AltWeeklies Wire
Vampire Weekend Backlash at SXSWnew
The hype factory had everyone ready to hate on Vampire Weekend before the band arrived in Austin.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
03-24-2008 |
Music
Dallas Music Finally Getting National Attentionnew
It may not be Austin-level love, but we'll take it.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
02-25-2008 |
Music
ASCAP Can Cripple Small Venuesnew
Denton's Rubber Gloves was told to pay up more than $8,000 to the industry giant.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
01-14-2008 |
Music
Marchel Ivery's Death Leaves Dallas' Jazz Scene Longingnew
Early in the afternoon of Oct. 30, Carrol -- like every other jazz musician around town -- got the phone call: Marchel Ivery, at age 69, died around 5:30 that very morning. And just like that, one of Dallas' most beloved and influential musicians was gone.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-12-2007 |
Music
Lance (Big Mouth) Bassnew
The former 'N Syncer spills the beans in a surprisingly good bio.
Dallas Observer |
Ben Westhoff |
10-29-2007 |
Music
Dallas Struggles with the Bizarre Death of Carter Albrechtnew
Member of Texas-based Sorta, Albrecht's death was sudden, and it wasn't pretty.
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
09-10-2007 |
Music
Tags: Carter Albrecht
Roky Erickson is Miles from Homenew
The story of his 60th birthday tour is just about the last story anyone expected to tell about the former 13th Floor Elevators frontman.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
07-16-2007 |
Music
Tags: Roky Erickson
On Rock Reunions & Nostalgia Concertsnew
Somehow the Police's reunion has coincided with rock reunions of all types, and this is not a good thing.
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
06-04-2007 |
Music
It's a Badu World ... the Rest of Us Just Live In Itnew
Erykah Badu's new project, the Cannabinoids, is a collection of 10 other musicians intended to "put some fire up under the ass of hip-hop in Dallas."
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
05-08-2007 |
Music
Laptops Change the Way We View Music. Duh.new
In an environment where even audience response is calculated by a computer and the music -- and don't get me wrong, it is music -- is made solely of ones and zeroes, what does the visual matter?
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
04-24-2007 |
Music
The Song Remains the Samenew
Yesterday's concept is today's nu-metal (with endnotes).
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
02-06-2007 |
Music
Unclear on the Conceptnew
Prog rock lives on -- like a zombie.
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
01-23-2007 |
Music
The King and Inew
Grown men dressed in spandex: What does it all mean?
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
01-17-2007 |
Music
Represent, Y'allnew
The holler's not that far from the 'hood.
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
12-18-2006 |
Music
All Smoke, No Firenew
You're just an invite away from private, drug-sponsored concerts around town -- but what's behind the rock and the glitz?
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
08-15-2006 |
Music
