Rocky Athas with the Lightning Strikes.Rocky Athas has been playing the blues for almost 40 years. The Oak Cliff native grew up with another legendary string bender, Stevie Ray Vaughn. Athas’ band, Lightning Strikes, was an area blues/rock mainstay and Athas recently re-cut their debut for a European label. Athas’…
The Hourly Radio is down one member as guitarist Ryan Short announced his departure. In a letter sent out via the band’s mailing list, Short stated he “… realized that as great as this was and as much I believed in where we could go from here, it was just…
Erv Karwelis over at Idol Records announced that they will be hosting their own official showcase at South by Southwest March 14 at The Wave. Expected to play are label artists (duh) Black Tie Dynasty, The Crash That Took Me, Mitra, Glen Reynolds, Watershed and P.P.T. Karwelis also mentions that…
While the Old 97’s were just recently in Dallas finishing up work on their next CD, those who need a quicker fix of frontman Rhett Miller can pick up the newest issue of Harp magazine. No, there won’t be a five page photo spread of the camera-friendly Miller, but included…
All you fake (and I guess real) guitarists who feel stage worthy after hours of playing Guitar Hero III, your time has come to display your talents. The Industry Bar will be hosting their Guitar Hero III Tournament for you to pit your shredding skills against Slash and other pixelated…
All the old big guns seem to be on the road. We just had Billy Joel and Van Halen and now we’re expecting Bruce Springsteen. AEG Live just sent out word that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are heading this way as well. Petty will be free fallin’ his way…
This weekend was a blur – the good kind. There was drinking, dogs, dancing and, oh yeah, Diamond Dave. Dig in: Hooch and Pooch by Kitchen Dog Theater Jay Breaux, Laura Sears and Lee Trull at Hooch and Pooch. Check out 20 photos from the party. (Melanie Gomez) The folks…
For some, an assiduous 10-year music career can lead to red-carpet debauchery and self-congratulatory Letterman interviews. For true-Texan country star Pat Green, his acclaimed and earnest performing pilgrimage has compelled him to produce a tangible hard-covered assemblage of gratitude: Dance Halls & Dreamers – due out February 13 by University…
The Heavy Circles.Local diva Edie Brickell is trying something new. The New Bohemians singer-songwriter has joined up with Harper Simon (Paul’s kid) to start The Heavy Circles. The band is stylically different than Brickell’s previous work, and we dig it. The duo will release its debut on February 12. Until…
As we explained last month, sometimes we need more than a Q&A when it comes to talking about our favorite local bands. So, each month we’re offering up a video segment on one DdFW band. DC-9 videographer Jonathan Finley hit up the Eleven Hundred Springs show at the Granada earlier…
Bring on the flying scorpions, guys! (Lee Setty) Dove Hunter has been slowly gaining a reputation as one of the Dallas area’s best new bands, despite having only a few unmastered demo tracks on its MySpace page. But with members hailing from defunct-but-still-beloved local acts like Mandarin, Doosu and Sub…
We want to know Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?Sure, we did our normal local rounds this weekend, including seeing DJ Shadow’s latest project over at the House of Blues, but we also had a staffer out at the Sundance Film Festival (actually, he’s still there). Dive in:…
A DC-9 reader alerted us to a list of the Top 79 Music Videos of 2007 over on Shots Ring Out. While it’s clear the music blog heavily leans to indie, folky and artsy bands, some of our favorites made the list. Plus, at No. 61 is Dallas’ own St…
Foo Fighters. (Ben Watts) Probably not a surprise, but we’ll be at the January 23 Foo Fighters show at American Airlines. Want to be there, too, (and not spend any cash)? E-mail me by 3 p.m. with the subject line “Foo Fighters Tickets.” We’ll draw two names at random and…
If you enjoy those daily marathons of America’s Next Top Model on VH1, you’ve probably been prone to the relentless airing of the channel’s You Oughta Know bits. Profiling artists on the rise, they pretty much shove new musicians down your throat at every commercial break. And if you know…
The quirky men of Fishboy.Fishboy has piqued our interest with its loopy tunes and out-there lyrics ever since the band’s Little D CD release in 2005. Almost a multimedia experience as opposed to rock band, the four Denton dudes pull off everything from music to comics to videos and a…
Tweens get ready. Or maybe, parents should, because the Jonas Brothers are heading your way. Yay. Fun times. The adolescent rockers are coming to Nokia Theater February 28 and with the frenzy they tend to cause with tickets, Nokia decided to lay down some rules. So parents, take notes, mark…
Black Tie DynastySorry for the lapse in rumbles. Things are finally settling down enough to concentrate on the next round. Clearly, Lovie was the favorite in the last match-up against The Valentines…er…The Fieros. Not sure if it was name confusion or growing buzz about Lovie, but people commented big time…
So here’s some concert bad news and inconvenient news. In case you haven’t heard, the OneRepublic show at the House of Blues is now sold out. Sorry bubs, you missed out. For those with tickets, you’re going to have to wait a couple more weeks. House of Blues peeps mentioned…
Haste the Day. (Solid State)We’ll admit, this weekend was a lot of working for us. We’ve got big things coming on this blog in the next week or two – and guess when we were meeting with everyone? Yep, this weekend. Below are the two shows we loved from this…
Last night was the Mokah Music Summit and Showcase Dinner where the peeps over at Live @ Mokah invited a bunch of media folk, club owners, artists, record label guys and others to talk about the Dallas music scene and its problems. So, basically, it was Pandora’s Box. With free…
Aww. Marilyn and Twiggy back in the day.Typically, I wouldn’t make a mention of Marilyn Manson coming to town. Maybe it’s the heavy metal documentary I watched last night on VH1 Classic having a residual effect, but it looks like the shock rocker’s February 29 at the House of Blues…
