Erykah Badu…still gettin’ love. “On a Monday evening in August of 1996, I went to see The Roots perform at the Knitting Factory, in downtown Manhattan. The band had come from Philadelphia for a three-night stand in support of their “illadelph halflife” album. At one point during the set, I…
We’ve told you about Holy Diver before, but with its mini instruments and party band attitude, we thought the group might be more of a whimsical fun band instead of actual rock ‘n’ roll rebels. According to a posting the band members put out, they were “fired from a gig…
Why doesn’t I Love Math love us? Good news first: The new album from I Love Math–you know, the side-project from John Dufilho of The Deathray Davies and, recently, The Apples in Stereo–is going to be called Getting To The Point Is Beside It. It’s been slated for a May…
Hey, look! I’m a P.I.C.A.S.so! Uh-oh. We just got word that there’s a rapper from Newport News, Va., who calls himself P.I.C.A.S.So–which is pronounced exactly the same as the name of local celestial brain phunkmaster Pikahsso. One big difference: Newport News’ P.I.C.A.S.so is a born-again Christian rapper, and Dallas’ Pikahsso…
Prolific Denton-based indie popster Daniel Folmer is set to finish another two new albums in the coming weeks, which means 2008 is going to be just as busy for Folmer as 2007 when he released the slacker, caffeine-addicted Wear Headphones and the more mature and polished Gloria. So, what should…
Anyone else excited to see Mars Volta next Tuesday, April 8? Well, if you’re wanting to go but not drop the $35 for a ticket, we’ve got your back. DC-9 has managed to get its grubby hands on a pair of tickets to the show. We’re making this contest very…
Odis at the Ridglea Theater last Friday. (Jonathan Finley)Dallas band Odis released its debut album Feel in February. We heard the rock band play the new tunes live last weekend at the Ridglea (see the pictures), so when we heard the band posted the song “Breakin’ Me Down” to its…
Dallas pop-rockers The Vanished will play the Journeys Backyard BBQ with The Secret Handshake and Aiden.With upcoming tours with Cobra Starship and Cartel (at home and abroad) on tap for The Secret Handshake, the band is still up for doing a local mall show every now and then. OK, so…
Cowboys from Hell? More like angels! I don’t even think the superfans on the Pantera message boards have seen this yet–then again, I might’ve just missed it among all the talk about the best Pantera songs to make love to–but here’s some sweet news for all you Pantera lovers out…
We’ve been talking a lot lately in the office about the upcoming Centro-matic/South San Gabriel double-disc release Dual Hawks (which you can buy in June, or, well, now, as an import on Amazon.com). Seems like we’re not the only ones excited, either. The folks at the mp3 blog Captains Dead…
Glen Reynolds: Future Hip-Hop Mogul? Of all the possible local music collaborations you could dream up, a pairing of Glen Reynolds from Chomsky and Picnic from PPT would likely be the last you’d think of. And yet, here we are: “I’ve played guitar on the new PPT Denglish record and…
To celebrate the eighth birthday of their record store, the folks at Good Records are throwing another annual bash for themselves on Saturday, April 19. This time around you can expect: “special goodies” from a number of labels, limited edition merchandise, free food and beverage (even stuff for vegans!) and,…
Symbolic One. According to a post on Symbolic One’s blog, Young Buck raps over one of his beats on a track called “I Got Money,” which just leaked to HipHopGame.com. If you don’t recognize the name, Symbolic One (S1) is one of the area’s most respected producers and part of…
Known for its unique fusion of emo, classic rock, hardcore and progressive metal, Chiodos inhabit a realm all its own. Hailing from the small town of Davison, Mich., the sextet’s recently released sophomore effort, Bone Palace Ballet, debuted at No. 5 on Billboard’s Top 200. Chiodos’ meteoric rise is especially…
Dan Dyer will be barefoot at the Belmont. Those health and body conscious folks down at Bend Studio are expanding their musical horizons. Previous concert events held at the yoga/music venue have often felt constricted by the dimensions of the studio itself–even a great recent performance by Dan Dyer was…
Well, the guy’s got the facial expressions down. (Casey Trahan Photography) Could we have a famous singer-songwriter local on the cusp of making it big? Or is it even fair to assume a song appearing on MTV’s The Hills warrants a music superstar in the making? Today’s issue of Amarillo…
Because that’s what these videos, posted to Youtube by a user named TOADIESsuperfan, would have you believe… They’re very stalkerazzi-esque clips, posted to Youtube early last month. But what do they mean? Are the Toadies recording or are they just messing around in a studio? We’ll look into it and…
Trust us. You’ve seen this guy taking shots around town before. In a break from his nightly photography expeditions to music clubs and smoky dive bars, Scotty “Crazy Picture Guy” Mankoff has been hitting the red carpet to cover the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Last night, Mankoff shot local…
The skinny on Fats? He’s in the Hall now. No, not that one. The one in Oakland. Proof that Dallas’ blues scene still has some clout in the world: The late Dallas-based blues and R&B singer-songwriter Ferdinand “Fats” Washington was inducted into the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame in…
Hey, AA Bondy doesn’t look sick in this staged press photo! (Clara Felice) Bad new for those of you inspired by the glowing AA Bondy write-up in this week’s paper to the point where you bought tickets just to see this man perform his opening set for the Weakerthans at…
Salim the dream, in the flesh. Dallas’ own Salim Nourallah gets a nice little write-up over on popmatters.com today–to the tune of 4,281 words, in fact. It’s part of the site’s “Now Hear This!” feature section, which aims “to provide a featured space for performers who truly deserve a closer…
Bring on quadraphonic sound!If you like the CD and record selection at Good Records, you better schedule a visit, pronto. Today is your last chance to buy CDs and vinyl at the beloved Greenville Avenue store. Manager Chris Penn said the change is the result of the soaring number of…
