The formula for the Denton music scene is no accident: cheap rent and plentiful venues make for a perfect melting pot for bands to pop up all over the place. Whether it’s a house or dive bar show, there’s somewhere for you to perform. If you either live in Denton…
Even if you weren’t a Tori Amos fan in the mid-to-late ’90s, the odds are good that you knew a few of us who were. Our Kool-Aid dyed hair and witch-length skirts helped visually amplify our hormonal angst to the surrounding world. As did our notebooks — scribbled with words…
Born Myra Ellen Amos, singer/songwriter/composer Tori Amos changed her name at 18 and embarked on a three-decade-long musical journey that has been fascinating to say the least. Amos’ music can be filled with as much pretension as beauty, but it is always interesting. After a few neo-classical releases, Unrepentant Geraldines,…
Country music in the 1980’s offered some of the same arguments many types of country music fans still have today. What is and is not “country”? Can pop-country and traditional country coexist peacefully on one radio dial? Can the sheen of Kenny Rogers’ gloriously manicured beard ever be more powerful…
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been to more than a few concerts already over the course of the week. And hey, maybe you need a night off or two to recover from all the fun you’ve had on nights when you’ve still had work the next day. Then again,…
Starting Friday the Quebecois carnival group Cirque Du Soleil takes over the American Airlines Center with their tribute to the life and music of Michael Jackson with THE IMMORTAL tour. The Texas leg of the tour is the last in the U.S. for the company, as they will cap off…
When Bobby Patterson, a legend of Dallas soul music, decided to call his new album I Got More Soul, he wasn’t kidding around. If you ask him, he really does have more soul. More of everything, in fact. “More soul for your ear hole. More soul than more soul. More…
Very few bands had the indie clout of the Walkmen. For over a decade, the D.C. area natives made an indelible mark on alternative rock by churning out several classic albums. When the band decided to call it quits in 2013, it was a sad moment for fans and critics…
There’s a new album coming down the pipe from Fort Worth punk band the Phuss, who recently signed with Albany, New York record label Magnetic Eye Records. And while the record, which will be titled On the Prowl, won’t get it’s official release until September 16, the band has whetted…
Jake Orrall sounds tired. Granted he has a right to be. Jake and Jamin Orrall, better known as fuzzy two-piece JEFF the Brotherhood, have put out seven albums over 13 years, with yet another new EP coming this September. Jake has even been producing a different band’s album, which is…
When we attended the Lady Gaga concert last week at American Airlines Center, we were left with one particularly strong impression from the night: that Mother Monster is close as ever with her Little Monsters. That may hardly be news at this point; from the time Gaga first achieved here…
Daniel Huffman, known better as New Fumes to fans of magnificently messed-up psych rock, could never been accused of being lazy or even predictable. Whether he’s opening up for legends such as My Bloody Valentine, hanging out with his buddies in the Flaming Lips or creating all sorts of mind-bending…
If the past few days have been a little disorienting thanks to this polar vortex, then fear not: there are concerts coming to help us all make a little more sense of the world again. This weekend brings performances from folk legends, a trio of rockin’ brothers from Texas, and…
“When you play electronic music, you have control of the imagination of the people in the room, and it can get to an extent where it’s almost physical.” These words, spoken by Ralf Hütter of pioneering electronic outfit Kraftwerk, ring no truer than today. And although Dallas is far removed…
For a time in the mid ’90s, the Mavericks were on top of the neo-traditional country world. The Miami band featuring the amazing talents of singer Raul Malo scored a hit in 1996 with “All You Ever Want to Do is Bring Me Down” and even won a Grammy Award…
Two years ago It’ll Do Dancing opened it’s doors and filled a void in the Dallas dance scene that had been dominated by V.I.P. bottle service clubs and big arena festivals. Both skewed more towards mainstream pop music than old school dance culture. Brooke Humphries moved into an old Latin…
DJ nights in Dallas that are spinning vinyl are basically a dying breed. The laptop has become the preferred way for a lot of DJs to play a set, and who could blame them? Electronic music is much cheaper, won’t scratch or break like vinyl, and can be carried around…
Best known for her work with the Austin roots-rock outfit the Trishas, singer/songwriter Kelley Mickwee will be the first member of the band to release a solo album. You Used to Live Here hits the streets in a few days and it’s quite a departure from Mickwee’s work with the…
Mother Monster returns to Dallas this Thursday at American Airlines Center and this time she brings her artRAVE: The artPOP Ball along with her. Never mind the haters; seeing Lady Gaga in concert is still a crazy-fun experience and a great excuse to dress up. In fact, it’s the Little…
It’s a Saturday afternoon and Sheffield, England four-piece the Crookes are on another marathon drive to the next gig. They play Minneapolis on the night in question, Chicago the next and then Dallas tonight, Tuesday, July 15 for a show at City Tavern. Frontman/bassist George Waite was originally slated to…
When they formed in the early 1980’s, Tesla was a pleasant anomaly, a group of regular guys from California that for some reason got lumped in with the seemingly endless array of hair metal and glam bands. Although Tesla’s music always had its pop/metal side, the band members themselves seemed…
Fort Worth’s Jacob Furr has been on an intense journey these past couple of years. While he’s certainly been a well-traveled troubadour, spending a great deal of time in California after moving from here a few years ago, it’s safe to say that his geographical wandering isn’t what has impacted…
