Preview: Beau Wanzer at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio

Discipline brings in guest DJs every once in a while, and because those guys have good taste, they’re usually high-caliber. Chicago electronic musician Beau Wanzer has a pretty impressive track record, and there’s no denying Chicago’s industrial and house music past has seeped into his jams. He’s a true gearhead,…

Dick Clark, 1929-2012

Man, it took about five minutes before the Dick Clark hologram jokes started pouring in via social media, but I can’t say I’m surprised. And even though Clark no doubt had a sense of humor, it’d been increasingly difficult to see him in the last few years, what with his…

And the Rock the Park Finalists Are…

Remember just last month, when were were asking bands to submit demos to be part of Homegrown Fest? Remember when I proposed that instead of a musical battle, bands actually had to physically battle for favor? Oh, memories. Well, we’ve narrowed Rock the Park down to the top eight, four…

Flight Facilities – Rio Room – 4/12/12

Flight Facilities Rio Room Thursday, April 12 Last night was my first visit to Rio Room, and not for lack of interest. I’ve been wanting to get to their Thursday night DJ series for months now, but since Thursday has become “Little Friday” in Dallas, it’s been difficult. So I…

Who Should Bon Iver Collaborate With Next?

With the news this week that former Dallas/current Minneapolis rapper Andy Bothwell, aka Astronautalis, is collaborating with Bon Iver on a new album, it made us think of his recent collabo with The Flaming Lips, and his James Blake team-up. Is Justin Vernon like one of those rappers you pull…

Preview: Chairlift, Nite Jewel at Dada

Something, the new LP from Brooklyn duo Chairlift, sounds more energized than 2008’s Does You Inspire You, mixing a bit more funk, pop and psych into their ’80s synth palette. No doubt the four years between albums gave them a little artistic kick and room to experiment. That era’s excesses…

School of Seven Bells at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Even if you’re not the biggest fan of School of Seven Bells, the NYC duo featuring former Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza, seeing them in the museum setting might be worth the trip. The Modern is possibly the loveliest art museum in North Texas, and this Modern…

Preview: Brain Gang, Leg Sweeper at Andy’s Bar

Well, here’s an all-local line-up you wouldn’t really piece together, which is the point of this night. Dallas hip-hop collective Brain Gang and punk duo Leg Sweeper certainly have a “party on” theme going on. Brain Gang even go as far as having a song all about it. Leg Sweeper,…

Today In Amazing Old Press Photos: T-4-2

While I was looking through the Observer press photo vaults earlier, I found this gem. T-4-2 (or, possibly, T42), according to the Internet, “faded into the background after 1993, with two songs appearing on compilations, and only a handful of Dallas-area live gigs since. The band has no affiliation with…

Look, I Like That Nicki Minaj Video For “Beez in the Trap”

I still have to think back to Nicki Minaj’s verse on Kanye West’s “Monster,” what seems like an eternity ago, when people start breaking her down. There, in the span of one verse, were a handful of Minaj’s personas, as the NYC rapper asserted herself as both masculine (“My money’s…

At The Drive-In To Play Intimate Gig At Trees Tomorrow

On Friday afternoon, clubs editor Daniel Hopkins played a fun game called How Many Promoters Does It Take To Confirm An At The Drive-In Show, and I believe the tally was three by day’s end. As the weekend progressed, social media confirmed that the El Paso band’s whereabouts on Tuesday…