El Gato.Last week we mentioned Bridges and Blinking Lights were recording a song for an upcoming compilation album benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Team UltraViolet, featuring members of El Gato and Lovie, is assembling the CD together the benefit album. We got word that El Gato will also have a…
Well, John Freeman, the man behind the recently shut-down-by-the-city Sloppyworld, has some more news about his experimental DIY venue in Exposition Park: “Basically, what the deal is,” Freeman says, “is Sloppyworld is officially closed.” There are a number of factors behind Freeman’s decision. Mainly, though, it centers around paperwork he…
Sometimes you just need a little something to get your Monday going. I suggest watching this video from Gogol Bordello’s show in town last week. A little gypsy punk can do wonders at 9 a.m., seriously. — Chelsea Ide Update: This video is from Gogol Bordello’s October show at the…
Rosey has the mod thing down. (Melanie Gomez)The highlight of our weekend was definitely the Rockers vs. Mods opening night party at Amsterdam. There were cool bikes, good people and plenty of drinks. All things we like. Rockers vs. Mods Despite the name (and the inspiration), the mods and rockers…
Sometimes it’s great that bands can communicate with their via MySpace bulletins and Facebook notes, and other times it really just shows how dorky the band members are. This isn’t bad, but it’s hard to maintain mystique when telling your band’s “friends” about what you just watched on TV. Read…
Is this not the right Big Red Rooster? One of the more popular links being sent around in the aftermath of SXSW 2008 sends you to a story written by a man named Paul Ford. Ford is not a music critic — he’s an editor at Harper’s, and he blogs…
I’m a huge sucker for college basketball — sports-wise this is my favorite time of year, with the first round of the NCAA tournament getting underway this afternoon. And, music-wise, CBS doesn’t do too poorly when it comes to the whole March Madness deal. You telling me the CBS college…
Normally, we wouldn’t assail you with tons of videos first thing in the morning. (Hate for your boss to want to block DC-9 for killing your bandwidth — it happens.) But we just came across a live video of The Burning Hotels playing at the Palladium Loft. Sometimes this local…
While I spent last Sunday driving back from Austin and icing my newly broken big toe, others were at the Jens Lekman show in town. Haven’t heard feedback from too many of you. Did anyone on here hit up the show? Well, for those of us who were otherwise engaged,…
Well, sometimes, Willie can still bring it. Technically, he’s not a Dallas artist. But Willie Nelson only lives, what, an hour and half from here in Abbott? And by continuing to perform around the region, like he did just this month with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Myerson Symphony…
So your friends in Handshakes and Highfives are a little bored –- or maybe they’re really dedicated. Not sure. Either way, they’ve posted a video answering fan questions. Whether you like the band or not, the video is entertaining. — Chelsea Ide P.S. We hear the band will be posting…
PlayRadioPlay! just released Texas yesterday.It’s spring, and you know what that means? It’s recording time in DdFW. Bridges and Blinking Lights Bridges and Blinking Lights will be going into the studio this weekend to record a new song to be featured on a compilation disc benefiting cystic fibrosis research. The…
Missed a lot of email over the past week or so because of SXSW. A lot of it’s some serious junk. But some of it you should definitely know about… Let’s start with some Idol Records news, m’kay? Like, for instance, how you’re definitely gonna wanna check out this trailer…
Rock on, Jack. Rock on. Jack White and the members of his kickass side project, The Raconteurs, made some big industry news last week, making the surprise announcement that they’ve got an album to release, like, right now. The idea behind that move–aside from just getting the music out to…
Welcome back, Ms. Shocked. We haven’t really heard from soulful Dallas native Michelle Shocked since she released her live disc, ToHeavenURide–a recording from her performance alongside a gospel choir at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival–in September 2007. Well, we just got an update: She’s coming to town on April 24 for…
So, while we were out of town plenty of good bands hit town. You know this, lots of you were here. A few people have told us we missed out by not hitting up the Outlaw Nation show on March 15. Luckily, we came across this video from the concert…
This past Friday night was the last night ever for Deep Ellum’s Club One–so that’s another the city can cross off the list. The 18 year-old dance club was a decent venue for, well, dancing, and the event that lasted through to the end was Lord Byron’s Panoptikon which went…
…as in: It’s coming, I swear! Yesterday, when I wasn’t driving and/or sleeping, and I tried to sign onto our server, it wouldn’t work for some reason. And each time, dismayed, I returned to driving and/or sleeping. Now, unfortunately, I’ve got real work to get to this morning — i.e…
Lemmy from Motorhead at SXSW. (Mark C. Austin)It should come as no surprise this weekend we were at SXSW down in Austin. To get a full feel for the annual music fest you can read our national blog or flip through our local coverage of the event, but here are…
Oh snaps. This just came out over the MySpace bulletin board a few minutes ago (which would be just a tad after 11 p.m.) all caps and all. John Freeman over at Sloppyworld says that this promising venue is closed down. At least for now: SLOPPYWORLD SHUT DOWN BY THE…
What a great shot this is! (Pete Freedman) Driving to and from lunch today, we noticed something going on at the old Tower Records location on Lemmon Avenue. You might remember it going out of business about a year and a half ago? Anyway, there were people there today! Doing…
Quiet Life Quiet Life is an up and coming alt-country quartet hailing from Connecticut. Act Natural, the band’s stellar debut, came out a few weeks ago and features an intriguing mix of Wilco and the Black Crowes. The group stops at Club Dada tonight on its way to SXSW. Quiet…
