No Age, Abe Vigoda and Infinite Body The Loft June 30, 2008 Better than: Risking life and limb arguing with skinheads back in the ’80s at Studio D or The Theater Gallery. Is this what punk rock has come to? Although all three acts hail from California, home of Black…
With our DOMA ballot online and ripe for your votin’, we figured we’d give you some help: a daily breakdown of each category’s nominees. Best Folk/Acoustic Act: Doug Burr Sarah Jaffe Glen Farris Matthew and the Arrogant Sea Collin Herring This one’s wide-open, really, and features some pretty intriguing match-ups…
Less than four months after the release of Texas, Aledo-based PlayRadioPlay is no longer affiliated with Island Records or the label’s distributor, Universal Music Group. Dan Hunter, the man behind the bubblegum electro-pop, announced the release with a two-page letter outlining how things went sour between him and his label…
Somebody’s Darling is a somewhat recently formed local alt-country/pop quartet led by vocalist Amber Farris and guitarist David Ponder. Farris and Ponder spent two years in a Dallas band called Raleigh, releasing an EP and an LP before lead singer Josh King bolted to Austin. Recruiting bassist Adam Carter and…
This weekend was a buffet of techno delight. A glow sticks salesman’s wet dream. There was enough ecstasy to get Amy Winehouse high. Well, at least, according to what’s on Youtube. Yes, it was “Meltdown: Summer Edition” last Saturday at the Lizard Lounge, and if you like techno beats–and I…
Just for kicks, ’cause No Age is playing the Palladium tonight, an interview John Iskander or Parade of Flesh sorta-conducted with No Age (and the band’s merch guy?) when the band played Hailey’s in Denton with Liars in February… …and, yeah, that’s “Eraser” they play at the end of the…
Centro-matic, The Kadane Brothers and The Theater Fire Granada Theater June 28, 2008 Better than: Um…a lot of things, really. Y’know, when he wants to, Will Johnson can really work a crowd. Sure, this night was, for all intents and purposes, Centro-matic’s night: The band’s riding high on the release…
We’re RTB2 fans, OK? Get it yet? We already told you about a bunch of shows tonight (The Party, Will Johnson, Shearwater in Fort Worth, Shearwater in Dallas, and Boris), Saturday (Doug Burr, Lymbyc Systym/Her Space Holiday/Florene and maybe the show of the year) and Sunday (Stone Temple Pilots/Black Francis)…
What you might’ve missed this week on DC9 as you mourned the loss of a comedic giant… – We checked out Tom Waits at the Palladium, and wondered what the crap was up with the venue that night? – We celebrated the return of our favorite day-time weekend activity. -…
Saturday night’s show at the Granada might be the best bill of the year–we said so in print already–so, yeah, we’re pretty excited. Better yet, we’ve got two pairs of tickets to give away for the show. First two people to email me with “Centro-Kadane Fire” in the subject line…
Denton’s beloved independent music, books, movies and more store, Strawberry Fields, reopens tonight at its new location next to Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio. Last month, a rent hike forced the venue out of its former Oak Street location, which had been the home of many a DIY rock show. The…
…Finally. So, time to put up or shut up: The 2008 Dallas Observer Music Awards ballot is now up and running online. You know, vote or die. And all that jazz. –Pete Freedman…
Just got word from Good Records’ C.J. Davis: Shearwater’s running a bit late and won’t go on for its in-store performance until 6 p.m. today. So, while you can still feel free to ditch work early and head on over to Greenville, you can now take your time in doing…
Proof that the ’90s are truly back: Rolling Stone gives the Toadies some love on a blog post today and Spin continues showering the Toadies with hype, this time filming some exclusive acoustic rooftop sets in Manhattan with the Fort Worth boys. –Pete Freedman…
Doug Burr, with Glen Farris in the background. (Robert Hudson) Next week’s paper will feature a running diary of sort from Dave Sims in his weekly Denton-focused North of the Dial column. The piece focuses on a recent weekend-long recording session from Doug Burr, his band members and a few…
The Party rock the party that rocks the body. (Matt Hawthorne) Having dominated Dallas’ dance floors for two years with their unique approach to “party rock”, The Party continues to roll deep with an entourage of loyal jitterbugs. Celebrating the two-year anniversary of the creation of their wildly popular DJ…
Dallas’ Play-N-Skillz, a duo of half-Venezuelan, half-Argentinian brothers who both rap on their own songs and produce tracks for others, aren’t exactly newcomers to the national hip-hop game–they produced and co-wrote Chamillionaire’s huge hit “Ridin'”, and they’re the beatsmiths behind “Got Money,” one of the sure-to-be hits off Lil Wayne’s…
Surely, you saw Jesse Hughey’s review of New Science Projects’ new album, Crocodile, in this week’s print edition of DC9. And, surely, you raised an eyebrow when he crowned the disc’s “Wet Sights” as having the Line of the Year in area music: “You can come in my mouth, don’t…
Oh, to be that guitar! I never imagined this job would ever lead to opportunities like interviewing a former Hillary Duff tourmate and Seventeen cover boy, but Teddy Geiger was kind enough to tell us about upcoming Peter Cattaneo film The Rocker. Starring Rainn Wilson, Josh Gadd, Emma Stone and…
This week, in the blazing afternoon sun, Aural Ambush trudged around West Village on the hunt for citizens who would don our headphones and listen to “Eraser” by No Age. The song is the second track on Nouns, the Los Angeles-based band’s newest album, and its first record on Sub…
We always appreciate it when visual artists and musicians collaborate, whether it’s by putting on a big event, holding a concert in a gallery or museum, or complementing live music with interesting visuals. But we don’t want to overlook the smaller ways in which visual artists and musicians work together,…
As if tomorrow afternoon’s event, with Mayor Tom Leppert running a town hall meeting in Deep Ellum, wasn’t a little weird to begin with, there’s this: Frankie Campagna of Spector 45 will be opening for the mayor. In other news, I’m gonna be auditioning bands to open for all of…
