Over The Weekend: Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival at the Granada Theater

Gorilla Vs. Bear FestivalGranada TheaterJuly 23, 2011Better than: being in a confined space where an actual gorilla and an actual bear are fighting. On Saturday night at the Granada Theater, the Dallas-based taste-making heavyweight blog Gorilla Vs. Bear held its first ever festival, and, aside from a few train-wreck moments,…

St. Vincent Reveals New Song From Forthcoming Strange Mercy

Just a few days ago, we heard news that St. Vincent’s forthcoming, Oak Cliff-recorded album Strange Mercy would see its release on September 13. That announcement, followed by a handful of Tom Waits covers, has put the St. Vincent new album buzz full speed ahead.But the biggest news yet comes…

Gustafer Yellowgold

In the world of children’s cartoons, sensory overload seems to be the best way to keep the attention of little ones — at least according to the majority of programs aimed at this demographic. Morgan Taylor, the creator of Gustafer Yellowgold, tends to disagree. But Gustafer’s character — a sun-dwelling…

Concert Foul No. 72: The Concert Dancer

It seems that it’s nearly impossible to show up at a performance of one’s favorite musical act these days and not run into this most uninhibited concert goer. Granted, according to popular behavior, indie-rock shows are best watched while frozen in the upright position. But concert dancers have never heard…

Neon Indian Announces Release Date for New Album Era Extraña

Little bits and pieces of news regarding Neon Indian’s highly anticipated forthcoming record continue to surface leading up to its release. Yesterday, the band, fronted by Denton’s own Alan Palomo, announced that the album, called Era Extraña, will be released in North America on September 13. The album, produced by…

Listen: New Music From Preteen Zenith

Late on Friday, Preteen Zenith tweeted a message to its followers to visit its newly designed website, on which there is a sneak peak of an outro of a song called “Abstraction.”We jumped at the chance to hear a little bit more from the band, seeing as all we’ve had…

Playboy Names Rio Room One of the Best in the US

In the latest issue of Playboy, the magazine synonymous with naked ladies and nightlife, the publication’s editors compiled a list of the 14 best nightlife hot spots across the US. And we’ll be damned if Dallas wasn’t included. The uber-trendy Travis Street night club Rio Room made the cut –…

Watch: St. Vincent Covers Tom Waits

There will probably be a lot of Annie Clark, or as she’s known on stage St. Vincent, news on DC9 in the coming weeks. Call it a hunch.Fresh off the heals of announcing a September 13 release date for her third record Strange Mercy, and a Sunday, October 23, Kessler…