Listen: Dallas Observer Music Awards season can be a trying time for the nominees. It’s a touchy thing, getting nominated. If you wanna win, you’ve gotta tell your fans to vote–but, at the same time, you don’t wanna over-promote and annoy your fans in the process. Air Review, up for…
Another month, another Local Hang at the Libertine, where, every first Monday of the month, bar owner Simon McDonald lets me take over his room’s P.A. and fill his patrons’ ears with nothing but local music. And, despite an especially long, trying weekend of partying, people still showed. Go figure,…
Early in the morning on the Fourth of July, Alex Bhore, drummer for Dallas’ This Will Destroy You, tweeted, “I CAN’T BELIEVE WE’RE GOING ON TOUR WITH DEFTONES.” Kind of surprising, considering the last time they played in Denton, it seemed like the band was in the middle of a melt-down…
MyDentonMusic’s been covering the goings-on in the Denton music scene for some time now, and, today, they’re celebrating the launch of MyDallasMusic.com. The Denton version of the site has been popular thanks to its focus on social networking–kind of like a Facebook for the Denton music scene–and now the folks…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 6, 2010… As if the Lilith Fair wasn’t in shambles anyway, Kelly Clarkson has dropped off the tour.Since Pete Wentz has so much free time on his hands, he’s formed an electro-pop band Black Cards.The internet is over! It has…
Turns out that David Wilson, the guy responsible for the sweet synth and ukulele cover of Sarah Jaffe’s “Clementine” that we posted this morning, has more where that came from. Check the above clip to hear his cover of Ishi’s “Pastel Lights,” paired with some sped-up driving clips from around…
500 Miles to Memphis may not be a local Dallas band, but five of the band’s 36 listed upcoming shows will be played in the region–three this weekend, then one more in August and yet another in October. The Cincinnati-based rock country punk band has been connected with Dallas for…
Sure, Robert already mentioned it this morning, but it bears repeating: The people that brought you the “C’mon, Lebron” song (and its remix) are at it again this week, this time presenting Dallas Mavericks fans with a song that aims to keep Drik Nowitzki in a Mavs jersey during the…
Speaking of shows being canceled, DC9 just received a press release with the news that the Jonas Brothers’ July 27 performance at Superpages.com Center has been canceled.But before you tweens get all jacked up on Mountain Dew and lose it, breath easy: The show’s been rescheduled for September 12 at,…
I don’t know if area photographer David Wilson just has too much time on his hands or what, but, for whatever reason, he found it necessary to cover Sarah Jaffe’s “Clementine” using a ukulele and a room full of synths–and no vocals, thankyouverymuch. Kinda does a bang-up job, too. Jaffe,…
So much for wondering: Yesterday evening, the folks behind the Lilith Fair sent out an official statement confirming that the Lilith Fair’s scheduled stop in Dallas at Superpages.com Center on Monday, August 16, has been canceled, just as we thought it would be.Straight from the release:”We are in the midst…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2010…You gotta give Beck and his merry band of album coverers and “A” for effort on it’s newest choice: Yanni’s Live At The Acropolis.Nothing says “I love you mom” quite like buying her a face lift.What the what?! Chris…
Friend of the program DJ Fishr Pryce passes along his latest mix this afternoon–and right on time, too. Called Cold War Defense System, the new mix is one giant mash-up of the most patriotic jams you’ve ever heard into one giant “Yay, America!” blowout. Or, essentially, the greatest ironic, America-themed…
Sachse’s own budding R&B star, Dondria, performed at Sunday night’s BET Awards–well, OK, the pre-show, but still–offering up “You’re The One,” the lead single to her upcoming full-length debut, Dondria vs. Phatfffat, to a crowd of fans nestled just off the award show’s red carpet. Check out the performance, which…
We’ve made our adoration of School of Seven Bells abundantly clear in the past–many times, in fact. So, yeah, no surprise here: We’re pretty stoked for the band’s upcoming disc, Disconnect From Desire, which will earn its release on July 13. Have been ever since DFW native Ben Curtis gave…
Earlier this week, we showed you Kanye West’s performance of his new Symbolyc One-produced single, “Power,” at the BET Awards on Sunday night. Well, this morning, DFW-produced single earned its release via an exclusive iTunes arrangement. And it’s doing OK, too, currently sitting at No. 5 on iTunes’ Hip-Hop/Rap Songs…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 1, 2010…Another day, another Courtney Love meltdown at a show…Is it just me or does it look like the RZA’s new kung-fu flick look like it was shot on free weekends for $50… and really, really bad.Well, at least we…
In this week’s paper, which is almost out (but not quite), Eric Grubbs talks to the Double Wide’s Chelsea Callahan and Kim Finch about their venue’s annual post-Warped Tour party, which, this year, will celebrate its fourth year of existence and second as an open-to-the-public affair. Unfortunately, before press time…
Not to beat you dear readers over the head with Old 97’s coverage this week or anything, but the news just keeps on coming in, man. Not our fault, OK?A reminder: Earlier this week, we passed along word that, yes, it’s looking more and more like the next 97’s disc…
Not trying to take the piss out of what should be a celebratory day for Telegraph Canyon today–swear. But, c’mon, we already knew Telegraph Canyon was getting an upcoming Paste mention, so, no, we weren’t exactly surprised to day to hear that the band was named to the magazine’s “the…
A few weeks ago, we gave you a head’s up about Superpages.com Center’s “$10 Tickets for the Last 10 Days of June” thing. Just to recap, here’s how it works: Superpages.com Center picks an upcoming concert, and offers lawn seats for that show for $10 at LiveNation.com for a 24-hour…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, June 30, 2010… Lauryn Hill is ready to get off the crazy mess that has been her life for the last decade and stage a comeback… maybe.Guided By Voices will reunite for the Matador birthday party.Mexican singer El Shaka was murdered…
