“Drugs In My Body” – Thieves Like UsI first staggered upon Thieves Like Us a few years back while carelessly clicking in and out of the blogospherem, and my first exposure to the electro trio was via its video for “Drugs in My Body.” Since then, the band has produced…
In case our Q&A with The Low Anthem’s Jeff Prystowsky from back when his overwhelmingly affecting folk band rolled through town for a gig at the Granada back in October, maybe the adorable and gorgeous above fan-made video will convince you the band’s worth checking out. Yeah? Good, ’cause the…
Chicago and Jersey-based hip-hop duo Kidz in the Hall has been earning all kinds of shine of late, much thanks to its just-dropped third release, Land of Make Believe, and the above lead single, “Jukebox,” which features a little help from MC Lyte even. Nice video too, actually.And, en route…
Since we’re actually starting to get sick of talking about it, might as well end our exhaustive NX35 coverage–and do so on a high note with this 15-minute clip from LOUD-quiet-LOUD opening (no, really) from The Flaming Lips’ headlining performance on Saturday night. And, yessir, this here clip comes complete…
Perhaps you saw us at this year’s NX35 Conferette in Denton? Well, we were there–in case you didn’t know–and, as you’ll see below, starting with a fairly intense live clip of HEALTH performing “Die Slow” at The Boiler Room on Friday night, we were shooting videos all weekend long, too…
About a month ago, we all stumbled across a clip of Dallas native St. Vincent (nee Annie Clark, duh) and one David Byrne performing together at The Allen Room in New York City. At that show, the two performed a song called “Breathing”–which, turns out, was just the tease of…
In this week’s paper, Noah W. Bailey, who’s been sold on Mayer Hawthorne and his retro-Moown cool for some time now, does his best to sell you on Hawthorne, too, in advance of tonight’s performance from the man at The Loft. Writes Bailey:Hawthorne turned out one of the best soul…
So: This weekend marks the release of the rock ‘n’ roll biopic on The Runaways–called The Runaways, natch–which tells the story of the noted ’70s punk rock jailbait act that offered up “Cherry Bomb” to the masses (what’s up, Dazed and Confused, soundtrack?) and introduced the word to frontwoman Cherie…
The Flaming Lips, Midlake, Stardeath and White DwarfsNorth Texas Fairgrounds in Denton as part of NX35 2010March 13, 2010Better than: any other concert I’ve ever seen, maybe? As the crowds filtered in to the North Texas Fairgrounds last night, Norman, Oklahoma’s Stardeath and White Dwarf’s powerful psych-rock welcomed them in…
Band: HEALTH Venue: The Boiler Room Time: 11:55 p.m.Some 15 minutes before HEALTH lunched into what would be the most visceral–and, without a doubt, the most visually stimulating performance at NX35 2010 so far–the packed house inside the Boiler Room showed its hand. Whereas the crowd loudly offered up its…
There’s many things I enjoy about the NX35 Conferette, not the least of which is the fact that it sure makes writing this here post easier. (Yes, I’m that self-centered.)As you already know: The Flaming Lips, Midlake and Stardeath and White Dwarfs are playing the North Texas Fairgounds for free…
Right about… well, right now, actually, the very first event of the second annual NX35 Conferette is underway–a discussion about the DFW art scene and its future. As for me? Well, I’m hitting the road right now to head up to the conferette’s second event this weekend, a panel in…
In this week’s print edition of the Observer, you’ll see some of the fruits that came from a conversation I shared with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne a little over a week ago as part of a preview for the NX35 Conferette, the four-day, mostly walkable music festival that kicks…
After last year’s crop of 40 area acts playing at South by Southwest and 2008’s total of 39, yes, this year’s number of 28 area acts on the annual music festival and conference’s official bills sure appears something of a letdown. Even when you factor in the kinda locals—area ex-pats…
Surely, by now, you know about NX35’s without-question climax—the free, Saturday night show at the North Texas Fairgrounds featuring The Flaming Lips, Denton’s own Midlake, and Norman, Oklahoma’s Stardeath and White Dwarfs. At last count, though, some 200 or so other bands have also been booked to play Denton’s second…
In a pretty big reveal—before he really starts riffing on the pressures his band The Flaming Lips feels now that its reputation as music festival heroes has been cemented and the connection he feels to Dallas-Fort Worth thanks to Deep Ellum’s embrace of his band in its early years—Wayne Coyne…
Forget Kobe Bryant. Forget LeBron James. Forget Dwyane Wade. Yeah, this weekend is about those names as the National Basketball Association brings its annual All-Star Game to Cowboys Stadium, along with a string of events in and around downtown Dallas. Yet it’s also about another prominent roster that’s coming to…
As promised, DFW’s own Neon Indian released a new single via Mountain Dew’s new Green label Sound entity today, and the song’s available as a free download through the label’s site. The song, called “Sleep Paralysist,” is pretty token Neon Indian, filled with blips, bleeps and a repetitive, synth-based beat…
Maybe it’s just me, but is today the funniest day ever, or what?(Hat tip.)…
Robert has the story on why this video was created. But, sometimes, it’s best not to question these things, to just sit back, and enjoy them for what they are. And, in this case, what it is, is maybe the best/worst thing of all-time.Seriously: Tony Romo, you have a standing,…
pStationTrack=’track_14844_2008′; document.write(”); Hey, look who stopped by Paste Magazine to play “Caroline” from his recent self-titled album for this clip, posted to the mag’s site this morning? Hint: Why, it’s Dallas’ own Rhett Miller! It’s a fun clip, if only because Miller’s telling of the story behind the song is…
To end the day here on DC9, allow us to point you in the direction of our sister blog, Unfair Park, where Big Bad Bobbo has just tackled a subject pretty near and dear to his heart: the city’s recent efforts to re-vamp the Dallas Convention Center’s Memorial Auditorium into…
