AltWeeklies Wire
Calexico Takes Its Music South of the States and Across the Pondnew
While the Bush administration spent most of the last decade tarnishing America's reputation on the global stage and building fences along our border with Mexico, Tucson's Calexico did the opposite.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
11-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Calexico, Carried to Dust
The Butthole Surfers Are Older, But Not Necessarily Wisernew
The classic lineup is back together, and that's about all that remains the same.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hughey |
10-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
When Will the Beach Boys Get Their Due?new
A simple Google News search reveals it all -- search "Beach Boys harmonies" and you'll see it applied to "hip, new" bands across a wide spectrum.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Beach Boys
Ra Ra Riot Debuts with Solemn 'The Rhumb Line'new
It's clear that—unlike with other string-heavy collectives that use the nautical to quite literal ends (read: British Sea Power)—for Ra Ra Riot, the seas exist as a metaphor for the natural—and, at times, devastating—ebbs and flows of young life.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
09-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ra Ra Riot, The Rhumb Line
Sarah Jaffe's Outdrawn the Headliners She's Shared Bills Withnew
Translation: After Jaffe's set ended, the place emptied out like an office building during a fire drill.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
09-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Even Born Again, Sarah Jaffe
The Toadies Revert to the Bare Bones of Their Pastnew
It was a Big Deal time slot: Lollapalooza co-headliners Wilco and Rage Against the Machine were scheduled to go on at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, only about an hour after The Toadies were scheduled to perform their own gig at the three-day Chicago festival.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
After Years of Touring the Nation, Ozzfest 2008 Finds a Home in Dallas' Suburbsnew
This year's Ozzfest, the biggest annual metal festival in the country, was going to become a one-day, one-city, one-off show. And it was set to happen in, of all places, Frisco, Texas. Wait -- what?
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
08-11-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Sword, Serj Tankian, Jonathan Davis, Witchcraft, Devildriver, Ozzy Osbourne, Hellyeah, Drowning Pool, Sevendust, In This Moment, Sharon Osbourne, Apocalyptica, Shadows Fall, Metallica, Ozzfest, Cavalera Conspiracy, Frisco, Goatwhore, Kingdom of Sorrow, Rigor Mortis, Soilent Green, The Destro, Within Chaos
Play-N-Skillz Cements Its Reputation as a Production Team with Lil Wayne's Latest Singlenew
So can Dallas get some respect as a source for hip-hop?
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Willie Nelson Doesn't Have to Keep Performingnew
That makes his insistence to keep doing so all the more remarkable.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Willie Nelson
Dove Hunter Finally Drops Anticipated Debutnew
Dove Hunter hasn't just been playing small, one-off gigs in various spots around the region or to sparse audiences; the band's been wowing crowded rooms at Dallas', Fort Worth's and Denton's favorite clubs with its intricate roots- and alt-country-influenced brand of rock since forming two years ago.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
06-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Weezer Makes One-Third of a Decent Albumnew
The rest, though: unlistenable, nothing to see here, move along.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
06-23-2008 |
Reviews
'Lay It Down' is Easily the Right Rev.'s Best in Five Yearsnew
Green and Co. (a crew that prominently includes ?uestlove) make tangible the sound of long-ago church-pew Sunday mornings spent making up for all those sinful Saturday nights.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
06-03-2008 |
Reviews
Lil Wil Takes Dallas Hip-Hop Nationalnew
With "My Dougie" in tow, he's looking to get paid.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
06-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Slip': The Catchiest Thing Trent Reznor's Ever Donenew
Reznor's as much put-on as prophet nowadays -- the Debbie Downer of punk-pop-a-disco dishing out woe-is-me-isms when you can tell, well, he really just wants to dance.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-19-2008 |
Reviews
Old 97's Frontman Rhett Miller Reflects on the Past and Presentnew
He's quick to call Blame It On Gravity the best Old 97's record yet -- although he does stammer when pressed on whether it really is his favorite.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
05-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
