Mogwai Gave Dallas Fans Notes of Encouragement Saturday Night

Post-rock isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The minimal lyrics, or no lyrics at all, so disrupt the traditional rock formula that they easily turn audiences off, leaving them wanting for something they can actively participate in. For the last 25 years, this fact has not stopped Scottish post-rock band Mogwai…

Why Is ‘Give Me Everything Tonight’ Still on the Radio?

Music is frustrating. Some artists toil decades before gaining recognition (if they do at all) while others churn out hit tracks like a sweatshop producing cheap toys. The latter group has cracked the formula: they know what people want to hear, and they ride the radio waves to the bank…

Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa Dabice Says It’s OK to Come Alone

Between taking time off after the release of album Patience and hitting the road, Mannequin Pussy are staying home in Philadelphia to mentally and physically prepare for their first headlining tour, which comes to Three Links in Deep Ellum on Sunday. “I think that our shows are kind of intense…

Tattoos and Politics: On Tour in Texas with Sub-Sahara

It’s 2:30 p.m. when a beige 1999 Chevy Suburban pulls up to the curb, a Sears cargo carrier attached to its roof rack, weighed down by amps, a guitar, a bass and a drum kit. The three members of Dallas dance punk band Sub-Sahara emerge from the van — dubbed “Stella” —…

Flogging Molly’s Dave King Is in a Good, Happy Place

When Flogging Molly arrives in Irving to play the Toyota Music Factory Aug. 13, fans of the long-running band will be treated to the group’s trademark mix of Celtic-inspired arrangements of punk-infused rock. They’ll also be greeted by an artist more at peace, more centered, and just all around happier,…