Sarah Jaffe isn’t the only local receiving national attention this year with year-end nods. In a not very surprising turn, hometown heroes Erykah Badu and Midlake have also received honors around the world…
After the jump, check out the latest interview with Lil Wil, the Dallas rapper who started the whole Dougie dance craze back in 2008, when he released his single, “My Dougie.” Conducted by nationally respected mixtape DJ and turntablist, DJ Smallz, this new interview seems intent on simply adding more…
The Old 97’s are have experienced a bit of a resurgence since the October release of their new record, The Grand Theatre, Volume One, which also happens, y’know, to be their best release in about a decade.And now you can get some live renditions of those tracks for free. This…
Last year saw the formal-ish debut of Parade of Flesh’s post-SXSW bash, Bro Fest, which, after a few years of existing as South by South Flesh, proved quite the good, if somewhat under-attended, time at the Double Wide.And while this year’s version is still some three months-plus off, the man…
As the web moves towards more and more of a social experience, there are more and more demands to have a truly interactive social lifestyle. And SongVote, a Feburary-launched DFW-based social playlist website, aims to meet the demand of building collaborative playlists for weddings, parties, concerts, etc.We recently caught up…
Like Green River Ordinance, A.Dd+ and The Debut before him, Denton’s Sunnybrook has now turned to Kickstarter.com and is asking fans to help fund his new release. The brainchild of Paul North, who also performs with his older brother Joel in Sleep Whale, Sunnybrook has long been a Pitchfork-approved entity,…
In their just-released edition focusing on 20 things to look out for in 2011, D Magazine takes the stance that Sarah Jaffe is in store for a big 2011. Which, OK, she probably is. But let’s not forget how big Jaffe’s been in 2010. As the year’s winding down and…
Over on his paper’s music blog, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Preston Jones has been spending the past few days detailing the latest news taking place at the historic Ridglea Theater, which, you may or may not recall, has been in and out of trouble all year long, facing potential closings,…
A few weeks ago, our ears perked up when we first heard that former Lift To Experience frontman Josh T. Pearson is planning to release his long awaited solo debut Last Of The Country Gentlemen on Mute Records in March of 2011.Sure, it’s been years since Pearson lived in town…
Speaking of Erykah Badu: Some big news out of the Queen of Neo-Soul’s camp today, as it’s been announced that, on Friday, December 17, starting at 9 p.m.at the PM Lounge in downtown Dallas’ The Joule hotel, the Dallas icon will make her DJ debut, performing under the name DJ…
This morning, over on Unfair Park, Robert unveiled the final details surrounding Bucks Burnett’s Eight-Track Museum opening in Deep Ellum, which, sure enough, as this post’s headline implies, will come on Christmas Day at 2630 E. Commerce St. in Deep Ellum. Most will recognize the building the museum will call…
If you look around your place long and hard enough, chances are, considering that you do in fact read this blog, you’ve got a whole bunch of local albums somewhere. And, in this digital age of mp3s (or, worse, download cards!), you’ve probably also toyed with the idea of simply…
For over 22 years, Mike Williams has led the New Orleans metal band Eyehategod. And, in that time, the singer has endured numerous protestors at shows, a constantly revolving situation with bass players and even some time in jail in 2005 on a narcotics charge. Through it all, Williams has…
There’s no denying that we’ve done a whole lot of talking about Eisley lately. In a recent story in the print edition, we went back–way back–to the exciting beginnings of the Tyler-based family band, and tracked the ups and downs that have led them to where they are now. After…
Back in September, we lamented the death of Paste magazine’s print edition, partially because we rather enjoyed it’s coverage, but mostly because we very much enjoyed the constant love it threw North Texas’ way. And we asked the question: With Paste gone, where will our local folkies get their national…
2010 wasn’t the biggest year Idol Records has ever seen. The once-dominant local label responsible for past releases from area favorites such as the Old 97’s, Centro-matic, Chomsky, [Daryl], The Crash That Took Me, Black Tie Dynasty, PPT, The O’s and others released only four albums this year — records…
Once upon a time, way back when VEGA was the Alan Palomo project garnering the most interest, Neon Indian was introduced as an experimental side project from the creative pop songsmith. But it wasn’t just a sonic experiment, this new project; Neon Indian, you may or may not recall, was…
Over the weekend, on his Facebook page, Big Bucks Burnett debuted the new logo for his Eight Track Museum in Deep Ellum — that’s it at right. And on Wednesday come even more details — as in, where, exactly, that sucker’s being planted. But until then, let’s revisit Burnett’s record…
Norway’s Dimmu Borgir is named after a volcano in Iceland and specializes in a symphonic form of black metal that is as fun as it is pretentious. Hugely popular in Eastern Europe, the band has been around for nearly two decades but has yet to make major inroads in the…
Earlier this week, we passed along the word that, along with a few other local outfits, The Secret Handshake had been picked as one of the acts to make SXSW’s early-announced performers list. And, while that much remains true, Luis Dubuc, the man behind the Secret Handshake moniker says that…
Speaking of Norah Jones, the Dallas-raised critical darling, who just released an album compiling her favorite collaborations from over the course of her still-young career, has a new collaboration in the works…..
Last night, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2010 Grammy Awards, as they tend to do around this time of year. The winners won’t be announced until the live awards show, which will air on CBS on Sunday, February 13, 2011. But, thanks…
