Damn, y’all, Dallas has got me running around like a yardbird sans cabeza. I pounded the pavement last night, trying to catch bits of several shows in an attempt to expand my musical horizons. I figured I’d fill you in with a little rundown of the evening instead of reviews;…
I’m a little reluctant to say how new this video is since we got reamed for local band Radiant ending up on our Best New Artist ballot at this past summer’s music awards. We got it. They weren’t new. But seriously, how many of you knew them before the whole…
You’d be grinning, too, if you were were a doctor of music and artistic director of a chorale at 33. Maybe you’re slacking. We are. (Shawn Northcutt)New kid on the block Jonathan Palant is making his debut this Sunday, Oct. 7, as the artistic director of the Turtle Creek Chorale…
Hey kids, we saw this Midlake item awhile ago, but just now gettin’ around to el posto. Suffice to say: Midlake succumbs to MTV’s evil powers and give the TV crew a tour of Denton. (I saw this on Pegasus News, but I think Denton Rock City posted it first,…
Shitfuckfart! In all the koo-koo madness here at the funky Office Space-style digs we have here at the Observer (Yep, Wilonsky’s been Xeroxing his ass again. And then comparing it to the picture of Mark Cuban’s ass he keeps posting on Unfair Park. But that’s another story.), I lamely forgot…
Apparently, Forever The Sickest Kids don’t need us. Us the media, not us DC-9. The band is letting its fans ask questions directly, thanks to a bit of help from YouTube. Those dying to know anything and everything about the Dallas group just need to submit questions and the best…
We can’t get enough of She-Dick in these parts. The female detectives/international pop-stars they claim to be are now looking to make way to the big screen. Sky Royale Pictures and RJT Productions are working on a script written specifically for the ladies titled “So Beautiful” (after one of She-Dick’s…
After receiving a link that simultaneously made my day and made me want to skip out of the office and straight to the NES console, I got an itch to search for Dallas-related music videos. What I found is somewhat crippling, somewhat laughable and, apparently, completely exciting to the teen…
So, today CNN.com gave Deep Ellum and Club Dada a shout-out in its annoying story, “Dallas Takes Big-City Fun Downtown,” by Elsa K. Simcik. Annoying because it’s one of those surface-y, glazed-over stories about how downtown Dallas can be fun, because of new “revitalization.” Thing is, the all the supposedly…
It’s interesting to see how quickly raw grief turns into a more refined form of the emotion. The sudden death of Carter Albrecht hit his friends, family and fans hard. To me, if I had suffered that sort of deeply personal loss, I would remain in a catatonic state for…
We just found out Denton’s Inner City All Stars have been tapped to open for Rebirth Brass Band at the House of Blues Oct. 7. If you haven’t seen this crew before, there is no doubt in my mind they’ll blow the headliners off the stage. This is an old-school…
We just got word that local promoter, manager, blogger and all-around music gal Amanda Newman is officially the new co-owner of Club Dada. Newman joins David Seeberger and Bob Cummins at the helm of the venerable club, which has been around for 21 years. Newman sponsored Thursday Night’s Listening To…..
Sarah Jaffe Two weeks ago, we mentioned the forthcoming documentary titled At War, about U.S. combat troops stations in Afghanistan. It was directed and shot entirely by a former soldier-turned-photojournalist from Portland named Scott Kesterson, who spent a year in Afghanistan and is currently in Dallas editing the movie with…
Dallas’ soul musician Montrose is a fan of fashion mags. Can you tell? (Clark Perkins) Rock-soul musician Montrose isn’t unlike many other Dallas hidden gem, waiting patiently in the wings of local notoriety for his moment to shine. He, his band and his partner in prose Rhonda Nicole zig zag…
Just opened up my press materials from the House of Blues fall schedule. Scrolling through, I noticed there are a few changes, and also the return of the best ’90s comeback band so far the past two years, Dinosaur Jr. Check it: Swizz Beatz’ Oct. 16 show is cancelled. Ringo…
Just got word the Bonde Do Role’s Dallas’ show scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Palladium has been nixed. No word as to why. When we get the skinny, we’ll be sure to share. — Jonanna Widner…
Dammit, I heart Austin City Limits. The show, not the festival. Well, the festival’s fun, too, but right now I’m talking about the show. The venerable PBS show, a music-lovers wet dream and a good excuse to stay home on a Saturday night, has announced the schedule for its upcoming…
(Hal Samples)I don’t know much about Slider Pines — yet — except that, oh, frontman Joey Shanks wrote the band’s new album, Road, Avenue, Railroad while moving back and forth between Dallas and Memphis, where he grew up. (Got that from the bio — and, like, straight from the bio.)…
On April 27, 1983, David Bowie was in Las Colinas rehearsing songs for his “Serious Moonlight” tour, in support of his Let’s Dance album. Joining him was that hit record’s lead guitarist: Oak Cliff’s Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was only two months away from releasing his own debut, Texas Flood,…
I had a quick chat with Smile Smile’s co-singer/guitarist Ryan Hamilton, a.k.a. the nicest guy in the world, on the phone to get the skinny on the band’s upcoming CMJ appearance. Turns out, Hamilton and his singing cohort Jencey Hirunrusme don’t know yet with whom they’ll be playing at their…
The five guys in Memphis May Fire are surely having a good day. The Dallas hardcore band is officially on the Trustkill Records roster. For the time being, the label as posted a pretty picture of MMF on the opening page of its site with the line: “The most exciting…
Art for Peace and Justice artistic director Dr. Tim Seelig sent me the link to the group’s first music video, “Red State Blues,” featuring local diva, Denise Lee. Fun stuff, but go to the actual YouTube page and check the heated comments…
