There’s a whole lotta love going on for Eazy E’s Ruthless Records over on Billboard.com today: a retrospective, an update on what’s happening with the label these days and, most pertinent to Dallas music fans’ interests, a list of the label’s must-have records. And, sitting pretty at No. 5 on…
By the early looks of things, it appears as if Dallas is getting its fair share of great shows to pick from come this fall. Now you can add Kings of Leon to that list. The Followill brothers will stop through town, supporting their upcoming album Only By The Night,…
Local new wave revivalist band Mahteo has changed its name to Kill the Dance Floor. Even though The NuWave Republic EP, the band’s debut, was released just this past February, founding member Rene “Micky” Espinoza said the name had to change: “People used to think that Mahteo was either a…
For those of you living under a rock and not already aware of this: 22-year-old area folk powerhouse Sarah Jaffe will be performing at Club Dada tonight in celebration of her just-released Even Born Again EP, which, I’m sure, will be available for purchase at the show. Jaffe goes on…
So, since it seems we’re off on a blazing slow blog day, I figured I’d put this out there (even though its already been alluded to in our comments section): Weezer, as we expected, will be coming to the area in the near future. If, well, “near future,” in your…
Or so E! Online is reporting, citing The San Antonio Express News’ report. Says E!: “Both Robisons were present at the Bexar County Courthouse yesterday when their single status was restored.” So, I dunno, have at it and whatnot. –Pete Freedman…
Kat Eggleston If for some reason your Saturday plans call for taking in an acoustic indoors performance in Dallas rather than enduring 14 hours of metal, August heat and Frisco, you might need to read this. The Brooks Williams and Kat Eggleston show has changed its venue—and price. The show…
From his “My Sharona” parody “My Bologna” to his latest hit, the Chamillionare-spoofing “White and Nerdy,” “Weird Al” Yankovic has served as pop culture’s funhouse mirror for nearly 30 years. The Grammy-winning music, video and movie star performs in North Texas tonight. He spoke with DC9 about his live show,…
“OK, now, Eric: Look…contemplative.” I didn’t meet Eric Neal until recently. Not until he and the other Best Instrumentalist nominees for this year’s DOMAs got together to offer up their takes on this year’s Best Song nominees. But I’d seen him around, that’s for sure. Hell, it’s tough not to;…
Pleasant Grove singer Marcus Striplin will give two solo performances tonight and tomorrow night, both at 9 p.m., at Bolsa, a new café and wine bar in Oak Cliff. (Full disclosure: my wife works there part-time.) Striplin, who moved to Brooklyn earlier this year, is recording new material with Pleasant…
I doubt news of this cancellation will wind up on Brooklyn Vegan or Idolator a la Jay Reatard’s stunt last night, but it should be noted that tonight’s show with Emmylou Harris at the Majestic Theatre has been nixed. Here’s why, straight from the Majestic’s Web site: “Due to a…
And it’s notable because, this season, the show’s sixth, is the first one to take place on network television. Unlike previous seasons of the country music singing competition show (basically American Idol for the cowboy hat set), which were broadcast on the cable USA network, this year’s competition was shown…
News of Jay Reatard’s cancellation at Club Dada last night is starting to make to the music blog rounds today thanks to a pretty, um, detailed re-cap of the night that booking agent John Iskander posted to his Parade of Flesh blog. An excerpt: “Jay Lindsey solidified his infamous and…
…and look who got some decent face time! Yes, that’s right: Apples drummer and Dallas native John Dufilho (who you may as the frontman for local favorites The Deathray Davies and I Love Math). Check it out: Guy can run a count-off, huh? –Pete Freedman…
Let’s get Reatarded in here. Bad news, folks: Jay Reatard’s been removed from tonight’s bill at Club Dada. The Strange Boys and Cheap Time, the opening acts for tonight’s show, will still play–but that’s a big headliner Dada just lost. So…um…why’s he out? Well, I just got off the horn…
Norah’s got a live DVD jones. A couple news items from the inbox today, both about locally bred musicians who’ve long since left Dallas for greater fame and fortune… On September 2, New West Records (home to the Old 97’s, among others) will be releasing a new live DVD from…
The Granada Theater marquis tells it like it is. (Hal Samples) OK, folks, let’s put a bow on this sucker. if you wanna see even more photos of our DOMA showcase and awards show, go here, where Hal Samples has gone ahead and uploaded like a million bajillion photos from…
Trust me: This photo will make sense if you keep reading. Just a few months back–before the ownership changes at Club Dada and before news of the opening of the Lounge on Elm Street (next week, natch)–we were ready to hang things up and Deep Ellum. Least, far as music…
Will Johnson takes a load off at Good Records. Stage Dumps–a Denton-based blog that features candid live photos of musicians who, while trying to rock out, end up looking like they’re dropping a deuce–has been having its hot, smelly day in the sun lately, thanks to some national linkage. On…
A few months back, when I first stumbled across the myspace page of local alt-country singer Nicholas Altobelli, I was taken aback by the maturity that this youngster displayed. Like a pleasant version of Ryan Adams, Altobelli’s mix of classic, Dylanesque folk and more modern singer/songwriter fare resonated through his…
Although Live From the River Road Icehouse, Darryl Lee Rush’s sophomore effort, has been out for almost a year, a new video for the song “Lot” premiered last week at Trinity Hall in Mockingbird Station. (You can watch it here.) “Lot” is one of two studio recordings that appeared on…
Denton’s Fight Bite keeps getting all sorts of Internet love–last week alone, the band found itself, again, with mentions on Stereogum and Gorilla vs Bear, among other blogs and local publications–despite the fact that the band’s disc won’t see an official national release until October (well, as is currently planned;…
