Brooke Opie, a.k.a. Little Birds In peripheral local music news, Half Price Books takes a Starbucksian step by heading into the CD business. OK, sort of. A few weeks ago, it released Music by the Book, a compilation of songs performed by, as they call it, “our HPB family.” Although…
Felix “Tex” Ventouras If you’re really dedicated to supporting local music, you have yet another reason to be a fan of synchronized swimming. Felix “Tex” Ventouras, a Dallas native and 2002 graduate of Booker T. Washington (Arts Magnet) High School, composed music for the Team USA synchronized swimmers. According to…
Hey, all you garage bands. In case you haven’t heard, Mötley Crüe is giving one lucky–uh, we mean talented–band the chance to open up for them on their 2009 U.S. tour. You can still enter until September 21. The winning band is promised the opening slot, management and recording deals,…
Radiohead’s May 18 show was Dallas’ top-selling concert of the summer, far as StubHub’s concerned.(Michael Insuaste) StubHub just announced “America’s 20 Most Rockin’ Cities of 2008,” and Dallas came in at a somewhat respectable tenth place, edging out Atlanta and Las Vegas but slipping three spaces from last year’s No…
Sorry, SheDick, this lineup includes natural-born women only. Just got an email from Mary Hestand, leader of that fabulous group of female 40-something retro-rockers Merry and the Mood Swings, informing me that the lineup is set for a special concert to be held at the Dallas Women’s Museum during the…
(Brian Harkin) Doug Burr recently took home a Dallas Observer Music Award for his song “Slow Southern Home.” Next week, another of his songs will be in the spotlight. “Should’ve Known,” which you can listen to on Burr’s MySpace page, will be featured on The Secret Life of the American…
LeeAnn Rimes reaches into her pocket for her new BlackJack II. LeAnn Rimes is giving a free concert tomorrow night at Gilley’s, but there’s a small catch: the only way to get in is to win tickets in a radio contest or register online to add your name to the…
It wasn’t that long ago that I was singing the praises of Gerard Dirkx, the former frontman of Dallas’ legendary new wave combo The Telefones, as he began performing solo for the first time. Gerard put his current band, Fat Palace, on hold and put on some low-key gigs that…
Charlie Sexton croons for Bend’s crowds. A little more on Bend Studio: After the fire marshal paid a visit to Bend Studio (and she’s been busy lately, huh?) and tomorrow’s night’s Brooks Williams and Kat Eggleston show was moved to Uncle Calvin’s Coffee House, Uncle Calvin’s Web site erroneously reported…
Bend Studio is losing its second show in a month, but this time it’s a doctor rather than a fire marshal putting the kibosh on a performance. Alejandro Escovedo has canceled all shows until his August 28 appearance at Antone’s in Austin, according to his MySpace tour schedule. The canceled…
Bring it? No, no, no. Valient Torr says it’s already been broughten. …and not because the Club Dada show tonight is likely to sell out. Actually, it’s so you can get the most bang for your buck. John Iskander of Parade of Flesh, who booked tonight’s show (and, let’s face…
There’s a whole lotta love going on for Eazy E’s Ruthless Records over on Billboard.com today: a retrospective, an update on what’s happening with the label these days and, most pertinent to Dallas music fans’ interests, a list of the label’s must-have records. And, sitting pretty at No. 5 on…
By the early looks of things, it appears as if Dallas is getting its fair share of great shows to pick from come this fall. Now you can add Kings of Leon to that list. The Followill brothers will stop through town, supporting their upcoming album Only By The Night,…
Local new wave revivalist band Mahteo has changed its name to Kill the Dance Floor. Even though The NuWave Republic EP, the band’s debut, was released just this past February, founding member Rene “Micky” Espinoza said the name had to change: “People used to think that Mahteo was either a…
For those of you living under a rock and not already aware of this: 22-year-old area folk powerhouse Sarah Jaffe will be performing at Club Dada tonight in celebration of her just-released Even Born Again EP, which, I’m sure, will be available for purchase at the show. Jaffe goes on…
So, since it seems we’re off on a blazing slow blog day, I figured I’d put this out there (even though its already been alluded to in our comments section): Weezer, as we expected, will be coming to the area in the near future. If, well, “near future,” in your…
Or so E! Online is reporting, citing The San Antonio Express News’ report. Says E!: “Both Robisons were present at the Bexar County Courthouse yesterday when their single status was restored.” So, I dunno, have at it and whatnot. –Pete Freedman…
Kat Eggleston If for some reason your Saturday plans call for taking in an acoustic indoors performance in Dallas rather than enduring 14 hours of metal, August heat and Frisco, you might need to read this. The Brooks Williams and Kat Eggleston show has changed its venue—and price. The show…
From his “My Sharona” parody “My Bologna” to his latest hit, the Chamillionare-spoofing “White and Nerdy,” “Weird Al” Yankovic has served as pop culture’s funhouse mirror for nearly 30 years. The Grammy-winning music, video and movie star performs in North Texas tonight. He spoke with DC9 about his live show,…
“OK, now, Eric: Look…contemplative.” I didn’t meet Eric Neal until recently. Not until he and the other Best Instrumentalist nominees for this year’s DOMAs got together to offer up their takes on this year’s Best Song nominees. But I’d seen him around, that’s for sure. Hell, it’s tough not to;…
Pleasant Grove singer Marcus Striplin will give two solo performances tonight and tomorrow night, both at 9 p.m., at Bolsa, a new café and wine bar in Oak Cliff. (Full disclosure: my wife works there part-time.) Striplin, who moved to Brooklyn earlier this year, is recording new material with Pleasant…
I doubt news of this cancellation will wind up on Brooklyn Vegan or Idolator a la Jay Reatard’s stunt last night, but it should be noted that tonight’s show with Emmylou Harris at the Majestic Theatre has been nixed. Here’s why, straight from the Majestic’s Web site: “Due to a…
