Ola Podrida is a pretty weird name for a band–unless you grew up near the old theater of the same name in East Dallas as did singer David Wingo. Wingo split town to move to New York a few years ago, but he and the band will be back at…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 13, 2010…Despite being locked up, Weezy is dropping an EP this September. I guess it’s a good thing to have tons of material recorded and stocked away in case of the occasional prison sentence…The Hard L.A. electronic music festival has…
So far, this DOMAXXII season, Ishi, which is up for four awards this year (Best Group, Best New Act, Best Song and Best Electronica/Dance Act) has received a whole lot of love, standing on on the receiving edge of not one, but two covers of its irresistible “Pastel Lights” track…
Shiny Around The Edges has a lot going on these days. Aside from following Air Review’s lead and making the above video, in which they rearrange the melody and general mood of fellow Dallas Observer Music Award nominee Neon Indian’s “I Should Have Taken Acid With You,” the Best Experimental/Avant…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, July 12, 2010…Reggae singer Sugar Minott has died.Looks like all us guys can cross Carrie Underwood off our lists… she got hitched.Usher shows Weezy ain’t got nothin’ on his work ethic as he sets the release for his second album in…
A couple weeks back, we announced the initial, tentative lineup for this year’s Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase, which will run from 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, until the wee hours of Sunday, July 18, at six venues–not to mention an outdoor stage–in Deep Ellum. We really couldn’t be…
Denton’s Teenage Cool Kids have been tinkering away on their highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s Foreign Lands, an album we not only adored among last year’s crop, but that we also named as one of the area’s best releases of the ’00s.And, actually, it seems like they’re closer to…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 9, 2010…At this point in its career, starting a label is probably the smartest thing Wilco could do.The Toadies are offering up on of their “new” Feeler for free download over at Spin.com.Drake just can’t catch a break in the…
A few months ago, we were surprised to find that local independent record label Executive Music Group boasted a No. 1 single on Billboard’s Alternative Radio chart. It was baffling news because we’d never heard of the label, nor their SoCal-based, Sublime-sound-a-like band, The Dirty Heads, who earned the No…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 8, 2010…And people thought the vuvuzela’s were annoying at the World Cup: Now attendants of the closing ceremony are going to have to suffer through Shakira’s warbling.Who knew Lady Gaga would stir up illegal cosmetic contact sales? Did Arcade Fire…
Yesterday, I found out that I would have the opportunity today to speak to a member of Hole–and even “possibly Courtney Love,” her publicist assured me. So I immediately got on the computer doing a little last-minute research, all the while wondering if she’d even call in the first place.I…
We’re pretty much swamped here at DC9 HQ these days, working out some final DOMAXXII plans and whatnot (more announcements coming soon!), which is, well, a good thing, really. But, unfortunately, it means a temporary re-organization of some of our priorities. And, with that, some news: We’re gonna be holding…
Last week, we told you about new Pitchfork Media offshoot site Altered Zones, which, instead of heavily relying on writers to fill its site with content, is instead relying on bloggers, including DFW’s own Gorilla vs. Bear and Weekly Tape Deck. Well, today saw the launch of the site–and, with…
We just keep getting closer and closer to the August 17 release of Sachse product Dondria’s upcoming Jermaine Dupri-backed debut full-length, Dondria vs. Phatfffat. And the anticipation’s getting more and more palpable: Next week, the R&B singer will release the music video to “Shawty Wussup,” the second single from the…
It warms my heart to see some good boys from Texas doing well for themselves–and Cadillac Sky heats this ol’ ticker just fine. Originally from Fort Worth, Cadillac Sky has gone on to considerable recognition and praise from bluegrass, roots, and folk fans across the nation for their genre fusing…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 7, 2010…Why would anyone be dumb enough to start a band with Amy Winehouse?That Diddy, he knows how to throw a party, no?Looks like George Michael either needs to quit driving completely or get off the drugs…
Listen: Dallas Observer Music Awards season can be a trying time for the nominees. It’s a touchy thing, getting nominated. If you wanna win, you’ve gotta tell your fans to vote–but, at the same time, you don’t wanna over-promote and annoy your fans in the process. Air Review, up for…
Another month, another Local Hang at the Libertine, where, every first Monday of the month, bar owner Simon McDonald lets me take over his room’s P.A. and fill his patrons’ ears with nothing but local music. And, despite an especially long, trying weekend of partying, people still showed. Go figure,…
Early in the morning on the Fourth of July, Alex Bhore, drummer for Dallas’ This Will Destroy You, tweeted, “I CAN’T BELIEVE WE’RE GOING ON TOUR WITH DEFTONES.” Kind of surprising, considering the last time they played in Denton, it seemed like the band was in the middle of a melt-down…
MyDentonMusic’s been covering the goings-on in the Denton music scene for some time now, and, today, they’re celebrating the launch of MyDallasMusic.com. The Denton version of the site has been popular thanks to its focus on social networking–kind of like a Facebook for the Denton music scene–and now the folks…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 6, 2010… As if the Lilith Fair wasn’t in shambles anyway, Kelly Clarkson has dropped off the tour.Since Pete Wentz has so much free time on his hands, he’s formed an electro-pop band Black Cards.The internet is over! It has…
Turns out that David Wilson, the guy responsible for the sweet synth and ukulele cover of Sarah Jaffe’s “Clementine” that we posted this morning, has more where that came from. Check the above clip to hear his cover of Ishi’s “Pastel Lights,” paired with some sped-up driving clips from around…
