New York by way of Texas husband-wife duo The Mastersons are too perfect of an idea to never happen. Chris Masterson has performed and produced for many others (Jack Ingram, Son Volt, Bobby Bare Jr.) while also releasing a bit of his own material in the past. Same for his…
See also: Photos of Wolfdance at Lone Star Park, June 30 For those paying attention to area booking, a curious string of events has been occurring this summer. Grand Prairie’s Lone Star Park has cornered the market on Texas country with their Lone Star Music series, which has already drawn…
At 73, Billy Joe Shaver has lived a tough, fascinating life and managed to release nearly 20 albums of stellar hardcore country. We checked in with Shaver from an antique store in Waco, and he told us about his propensity for finding trouble. Catch him tonight at the Kessler Theater…
Born and raised in Dallas, Gary Myrick found his greatest success after moving to California and forming The Figures. In 1980, Gary Myrick & The Figures released a self-titled album that featured the new wave hit “She Talks in Stereo.” The song, along with another Myrick original, ended up in…
See also: Scenes from the H20 Music Festival As an extension of the inaugural H20 Music Festival at the Cotton Bowl earlier this month, which featured regional favorites like Paulina Rubio and Bobby Pulido, as well as national acts like Weezer, Spanish-language station Recuerdo 107.9 was changed to Radio H20…
A few weeks ago, a freak hailstorm hit the East Dallas neighborhood I live in, taking out nearly every windshield on my street, including my own. It was one of those events that makes you snap out of whatever haze you’re in and go, “OK, nature, I get it. It’s…
Marina was her name. She had a short, dark mod haircut, and knew how to bring out her blue eyes with layers of teal scarves. We were Myspace friends. Still are, I think. But I never knew what became of her. Last I heard, she went north to try her…
Groove Loves Melody and the Green Bandana Group have teamed up for Neon Sessions, a new summer event that will focus on emerging electronic artists from Dallas and beyond. Organizer Vince De Jesus says they’re following the lead of Exploded Drawing, an Austin monthly that gathered beatmakers and visual artists…
I was just talking to someone the other day about what a great song “Summertime” is, and then yesterday it was announced that Jessica Jordan, a member of Polyphonic Spree, had covered the song as the first single for her new solo project, My Name Is Moses. What up, serendipity…
“I’m not writing about politics. I don’t give a fuck about that shit. I’m trying to write songs about getting from the train station to home without crying.” Jaime Meline, better known as El-P, didn’t say those words to me. He said them to Wired, but when I read the…
People in South America love them some hair metal. But not enough to keep a Dallas promoter out of court. This morning, Courthouse News reported Dallas rock star-turned-attorney-turned-international concert promoter Gabe Reed (Gabe Reed Productions) is being sued for $270,000 over a canceled stadium show in Caracas, Venezuala. The plaintiff,…
Ian Astbury, leader of The Cult, is quite the Renaissance man. Besides fronting the band, Astbury plays soccer competitively, watches hockey compulsively and is well-versed on just about any topic thrown at him. Speaking from Los Angeles in anticipation of tonight’s show at House of Blues, Astbury talked about The…
“It was a really amazing gift for us as a group,” acknowledges Michael Bloch, guitarist for Brooklyn quartet Here We Go Magic. The gift? Nigel Godrich, the producer and “sixth member” of Radiohead, offered his services for the band’s new album, A Different Ship. Godrich and Thom Yorke became fans…
Music Scene Live is a relatively new venture that takes a live performance and interview from a local artist and broadcasts it to the airwaves. Recorded at Fort Worth’s Thirsty Armadillo every Saturday afternoon at 1:30p.m., and set to air on KFYN 1420AM every Thursday at 3pm, the show’s already…
As I sit in the pilot seat of a heavily tinted silver Suburban, Tum Tum engulfs the seat next to me, recounting his performance that night for a boisterous Denton crowd. Suddenly there is knock on the passenger side door. Tum cautiously cracks the window just wide enough to talk…
Just last Friday, our new Unfair Park guy Eric introduced us to James Dondero, Highland Capital’s giraffe-eating, cheating, snooping hedge fund manager. In other words, the dude has a lot of money and likes to party.As such, his 50th birthday is approaching on June 22, and a person who works…
Hugely successful in their homeland of Great Britain, The Kooks have found it difficult to make commercial inroads in the United States. Perhaps it’s the band’s eclectic mix of rock, pop and reggae that has failed to connect with American audiences. Speaking from Boston and in anticipation of tonight’s show…
Every few years there’s a new it girl, and Best Coast’s leader, Bethany Cosentino, is one of them. That’s not to say the talented California native, who has a new line of clothing to her name, is an empty vessel who just happens to play guitar. Cosentino and her multi-instrumental…
There’s been an ambient awareness of the Flaming Lips this year, and frontman Wayne Coyne has been the source. He’s taken on the role of social media’s merry prankster, most recently Tweeting potential nudie photos of Erykah Badu on the set of their recent video shoot. There’s also the matter…
Los Angeles musician Chelsea Wolfe came to my attention via the track “Wasteland” from her 2011 album Apokalypsis. There was something so desolate and graphic in the song’s absence of melody or form. Wolfe’s voice sounded far away, underwater, maybe. Or perhaps she’s the exterminating angel with death from above…
After the passing of Lee Jackson in March, the outpouring of emotion from friends and colleagues – in Texas and beyond – was sort of astounding. Those who had never met him felt a kinship; those who did felt the weight of that loss in the creative community. Jackson wrote…
Two former 35 Denton acts have been re-filtered back to town for September 1’s Hot Wet Mess: Big Freedia and Reggie Watts. In you’re familiar, you’ll probably agree these are good picks for an end-of-summer pool party. If you’re unfamiliar, just check out Freedia’s late-night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel…
