Fine Line: 'Audio' Section

Art&Seek, my favorite place to be…just launched an absolutely fabulous new site just in time for their 2-year anniversary. Alan Melson deserves the medal of A&S….Check it out every single day.

Dinner Party

Two of my favorite humans doing what they do bestest…

Hands-down, Rawlins Gilliland is among my top favorite writers and commentators. I fell in love with him during KERA pledge drives, his voice and sense of humor made me want to pledge my first born. Please take a moment out of your busy day to listen to his latest contribution to KERA…you’ll thank me in the morning.

I’m so so so waaaaay behind on gettin’ my Paul Slavens on. Moving. Looking for a job. Nagging a 17-year old. Ya know, the usual stuff has kept my attention away from the ‘puter.

I was quite pleased to log on to Art & Seek late last night to find some fantabulous “Track by Track” chats with the brilliant likes of Danny Balis, Telegraph Canyon, Matthew & the Arrogant Sea, Dust Congress, Fight Bite, Brave Combo, Rhett Miller, Shiny Around the Edges and a few others I’ve neglected these past several weeks. I suck sometimes.

However, my mission for the rest of the week is to listen to every darn one of ‘em. You should too. Paul only invites the best of the best on his magnificent Podcast. He, quite literally, rocks.

I’ve loved and adored Danny Balis since the first time I saw Sorta perform…like a decade or so ago. Then, upon seeing him solo, with the King Buck’s and various other projects, it turned to lust and total admiration.

The boy can play. The boy can sing. The boy can write. It’s with great pleasure that I announce…

Former Sorta Band Member Releases First Solo Album

DALLAS–July 10, 2009–Danny Balis, former bassist and one of the founding members of Dallas-based band Sorta, will release his first solo album, Too Much Living, , Sept. 1, 2009. The recording will be available beginning Sept. 1 on all popular digital download sites (iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc.), with CDs available in stores, and for sale online through Balis’ MySpace page and www.goodrecords.com.

Too Much Living may seem like a departure from what Sorta fans are accustomed to, as it is a straight up, old school, country and western record — a fresh mixture of Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt, and Don Williams. Entirely written and recorded following the tragic death of his best friend Carter Albrecht, Balis draws from the dark side of country music, exploring self destruction, love lost, and the effects of grief. A few reviews from Balis’ contemporaries are already in:

“I grew up listening to country music, so Too Much Living is a nostalgic listen for me. While country music today sounds like a hallmark card gone bad, sung with a southern drawl, Danny is true to the heart of classic country music.”
–Eric Pulido, Midlake

“Danny’s got this smooth, rich, authentic country voice that goes down as easy as a fine wine. A throwback, Danny is at home on a honky tonk stage, a young man with an old soul. Too Much Living is pure, genuine American country music, a body of work that comes straight from the heart.”
–Deryl Dodd

“Too Much Living is a great record. It recalls my favorite, old-time country, yet still feels fresh. Danny Balis is the real deal.”
–Rhett Miller, The Old 97′s

Too Much Living’s first single, “Tethered,” will be released August 1st to Texas country radio, online on Balis’ MySpace page, plus various music blog sites, such as Dallas Observer’s DC9 at Night, FinelineLive.com, and GorillavsBear.net.

A CD release show is scheduled for Aug. 21 at the Granada Theatre in Dallas at 9:00 p.m., in support of Slobberbone (Denton, Texas). The CD will be available for the first time at this event.

Danny has been a Dallas musician for 23 years and has played with the bands Sorta (Trey Johnson) and Sparrows (Carter Albrecht), as well as with solo artists Doug Burr and Salim Nourallah. He has recorded bass, guitar, and vocals on dozens of releases as well as nationally televised commercials including Coca-Cola and Jack Daniels. He currently plays over 100 shows a year with popular Dallas honky-tonk outfit The King Bucks. Danny has also produced the highly-rated Dallas sports talk radio program, The Hardline, for the last ten years.

Too Much Living is set to drop on September 1st, and saying that I’m absolutely giddy in anticipation would be a huge understatement.

It’s like 11 PM, way past a time I usually can (or sometimes even wanna) stay awake, due to work and other… like, life stuff.

However, I couldn’t help but pull the covers over my head, click on my flashlight and put an ear to this absolutely breathtaking Podcast with Mara Lee Miller.

if you love brilliant music, songwriting and the absolutely magnificent artists who gift us with it…there’s nothing better than this…..

Tonight, I sleep well, with good dreams….

My only excuse is that I’ve been swamped with work, kiddies and life in general. That’s my excuse for falling behind on Paul Slavens’ SUPERB Podcast, Track by Track.

I’ve got to catch up with the newer ones with Mara Lee Miller, Matthew & the Arrogant Sea and Robert Gomez. The man knows how to pick his guests.

Check it out. NOW!

Just as soon as TFG finishes up loading the divine new graphics, my music/art/culture blather will be housed back here. My LOtB blog will chronicle my personal adventures living life in Deep Ellum.

I’ve debated and debated over what my first post back here would contain. Paul Slavens and Doug Burr made it an easy decision. Two of my favorite people. Two of my favorite musicians. Two beautiful souls.

I give you the first Podcast of (hopefully) many many to come, Paul Slavens “Track by Track.” The Podcast will be featured over at the splendid Art & Seek, a place I spend much of my time perusing.

Art&Seek is launching a new podcast! ‘Track By Track” will appear every other week on Art&Seek and features KERA 90.1 at Night host Paul Slavens talking with musical artists about the creation process of their latest releases. Listeners will then hear excerpts from those releases.

The inaugural podcast features singer/songwriter Doug Burr, whose latest album is The Shawl.

It’s a FANTASTIC Podcast. Doug and Paul go “track by track” discussing the stories behind each beautiful song on Doug’s latest release, The Shawl. It’s utterly mesmerizing…both the Podcast and the album.

This ain’t gonna be like the old FineLineLive, nor my old TexasGigs doin’s. Rather, lots more video and fly-by-the-seat-of-my-granny-panties type stuff with loads of contributing guests.

Now off you go to listen to the first installment of “Track by Track,” with the fabulous Doug Burr.

I still ain’t decided just what I plan to do wit’dis site…if anything. But what I’d like to do is more stuff like below…I need one Tiffany Kieran one Jeffrey Liles to make my dreams come true…more on that later…

DJ Nature hips us to the fact that DJ EZ Eddie D hits his 25th year mark on the air this year…so I went up to the attic and dusted off this amazing experience from a couple years back…audio interview with Eddie D circa January 10, 2007…

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Pikahsso Allen Poe calls legendary DJ EZ Eddie D “the Godfather of DFW underground hip-hop.” You should always listen to Pikahsso, he know of what he speaketh…

DJ EZ Eddie D has cultivated a career as a DJ, remixer and producer for more than 24 years. Being the closest thing to a hip-hop historian that Dallas has ever known, he has worked with the early pioneers as well as many of the current up-and-comers. From his early days growing up in Finneytown (a suburb in Cincinnati) to his 23 years in Dallas, it’s no surprise to find his influences are all over the musical map. With a collection containing everthing from R&B to classic rock, funk to retro and blues to hip-hop, his studio is the Mecca record collectors dream of.”

“His main focus today is fusing all of these genres with hip-hop beats creating a distinctive sound all his own. In 1982, Dallas DJ The Master Mixer taught Eddie how to blend records, and also introduced him to the radio station KNON 89.3 “The Voice of the People.” He interned and moved his way up the ranks, working with DJ Cisco Soul & the Party Patrol and Nippy Jones of the “Fresh & Freaky Friday Show” (later KKDA). Nippy helped groom him for his own time slot. In 1987, station manager Craig Taylor gave him that chance with his first show airing Thursday nights from 9 to 11. The show moved a few times before finally landing on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m., where you can still tune in weekly for “Knowledge Dropped-Lessons Taught (Vol.2).” It is the only source Dallas has for true underground hip-hop, and a public radio station is a perfect forum for his philosophies on politics, religion, racism and social responsibility.

Reid Robinson and I met up at Gachet Coffee recently to go Inside the Mind of EZ Eddie D and had ourselves a delightful time. Did we catch the whole thing on audio? But of course, darlings.
Be sure and tune in to 89.3 KNON every Saturday night for DJ Eddie D’s Knowledge Dropped Lessons Taught – 5-7 p.m.

The interview includes tracks from P.P.T. and Pikahsso.

Inside the Mind – DJ EZ Eddie D

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Inside the Mind Series:
~George Gimarc
~Josh Venable
~DJ EZ Eddie D
~Jeff Liles

Is there an announcement coming? Yep. Before that, though, lemme just remember the past few years fondly, just humor me…m’kay?

Saboteur Live at the Double-Wide – Recorded by The Fine Line – 6/25/2006

Astronautalis Live at Good Records – Recorded by The Fine Line – May of 2006

Laura Palmer Live at the Double-Wide – Poorly Recorded by The Fine Line

The Strange Boys Live at the Double-Wide – Recorded by The Fine Line (2006)

Pinebox Serenade Live at the Double-Wide – Recorded by The Fine Line – 2006

Handclaps & Harmonies Live at Club Dada – Recorded by The Fine Line – 2006

Kinky Friedman Speaks at the 2006 Fry Street Fair – Recorded by The Fine Line

The Theater Fire Live at Good Records – Recorded by The Fine Line – 2006

The Chemistry Set Live at Hailey’s – Recorded by The Fine Line – 2006

Couple of Joyful Sinners’ Tunes (RIP)

I just got an interesting email about an interesting book coming out (or out now)…

I am a publicist for the University of Minnesota Press. We recently published The Dallas Myth: The Making and Unmaking of an American City by Harvey J. Graff.

A critical urban biography of Dallas, an iconic American city, this unconventional – and critical – examination of “the city with no past” challenges the rampant denial or revision of Dallas history and culture. Graff looks at the creation of the Dallas myth through examples such as the Dallas Cowboys, “Dallas” the television program, the Kennedy assassination, racial segregation, and the built environment. Graff begins by telling us that living in Dallas challenged all that he knew about cities. His book will challenge all that its readers know about Dallas. The Dallas Myth is a provocative critique of the ninth largest city in the U.S. that offers an alternative history, and raises questions about the city’s cultural and historical identity, or lack thereof.

Here is a link to the book’s web page:
http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/G/graff_dallas.html

…the link above finds…

An unconventional-and critical-examination of “the city with no past”

The ninth largest city in the United States, Dallas is exceptional among American cities for the claims of its elites and boosters that it is a “city with no limits” and a “city with no history.” Home to the Dallas Cowboys, self-styled as “America’s Team,” setting for the television series that glamorized its values of self-invention and success, and site of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Dallas looms disproportionately large in the American imagination. Yet it lacks an identity of its own.

In The Dallas Myth, Harvey J. Graff presents a novel interpretation of a city that has proudly declared its freedom from the past. He scrutinizes the city’s origin myth and its governance ideology, known as the “Dallas Way,” looking at how these elements have shaped Dallas and served to limit democratic participation and exacerbate inequality. Advancing beyond a traditional historical perspective, Graff proposes an original, integrative understanding of the city’s urban fabric and offers an explicit critique of the reactionary political foundations of modern Dallas: its tolerance for right-wing political violence, the endemic racism and xenophobia, and a planning model that privileges growth and monumental architecture at the expense of the environment and social justice.

Revealing the power of myths that have defined the city for so long, Graff presents a new interpretation of Dallas that both deepens our understanding of America’s urban landscape and enables its residents to envision a more equitable, humane, and democratic future for all.

Harvey J. Graff is Ohio Eminent Scholar in Literacy Studies and professor of English and history at Ohio State University. Among his books are The Literacy Myth and Conflicting Paths: Growing Up in America.

400 pages | 51 b&w photos, 2 maps, 1 table | 6 x 9 | 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface: Finding Myself in Dallas
Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. Searching for Dallas
1. Locating the City: Three Icons and Images of “Big D”
2. Constructing a City with No Limits
3. Revising Dallas’s Histories

Part II. Understanding Dallas
4. The Dallas Way
5. Tales of Two Cities, North and South, in White, Black, and Brown
6. Mimetic and Monumental Development: Memories Lost and Images Found
7. A City at the Crossroads: Dallas at the Tipping Point

Appendix A. Dallas’s Historical Development
Appendix B. Chronology of Dallas History
Notes
Index

Being a born’n'bred Dallas gal, I have lots of thoughts on the subject. I’ll reserve those thoughts until after I read the book. Order.

“Midnight on the M Streets” by Rose County Fair

Dave Little is performing at the Addison Improv tonight. I’m working on gettin’ in with cameras for some live stuff…cuz…well…cuz Dave is the funniest SOB in town…or out of town, for that matter.

Even if I don’t get in to bring Dave into your homes tonight, you should just come out to the show. There’s a pretty cool little MySpace deal goin’ down too…go here. Be their friend. Score free tickets for tonight’s show.

“Bad Ass” by Dave Little

Wednesday, July 9th
Addison Improv
Dave Little
Doors at 6:30 – Show starts at 8 pm

I’m so so so behind on so so so much music stuff…so…so…so…

The D.E.E.P. meeting tonight is at St. Pete’s – 9 pm – everyone is welcome.

Agenda

1. Art Walk (any galleries input would be highly appreciated for this meeting. If you can’t attend but are will to help or let us know what you have happening on Sept. 13, let me know)
* Time Line
o Next 2 weeks
o Next Month
o Two Months out
o Sept. 13 event
o Sept. 9, 2009 DART Line opens with 2009 Art Walk
* Break into Groups
o Galleries & Alternative Spaces
o Marketing & Promotions
o After Party
2. Discuss future meetings
* Locations
* Guest Speakers

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Have I mentioned Doug Burr lately? Oh yeah…well listen-up, again. I could not be more jealous of my girl, Chelsea Callahan, for getting to be a part of this little project. Seriously, I’m not sure I could resume my normal breathing standing in the same magnificant room with the same magnificent artists…so….freakin’…awesome…

Dave Sims writes:

…12:30 p.m.: It just so happens that Josh Pearson, the reclusive mastermind behind Lift to Experience, is getting married to his German fiancée in the very same auditorium. Thirty or so friends, many from the North Texas music community, attend the ceremony amid the cables and mics shuffled to various sides of the room. Doug Burr delivers an impromptu performance of his new song “Wedding Bells.”

1 p.m.: It is decided that a gospel-style choir is needed for one particular track. Pearson and wedding guests Emil Rapstine (from The Angelus) and Chelsea Callahan (who books for The Double Wide) are recruited, while Deadman’s Steven Collins arranges the parts and leads the choir on the dusty auditorium stage….

Read the entire column, North of the Dial…I luvs ya Dave!

The Righteous Will Rejoice.mp3

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Deadman aka Steve Collins has released his latest, Severe Mercy, and it’s so muy bueno that I fell to my knees and wept…well, not really…but it’s really really good. Check it out.

This here’s a great Podcast with a collaborative li’l musical group in Austin, called Phono Records. I can’t wait to move to Austin.

Look for an “Inside the Mind” with Steve Collins the end of this month…on video..but of course….be excited…be very excited…

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There’s a (relatively) new kid on the block and he’s come out real strong-like. I’m bringing back the “Inside the Mind” series. First off, featuring local music bloggers, and Lance Lester of Bonafide Darling will be my first prey…heh…check out his divine little part of the world wide web here.

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I kinda sorta totally already knew about this, but apparently ’twas officially announced during my time of sickyness and totally feeling sorry for myself….

Shanghai 5 is no more, ceased to be, expired, bereft of life, pushing up the daisies, and joined the choir invisible!

After 4 years of good times, 300+ shows, touring, a 2007 DOMA award, many wild parties, and awesome collaborative efforts from our oddball associates and fans, we’re officially calling it quits.
We’d like to send special thanks to our friends and partners including; Cindy Chaffin, Hal Samples, Paul Slavens, PPT, White Ghost Shivers, Lee Harvey’s, Alex Jones, Earl Harvin, EZ Eddie D, Mr. Rid, Sista Whitenoise, Double Wide, DMA, Quick, Dallas Observer, and many more.

Shanghai 5 was just nominated for a 2008 DOMA award, but check out other nominees in that category before you cast a ballot.

Amy Curnow was nominated for a 2008 DOMA ‘Best Female Vocalist’ award, and she’s working on solo and collaborative material as well, including PPT’s latest album Denglish. Be sure and vote for her at; http://dallasobserver.com/polls/musicpoll08/

Thanks for the good times and support!

I know I’ve played this tune ad nauseum over the years, deal with it…I love it.

“Dead Man in a Motel” by Shanghai 5

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Jordan Fein and Zach Stone are off and running with their new project, Thank You. Expect a big, big shindig complete with audio/visuals and more on July 26th at SPACE. More on that later…

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I missed Frank’s birthday…didn’t even know about it…’til today. I really need to get my sh*t together, eh?

Artwork Courtesy of the Boy-Child

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This list is a li’l done – I gots more later to add…come back and see for yourownselves….xxox

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It’s a pretty darn decent week/end at AllGood Cafe – like 3 strong shows that made me cut’n'paste photos of the performers above…oh…and yeah, that’s Hal Samples pictured with porterdavis cuz…well…he tooked the photo.

AllGood Cafe
Thursday – Mario Matteoli
Friday – Menkena
Saturday – porterdavis

Club Dada
Thursday – Salim Nourallah / Ringo Deathstar / Street Hassel / DJ Wild in the Streets
Friday – Frog Eyes / White Hinterland / Evangelicals
Saturday – Strange Boys / Coathangers

Double Wide
Thursday – PPT(?) / DJ Middlefinger
Friday – Nuthin’
Saturday – Dead Twins / Magnet School / Space Cadet
Sunday – The Feds / Underwater / The Better Death

Red Blood Club
Thursday – Naked and Shameless
Friday – ANS / Unit 21 / Rageous Bros. / Seasick / Zheia Golov / Stymie

Fallout Lounge
Thursday – Lost Generation w/Wanz Dover
Friday – The Fever w/DJ El Macho & DJ C MacPhie

City Tavern
Thursday – Southern Swing
Friday – Spector 45 / Goodwin / The Dirty Sound
Saturday – Southern Drive / Truckstop Junkies

Opening Bell
Thursday – Suzanna Choffel / Lang Freeman
Friday – Dylan Sneed / Ryan Thomas Becker / Isaac Hoskins
Saturday – Brian Miller / Local Honey / Carman Menza

The Loft
Thursday – The RZA as Bobby Digital
Saturday – Joshua James / Scott McCurry / Lex Land / Justin Townes Earl

The Palladium
Saturday – Eric Hutchinson / Marie Digby / Justin Nozuka
Sunday – Rilo Kiley / Thao with the Get Down Stay Down / Benji Hughes

Lee Harvey’s
Thursday – DJ Sista Whitenoise
Friday – DJ Chikki G / The Tidbits
Saturday – DJ Sista Whitenoise / The Mumbles
Sunday – DJ EZ Eddie D

House of Blues
Friday – Matthew Ryan vs The Silver State / Jon Dee Graham

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The uber-cool-uber-fab-uber-hip House on Swiss pulls another good’un outta their collective adorable arses….

Saturday, June 14th
House on Swiss
Via Audio / Verulf / Jukebox the Ghost
10 pm – BYOB

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The Cavern
Thursday – Soulever Lift / The Boss Level / The Triggermen / Austin Brown – ZOO: The Video DJ Upstairs
Friday – Farstar / The JGB / JJ & the Rouges / Demihuman – DJ Red Eye Presents “Beat Stew” Upstairs
Saturday Grand Ole Party / Red Monroe / Man Factory – ZOO: The Video DJ Upstairs
Sunday – Ricki Derek Upstairs

If I gushed anymore about Ryan Bingham, then I’d be plumb outta gush and I need to save a little for later. His show…not…to…miss.

Thursday, June 12th
Granada Theater
Ryan Bingham / Dead Horses / Southern Drive / The Dedringers
Doors at 7 pm – It’s almost Sold-Out so Get ‘em while you can

Green Elephant
Thursday – C&W night with Brian Hughes and Friends

White Rock Coffee
Friday – Amanda Lepre / Andrew Stone
Saturday – Jordan Stephens

Love & War (Plano)
Friday – Thomas Michael Riley
Saturday – Houston Marchman CD Release
Sunday – Shiner Sunday w/Dale Watson

Obzeet
Thursday – Eric Erickson
Friday – Drop-Top Rockets

Hank’s
Friday – Texas Renegade
Saturday – Jesse Dayton

Dan’s Silverleaf
Thursday – Gretel / Sarah Jaffe / Doug Burr
Friday – Eric Keyes
Saturday – Big Daddy Alright
Monday – Paul Slavens

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This weekend, it’s all about the Gutterth boys. Cuz, they create some of the bestest shows ever. Yeah. I said it. EVER.

Friday, June 13th
J&J’s Pizza – 118 Oak Street – Denton
New Science Projects / Dust Congress / The Heartstring Stranglers / Parata

Saturday, June 14th
Hailey’s
Gutterth Live: Episode XXII
Balmorhea / MOM / Hotel, Hotel / Geistheistler
Doors at 9 pm / $6-$8 – All Ages

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Hailey’s
Friday – Hallelucination / Odis / Katsuk
Saturday – Balmorhea / MOM / Hotel, Hotel / Geistheistler

Rubber Gloves
Thursday – Weird Weeds / Shiny Around the Edges / Fight Bite / Verulf
Friday – R9 / DJ-G
Saturday – Cats & Dogs – Benefit for Denton Humane Society
Grillin’ Keggin’n'Helpin’ our 4-legged friends
Peforming Bands:
1:00pm – The Tellevators
1:45pm – Starhead
2:30pm – Ella Minnow
3:15pm – Violent Squid
4:00pm- Big Ol Bastards
4:45pm – Handbrake
5:30pm – The Fuzzy Coos
6:15pm – RTB2
7:00pm – Monkeytown
7:45pm – Audrey Lapraik
8:15pm – George Neal
9:00pm – Little Birds
9:45pm – Raised By Tigers
10:30pm – The Heelers
11:15am – Sarah Jaffe
12:00am – Tre Orsi
12:45am – Record Hop
DOORS OPEN AT NOON!
Bring your dog, and enjoy beer, burgers, bands all day long!

8.0
Thursday – Josh Weathers Band / Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights / Chatterton

1919 Hemphill
Friday – Outclassed / Difference Engine / Fatty Fabulous / Division of Power

The Aardvark
Thursday – Bob Schneider / The Campaign
Saturday – James McMurtry / The Dedringers

The Fairmount
Thursday – Mike McClure / Courtney Patton
Friday – Catfish Whiskey / The Ginn Sisters / Claire Moore and her Boys
Saturday – Josh Weathers / Jody Jones / Whiskey Myers

Fred’s
Thursday – Rodney Hayden
Friday – Villain Vangard
Sunday – Magee Payne / Kurt South

Lola’s
Thursday – The Backsliders CD Release / Fate Lions / RTB2
Friday – Joan of Arc / Tame Tame & Quiet / Yellow Fever
Saturday – Little Big Horn / Merkin / Hedkase

The Moon Bar
Friday – Maren Morris / The Royal West Co. / Grant Jones
Saturday – The Iliads / Binary Sunrise

Scat Lounge
Thursday – Johnny Reno
Friday – Ricki Derek & the Vegas Six
Saturday – Quamon Fowler Quintet

White Elephant
Thursday – David Matsler / Sam Anderson
Friday – Clay McClinton
Saturday – Steve Carasco – 2 pm – Billy Joe Shaver
Sunday – Brett Watts Songwriters in the Round (2 pm) / Cassie Phelps (7 pm) / Clubhouse Concerts w/Walt Wilkins and more

Woody’s Tavern
Friday – Ryan Turner / Josh Davis
Saturday – Josh Grider / Larry Hooper

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In-Stores

Bill’s Records
Saturday
Brett Dillon hosts!
2:30pm – The Black Prairie Band
3:15pm – The Dirty Sound
4:00pm – Guy Forsyth
4:45pm – Mike and the Moonpies
Free

Good Records
Saturday:
Via Audio
3 pm – Free

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Radio…

Friday

89.3 KNON – Rocket Radio – “underground electronic and dark music from the North Texas area and around the world”
Midnight ’til 4 am

Saturday

KTCU 88.7 – Radio Sputnik
Tune in at noon!

89.3 KNON – The Dungeon – hard rock, punk, metal and lots from our local unsigned bands
Midnight ’til 4 am

Sunday

The Local Show on KDGE 102.1 The Edge with the always hot ‘n hunky Chris Ryan – Tune in at 9:00 PM

The Front Porch on 99.5 The Wolf with the better ‘n buttah Justin Frazell – 6:00 PM

The Good Show on KTCU – 88.7 FM with my fave 3 2 stooges Tom U. Tony Diaz – starts at 9:00 PM.

90.1 at Night with my mentor Paul Slavens – 8-10 PM

Uncut with DJ Steve Nice – The absolute best in local Rap/Hip-hop/R&B 11 PM – K104 FM

89.3 KNON – Pagan Holiday- Open playlist, call in your requests! Lots of Indi and local rock.
Midnight ’til 4 am

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Artsy-Fartsy

Saturday, June 14th
Kettle Art

“Cathey Millers latest paintings depict portraits of women clad in tactical gear, gas masks, ski masks, and American flags inhabiting bunkers and rooms full of video screens. Miller uses bold colors and a painterly style to present a doomsday scenario that is tempered by the occasional orange bicycle, a sweetly smiling face, or a fluorescent jellyfish. Her inspirations for this new work are the constant stream of violent images on modern computer, television, movie, and gaming screens, and “Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness” issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Miller is a 1985 graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , CA.”

Saturday, June 14th
Hal Samples Gallery and SPACE
Performance by Fight Bite
Live Video Stream here on FineLineLive.com

I’m going to defer to my dear friend over at the Sub-Rosa for all your art-going needs. The chick knows her sh*t. Use her site often.

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If I hadn’t lost my cell phone the other day (not gettin’ the text invite ’til ’twas too late), then I woulda been at the birthday paaartaaay for my darling Reid Robinson and the divine EZ Eddie D. Below is audio from one helluva great day with ‘em both…

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Originally recorded for QuickDFW.com – Recorded by The Fine Line – January, 2007
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Pikahsso Allen Poe calls legendary DJ EZ Eddie D “the Godfather of DFW underground hip-hop.” You should always listen to Pikahsso, he know of what he speaketh…

DJ EZ Eddie D has cultivated a career as a DJ, remixer and producer for more than 24 years. Being the closest thing to a hip-hop historian that Dallas has ever known, he has worked with the early pioneers as well as many of the current up-and-comers. From his early days growing up in Finneytown (a suburb in Cincinnati) to his 23 years in Dallas, it’s no surprise to find his influences are all over the musical map. With a collection containing everthing from R&B to classic rock, funk to retro and blues to hip-hop, his studio is the Mecca record collectors dream of.”

“His main focus today is fusing all of these genres with hip-hop beats creating a distinctive sound all his own. In 1982, Dallas DJ The Master Mixer taught Eddie how to blend records, and also introduced him to the radio station KNON 89.3 “The Voice of the People.” He interned and moved his way up the ranks, working with DJ Cisco Soul & the Party Patrol and Nippy Jones of the “Fresh & Freaky Friday Show” (later KKDA). Nippy helped groom him for his own time slot. In 1987, station manager Craig Taylor gave him that chance with his first show airing Thursday nights from 9 to 11. The show moved a few times before finally landing on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m., where you can still tune in weekly for “Knowledge Dropped-Lessons Taught (Vol.2).” It is the only source Dallas has for true underground hip-hop, and a public radio station is a perfect forum for his philosophies on politics, religion, racism and social responsibility.

Reid Robinson and I met up at Gachet Coffee recently to go Inside the Mind of EZ Eddie D and had ourselves a delightful time. Did we catch the whole thing on audio? But of course, darlings.

Our good man Alex Kanakis hung out with Eddie at the KNON 89.3 studio and caught some super-sweet video.

Check out the Eddie D video here (Video)

Be sure and tune in to 89.3 KNON every Saturday night for DJ Eddie D’s Knowledge Dropped Lessons Taught – 5-7 p.m.

The interview includes tracks from P.P.T. and Pikahsso.

Inside the Mind – DJ EZ Eddie D

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Inside the Mind Series:
~George Gimarc
~Josh Venable
~DJ EZ Eddie D
~Jeff Liles

“Time is Passing.mp3″ by Daniel Folmer

So like that wickedly awesomely talented Daniel Folmer just dropped a fresh new disc. I may not know much, but I do know that this kid rocks and from what I’ve heard from the new album, it’s a keeper.

Check out more tunes here. Also, scoot your ass to The Chat Room this eve for a live performance, along with other greatnesses, Sarah Jaffe, Robert Gomez and those darling Heartstring Strangler kids.

It seems that tonight’s showcase was a tad overbooked – everyone listed above is still performing, sans Daniel. HOWEVER, you can still catch Daniel at Strawberry Fields getthehellouttatheoldlocation party tomorrow, Saturday, May 31st. Dammit. I really picked the wrong weekend to leave town.

Daniel Folmer’s new album A New Leaf is available now on Gutterth Records. Focusing in and out of a relationship, he uses pop songs to emote distant sentiment, romance, joy and frustration. The album was recorded on quarter inch reel to reel during two sessions with Justin Collins (Centromatic, Doug Burr, Robert Gomez, Record Hop) and mastered by Matthew Barnhart (Shearwater, Baptist Generals, The New Year), at the Echo Lab and Satisfactory Studios.

Liles set George Gimarc up with his very own MySpace page. Go join his list of friends.

Here’s an “Inside the Mind” Reid and I did with George awhile back. It was like totally amazing. I’m not worthy to even breathe the same air as that man.

We’re working on an updated “Inside the Mind,” this time, video…brb…

Either my email is really messed-up or nobody, and I mean nobody, loves me no’mo’. I can’t even get a family member to respond….wah…

“The Same Sad Song” by Robert Gomez

Below are the full sets from Saturday’s extravaganza. It’s recorded from the live streaming so the picture might be choppy, but the sound is fine.

Big Daddy Alright

The Heelers

AM Ramblers

Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward

Spitfire Tumbleweeds

Eleven Hundred Springs

Tonight at Life in Deep Ellum, there’s a very special event showcasing artwork, photography with a music theme. Some of the proceeds benefit the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation.

Please make plans to attend.

Thursday, May 1st
Life in Deep Ellum
Music in the Life of Carter
7 PM

Carter Performs at Jenn Nabb’s Open Mic (Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006) – Audio by FineLineLive