Clint Niosi’s 2008 LP, The Sound of Dead Horses Beaten Against Cold Shoulders, was a fine album built around his voice and acoustic guitar, but its spareness made it feel like a bookend on something bigger. Even the artist himself admits that: “I felt in hindsight that perhaps it could…
The modern landscape of Top 40 country music is littered — and for the most part, litter is an apt term — with fresh-faced fellas that boast an attitude that aims for bad-ass, but typically ends up closer to lame-ass. Current hit-makers and stadium fillers such as Brantley Gilbert, Jason…
Identity Festival sets up shop at Gexa Energy Pavilion tomorrow, August 10. The touring electronic dance music festival sprang to life last year, with the help of celebrity DJs Kaskade and Steve Aoki, and just hit the road on its second North American tour. This year includes sets by Wolfgang…
As we mentioned last week, Lights All Night has announced its December dates and expansion to three nights in Fair Park. Tickets go on sale today, even though the lineup has not yet been announced, but we’ve heard there will be something called “DJs” there…
After much hand-wringing and chin-scratching over the Dallas City Performance Hall, we’re excited to announce that, in conjunction with KXT and the Kessler, we’re restarting our Triple Play series on the venue’s opening night. Fans of Autechre, keep your chins up. It could still happen. Friday, September 14, will feature…
Our report from Lights All Night 2011 illustrated a few security and logistical issues at the Dallas Convention Center, so it’s probably smart that this year’s NYE electronic music festival is moving to the roomier confines of Fair Park. It’s also adding an extra day to the schedule, so it…
The State Comptroller has figured out the best way to get their money from Fort Worth’s Lola’s Saloon: show up and grab the door money before the bands have been paid. On Saturday night around midnight at Lola’s, where KTCU 88.7-FM The Choice’s weekly radio program The Good Show was…
For the better part of two decades, Russ Irwin has been the touring keyboardist for Aerosmith, and besides not tiring of seeing Steven Tyler’s ass over that time, he’s also managed to carve out quite a career as a songwriter, producer and session musician. Along with Aerosmith, Irwin’s played with…
The last time Cody Canada was in town, we broke some news about the interpersonal relations of his former band, Cross Canadian Ragweed. So, with all that serious stuff out of the way: BEER NOW. Cody Canada and the Departed will be headlining the Observer’s Brewfest on Saturday, September 15,…
Zebra Katz was initially was one of seven characters in a performance piece by Ojay Morgan, a NYC-based performance artist and musician who studied at the British American Dramatic Academy in London, Parsons School of Design, and received his Bachelor of Arts from Eugene Lang College. His exhibitions have taken…
Over two decades, Buffalo’s Cannibal Corpse has become one of the best-selling death metal bands in the United States. Unflinchingly confrontational, bassist Alex Webster and crew have created a catalog of extreme metal that is as consistent as it is intense. The band’s most recent effort, Torture, has received some…
See also: Full Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup announced Because they care about you and your well-being, and want to make sure you’re getting enough fest in your diet, the Granada has joined forced with Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest to offer up a limited time prize bundle. Here’s the…
At 62, Huey Lewis is happy to get by on the hits. His tour with Joe Cocker comes to the Meyerson tonight, so we asked about his band’s popular ascension in the ’70s, how he feels about singing with one of his idols and why he will never produce another…
Ever wanted to see pasty music writers outside in the daytime, sweltering under the August sun, playing volleyball? Not really our natural habitat, but Endless Summer, local music and food blog House of Plates’ August 5 event at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, promises some exceptionally awkward moves, trash-talking and…
Local booking octopus Parade of Flesh is looking for a new logo, but not just any safe, sterile font that makes your eyelids heavy. They’re crowdsourcing this mess, and asking fans to come up with one. If you’ve got time to lean, and knowledge of what fonts are completely off…
About eight months ago, the Deep Ellum Community Association asked for submissions for a new community logo. Looks like they settled on one yesterday, as well as a collection of logos directed at different aspects of Deep Ellum life: Music, art, food, etc. The above submission by Belmont Icehouse won…
The saga of Andy Dick’s balls, at least in relation to a 2010 incident at Trees, in which he forced them upon the face of audience member Robert Tucker, now looks to be getting even longer. Last summer, Trees responded to the lawsuit filed by Mr. Tucker, saying it should…
Being in a successful boy band and having a hit TV show is hard work. Just ask Kendall Schmidt of Big Time Rush. Born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Schmidt was singing by the age of three and acting by the time he was ten. In 2009, Schmidt was cast…
Saturday at Valley View Center, there’s a singing competition, in conjunction with the upcoming film Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, which stars former American Idol contestant Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston and comes out August 17. Here’s the plot synopsis, via the…
When I spoke with Sundress lead singer Ryan McAdams in January, he said that the band had nearly completed a full-length record — the band’s first, after releasing two EPs — and the next step was to get a label to put it out. They were on their way to…
As news of Ghostbar’s closing came earlier today, so did word that Wade Randolph Hampton, the “creative force” behind the club, would be jumping into another venture. He’s taking on the role of Creative Director at M3 Films, which will produce The Starck Project, a documentary on the famed ’80s…
More fest lineups coming down the festival slide today: No Age, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Fergus & Geronimo were just added to 35 Denton’s September 1 Hot Wet Mess, solidifying the lineup in addition to Reggie Watts, Big Freedia, RTB2, DJ Sober and the Black Lips…
