Last Night: Fleet Foxes and Cave Singers at Palladium Ballroom

Fleet Foxes, Cave SingersPalladium BallroomMay 11, 2011Better Than: Seeing a bad band in a good venue. Based on the release of the Fleet Foxes’ brilliant, self-titled 2008 debut — along with their new record Helplessness Blues, which was released last week — it wouldn’t be hard for one to predict…

The Music Angle in Irving’s Mayoral Race

Less than a mile from the hole in the ground where Texas Stadium once proudly stood, a plot of land has been set aside for an entertainment complex that could drastically change the Dallas-Fort Worth music market, affecting everyone from local bands to major touring acts. The controversial complex, known…

The Antlers, C.J. Ramone and a Whole Mess of Show Announcements

As we mentioned yesterday, The Antlers are fresh off an interesting collaboration with Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo, which came shortly after the completion of their album Burst Apart. The album, which which features the band’s signature textured layers of guitars and keyboards, has been received with a solid amount of…

Watch: Neon Indian Collaborates With The Antlers

It looks like Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo enjoyed his collaboration with the Flaming Lips so much that he got together with some other musician folks from his newish neighborhood, Brooklyn’s The Antlers. The result was a super-slow yet powerful version of an Antlers song called “Rolled Together.” Fans of the…

Comptroller Shuts Down July Alley, Owner Hopes to Reopen Soon

The Deep Ellum mainstay bar July Alley has been around since long before many of its patrons were old enough to drink. But late last week, the State Comptroller of Public Accounts seized the property for failure to pay state taxes. When it will open again, nobody knows, including July…

Over The Weekend: Brett Dennen & Dawes at Granada Theater

Editor’s Note: This review was written by Jenny Block Brett Dennen, Dawes Granada Theater May 7, 2011 Better than: Hula hooping in your front yard on the first day of summer vacation, sun in your face, knowing that your mom will call you in for grilled cheese and grape Kool…

Mom’s Greatest Hits: Ten Songs Mom Jammed While Driving

With Mother’s Day almost upon us, we can’t help but look back on the days when Mom schlepped us kids around in the station wagon, minivan or what-have-you. While we were in the backseat losing french fries in the seat creases, getting chewing gum stuck to the back of Mom’s…

This Will Destroy You Goes Darker

On a recent afternoon, the two Dallas-based members of instrumental post-rock act This Will Destroy You, bassist Donovan Jones and drummer Alex Bhore, stand in the middle of a bamboo forest. As a warm breeze moves through the canopy above, they savor the moment with a joint before heading back…

This Week In Dallas Music History: The Education of Michelle Shocked

This week in 1996, Unfair Park’s Own Robert Wilonsky got down to brass tacks with Texas singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked, whose career was unexpectedly started a decade earlier.In the story, Wilonsky retells the somewhat widely known story of Shocked’s hijacked beginnings. “She recorded the songs on a fan’s weak-batteried Walkman only…

Good Friday: The Actual Good Friday Edition

We’ve already had a busy week of shows, but that doesn’t mean the weekend’s shows will be spare. There’s actually quite a few nice choices this weekend. Let’s start by re-capping the oneswe’ve been mentioning all week.Tonight, Those Darlins will bring their newly established rock sound to Rubber Gloves Rehearsal…

Listomania: Seven Debut Albums Not Worth Being Saved By God

We’re already started on a big weekend, folks. Earth Day and Good Friday are both happening now. Plus, Sunday is Easter. Oh, and Passover ends next Tuesday. Which brings us to this post. In the original passover story, Jewish families would sacrifice a lamb to have their house passed over…

Those Darlins Ditch Country For Rock.

Jessi Darlin’s phone cuts in and out. She’s riding in a van that’s driving through the Southern states with her band Those Darlins, in the middle of a tour opening for Dallas favorites the Old 97’s. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine Rhett Miller and company hanging…