Spoke with Alan Palomo earlier today to welcome the VEGA/Neon Indian frontman back to Texas, but also to inquire on the latest with his bands’ gear situation since it was stolent last week. Seemed an especially pressing concern–what with Neon Indian set to make its live debut with a performance…
The news spread pretty quickly among the scenesters yesterday afternoon: Suite, the ultralounge located near the intersections of Travis and Knox, closed, apparently after the club’s owners chose not to re-up their lease on the property–or so this Dirty Dallas post, with its image of the lock-out notice posted to…
The folks at Live Nation aren’t showing any signs of slowing what was originally supposed to be a summer-only deal of not charging service fees on Wednesday. In fact, since launching its deal back in June, the offers have only gotten more extravagant and varied. Why? Well, for one, I…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 26, 2009… What’s left of TLC–Chilli and T-Boz–will perform with Justin Timberlake in Las Vegas. You gotta wonder how they’re going to work out Left Eye’s parts… With the ’90s music revival gaining steam, I guess it only makes sense…
On Thursday, September 24, Dallas’ own The Polyphonic Spree will perform a free concert at the Palladium Ballroom, as part of Southern Comfort’s national underCOVER concert series. Oddly enough, the opening act on the bill will be Public Enemy’s DJ Lord, who, says the presser, will be “mashing up old…
So we’ve been keeping tabs on Frank Maldonado and, quite possibly, the newest addition to the Deep Ellum live venue landscape.And, as predicted, it looks like the City Plan Commission indeed recommends 2826, Frank Maldonado’s “live media” room. Now, all that’s left before the venue becomes a reality is one…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 25, 2009…First, Zakk Wylde gets kicked out of Ozzy’s band–and now he’s hospitalized due to a blood clot. I think he needs a big dose of good news. Late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury had his mustache named best in the…
Last week, we offered you a bonus mp3 from the disc, but, today, Dallas-based producer Rob Viktum’s new EP, Aight, New Drink, was posted, in its entirety, as a free download on the web site Rappers I Know. You can go ahead and get a copy by clicking right here…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 24, 2009…Something about Lady GaGa screams “LOOK AT ME!” Is it the outrageous outfits? Sure. Or maybe it’s the fact she says things like this: She wants to have a gang bang with ’90s British boy band Take That. Annie Clark,…
Should be quite the celebration tonight on Lower Greenville as the beloved Granada Theater celebrates its fifth anniversary tonight with a powerhouse bill headlined by a reunited Slobberbone and featuring two other local favorites, Macon Greyson and Danny Balis, both of which will be hocking new discs at the show…
The folks at Pitchfork have taken the week of from reviewing new music–although, to their credit, they’ve been quite busy with another entertaining task: Counting down the top 500 tracks of the ’00s. (Sidenote: The locally based Gorilla Vs. Bear blog also released its favorite tracks and albums of the…
VEGA got jacked.According to a blog post the band put up on its MySpace page yesterday, someone stole the band’s gear on Wednesday night as the band toured through Sacramento, California.As of yet, Alan Palomo and Co. have not canceled VEGA’s show with Grizzly Bear in New York City, festival…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 21, 2009…Robert Zemeckis is planning on remaking the Yellow Submarine movie for Disney. Since it’s Disney, there will probably be plenty of vampy teens in it. Liam Gallagher says he and brother Noel do not speak to each other anymore…
The late-night tweets came fast and furious from area MCs and radio personalities alike, each relayed with a certain tone of shock.The surprising word was spreading fast: Earlier in the evening, at approximately 10 p.m., Dallas urban radio personality Nate Quick passed away, apparently due to liver complications. According to…
According to a press release that apparently went out to every media outlet in the world today, Dallas’ own Norah Jones has a new album coming out in November–her fourth overall, and first in two years. After the jump, the press release in full, since it features some Jones quotes…
Ticket re-sale web site StubHub announced its annual “Most Rockin’ City of the Summer” list this morning, and, according to its numbers, Dallas, is the No. 7 most rockin’ city in the U.S. of A. this season. Or, for those of you playing at home, three spots up from last…
Along with Les Savy Fav, Atlas Sound, GZA and (deep breath) The Jesus Lizard, The Fun Fun Fun Fest November 7 and 8 in Austin will include one local boy-turned-Austinite: former Ghosthustler Alan Palomo’s second-newest project, VEGA.Though the former Dentron dweller isn’t yet listed on the festival’s “lineup leaks” page,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, August 20, 2009…Pete Doherty is this close to getting The Libertines back together. All that’s left is the pesky business of convincing the front man you won’t steal his equipment (again) and sell them for drugs and to go along with…
Our ears were burning, so we went ahead and checked out what our counterparts at the Observer’s sister paper in Houston, the Press, was up to on its music blog lately. And, sure enough, it’s all Dallas all the time down in H-Town these days.(OK, not really, but two posts…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 19, 2009…The tracklist for Rock Band: Beatles has been revealed. However, one song not on that list will be in the game Care to guess which? Denton-born funk recluse Sly Stone is allegedly living off of social security benefits and…
John Iskander, grand marshal of Parade of Flesh, is offering passes good for all of his upcoming shows through the end of the year–an especially good deal when you factor in the extras. For $80 each, ten music lovers will receive passes good for the 15 shows he has listed…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, August 18, 2009…Bob Dylan was picked up by police in New Jersey while looking at a house that was for sale. I know he’s old now but, geez, the officer couldn’t tell it was Dylan?Tommy Lee will step out from behind…
