Trust us. You’ve seen this guy taking shots around town before. In a break from his nightly photography expeditions to music clubs and smoky dive bars, Scotty “Crazy Picture Guy” Mankoff has been hitting the red carpet to cover the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Last night, Mankoff shot local…
Pet Hospital is a young and promising local act. It’s also the reason Lion Dog Records was launched. (Stephanie Alexander) Lion Dog Records is the newest label in the DFW area, and it started for one very specific reason: to put out Pet Hospital’s first EP Dry Bones. I wrote…
The skinny on Fats? He’s in the Hall now. No, not that one. The one in Oakland. Proof that Dallas’ blues scene still has some clout in the world: The late Dallas-based blues and R&B singer-songwriter Ferdinand “Fats” Washington was inducted into the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame in…
Hey, AA Bondy doesn’t look sick in this staged press photo! (Clara Felice) Bad new for those of you inspired by the glowing AA Bondy write-up in this week’s paper to the point where you bought tickets just to see this man perform his opening set for the Weakerthans at…
Salim the dream, in the flesh. Dallas’ own Salim Nourallah gets a nice little write-up over on popmatters.com today–to the tune of 4,281 words, in fact. It’s part of the site’s “Now Hear This!” feature section, which aims “to provide a featured space for performers who truly deserve a closer…
Bring on quadraphonic sound!If you like the CD and record selection at Good Records, you better schedule a visit, pronto. Today is your last chance to buy CDs and vinyl at the beloved Greenville Avenue store. Manager Chris Penn said the change is the result of the soaring number of…
Maryland’s The Mishaps are worth your five bucks. Busted the day after rent was due? Oh, we feel you. Luckily, Wednesday night we can get a fix of rock ‘n’ roll at Rubber Gloves with The Mishaps for a mere $5. If the five bucks feel steep, keep in mind…
Dove Hunter, trying out for Pants Off Dance Off. (Lee Setty) Two Stuart Sikes-produced local discs were showcased at The Barley House on Friday night when Dove Hunter and Fort Worth’s Calhoun shared a bill, playing to a fairly packed house. The big news wasn’t the performance, though. Rather, it…
Lots of Youtube uploads of shows that happened around DFW this past weekend. Didn’t get a chance to go out yourself? Well, watch these and maybe you act the part to your friends. Mount Righteous’ Spree-like “throw a ton of people on stage and just be a visual spectacle” gag…
…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…
Shooter Jennings is country royalty, folks. Plan your weekend well and you could have yourself a stellar, varied slew of music performances to take in this weekend. Here’s a head start. Dove Hunter, Calhoun 10 p.m. Friday, March 28, The Barley House I’m making a beeline to The Barley House…
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…
Sometimes at comedy shows you just have to resign yourself to not getting it, and that’s what I did at last night’s Neil Hamburger show at Rubber Gloves. That was until his set was over, when I realized he’s supposed to be that bad. In a dated suit and a…
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…
