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Good Friday: The Party, Preston Grey, James McMurtry, The Fox and The Bird, GWAR, Snoop Dogg and David Cook

Fri Nov 6, 6:00 PM

?Lots happening this weekend--a surprising amount, actually--so let's cut all semantics and jump right into the shows that need to be added to your weekend calendar considerations. First, some re... More >>

Bonus MP3s: Fizzy Dino Pop Lets Us Sample Its New, Irresistable J-Pop Dance Sound

Fri Nov 6, 4:33 PM

?For a few years now, Denton's Avery Williamson has been creating music under his Fizzy Dino Pop moniker, mostly existing in a computer-generated emo-core realm, combining eight-bit samples and ... More >>

Barley House To Unveil All-Local Jukebox Sunday

Fri Nov 6, 4:08 PM

?The Barley House has long been a hangout for local musicians. Beginning this weekend, it will be a hangout for their CDs as well. At 8 p.m. Sunday, the SMU-area beer joint and venue will unveil t... More >>

Bonus MP3: The Crash That Took Me -- "Through The Pattern and Out the Other Side" (Plus: A Giveaway!)

Fri Nov 6, 3:32 PM

?In this week's paper, Observer contributor Eric Grubbs takes a look at the path taken by The Crash That Took Me--one that's run through past area favorites [DARYL], Black Tie Dynasty and Macavity... More >>

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Features

With Local Radio Sucking, What Does KXT's Launch Mean?

By Pete Freedman

Friday, November 06

Chances are, right now, Gini Mascorro is listening to music. Not necessarily by choice, mind you, but, at least in part, out of necessity.... More >>
Mumiy Troll
Thursday, November 5,at Granada Theater

By Ben Westhoff

Friday, November 06

One of Russia's biggest rock bands, Mumiy Troll's members grew up in Vladivostok, a city of a half-million people in the far eastern edge of the... More >>
Spiral Stairs
The Real Feel (Matador)

By Paige Richmond

Friday, November 06

For all the emotions conveyed on Spiral Stairs' debut album, few of them come from the lyrics. Instead it's Scott Kannberg's artful and nuanced... More >>
The Antlers Keep Growing, Despite Early Praise

By Doug Wallen

Friday, November 06

Every band evolves. Sometimes it's a gradual thing that's apparent only in retrospect; sometimes you see it happening right before your eyes and... More >>
Electro Act Peopleodian Rises... From The Folk Scene?

By Daniel Rodrigue

Friday, November 06

Peopleodian's recent performance at Denton DIY venue The Gazebo was far from flawless—blame the guitar amp the band was playing... More >>
The Crash That Took Me Readies Its Sophomore Release

By Eric Grubbs

Friday, November 06

A few years ago, downstairs at Sons of Hermann Hall, the wooden staircases and walls started to shake as two bands in the room above played a... More >>
HEALTH, Times New Viking, Axemen, Teenage Cool Kids
Friday, November 6,at The Lounge on Elm Street

By Daniel Rodrigue

Friday, November 06

In what's likely to be remembered as one of the best Dallas shows of '09, Los Angeles' Health and Ohio's Times New Viking will share a bill in... More >>
Pomegranates
Everybody, Come Outside! (Lujo)

By Darryl Smyers

Friday, November 06

Skewed pop with art/rock sensibilities seems to be the norm these days with folks like Islands and French Kicks making decent money finding new... More >>
Pretty Lights Gives It All Away

By Lance Lester

Friday, November 06

For many an up-and-coming indie music act these days, the best way to get your music noticed is to get a mention on a major music blog. A mention... More >>
Deadmau5
Friday, November 6, at House of Blues

By Cory Graves

Friday, November 06

Joel Zimmerman is no ordinary musician; in fact, if he were born even just a decade earlier, there's a good chance he wouldn't be one at all. The... More >>
Warcola/Spittin' Bullets
Join the Battle in Hell Split EP (Life of Strife Records)

By Darryl Smyers

Friday, November 06

Oh, sweet 7-inch slabs of vinyl. Brings back such nice memories of misspent youth, days forking over allowance money to the mail-order gods who... More >>
Atlas Sound, Broadcast, Selmanaries
Saturday, November 7,at Hailey's Club, Denton

By Doug Davis

Friday, November 06

As the driving force behind both Deerhunter and Atlas Sound, Bradford Cox is one of the most prolific and interesting personalities in music (of... More >>
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Saturday, November 7, at The Loft

By Jayme Rutledge

Friday, November 06

When Alex Ebert left indie-electronica group Ima Robot, a switch somewhere inside of him flipped on an electric current. He grew a beard, met a... More >>
Dethklok, Mastodon, High on Fire
Wednesday, November 11,at House of Blues

By Richard Gintowt

Friday, November 06

Depending which metalhead you ask, metal is either being saved or being strychnined by Dethklok, the cartoon band at the center of the Adult Swim... More >>
The Pogues Aren't The Drinkers They Once Were. Well, For The Most Part.

By Jesse Hughey

Thursday, October 29

Maybe it's because they're part Irish. Maybe it's because the tear-jerking ballads and raucous Celtic-folk rock jigs just inspire audiences to... More >>
Those Darlins
Thursday, October 29, at The Cavern

By Christian Schaeffer

Thursday, October 29

For a certain stripe of concert-going, PBR-drinking, Western-style shirt-wearing dude, Those Darlins shouldn't be a tough sell. Three cute,... More >>
NEON INDIAN
Psychic Chasms (Lefse)

By Pete Freedman

Thursday, October 29

As modern music goes, you really can't get that much more with-the-times than with Neon Indian's sun-warped, synth-based, dance-pop sound. It's a... More >>
Owl City: The Latest In A Long Line Of Rip-Offs

By Ben Westhoff

Thursday, October 29

There are many reasons to dislike Owl City, the electro tweepop project spearheaded by Owatonna, Minnesota's 23-year-old Adam Young. For one... More >>
Spooky Folks Is Neither Spooky Nor Folk.

By Daniel Rodrigue

Thursday, October 29

Last Wednesday night, the double threat of flash flooding on Dallas streets and several competing area shows made for a modest turnout to see Bad... More >>
Mutemath
Thursday, October 29, at Palladium Ballroom

By Daniel Hopkins

Thursday, October 29

Every time Mutemath comes through town, the band outdoes its previous performance. Which is probably why its audience continues to grow. The... More >>