Here is a list of notable performances happeing this weekend and beyond in the Dallas area. Warm up to some great artists that will have you up and on your feet, moving and shaking in no time!!
01/18/07 :: Thursday
Lakewood Bar & Grill Dallas, TX
Forgotten Space
Fatty Lumpkin
01/19/07 :: Friday
Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom Dallas, TX
Will Hoge
The Drams
Granada Theater Dallas, TX
King Zero
01/20/07 :: Saturday
Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Jeff Tweedy
The Bone Dallas, TX
A Partial Freakout
Moving Matter
01/21/07 :: Sunday
Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom Dallas, TX
Carbon Leaf
The Cut*Off
Gilley’s Dallas Dallas, TX
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Amos Lee
01/25/07 :: Thursday
Granada Theater Dallas, TX
New Riders of The Purple Sage
Their long-awaited return has fans in a psychedelic/country head spin. Guitarist David Nelson and pedal steel wizard Buddy Cage will represent the NRPS catalog along with Michael Falzarano (guitar, mandolin and vocals), Johnny Markowski (drums and vocals) and Ron Penque (bass and vocals). You may recognize Falzarano from Hot Tuna, Markowski from Stir Fried and Penque from Melvin Seals and JGB.
I saw MuteMath perform at the Gypsy Tea Room this past friday Oct. 13. Shiny Toy Guns and Jonzetta opened up the show. I missed Jonzetta, but saw all of Shiny Toy Guns’ performance. The place was packed, I didn’t realize what a fan-base MuteMath has. It was a much younger crowd than I usually see, half the bar had to be closed off to control the alcohol.
Shiny Toy Guns have a full, rich sound. The female vocalist has a great voice, that was the highlight of the show. Some of the songs were pretty good but It seemed they lacked some life experience. It mimicked the 80s electo goth sounds of New Order, Joy Divison, and Depeche Mode…sans the drugs, darkness, and sadness. It seemed a little contrived and not very authentic, I was not really wowed by this one.
MuteMath’s latest album is ok I guess. Wait, I mean this new U2 album is well, U2. Wait, is this Oasis? I felt a little tricked with this band. There was something wrong I couldn’t place my finger on it…oh wait there it is, the suck button! They did give a high-energy performance…the lead singer did a little crowd surfing, threw a chair into the set-up, there was some mayhem up in the tea room that night. Their instrumentals are great, but the lyrics are just horrible, the worst thing ever. They should just mute the lyrics and do instrumental pieces, that would be great!! The band has potential, but again it seemed contrived and shallow. I felt like I left with a pocketful of whammies!!
British synth-pop enthusiasts Ladytron creates pulsing, bass-driven, hedonistic electro with seductive female vocals and industrial dance overtones. Ladytron live is an experience sans samplers, reimagined with live drums, guitars and vintage Korg synthesizers.
These buzzy glam rock fashion plates came together in a jet-set miracle in mid-1998. Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu, who lurk in the background playing rhythm boxes and keyboards in the band, settled in Liverpool after a spate of DJ work in Japan and world travel, including a train trip in Bulgaria where they met vocalist Mira Aroyo. So it comes as a bit of a rare treat to find that Liverpool-based boy / girl four-piece Ladytron have reached this mythical milestone with ‘Witching Hour’, their best album yet, and one that still fizzes and sparks with the band’s own idiosyncratic charms.
CSS’s (Cansei de Ser Sexy) presents cascading sheets of Brazilian dance-pop frenzy, which you don’t want to miss.
MuteMath is one of the most original new bands to arrive upon the music scene in recent years. MuteMath displays a diverse range of styles fusing elements of rock, jazz, reggae, electronica and rave into a seamless whole. The band consists of former Earthsuit members Paul Meany on keyboards and vocals and Darren King on drums along with guitarist Greg Hill. Mute Math’s seven-track debut EP, RESET, is guaranteed to be one the most innovative new projects in music this year, fluidly combining elements as diverse as jazz, rock and electronica. MuteMath will perform at the Gypsy Tea Room this Friday Oct 13.
Broken Social Scene, that crazy Canadian collective of indie-pop-rock phenoms, will bring its ever-changing lineup to the US this fall for another round of tour dates..
Go catch them on tour before they threaten another breakup…
This is the performance of ‘almost crimes’ at the kool haus in january of 2006 ...
Jim James and his amazing band called My Morning Jacket hits the road this fall in support of their new live album, ‘Okonokos’. ‘Okonokos’ (Double Live Album), holding 21 live tracks on two discs, will be out on September 26th. My Morning Jacket is comprised of singer-guitarist, songwriter Jim James, bassist Two-Tone Tommy, drummer Patrick Hallahan, keyboardist Bo Koster, and guitarist Carl Broemel.
MY MORNING JACKET TOUR DATES
09.19 | Palaisozaki | Torino, Italy (w/ Pearl Jam)
09.17 | Fila Forum | Milan, ITA (w/ Pearl Jam)
09.20 | Duomo Square | Pistoia, ITA (w/ Pearl Jam)
09.22 | London Astoria | London, UK (w/ Pearl Jam)
Cat Power’s Chan Marshall is known for her haunting voice and her simple, minimal arrangements that seduce you into her world. Chan Marshall has the power to draw all the attention in the room and make the world stop spinning.
In Cat Power’s latest album ‘The Greatest’ (not a greatest hits, but the brand-new studio album), Marshall returned to Memphis, pursuing this time the slinky Hi Records sound of the 70s, famed for its sensuous feel and beguiling rhythms. ‘The Greatest’ adds to Cat Power’s singular sound all the elements that make an Al Green record great: Memphis horns, funky string arrangements, smooth background vocals.
There are signs of a new Chan Marshall emeriging in her current tour with the Memphis Rhythm band. Chan Marshall has been notorious for frustrating her fans with her constant visible discomfort on stage, she mumbles, abandons songs halfway through, hides behind her hair, and has been known to turn her back on the audience or just leave the stage. Her current performances are a girl coming out of her shell showing signs of confidence, and a future of being a great performer. I have been a fan of Cat Power for sometime now and I can’t wait to see this new Chan Marshall in action.
