The quantity of quality live music in Funkytown is increasing at such a an alarming rate, local businesses are scrambling to provide new places to put it all. Bars and eateries are all turning into live-music venues; I half-expect to learn that Lola's is going to open up a third stage in the back... Read more

Say what you will about Bryan Simpson's decision to leave Cadillac Sky: You can't fault the guy for not following his convictions. Late last night, on the band's Facebook page, Simpson posted a note that read, in part (the punctuation ... Read more

Yesterday, the Will Callers' guitarist Chase Monks and bassist Bradley Schroeder were on their way back to Fort Worth, to join up with the band ahead of tomorrow's show at Woody's Tavern. But Monks and Schroeder never ar... Read more

John Lennon -- that most irascible of Beatles -- would have turned 70 this month. To commemorate the occasion, his widow, Yoko Ono, oversaw a complete digital overhaul of his eight-album solo catalog, not unlike the spit and -polish the Beatles' albums received in 2009. Read more

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DALLAS -- Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig was adamant: "That's what these big rooms are for -- to move around in." Read more

For the eighth year in a row, roughly 75,000 music fans will descend upon Austin's Zilker Park, beginning Friday, for the 2010 edition of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Over three days, more than 130 bands will take to eight stages, with a wide variety of genres represented. Headlining th... Read more

Just a few hours ago, the Star-Telegram's Sandra Baker reported the stunning news: Bank of America, long rumored to have an interest in buying Fort Worth's... Read more

DALLAS -- Raul Malo paused and peered up into the darkness. Read more

It's been a minute since the Burning Hotels released any brand-new material, so the arrival of this hot-off-the-presses track, Allison, is cause for celebration. The tune came about in unique fashion, accordin... Read more

When the list arrived of this year's nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the first thing that occurred to me was a very current cliche. The roster -- eclectic, centerless, open to many interpretations -- seemed very much like an iPod playlist. Read more

If you see us strutting around in extra large round sunglasses, top hats and frilly boas, you must pardon our giddiness: it’s not often Cowtown lands a pop icon like Elton John. Read more

The dynamic R&B/soul revivalists had audience members dancing onstage at the Palladium Showroom Thursday night. Read more

Fans were free fallin' into classic rock heaven at the Tom Petty-ZZ Top show Tuesday night. Read more

GRAND PRAIRIE -- Time has not softened the Pixies. Read more

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra transformed itself into the Fort Worth Salsa Orchestra on Friday night at Bass Hall. Read more

We just didn't have quite enough room to publish the full exchange between myself, Steve Steward and Jordan Richardson in this week's DFW.com Ink, so ... Read more

It's been fairly quiet, of late, as far as the Ridglea Theater's fate is concerned. Bank of America is still considering its purchase, just as Levi Weaver, whom many have curiously written off, has persisted in completing his financial documents illustrating the economic impact of saving the buil... Read more

Cool jazz cats endured smokin' hot weather at the annual festival in the Cultural District. Read more

Cowboys legends, Van Cliburn and Tim McGraw: It was a super, Super Bowl countdown concert. Read more