Area New Wave Act Mahteo Is Now Kill The Dance Floor

Local new wave revivalist band Mahteo has changed its name to Kill the Dance Floor. Even though The NuWave Republic EP, the band’s debut, was released just this past February, founding member Rene “Micky” Espinoza said the name had to change: “People used to think that Mahteo was either a…

Catch Sarah Jaffe’s EP Release Show At Dada Tonight

For those of you living under a rock and not already aware of this: 22-year-old area folk powerhouse Sarah Jaffe will be performing at Club Dada tonight in celebration of her just-released Even Born Again EP, which, I’m sure, will be available for purchase at the show. Jaffe goes on…

Brooks Williams and Kat Eggleston Show Changes Locations

Kat Eggleston If for some reason your Saturday plans call for taking in an acoustic indoors performance in Dallas rather than enduring 14 hours of metal, August heat and Frisco, you might need to read this. The Brooks Williams and Kat Eggleston show has changed its venue—and price. The show…

Cancelled: Emmylou Harris At Majestic Theatre Tonight

I doubt news of this cancellation will wind up on Brooklyn Vegan or Idolator a la Jay Reatard’s stunt last night, but it should be noted that tonight’s show with Emmylou Harris at the Majestic Theatre has been nixed. Here’s why, straight from the Majestic’s Web site: “Due to a…

Arlington’s Melissa Lawson Won Nashville Star Last Night

And it’s notable because, this season, the show’s sixth, is the first one to take place on network television. Unlike previous seasons of the country music singing competition show (basically American Idol for the cowboy hat set), which were broadcast on the cable USA network, this year’s competition was shown…

Apples In Stereo Was On Colbert Report Last Night…

…and look who got some decent face time! Yes, that’s right: Apples drummer and Dallas native John Dufilho (who you may as the frontman for local favorites The Deathray Davies and I Love Math). Check it out: Guy can run a count-off, huh? –Pete Freedman…

Cancelled: Jay Reatard At Club Dada

Let’s get Reatarded in here. Bad news, folks: Jay Reatard’s been removed from tonight’s bill at Club Dada. The Strange Boys and Cheap Time, the opening acts for tonight’s show, will still play–but that’s a big headliner Dada just lost. So…um…why’s he out? Well, I just got off the horn…

Keeping Up With The Joneses. And, Sure, The Kwellers, Too.

Norah’s got a live DVD jones. A couple news items from the inbox today, both about locally bred musicians who’ve long since left Dallas for greater fame and fortune… On September 2, New West Records (home to the Old 97’s, among others) will be releasing a new live DVD from…

OK, So This Will Be The Last DOMA Post Of The Year, Promise

The Granada Theater marquis tells it like it is. (Hal Samples) OK, folks, let’s put a bow on this sucker. if you wanna see even more photos of our DOMA showcase and awards show, go here, where Hal Samples has gone ahead and uploaded like a million bajillion photos from…

Getting Knee-Deep In “Stage Dumps”

Will Johnson takes a load off at Good Records. Stage Dumps–a Denton-based blog that features candid live photos of musicians who, while trying to rock out, end up looking like they’re dropping a deuce–has been having its hot, smelly day in the sun lately, thanks to some national linkage. On…

A Couple O’ Country(ish) Shows To Take In This Weekend…

A few months back, when I first stumbled across the myspace page of local alt-country singer Nicholas Altobelli, I was taken aback by the maturity that this youngster displayed. Like a pleasant version of Ryan Adams, Altobelli’s mix of classic, Dylanesque folk and more modern singer/songwriter fare resonated through his…

Local Country Crooner Darryl Lee Rush Releases New Video

Although Live From the River Road Icehouse, Darryl Lee Rush’s sophomore effort, has been out for almost a year, a new video for the song “Lot” premiered last week at Trinity Hall in Mockingbird Station. (You can watch it here.) “Lot” is one of two studio recordings that appeared on…

Grab Your Copy Of Fight Bite’s Emerald Eyes On Saturday At Good Records

Denton’s Fight Bite keeps getting all sorts of Internet love–last week alone, the band found itself, again, with mentions on Stereogum and Gorilla vs Bear, among other blogs and local publications–despite the fact that the band’s disc won’t see an official national release until October (well, as is currently planned;…

How The Toadies Fit Into Dallas Music: A Flowchart

To end the day today, I give you the above image, a hand-drawn flowchart given to the music editor at our sister paper in St. Louis (ye good ole RFT) after she openly asked (and I’m paraphrasing) “So why, again, do so many people still give a shit about the…