Here’s the ugly truth about Oak Cliff: Exciting and progressive a neighborhood as it may be, those arguing about its future as a musical epicenter for this city are doing little more than propagating myths. The infrastructure just isn’t there—not right now, and not in the foreseeable future. As a…
To hear U-God, one of the eight surviving original members of the legendary New York-based Wu-Tang Clan, tell it, the hip-hop collective’s current 26-date tour of the United States is no big deal. “It’s what it is,” the rough-around-the-edges, oft-outspoken emcee says in a rather matter-of-fact manner. “We’ve been doing…
[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 18 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 19 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
After last week’s adds to Denton’s upcoming 35 Conferette in March (Jessica Lea Mayfield, A Place to Bury Strangers, Nit Jewel) and the round of added performers announced prior to that one (Mavis Staples, Royal bangs, Reggie Watts, Damien Jurado) our take on the growing lineup card, as you might…
[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 20 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
Once upon a time, way back when VEGA was the Alan Palomo project garnering the most interest, Neon Indian was introduced as an experimental side project from the creative pop songsmith. But it wasn’t just a sonic experiment, this new project; Neon Indian, you may or may not recall, was…
[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 21 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
Earlier this week, we passed along the word that, along with a few other local outfits, The Secret Handshake had been picked as one of the acts to make SXSW’s early-announced performers list. And, while that much remains true, Luis Dubuc, the man behind the Secret Handshake moniker says that…
Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt TreesDecember 2, 2010Better than: going to an actual SMU party. Lest there remained any question as to whom the music of Chiddy Bang is meant for, the Philadelphia-based, indie rock-sampling hip-hop duo provided the answer at Trees last night.Or maybe it’s more appropriate to say that their…
[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 22 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
A couple weeks ago, Jesse Hughey reviewed the debut release from Fort Worth’s supergroup of sorts, Epic Ruins, quite positively, while salivating at the idea of the album getting the vinyl treatment. As the above poster implies, Hughey gets his wish on Saturday night at Lola’s Saloon in Fort Worth…
The Denton-hosted, pre-South by Southwest festival formerly known as NX35 went and released another round of performers slated to play its festivities in March today — and, as with the last round of additions, it features a couple of interesting names.Among today’s several adds: Ohio-based singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield; acclaimed…
Last night, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2010 Grammy Awards, as they tend to do around this time of year. The winners won’t be announced until the live awards show, which will air on CBS on Sunday, February 13, 2011. But, thanks…
The rumors started swirling back in September. Then, on Thanksgiving Day during the Fox broadcast of the Cowboys-Saints game, the NFL confirmed it: Just as had been speculated, the Black Eyed Peas had indeed been selected by the league to provide the entertainment during the halftime spectacular at the Cowboys…
[Over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 23 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
It’s kind of tough to wrap your head around the fact that, next year, legendary bluesman Robert Johnson would have turned 100 years old. Given the gravitas that surrounds his mystique, you’d think he’d be older, no? Sure enough, though: May 8, 1911 was his birthday. And, to celebrate that…
Speaking of Erykah Badu, it seems the Queen finally has some local musicians to keep her company down in Austin next year when she performs at the annual cluster-you-know-what that is South by Southwest. After having releasing an early early list last month of scheduled performers, which included Badu, the…
It’s officially December, which means 2010 is almost over, which means it’s time for the overzealous music critics of the world to rush out their year-end best music lists, even though, hey, the year isn’t over and there are still albums coming out and, y’know, there’s still a good 30…
[Over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 24 on the list–and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a…
This weekend, Erykah Badu performed at the 2010 Soul Train Awards, which aired on BET this weekend and pulled in a cool 3.9 million viewers, not too shabby. And, as if we need more reason to praise Erykah Badu, her live takes on “Out My Mind, Just In Time” and…
Greenville’s Own Ben Kweller has had his fair share of collaborators over the years — and, in this coming week’s paper, we’ll meet one of them, John David Kent, his former Radish bandmate, who is starting to make waves on his own thanks to his new outfit, John David Kent…
