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Jonathan Tyler & The Northen Lights Officially Sign To Atlantic Records

Tue Aug 19, 4:57 PM

After some fairly intensive competition between interested labels (more on that in the coming weeks), Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights have, as expected, finally put pen to paper with Atlantic Records. That's the word, at least, straight from... More >>

The Secret Machines Leak Secret Track, Kinda. Sorta. Or Not. I Dunno.

Tue Aug 19, 4:26 PM

My head hurts. Here's why: The song's called "Dreaming of Dreaming" and it's a b-side from The Secret Machines' upcoming self-titled release (due out October 14), meaning it's not on the album. But the I Rock Cleveland music blog... More >>

Your Mom Is Really Getting Around...

Tue Aug 19, 3:59 PM

Hopefully Mom won't have to hold a yard sale to raise enough money for plane tickets. Mom's debut EP, Little Brite, made quite an impression on us last year, earning a rave review and a Best of the Year... More >>

Bonus MP3: Dem Southernfolkz -- "The Message"

Tue Aug 19, 3:01 PM

Since we're already speaking of songs that are making waves, here's another one worth checking out. Bonus mp3: Dem Southernfolkz feat. Skinny Deville -- "The Message" Chances are you haven't seen Dallas hip-hop trio Dem Southernfolkz perform... More >>

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Features

Stand and Deliver
WIth No Deliverance, The Toadies revert to the bare bones of their past

By Pete Freedman

Thursday, August 14

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,... More >>
Crazy, But That's How It Goes
Or: how I learned to stop worrying and love Ozzfest

By Jesse Hughey

Thursday, August 14

The night before Ozzfest, I was regretting that I'd agreed to write about it for this week's music column while Dallas Observer music editor Pete... More >>
Eyedea & Abilities
Thursday, August 14, at Hailey's, Denton

By Chris Parker

Thursday, August 14

This Minneapolis duo has been a team since their teens, when DJ Abilities left home and Eyedea's mom put him up in their basement, where their... More >>
Shoe Strung
A Place To Bury Strangers isn't shoegaze. Or is it?

By Shae Moseley

Thursday, August 14

Since several influential, tastemaking blogs anointed A Place to Bury Strangers as "New York City's loudest band" last year, the buzz around the... More >>
John Freeman's Going Away Thing with Baboon, Telethon, Gun Gun, The Hack and Slashers
Saturday, August 16, at The Double Wide

By Jesse Hughey

Thursday, August 14

It's time to bid adieu (again) to one of Dallas' music VIPs, as John Freeman once again leaves town. And sending off the Dutch Treat and former... More >>
Heat Rave
Remember when summer was awesome? No? Well, Here are 10 great summers in music history to jog your memory.

By Cole Haddon

Thursday, August 14

Summer is in full swing—and, here in Texas, it's a long way from being over. Ugh. It's tough to say why we don't love the season like we... More >>
Dave Matthews Band
Saturday, August 16, at Superpages.com Center

By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

Thursday, August 14

Want to make a hipster snarl? Just utter the following innocuous sentence: "Wanna go see The Dave Matthews Band?" Then watch the fun begin. The... More >>
Cex
Sunday, August 17, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, August 14

Rjyan Kidwell started up Cex in 1998, when he was just 16 years old. At 17, he launched the influential Tigerbeat6 label with Kid 606. By the... More >>
Line 'Em Up
The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club vrooms into Deep Ellum, sparking hope in a new venue's owners

By Pete Freedman

Thursday, August 07

I'm not great with numbers, but I know that there was a pretty substantial line outside Club Dada on Friday night to see Black Rebel Motorcycle... More >>
Blazing a Trail
Believe it or not, The New Frontiers is a local act. Well, for now.

By Darryl Smyers

Thursday, August 07

A few days before going out on tour, Alex Bhore, drummer for alt-country rockers The New Frontiers, wants people to know that his group is... More >>
Ariel Pink
Friday, August 8, at Hailey's Club, Denton

By Dave Segal

Thursday, August 07

Ariel Pink and his Haunted Graffiti crew have been racking up hipster cred and media acclaim for a few years now with seriously wacked lo-fi pop.... More >>
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst (Merge)

By Nicholas Hall

Thursday, August 07

Oberst has the tendency to be heavy-handed with metaphor and with language in general, often reading like a hipper, more literate version of a... More >>
No More Bull
After splitting from Matador, Early Man searchs for—and finds—a newfound credibility

By Richard Bienstock

Thursday, August 07

This year did not exactly begin on a high note for Mike Conte. In January, his band, Early Man, split from Matador, its label of three years,... More >>
The Hush Sound, The Cab
Monday, August 11, at The Door

By Michael Gallucci

Thursday, August 07

A couple of years ago, The Hush Sound was just another boy-girl emo band from Chicago. The four kids, all barely out of their teens, did the... More >>
Black Kids
Partie Traumatic (Almost Gold)

By Ben Westhoff

Thursday, August 07

Last year, Florida quintet Black Kids released a free four-song EP of electro-tinged dance songs addressing themes of incest and gender... More >>
The Summer After
The Summer of Love got all sorts of coverage on its 40th Anniversary. So where’s the love for 1968?

By Lee Zimmerman

Thursday, August 07

Considering the fact that 2008 marks the 40th anniversary of a year that produced countless musical milestones, it's surprising how little has... More >>
The Faint, Shy Child, Jaguar Love
Tuesday, August 12, at Palladium Ballroom

By Andrew Clayman

Thursday, August 07

Joel Peterson, bass player for Omaha dance-rockers the Faint, is a tad mum when it comes to describing the Faint's latest release, Fasciinatiion... More >>
Young Jeezy
Tuesday, August 12, at House of Blues

By Jonathan Cunningham

Thursday, August 07

Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy was once seen as the last great Southern hope. He had the hood respect of T.I. and garnered the admiration of... More >>
G-Unit
T.O.S.: Terminate on Sight (G-Unit)

By Michael Roberts

Thursday, August 07

Like corrupt politicians and David Hasselhoff, gangsta rap isn't going away—but the played-out quality of T.O.S. suggests that it's headed... More >>
Welcome Back, Curtis
The Secret Machines return to Dallas minus a Curtis brother—but still with plenty of confidence, nonetheless

By Darryl Smyers

Thursday, July 31

Some musicians who leave Dallas have negative things to say about the city and the music scene. Not Brandon Curtis, though. As the leader of... More >>