…although the News does report that Kings, who was found dead in Austin on Thursday night/Friday morning, was… – 17 years old, not 19. – a percussionist. – supposed to perform at 9 a.m. the next day. – recently awarded a four-year scholarship to attend the Manhattan School of Music…
Black Tie Dynasty at the Ridglea Friday night. (Jonathan Finley)It was an indie kind of weekend — we saw Black Tie Dynasty and PlayRadioPlay! and hit up the Spring Indie Fest. Burning Hotels, Black Tie Dynasty at Ridglea Theater We drove on over to Fort Worth Friday night to catch…
James Dante Kings, who was either 17 or 19 (we’ve got conflicting reports…) and a member of Booker T. Washington’s Latin Jazz Ensemble, was found dead on I-35 in Austin last night at around 2 a.m. after what authorities believe was a hit-and-run. According to a report by ABC CBS-affiliate…
Word over on the dfwhiphop.com message boards is that Lil Wil’s “My Dougie” got played on BET’s “Rap City” show on Wednesday afternoon. (We clued you into this video about a month back.) Say what you want about the track itself, but if that airplay rumor is true, it’s a…
Rhett Miller wanted to talk today — with, yup, a clarification regarding his recent comments to Billboard, to which we paid some attention earlier this week. Because, see, Rhett doesn’t want anyone thinking 2004’s Old 97’s album Drag It Up wasn’t up to snuff because “I took a total step…
This is Soulja Boy. This is not Flavor Flav. This is not another Public Enemy post. Don’t get the header for this post? Well, you’re clearly not down with the kids these days. Or with Soulja Boy, who, as it turns out, will not be playing Dallas anytime soon. The…
Matthew and the Arrogant Sea has just posted three new songs on its MySpace. All are from the Denton band’s new album, Family Family Family Meets the Magic Christian. The new tracks are “Marry me Annie,” “Pretty Purple Top Hat” and “Mock Origami.” Below is a video from the writing…
[Editor’s Note: This piece was penned by Krissi Reeves, not Chelsea Mueller.]Ethereal psych-rock band The Orange is experiencing a wicked state of euphoria these days. After three years of exploring its musical purpose, the Dallas group has finally reached a blissful peak with the release of its new EP, A…
Oddball indie-poppin’ Denton act Fishboy has been getting some legit blog love of late. For the second day in a row, the eclectic act, which is signed to HHBTM Records out of Athens, Ga., has found itself mentioned on aggregation blog The Hype Machine’s radar. Today, the Another Form of…
What? Wrong Sue Ellen? It seems to have been fairly quiet over in the Cedar Springs strip since we mentioned their apparent identity crisis. But our buddy Rick Espaillat over at Caven just gave us the heads about our favorite lesbian bar, Sue Ellen’s. (Don’t worry, Buddies II, we love…
In case you haven’t been paying attention to Unfair Park of late, Wilonsky’s been gettin’ all amped up about a blog he came across that’s been hosting some lost live bootlegs of old Bedhead sets (which, Robert points out, includes early versions of some The New Year songs). Head on…
I came across this video of Lupe Fiasco’s show at the House of Blues a couple months back (oddly, it was posted on March 23), and it got me a little psyched for the May 1 show. Lupe Fiasco will be taking the stage at Superpages with Kanye West, Rihanna…
Hey Hollywood There’s a lot going on this coming weekend. Those who can’t wait until Pete helps you narrow down the landscape in Good Friday, may be interested to know that Hey Hollywood is promising to play two brand new songs at its performance at the Spring Indie Fest Saturday…
Still sudsin’. According to Alison Welsh of the Deep Ellum Association, both July Alley and Bar of Soap passed their SUP hearings today. While no one truly expected much opposition to these establishments’ applications, the official word certainly comes as good news to Deep Ellum’s advocates and proprietors. — Pete…
Johnny Buzzerio The Old 97’s have a new album forthcoming, Blame It on Gravity, due in Ye Olde Record Shoppes May 13. But, good God, from the sound of this Billboard interview with Rhett Miller, posted today, you’d think this might also be the last Old 97’s album. Because he…
Return to Forever is just one new addition to your jazz to-do list. OK, so Return to Forever isn’t playing the Nokia Theater until June 1–but this show’s something of a big deal, folks. The Chick Corea-led RTF hasn’t played together since 1983. But, now, 25 years later, the band’s…
The real Public Enemy’s coming to town. In the words of Flavor Flav: “Wowwwwwww.” According to an interesting press release we just got from the folks who run publicity for Ghostbar, Public Enemy will be at the club on Thursday Tuesday, April 1, to host an afterparty for the AFI…
Every time I’ve been to the House of Blues for a show it’s been downstairs in the music hall. But I just watched this video of Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers playing in the Cambridge Room earlier in the week, and it looks like the upstairs room offers much more…
I have been spinning Protest The Hero’s Fortress nonstop for the last few weeks. The purposeful chaos is engaging, and Rody Walker’s vocal acrobatics are reminiscent of Daryl Palumbo in his early Glassjaw days. Those who love Dillinger Escape Plan or Glassjaw will want to check Protest The Hero out…
Los Lonely Boys are headlining this year’s Earth Day concert. On Sunday, April 20th, the Earth Day Network will host eight concerts around America to help raise awareness for Mother Earth and what have you. And, yes, Dallas is on board, set to host a festival at Fair Park. The…
Pikahsso, Picnic and Tahiti of PPT just posted their latest music video onto YouTube, and the Hal Samples-shot video version of the track “When We Was Kool” is flat-out phenomenal. Check it out: (It helps that it’s a killer song, too.) The timing of this video’s release is a bit…
George Michael, when he was still rocking the ’round-the-clock 5 o’clock shadow. Looks like George Michael, Dallas’ favorite adopted pop star, is hitting the road for the first time in almost 20 years. According to this Associated Press report, George Michael will be touring North America starting in June and…
