The Cool KidsOutdoor Stage8:30 p.m. As the stage was getting broken down from The Secret Machines’ set and set up for The Cool Kids, it looked like the Texas heat had gotten to the Deep Ellum crowd. There was hardly anyone in the parking lot that was hosting the outdoor…
Akkolyte Reno’s Chop Shop Saloon9 p.m.Akkolyte–brothers Aaron and Stefan Gonzalez–delivered their ususal thundering performance grindcore/punk at this year’s DOMAXXII. Aaron wields the bass while Stefan mans the drums. Both thrash away in pure melodic thrash. Both shine with insane virtuosity. Both lash out lyrics with fervor and grit. Stefan’s bellowing…
Tweed EQThe Door7 p.m.The ’70s-inspired blues-heavy arena rock that Tweed EQ throws down isn’t all that much unlike anything one might find in a random smoked-filled blues bar on any given weekend. Perhaps the one aspect that makes them unique is watching somebody as fresh-faced as 23-year-old frontman Robbie Saunders,…
WarbeastReno’s 10 p.m.The back room of Reno’s was well-attended as Warbeast ripped through an eight-song set that lasted 40 minutes. No, the room wasn’t packed the entire time, but there were plenty of folks milling about between the front and back of the place. And the people that were there…
Boys Named SueLa Grange10 p.m.What can be said now about the Boys Named Sue that hasn’t been said already over their rabble-rousing course of recent history? Not much, really, but we’ll give it a shot, since they managed to basically set theoretical fire to the stage of La Grange with…
While Secret Machines played the sunset at the outdoor stage, the Hope Trust lit up Trees bright red. More photos and reviews coming soon, of course, but for now enjoy these pics of Secret Machines and The Hope Trust after the jump…
So, it’s really hot. Like, really hot. Lucero’s Ben Nichols put on sunglasses because “his eyeballs were getting sun burnt.” We’ve got more photos and video and coverage coming, of course, but to get this started: here are some photos (and a glorious youtube video after the jump!) of Lucero…
You already know the deal: The Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase takes over Deep Ellum tomorrow with 46 bands on seven stages for 10 hours (starting at 4 p.m.). Wristbands are $10 a pop–you can get them here–and, let’s face it, for a number of reasons, that’s a hell of…
On Tuesday night, each and every nominated person on this year’s Dallas Observer Awards Ballot was invited to attend an awards season pre-party/photoshoot meant to help us capture some images for next week’s cover package on the awards winners.It was a grand ole time, featuring performances from Matthew Gray (of…
I was catching up with Chris Bonner of the nominated-Best-Hard-Rock-DOMA THe BAcksliders yesterday when the guitarist, rather off-handedly, informed me that the band was changing bassists.”My brother Jason is going off to do the solo thing,” Chris said. “And, sometimes, working with a family member isn’t the easiest thing to…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 16, 2010…Good to hear that the Guided By Voices break-up didn’t last too long.Turns out there are some honest New Yorkers: Phosphorescent’s gear is finally back in the band’s possession.Ever wonder who the girl on the new Vampire Weekend album…
Just got finished with some due diligence over on Unfair Park, letting the folks who care about things like local news and the like know about this year’s DOMAXXII Showcase. Even handed out a few pairs of free wristbands out to ’em. No worries, DC9 devotees: I haven’t forgotten you…
We’ve made no secret of our in-house excitement for School of Seven Bells’ sophomore full-length, Disconnect From Desire, which earned its release this week. Ambient, grandiose and a little wistful, too, the album’s an almost-prefect summer companion. And, turns out, we’re not the only ones who think so. “Windstorm,” one…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 15, 2010…Pete Wentz picked a hot Staten Island chanteuse for this side project, Black Cards. I would assume if we take a time machine forward to at least two years from now he’s left Ashley Simpson for her. ACE OF…
For the past couple of weeks, our marketing department here at the Observer has been running a special Wednesday-only promotion on tickets to this weekend’s Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase. A steal already at $10 per wristband for 10 hours of music and performances from 46 bands, the Wednesday deals…
Yet another local-on-local cover to share with you all today: This one comes courtesy of the Best Blues-nominated Tweed EQ, who’ve tackled the task of turning Air Review’s “Chasing Corporate” anthem into a blues jam. It just might be the most interesting cover we’ve seen yet, too. Give it a…
We’ve got a couple more local-on-local cover songs to share with you today, adding to our growing catalog, which already includes covers from Air Review (doing Ishi), Ishi (doing Sarah Jaffe) and Shiny Around the Edges (doing Neon Indian). First up this afternoon? The above clip from the multiple DOMA-nominated…
Just a few months after we openly pondered what will surely go down as great question of our time (“Is the D-Town Boogie dead?”) it seems as if we’ve received a temporary answer, courtesy of a collective of west coast rappers known as the Cali Swag District. In short: No,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 14, 2010…You know recording sessions are going bad when you have your psychiatrist call your producer and tell him to back off. In from “bad to worse” news–the new version of Sublime is set to record a new album. Frat…
We’re just gonna keep bashing you over the head this week with more information and more reasons to attend Saturday’s 10-hour, 46-band DOMA Showcase in Deep Ellum (example: buy your $10 all-access wristbands here), but, for now, a quick dalliance from that vendetta so we can bring some information on…
Not to rely too heavily on the folks at Pitchfork this morning, but they just keep breaking stories with local ties today. And this latest one is a pretty exciting one, too: Neon Indian has announced its touring plans for the rest of the summer and into the fall–and, included…
Last week we ran a story about a local jazz family Dennis, Aaron, and Stefan Gonzalez and their recent work with L.A.-based freak-folk artist, Ariel Pink. The collaboration resulted in a 12″ EP titled Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz, which was just released last weekend on the brilliantly named record…
