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Vampire Weekend Doesn’t Suck.

Mix one part infectious indie-pop with one part world music section from your favorite record store—old and new, East and West. Stir vigorously and serve with a wink and a nod. It's true: Ever since they first appeared in early 2008, Vampire Weekend's recipe has been laid bare. At a...
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Download: A New Track From Ariel Pink with Added Pizzazz

Last week we ran a story about a local jazz family Dennis, Aaron, and Stefan Gonzalez and their recent work with L.A.-based freak-folk artist, Ariel Pink. The collaboration resulted in a 12" EP titled Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz, which was just released last weekend on the brilliantly named record...
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Clearing Out The Mailroom: Tuesday, August 10, 2010

We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Dax Riggs (Austin,...
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Who’s Your Daddy? UrbanDaddy
Cooks Up a “Dallas” Dessert

UrbanDaddy, a free daily e-mail service, touts its ability to suss out the "single thing you need to know every day about your city." What many subscribers don't know is the magazine's also in the business of creating the screwball foods and drinks that populate its hot list, including a...
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The DTC Flies High

A complete overhaul of the book of this 1966 Strouse-Adams musical has been achieved by comic book author and screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The result is a fresh, new American musical comedy that has great possibilities for success beyond its current run at Dallas Theater Center at the Wyly Theatre downtown...
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Homesick Restaurants: How Dallas Became a Dining Nowhereville.

Thousands of television sets had been sold in Dallas by 1951, but most of the time the machines weren't good for much. The city's biggest station aired a test pattern 15 hours a day. In homes across the county, hulking Philcos and Zeniths sat stone-faced in their mahogany veneer cases...
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What It Was Like: Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp 2010

Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is a chance for musicians to get a crash course in playing in a rock band. Whether your drumming skills are on par with Meg White's or somebody who can play "Pride & Joy" note-for-note in a dark corner of a Guitar Center, the intent...
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Over The Weekend: Autolux, Golden Panda at The Loft

Autolux, Golden PandaThe LoftSeptember 10, 2010Better than: waiting six years between albums. The distinctive, spectacular drumming of Autolux's Carla Azur is enough to draw a crowd. Consider, too, though, the elegant mystery of this credit for her work with Joe Henry on the album Fuse: "Carla Azur appears like the...
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Mind Spiders Mess With Your Head

Shortly after the breakup of Marked Men, Mark Ryan began working on a solo project. He started multi-tracking guitar and vocal parts and assembling them into songs over which he would then get either Greg Rutherford of High Tension Wires or Mike Thorneberry, formerly of Marked Men, to lay down...
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Over The Weekend: Drive-By Truckers, The Henry Clay People at House of Blues

Drive-By Truckers, The Henry Clay PeopleHouse of BluesSeptember 25, 2010Better Than: The Drive-By Truckers' SXSW show in March, when they methodically rushed through their new album. Drive-By Truckers​It's always interesting to see and hear how a beloved band's newest material is received by its crowds. Often times, even the most...