Few bands have risen from the stale, beer-stained stages of America’s dingiest dives only to entertain majestic crowds at some of the world’s largest festivals more naturally than My Morning Jacket. Formed in Louisville in 1998, the Jim James-fronted group has undergone a series of personnel changes that have accompanied…
If the words Bro Fest and 2012 don’t strike fear in your heart, then you’re probably really stoked for Bro Fest 2012, Parade of Flesh’s fifth annual post-SXSW fest. Sunday, March 18 at Club Dada, thrill to the sounds of Brooklyn thrashers Cerebral Ballzy, psych wards the Entrance Band and…
Eliot Lipp’s spent most of his professional career traveling from city to city, picking up different sounds along the way. One piece of memorabilia: an outdated SP-1200 sampler. Lipp’s also released six albums, the latest of which, How We Do: Moves Made, came out in October. After dealing with record…
One of the most enlightening experiences I’ve had in the past few years is working with the Girls Rock Camp Austin, and seeing first-hand the transformations. Girls who have no experience with an instrument suddenly turn into axe-wielding badasses, kicking over mic stands on stage and singing songs about how…
Maynard James Keenan is one of those guys who is at home in a world all his own. Currently, he fronts three bands: Tool, A Perfect Circle and his most recent project, Puscifer. Puscifer’s latest album, Conditions of My Parole, was quite an improvement over the band’s 2007 debut, V…
Hailing from Israel, Asaf Borger (aka Borgore) is one of the true wildcards in the dubstep genre. Incorporating death metal into the typical electronica thump, Borgore creates dense and loud compositions that push the boundaries of sound and, sometimes, good taste. Songs such as “Nympho,” “Glory Hole” and “Act Like…
I’m still trying to pull myself together and deal with this piece of news, but I wanted to say hello, Dallas. I’m finally in you. Still trying to find some tear-away pants — they’re just so drafty in the winter. Anyway, I’m the new music editor for the Dallas Observer…
If you’re searching iTunes for Christmas music, because who isn’t at this time of year (avoids eye contact with office Hanukkah observers), it won’t take long before you run across North Texas’ Folk Angel and their new album Comfort & Joy. Less than two weeks after its November 15 release,…
Well, damn, if tomorrow isn’t the first day of December. With Black Friday under our belts, we are in full-blown holiday mode. And, according to the Polyphonic Spree, “It’s Christmas.”That’s the name of the band’s new Christmas single, which earned its release today on the Good Records Recordings label, where…
Last year’s Lights All Night New Year’s Eve music festival was a massive hit, thanks to headliners Ghostland Observatory. And, as we mentioned this summer when the festival announced its return, this years is going to be much bigger. Thanks mostly to the bulked up bill — Ghostland Observatory will…
Yesterday, we posted a piece about the new video for Bon Iver’s “Hinnom, TX,” in which we predicted that his 2011 self titled sophomore album would end up toward the top of year-end lists. But really, it’s a no-brainer. The album is brilliant.And, just like that, Paste, the first major…
At 62, singer/songwriter Nick Lowe can justifiably claim to have just about seen it all. From his days fronting the pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz in the ’70s to his heralded production work for Elvis Costello to his fascinating, recent solo efforts, Lowe has always maintained a remarkable commitment to…
Brothers Nolan, Danny, and Pat Wheeler have been performing with their current lineup (along with college classmate Danny Matthews and childhood friend A.J. Molyneaux) for about only 18 months, but in that short time they’ve already managed to impress a few country luminaries like Ray Benson of Asleep at the…
If you’re reading this blog, it’s likely you frequent a record store, and there are several good ones in the area to choose from. But, if you didn’t realize that purchasing music online is a mild sin, and if your record store of choice is the iTunes store or Amazon.com,…
A degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music holds a lot of clout no matter what type of music you make. Saying you went to Berklee will raise eyebrows of folks involved in classical, indie rock, jazz, hip hop and just about any other genre of music.And Berklee is scouring…
A couple of months back, good ol’ what’s-his-name noted that Sarah Jaffe’s latest, The Way Sound Leaves a Room, featured her take on Cold War Kids’ “Louder Than Ever.” And it’s a very nice take at that, as you can hear for yourself below courtesy the button below that’ll launch…
People On Vacation have been a thing for some time now — almost two years according to the introductory band video we posted earlier this year. Billing themselves as a sort of local supergroup, Smile Smile’s Ryan Hamilton and Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick have been working on their debut…
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Hey, music is pretty good”? Have you ever unsuccessfully suppressed the urge to pump your fist at a concert? Do you know how to read and write?Well, lucky for you, we’re now searching for spring music interns, and if you fit those requirements, you…
If known only for his guitar playing and production work with Dwight Yoakam, singer/songwriter Pete Anderson would still be a legend in both the country and alt-country genres. There is much more to Pete Anderson than the stellar licks on such Yoakam hits as “Guitar, Cadillacs” and “Streets of Bakersfield.”…
It’s been a few years since [Daryl] has played live, but the band is back, for at least a show tonight at Sons of Hermann Hall. You might have seen their members in other bands, like Dylan Silvers and Beau Wagener with The Crash That Took Me or Jeff Parker…
Many music fans in Dallas know guitarist Bugs Henderson for his influence on the international blues community. In this week’s paper edition of DC9 at Night, local blues musician and historian Jim Suhler talked about how Eric Clapton and the late Freddie King would go see Bugs Henderson perform when…
Austin-based My Jerusalem hits Dallas tonight, a night crowded with great shows. Seems like everyone is stuffing the good pre-Thanksgiving concerts into one night. My Jerusalem plays a special folky orchestral pop that isn’t precious or twee, and it’s not something to miss. With a new album in the works,…
