Roy Bennett Gets In A Daze With Its New Single

The local pop rockers in Roy Bennett have just issued a new single and accompanying video–and both show a surprising amount of sophistication for a trio of slackers from Lake Highlands. Actually, Ben Templeton, D. Hayes Smith, and Collyer Spreen all work at area music studios as engineers, so it…

Matthew and the Arrogant Sea Plant a SEED Tomorrow Night

That sea…so arrogant right now…that sea… (Melanie Gomez) If you can’t wait until the October release of Family Family Family Meets The Magic Christian on Nova Posta Vinyl, you can hear Matthew and the Arrogant Sea tomorrow night at Sons of Hermann Hall, where they headline SEED, an Art Conspiracy…

Shock of Pleasure Readies Debut, Entertains Area Elite

Kelly Christian can sing, we think. Although local electro lounge band Shock of Pleasure’s new album doesn’t hit the streets until mid-September, folks can get a (pricey) taste of the band tomorrow night when it performs at The Mansion on Turtle Creek. The band will be playing the bar of…

Norah Jones Welcomes Your Little One Into The World

Idolator heps us to the fact that Dallas’ own Norah Jones’ “Sunrise” (see above video) has been included on the March of Dimes benefit CD, Stork Tunes, a disc that aims to relax soon-to-mothers as they go through labor. Awesome! No, it’s not as cool as, say, Rockabye Baby!: Lullaby…

Get Your Badu Gear On The Cheap…

Power to Badu’s people. Yeah, when Erykah Badu released New Amerykah: Part One a few months back, we were pretty high on the music. But we also dropped our jaws pretty hard for the artwork (designed by Emek), too–if not more. And that’s why we’re pretty stocked about this news:…

Local Percussionist Dies In Wreck

We just received the sad news that the Dallas drumming community lost one of its spiritual leaders on June 6, when Eric “Stu” Stuer and his wife died in a single-vehicle wreck on I-49 south of Shreveport on their way home from RhythmWeb drum circle engagements in Mississippi. Stuer, 55,…

Micah P. Hinson Gets Stereogum Nod

Abilene-based country-tinged crooner Micah P. Hinson, whose played more than his fair share of DFWd gigs over the years, got himself a write-up on Stereogum’s The ‘Gum Drop today. Check it. –Pete Freedman…

Forever The Sickest Kids Were On Conan Last Night. Whoa? Oh?

Forever the promotional push. (Evan Hunt) Dallas’ own Forever the Sickest Kids, who are about to head out on the road as part of this summer’s Warped Tour, performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien last night… … I know. Believe me, I know. We’ll have the video as soon…

Fort Worth’s Glitter Rose Heads to Nashville

After shaking up the Kerrville Folk Festival, Fort Worth’s outlaw country diva Glitter Rose played Poor David’s Pub last week and is now packing her bags for Nashville. Rose has been invited to perform at the NAMM Summer Conference, June 20-22. (That’s the National Association of Music Merchants for the…

Man Factory Talks Street Fighter, Picks Fight With Steve Jobs

Ryu won’t like Blanka when he gets angry… For many bands, video games are an amusing distraction at best. Practicing at the home of a member who owns a console can be a risky endeavor, as a spontaneous game of Halo or Madden might stretch into an hours-long tournament. That’s…