The crowd, enthused by what’s to come, starts chanting Kanye West’s…
This video of Matt Butcher live at the Granada from Wednesday night has me thinking I missed out on a damn good time. But, hey, just because I missed the show doesn’t mean I can’t start my Friday morning off with a little harmonica. You, too. — Chelsea Ide…
If you skipped out on the Dallas International Guitar Show a couple weeks ago at Dallas Market Hall, you missed some serious shreddage from the Malmanator. This video, recently posted by user JRGuitar, shows master guitar wanker Yngwie Malmsteen doing what he does best: making a bunch of technically impressive,…
Later this month, Curtain Club will be doing the cover band thing with two Metallica tribute bands: Alcohollica and, more interestingly, Harptallica, the all-harp tribute duo to the metal monsters. Say whaaat? Sure, we’ve known that classical music and rock mix well, but when these two chicks translate classics such…
In the paper version of our coverage this week, Darryl Smyers calls Eleven Hundred Springs’ new disc, Country Jam, “two-stepping fare of rare intellect and subtlety, a great record of real music.” Having received the disc here in DC9 HQ as well, we can certainly see where Darryl’s coming from–this…
…or so this web site implies by placing the ever-annoying “first annual” phrase right beneath the logo for the upcoming August 31 event, called Dia De Los Toadies. Fittingly, it’s happening at Possum Kingdom Lake in Graham and features local acts Dove Hunter, THe BAcksliders and Tejas Brothers on the…
We get a LOT of press releases mailed and emailed to our offices. Very few actually turn into anything. Until now. Presenting Out of Context Press Release Quote of the Week, in which we quote only our favorite part of a music-related press release…and barely mention what the release is…
Us olds here at the paper version of DC9 remember well the name T-4-2, try as we might to erase Dallas’ new-wavers from our musical memory. The band, which underwent several lineup changes over the course of its lifetime, was, for a time, a rather big deal; it was, after…
A video project created by Dallas artist/musician Paul Slocum, known around these parts for Tree Wave and the And/Or Gallery, has become something of a viral phenomenon on the web, racking up more than 27,000 views on YouTube alone. The video is a hypnotic loop of a scene from the…
Look what we’re hooking you up with tickets for… First person to email me with “Kanye West Tickets” in the subject line gets two tickets and a VIP parking pass to tonight’s show at Superpages.com Center with Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiaso. Go! Update: The contest is over…
OK, we had photos on Monday to let you see what Edgefest 17 was like without going. Now, those who were at the show have had time to upload their videos from the middle of the crowd. Watch the following videos of live performances by Fair to Midland, My Chemical…
I guess you could say I spent last Thursday night behind enemy lines. Except it wasn’t really a hazardous situation. There was no threat of danger. Also: very little sneaking around. And definitely no Owen Wilson. Still, I felt out of place. I was attending Quick’s inaugural Big Thing music…
Truth be told, most musicians would be content to write songs, rehearse them and then walk directly to the waiting, sound-checked stage before a ready throng of appreciative fans. That tedious middle bit—where said stage and fans are assembled, venues booked, concerts promoted, supporting acts arranged and accounts settled—is where…
Given that The Breeders release albums less often than February 29 appears on your kitchen calendar (this month’s Mountain Battles makes just four Breeders albums in the last 18 years), guitarist Kelley Deal might be better known for playing colleague and caretaker to her twin sister, Pixies bassist and Breeders…
Name a pop music A-lister, and he or she has either worked with Pharrell Williams or probably wants to. Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and Madonna all fall into the first category. But as he has transformed himself into one of the three or four most…
When Roger Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985, he insisted that the band had dissolved due to irreconcilable differences. As with any divorce, that sort of language meant getting back together wasn’t an option. And yet, in 2005, 20 years after saying it would never happen, Waters was once again…
With Tapes ‘n Tapes’ sophomore full-length effort, Walk It Off, the band did and didn’t hit the cursed slump. The album, at first listen, seems to be more of the same—a brightly candy-wrapped study of the artists that, at one time, must have inspired Josh Grier and Co. beyond blogs…
Reinventing an old warhorse like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” is no easy task, but Bonde Do Role, a hip-hop collective from Brazil, succeeds by keeping the beats heavy and the mood light. Formed in 2006 by MCs Pedro D’Eyrot and Marina Ribatski along with DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky, the band…
