Course Of Empire undoubtedly stands as one of the most notable acts to ever grace the Dallas music scene. Still today, 13 years after the band called it quits, you can still occasionally hear the name drifting through the cavernous Deep Ellum clubs they used to play.The end of the…
There are some pretty big shows coming to town this weekend — massive ones, actually. But you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more important singer than Americana legend Steve Earle, who will perform at Billy Bob’s Texas on Saturday night.He’s not the only legend playing in town this weekend, though…
It appears that Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton is fully committed to his new post as owner of The Boiler Room in Deep Ellum.When we spoke to him a few weeks ago, just after he had reopened the Deep Ellum bar, he told us he’d basically opened for business the…
The two members of The Civil Wars, Joy Williams and John Paul White, were shocked when they learned that in only four months’ time, Barton Hollow, their February-released debut full-length, had sold more than 110,000 units. Given the dismal climate of the music industry and the relative newness of the…
Still fresh from the release of their new album I Am Very Far, Austin’s Okkervil River seems to be working quite hard to let everyone know about it. The album is quite solid, thanks in part to the production work of local producer John Congleton, who, just like Okkervil, seems to be…
This week 13 years ago, the members of Tripping Daisy were on the verge of giving birth to Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, the greatest record of their career.In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, Robert Wilonsky visited the TD boys in their sweaty East Dallas…
It’s hot as hell and the area burn bans are in full effect, which can only mean one thing: It’s time to celebrate our independence! This weekend’s live music offerings are fairly strong, but at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth on Monday, Willie Nelson is putting on the area’s…
FYI: The Hard Rock Cafe totally still exists. Believe it or not, we actually have one here in Dallas. And, on Saturday, the chain dedicated to rock ‘n’ roll history, iconic t-shirts and overpriced bar food is celebrating 40 years in the biz. According to the note we just got…
Most musicians who make it big had to start somewhere. For every sold out arena show or big festival slot, there were at least a couple of open mic nights in empty, seedy dives. For many area rock stars and former rockers, those dives were on Elm, Main and Commerce…
Wild Flag is something of a web phenomenon, gaining loads of notoriety before ever releasing any music. It helps, of course, that front-lady Carrie Brownstein and Wild Flag bandmate Janet Weiss were members of the legendary rock trio Sleater-Kinney. But now, with their new act, they’re taking a different approach,…
These days, Paul Slavens is best known for his radio show on KXT-91.7 FM. But, back in 1997, people were still missing the hell out of his popular local act Ten Hands, a band he fronted from 1986 to 1995.In this week’s edition of This Week In Dallas Music History,…
Deep Ellum is about to get yet another addition to its growing list of restaurants and music venues. The Free Man, which will open as a Cajun style cafe in the space formerly occupied by Sol’s Taco Lounge, will serve as both a restaurant and a venue.The Free Man’s owner,…
It’s that time of the year again, when the heat has all of our teenage angst at an all-time high. The folks behind the Vans Warped Tour planned accordingly with this year’s installment of the fest, which will be at Gexa Energy Pavilion today. So, if you’re extremely pissed at…
Seattle indie-folk act Motopony just sent our way an interesting press release, in which they detail plans for a coast-to-coast US tour. The whole thing will take place in single day.With the help of the Love Field-based Southwest Airlines, which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, the band will turn…
It’s a risky career move, holing up in a cabin in the woods to create a debut album, but for Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, it seems to have paid off in spades. Between nods from Kanye West and the success of his R&B side project Gayngs, his highly anticipated self-titled…
After the City of Irving’s drawn out and expensive mayoral election, the results are in, showing Beth Van Duyne the victor with 57 percent of the vote.Van Duyne ousted the incumbent Herbert Gears, whose largest talking point was the proposed Irving Entertainment Center, which will include 11 restaurants and a…
In the late ’90s and early aughts, there were a handful of Dallas bands that made a big splash locally, and a slightly smaller splash nationally. Today’s edition of This Week In Dallas Music History focuses on one such act — Lewis, whose brief three-year run saw the band release…
Last year’s trippy Electric Daisy Carnival did so well that it will be back for a second time in Dallas on Saturday night in Fair Park. This year’s headliners are DJs Paul Van Dyk and Diplo, along with a couple dozen other artists who will, just like last year, keep…
It was just a month ago when we started down a trail that lead to Preteen Zenith, Tim DeLaughter’s new act. The item that perked our ears up? Well, it was the announcement of a free Polyphonic Spree show that will take place tonight as Late Nights at the Dallas…
The proposed Irving Entertainment Center has been in a state of limbo for some time now, but a new chapter of the story will begin after this Saturday, when Irving voters return to the polls for a runoff vote.As currently planned, the Irving Entertainment Center will house 11 restaurants, a…
This week’s show announcements are likely the strongest we’ve seen all year, and, to start it off, we have the legendary post-punk act Mission Of Burma. The band, which broke up in 1983, has been reunited since 2002, putting out what some say is their most impressive work yet. And,…
It hasn’t been very long since The Boiler Room in Deep Ellum closed down, but we’ve just received word that it is being reopened by someone with quite a bit of history with Deep Ellum. Drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton and a few other investors have just purchased the place,…
