Listen: We know this is a busy weekend. Lots to do–and only so much candy to consume in order to sugar-rush yourself through it all. But this still deserves your attention: At 7 p.m. tonight at the Barry Whistler Gallery (located at 2909-B Canton Street in Deep Ellum), long-time local music…
In case there was any doubt that Nic Hernandez was spot on about Lou Barlow’s in-store performance at Good Records last week, Barlow himself confirmed as much today. While out on the road right now with Dinosaur Jr. and Built to Spill, Barlow, who is playing at least two sets…
Earlier this week, the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay! and now known as Analog Rebellion, Aledo’s Daniel Hunter, released the above clip, which offers fans yet another glimpse at the direction of his upcoming record. Specifically, the above song, which is set in the video to a clip of Hunter…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 30, 2009…Folk singer Taylor Mitchell was killed by a pack of coyotes in Nova Scotia.Punk drummer Chuck Biscuits has died. Wait… no he didn’t?An alleged autopsy photo of Michael Jackson have been shopped around to the media…
Even if you’re not a regular reader of its dripping-with-sarcasm content, visiting the oh-so-self-aware Hipster Runoff today is a must for any local music fan, as famed HR webmaster Carles has taken two local products, St. Vincent and Neon Indian, and, more specifically, their fanbases, to task today.First, in the…
Two weeks ago, it was Marky Ramone who visited with Richard Hunter on Hunter’s afternoon radio show on KMNY-1360 AM. Today’s it’s punk icon Jello Biafra who graces our area airwaves at 4:30 this afternoon, spewing forth his seemingly endless (but still funny) diatribes against corporate America. Biafra, the former…
One of my favorite local singer/songwriters, Kristy Kruger, just send along an email detailing a cool event happening this coming Monday at Opening Bell Coffee: The Third Annual Dia de Los Muertos Music Festival. Since his death in Iraq, Kristy Kruger has thrown this event in honor of her brother,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 29, 2009…Nick Jonas is launching into a solo career… with side band The Administration.Wunderkind producer Mark Ronson is now designing shoes for Gucci.Lady Gaga is giving away a locks of her hair with her new deluxe album. Well played Gaga,…
No DC9 in SPACE filming tonight–and, because of some technical errors on our part, no DC9 in SPACE episode to share before the end of the day today either (although, once it’s ready in a few hours, we’ll have last week’s episode up on the blog for your viewing pleasure)…
For a year-and-a-half now, our clubs editor, Jesse Hughey, has dutifully handled that task of selecting the winners and writing the accompanying blurbs for our Poster of the Week items. (Check the archives–there are some real gems in there.)Starting tomorrow, though, Jesse’s stepping aside from that post. And stepping in…
Last week, a gem of a book arrived in the office–well, a gem for any Bruce fans in the building, which, I’m pretty sure is everyone? In my clouded perspective, at least, yeah.Anyway, here’s why it’s interesting: The Light In Darkness, as it’s called, features on Bruce Springsteen and the…
On Monday, in addition to the news of the new hosts at the upstart NPR music station coming to town on Nov. 9, we passed along the info of the early names booked to play in-studio performances at the station. Well, today, that list grows a bit–and, with those adds,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 28, 2009…Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood has launched his own clothing line. I can only imagine that he’ll come out with a line of orthopedic shoes in the not-too-distant future.Lightspeed Champion is set to make a “comeback” in early ’10…
Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, the three members of The Low Anthem are all Ivy League-educated, classically trained musicians whose band is receiving a healthy critical and commercial buzz. The band’s sophomore release, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, has drawn praise for its highbrow take on folk and blues. And…
Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band’s publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band’s first release in three years (The Courage of Others)–not to mention the somewhat unsurprising, but still comforting, news that…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 27, 2009…Bono seems to think the new U2 record hasn’t sold as well because people are feeding on a “diet of pop stars.” By and large, there may be merit in that statement. But, c’mon Bono, maybe it’s just not…
After just announcing the release of his new digital-only EP release a couple week’s back, The Rocker Summer’s You Gotta Believe, was released today, seemingly by a glitch that posted the four-track release to iTunes a day early. But, no matter–it hasn’t seemed to deter the one-time Alternative Press cover…
Last week, we passed along the sad news of Riverboat Gamblers guitarist Ian MacDougall being hospitalized after getting struck by a car while bicycling home from work. We even pointed you in the direction of how to make donations to the mounting hospital bills cause.Then NOFX had to go and…
Big news to report this early afternoon on the new KERA-owned all-music station coming to your 91.7 FM frequency, oh, two weeks from today–and, of course, Robert somehow beat me to posting it, the jerk.But while he focuses on the new hosts at the new station–KERA’s own Gini Mascorro will…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 26, 2009…Does Hall & Oates belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Maybe yes. Maybe no. But is it really a good idea to have Rachel Ray taking up the cause of getting them nominated? Morrissey collapsed on…
Yesterday over on Unfair Park, Robert posted quite the coup of an interview–a sit-down with Sir Anthony Daniels, or, as you and I know him best C-3PO. The peg? Tonight’s Star Wars: In Concert affair out at Cowboys Stadium, which, as we all know, hasn’t had the best of fortune…
Dallas natives and brothers Juan and Oscar Salinas, who combine to form Play-N-Skillz, have won a couple Grammy awards. And, in case you forgot as much, they’re happy to remind you a couple times in the above video.Of course, that’s not the sole purpose of its creation (though, certainly, it…
