Last year’s performances at Lola’s Sixth in Fort Worth marked the first time the improv/experimental music No Idea Festival came to the North Texas area. This year the event will be held in Dallas at a far grittier venue, the home base of the non-profit art- and music DIY collective…
Up to this point, we really haven’t heard too much from 16-year-old Dallas rapper Lil Twist. We knew a few things, of course: Namely, that he’s a member of Lil Wayne’s Young Money crew and stopped by to join the man on stage at Wayne’s American Airlines Center performance back…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, January 8, 2010…The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan says he doesn’t sleep for seven days while he goes on booze benders. That still doesn’t explain his teeth.When recording an album about the downfall of America, there is really no one better to “get”…
Well, we knew there’d be some debate on the matter of our Best Area Albums of the ’00s list in this week’s paper. We even acknowledged as much in our introduction to the piece: No doubt we’ve forgotten a handful of worthy contenders; no doubt you’ll call us out for…
Congratulations to the soulful area hip-hoppers in Dem Southernfolkz, who this morning saw their video for “The Message” get MTV’s approval for rotation on its MTV Jams channel. It’s the band’s first video to earn airplay on one of the cable station’s many subsidiary channels–but, if the band has its…
We kinda figured we wouldn’t be the only ones to dig on some of the Denton-based Bryce Isbell’s latest work under his FUR moniker: Just over an hour ago, Pitchfork offered up its take on FUR’s collaboration with Neon Indian frontman Alan Palomo, “Black Castles,” a song we offered up…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, January 7, 2010…Lil Wayne has been cast as the voice of Jesus in the cartoon Freakniks. I didn’t think Jesus liked syrup…The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame is considering cutting the time for induction from 25 years to 20 years…
Do you “dig music”? Can you write worth a lick? Are you a college student willing to work in exchange for credit and what will surely be a life-changing experience (maybe) instead of cash? Yeah? Really? Cool, ’cause we’re all ears: We’re currently accepting applications for spring semester interns here…
Mayhaps you noticed this post earlier today on Unfair Park. Then again, maybe you didn’t. Either way, it sure bears repeating: Damien Weighill, the man behind the oh-so-awesome video for Giggle Party’s “Jason Bought a Hatchet” will be stopping through town at the end of the month, putting his art–which…
We thought this was already settled.But apparently there’s still some dispute as to who is the Honky Tonk Champion of Dallas. So the Boys Named Sue and The King Bucks–both frequent “Best Country” Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, with the Bucks taking the honor last year–will square off Saturday, January…
Local alt-country singer-songwriter Nicholas Altobelli has just completed work on The Regulator, his third effort, due out in April of next year. Besides finishing off the new album, though, Altobelli’s been busy scheduling shows and other appearances throughout January to help promote the release. Beyond a slew of shows around…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, January 6, 2010…Bret Michaels has joined the cast of Celebrity Apprentice 3. I hope they have a job selling hair extension or wigs, ’cause he will totally own that one. Here is all you need to know about being a country…
We’re big fans of what John Iskander is doing around town with the shows that he’s booking under his Parade of Flesh moniker. But you already knew that.What you might not have known, however, is that Iskander’s been planning another post-SXSW bash–as he’s been known to do in the past…
Pitchfork sure lurves it some Sleep Whale–and Abacus and Melting Season and Sunnybrook, too, actually. So it shouldn’t be surprising then that the fifth (!) side-project the band has announced in just the past year alone (the remaining one being Joel North’s Northern project), would go ahead and earn some…
You may have noticed the item about the April 9-11 MusInk Tattoo and Music Convention in Fair Park in the November 18 Show Announcements post. At the time, all we knew was that Old 97’s, Shooter Jennings and Roger Alan Wade would be performing–certainly enough to pique our interest. After…
Kind of a crazy night last night at The Libertine for the fourth go ’round of the once-a-month local music love-fest we’re still calling The Local Hang with Playlister P. It featured the biggest crowd we’ve seen to date, for one. And it was a pretty rockin’ crew, to boot–plenty…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, January 5, 2010…It’s probably not a good idea to tweet while driving drunk in your “Lambo,” right Bow Wow?Lady Gaga has been offered a Las Vegas residency? Wayne Newton better start hiding his extra stage blood–now!Weezy’s Rebirth album has been pushed…
It’s been a big couple of weeks indeed for the Dallas-born, Westlake-dwelling Nick Jonas, the youngest and seemingly least bro-ish of the JoBros. On Saturday, his new side project Nick Jonas & The Administration made its live performance debut at the House of Blues. On Tuesday, he debuted the music…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, January 4, 2010…It’s official, kids: Soundgarden is reuniting after a 12-year break-up. Let’s just hope that Timbaland won’t be involved in any way if new material is recorded.The NFL is being urged to drop The Who from performing during halftime of…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, December 31, 2009…Eddie Vedder is being sued by band Indio over Vedder’s lyrical change on his cover of it’s song “Hard Sun.” Kind of a dumb thing to sue someone for…Are you ready to kick-start your career as a mash-up DJ?…
Not a lot of news this week in the way of concert announcements, but there is some interesting news from Trees: Ying Yang Twins will whisper in your ear Friday, February 26. The Twins’ club-friendly crunk beats and sexed-up rhymes aren’t exactly the brainiest example of hip hop, but it’s…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, December 30, 2009…Hey, guess what?! Uncle Ted Nugent hates Obama! Didn’t see that one comin’…Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer, Jimmy Sullivan is dead at 28.Metric earned Myspace’s “Triumph of The Year” for its self-released (and awesome) album Fantasies. Just goes to show you…
