Archive for the ‘Event Reviews’ Category
This past week was a very busy time for the metalheads around Dallas. On Friday, Club 1919 hosted a hardcore show with Dallas natives Power Trip, along with Downpresser and Take Offense that made their way here from California, as well as a few other locals played that night, too. »
When seeing a band surrounded by as much critical acclaim as Yo La Tengo, it’s reasonable to expect a show that will blow you away. Even still, Yo La Tengo’s show at the Dallas’ Granada Theater this Saturday night absolutely shattered expectations. The seminal indie rock band brought a show »
Ishi emerged in 2009 with a very powerful balance of cute fun sex appeal from the (ex) lead singer Taylor Rae and raunchy teases from lead male vocalist, John Rudd. Since the release of their original album, Through the Trees, they have performed at various venues and exhausted their first »
Saturday night at Dada, Akron/Family, Pinkish Black, and M. Geddes Gengras took the stage for what turned out to be one of the most criminally undercrowded and breathtaking shows to come to Dallas in the recent past. The show began with modular synth wunderkind M. Geddes Gengras playing to 10-15 lucky »
What is the point of a live music show? If you answer spectacle, entertainment and possibly confusion about what those things really are, then drop everything and make your way to the nearest venue to see Charles Bradley on his tour. Paul & The Tall Trees opened the night. The »
Shabazz Palaces took the stage Friday night at the Granada with THEESatisfaction and Malitia Malimob. The night started off slow but ended with everyone lost in smooth and wistful jams by the end. Malitia Malimob took the stage to a near empty crowd. I respect them for trying, but they could »
Foals came to town Friday night with Surfer Blood and Blondfire to put on a show at the House of Blues. Well Foals did. The crowd was super crusty during Blondfire and Surfer Blood. In case you haven’t heard of Blondfire, they’re an indie pop band led by a sibling »
“You guys are all we have,” said Majical Cloudz singer Devon Welsh as the band took the stage at The Loft in Dallas on Thursday, April 25, opening for Youth Lagoon. “No, seriously. All we do is travel around and play music. We don’t have any friends.” I don’t know how »
I was fortunate enough to be invited by Elephant Stone to their concert on Wednesday night, April 24, at Club Dada. Radio UTD’s recent interview session with them, by Eric Martinez, was great to see, and if you missed the live session, stay tuned on our website for the interview. »
If you were at the show last night at the House of Blues and stayed the entire time in the pit during Crystal Castles’s performance: congratulations! Because that show was nuts. Doldrums opened up before Crystal Castles, and performed well. The group turned out their more dance-oriented songs and showed »
