Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 18, 2010…Natalie Maines has decided to stop consoling her husband about his failing show and come out of hiding to rejoin The Dixie Chicks on their first tour in four years.If you met Boy George what would ask him to…
Chicago and Jersey-based hip-hop duo Kidz in the Hall has been earning all kinds of shine of late, much thanks to its just-dropped third release, Land of Make Believe, and the above lead single, “Jukebox,” which features a little help from MC Lyte even. Nice video too, actually.And, en route…
Although Brian Warren got his band’s name from a song by Mission of Burma, the surging punk-metal of Weatherbox has little in common with those legendary noise rockers from Boston. Hailing from San Diego, Weatherbox is basically Warren and whatever collection of side players he chooses to work with. And,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 17, 2010…Did Lady Gaga collapse on stage from exhaustion or a zany costume overdose? You decide!If you believe the director of The Whites Stripes documentary, the Stripes will be back sooner rather than later. If the Gorillaz were going to…
About a month ago, we all stumbled across a clip of Dallas native St. Vincent (nee Annie Clark, duh) and one David Byrne performing together at The Allen Room in New York City. At that show, the two performed a song called “Breathing”–which, turns out, was just the tease of…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 16, 2010…Liam Gallagher would like to work with Jay-Z if the “tune is right” and it’s not too far out of his “comfort zone.” How can a tune-less yell be out of anyone’s comfort zone?You can check out She &…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 15, 2010…How can ABBA not reunite for it’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction? That’s like one of your parents not coming to your graduation ceremony even though they’ve split up.Seems like Metallica just can’t keep control of their…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 12, 2010…If Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody gets his dislocated jaw fixed after singing with it for eight years… will his songs sound less sincere?So the Gorillaz touring band will include alumnus of The Clash? Not bad…Sad ’cause Conan O’Brien is…
If there’s one man on the planet poised to make 8-track collecting cool, it’s Bucks Burnett. Not that collecting cartridges wasn’t “cool” before–I mean, you can’t even buy a new player for them at your neighborhood indie record store. How snobby-cool is that? And, it’s not like Burnett hasn’t been…
Fans of Austin’s great alt-country act Reckless Kelly may remember my story that appeared in the print edition last month–y’know the one where I mentioned the band’s CD release party which was set to take place at the House of Blues on February 11?Well, the damn blizzard of 2010 canceled…
Local rock band EpiTas has called it a day. Here’s the dope from an email the band sent me last night:Times are changing and EpiTas founding members George Miadis and Bill Mantza have decided to go different directions. Each individual will pursue personal projects. Although EpiTas has ceased to be,…
In this week’s print edition of the Observer, you’ll see some of the fruits that came from a conversation I shared with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne a little over a week ago as part of a preview for the NX35 Conferette, the four-day, mostly walkable music festival that kicks…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 11, 2010…Rolling Stone has Midlake as a “breaking band?” Really? Um, you’re at least an album too late.Icons Sunny Day Real Estate are set to record it’s first new album in 15 years with it’s original line-up.Looks like DMX’s religious…
As promised, DFW’s own Neon Indian released a new single via Mountain Dew’s new Green label Sound entity today, and the song’s available as a free download through the label’s site. The song, called “Sleep Paralysist,” is pretty token Neon Indian, filled with blips, bleeps and a repetitive, synth-based beat…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 10, 2010…Wayne Coyne is set to direct a new movie… with Justin Timberlake?D’Angelo took a little bit of a break from recording an album… to get arrested for soliciting oral sex.T.I. announces his return to the game. …
To end the day here on DC9, allow us to point you in the direction of our sister blog, Unfair Park, where Big Bad Bobbo has just tackled a subject pretty near and dear to his heart: the city’s recent efforts to re-vamp the Dallas Convention Center’s Memorial Auditorium into…
DJ A1 (born Arnold Velasco) has eight years of fond memories from spinning and mixing records at Mick’s Bar, one the four establishments on the Lower Greenville block that burned down on March 2. In particular, he counts the nights at the location between 2001 and 2002–when he and a…
Feargal McKinney and his partners at Old Monk, BlackFriar and Idle Rich quietly opened a new restaurant and pub in Uptown over the weekend, and with the help of booking agent Chelsea Callahan will bring a welcome breath of fresh air to the area in the form of music that…
Folks really are crushing on Bryce Isbell’s FUR as of late. And, this morning, the Dentonite has once again landed on Pitchfork–only, this time, his experimental electronic project garnered a full-on track review for “Clears Throat.” And, the track from FUR’s split EP with Detroit’s Coyote Clean Up did pretty…
Speaking of radio station-hosted events, KBFB-97.9 FM The Beat’s been rolling the lineup for its 6th Annual Custom Car Show & Concert, which takes place at Fair Park on Sunday, March 21. There’s still some more names to come, the radio station, promises, but, so far it too is actually…
On May 1, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge will hold its 20th Edgefest concert since 1992. And, believe me, it feels a little weird saying this, but, unlike the disappointing lineups of recent years past, the lineup the station announced yesterday evening ain’t looking all…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 9, 2010…The man behind Garbage helms Foo Fighters “heaviest album yet.”It’s official: Paul Simon and that other guy are set to tour again.Aziz Ansari starts a beef with the only person he can possibly beat up: Justin Bieber…
