Sorry there hasn’t been that much action here today…been busy tweaking and putting the finishing touches on my costume (which is a tandem of sorts with our art director’s). But we’re not the only ones with Halloween on our minds early this afternoon… For instance, check out this email that…
Looking for some authentically scary music to catch after all the candy is past out? We at DC-9 feel it’s our duty to guide you through the creepy streets this Friday. We already mentioned a couple in the paper this week, but here are some more cool Halloween shows that…
Fight Bite’s Leanne Macomber at the band’s CMJ showcase at Pianos in NYC. (Stereogum) Welcome home wishes are in order today for Fight Bite, Denton’s sometimes polarizing, but definitely (ahem) buzz-worthy act. The band recently returned to North Texas after taking to New York City to perform as part of…
Chicago’s interestingly titled, progressive pop trio, Oh My God, hits Hailey’s in Denton tonight for a show that also features Denton garage rockers We Are Villains. But it’s something of a miracle that Billy O’Neill and the rest of Oh My God are even making it to Texas. The act…
Fresh off the release of their pretty stellar EP, a message in the ol’ inbox this morning let’s us know that Taylor Young and John Pedigo’s The O’s have already earned themselves a record deal. Not that any of this is that surprising given the positive buzz the band’s been…
If this show still happens, it won’t be at Ohlook Theater. Well, that was fast. It took less than two months for Ohlook Theater, Jon Curlee’s DIY punk-rock venue in downtown Grapevine, to get shut down. It seems the building owners didn’t take kindly to some vandalism and subsequently put…
Sometimes–especially after listening to “A Hard Day’s Night”, we long for the ’60s pop days of old: catchy hooks, vocal harmonies and hand clapping sequences. Locksley is the latest modern-day act to attempt to fill that musical void. The songs on their first album, Don’t Make Me Wait, reissued September…
If you were wondering what is on Matt Kadane’s iPod, you’re in luck, as he’s the current Random Ruler for The AV Club. In case you’re unfamiliar with The AV Club, The Onion’s entertainment section, Random Rules is a feature wherein a musician puts his or her iPod on Shuffle…
It’s been a couple months now since 32-year-old Dallas native and Jesuit grad Wyatt Cenac launched into The Daily Show’s cast by proclaiming that “George Bush doesn’t care about Wyatt people”–and about the same amount of time has passed since Unfair Park talked to Cenac about his new(ish) gig. But,…
The University of North Texas might well have the worst football team in the state–and that’s including high schools. Seems Coach Todd Dodge is having a bit of trouble repeating the success he had when he led Southlake Carroll to numerous state championships. Yet here it is, homecoming weekend (vs…
Robert already hipped Unfair Park readers to the South Dallas Pop documentary airing tomorrow night on KERA, but, hell, we’ll do it, too. ‘Cause, really, as this KERA video interview with festival thrower Roger Boykin shows, 1970’s The South Dallas Pop Festival was kind of a big deal. For the…
The New Frontiers, we hardly knew ye. (Gabriel Hernandez) Sad news was sent out last night when The New Frontiers pulled the ol’ “It’s not you, it’s us!” card and announced that it’d be breaking up after its upcoming string of area shows. When it comes to the local music,…
Didn’t see this coming, not after openly speculating that Janet Jackson could cancel… But, turns out, it’s LL Cool J who won’t make tomorrow night’s concert at the AAC. The press release statement is short and sweet: LL Cool J will no longer be performing on the Janet Jackson headlining…
One of the best purveyors of rootsy punk, Columbus, Ohio’s Two Cow Garage, has just released Speaking in Cursive, the band’s 4th effort. The album hit the streets yesterday, and is the first Two Cow effort not to feature founding member/drummer Dustin Harigle. Before a CD release show in its…
Really? Third-best? That seems a bit high, no? (Roger Caldwell) So the Morning News’ main music blog posted this item earlier this week, and I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it ever since. Basically, it says that the top grossing North American concert of the year so far…
Even though I nicknamed Janet Jackson and LL Cool J’s Rock Witchu Tour around the country as The Botox Tour, I still wanted to see firsthand just how good (or bad) this show actually would be when it makes its way to town next Wednesday. But now it looks like…
OK, so be a good American and watch the debate instead. For the 10 or so of you who actually bought tickets to this show, I hate to be the bearer of bad news… But, according to The Loft’s Web site the Boston Spaceships and High Strung show scheduled to…
Lyle Steadham, with the object of many adolescent affections. Life After Sundown, the most recent release from the scary collection of local misfits known as Ghoultown, hit the streets last week and the band is about to head off to Europe for yet another tour. But, in even cooler news,…
I like the E Street Band. And, sure, I can get into The Sopranos. So it’s kinda natural, I guess, that I like Steven Van Zandt, whose weekly “Underground Garage” radio program can be heard Sunday nights on 92.5 KZPS-FM. Teen Vogue, though? I’m not exactly that magazine’s target demographic,…
Last week, via a Myspace blog post, one of Dallas’ longest-running bands, The Feds, formally announced its impending disbandment. “After 13 years The Feds are disbanding,” frontman Matt Slider wrote in the post, which has since earned plenty of responses from the band’s loyal fans. “We would first like to…
“Fat” is such a harsh word. How about “Big-Boned Pimp”? Three Dallas rappers who have each had a taste of commercial radio success just collaborated on a song all but guaranteed not to be played on the air. That is, unless Tum Tum, Lil Wil and Fat Pimp offer a…
Speaking of Denton love, a couple of blogs have posted free downloads of some tracks from both Matthew and the Arrogant Sea’s upcoming and Centro-matic/South San Gabriel’s latest albums… Really, you should have Dual Hawks, the Centro-matic/South San Gabreil split double-disc, already–what are you waiting for?–but, if by chance you…
