The Nylon Records showcase/tour was hitting up the Granada with a slew of bands the other night so we stopped by to check out what the fuss was about. I missed the first opener, Jaguar Love, though some of their members made appearances during Patrick Wolf’s set and they looked very….costumed. Anyway, the 3 bands I did see all had something different about them but the one thing they all had in common was that they brought insane energy to the stage for a very sparsely populated Granada and I’m not sure you could get a better stage energy for a small crowd than we had here.

First up upon my arrival was the Plasticines who were a girl rock group from Paris. They had some well orchestrated moves on the floor, most of which involved rock star posing of some sort. They also took to calling out some various members of the crowd (including DC9’s representative) for not clapping/dancing, which was amusing to me because I was not called out, though I’m not sure how I would have reacted had I been. They had some garage-y girl rock going on with a bit more focus on the hooks and the melodies than just being punk, so it was some pretty good rocking stuff generally. They also managed to get the limited crowd contingent into it for the most part fairly well, to where by the end the crowd was actually giving them some pretty good props. I do have to say for the small crowd these girls brought maximum effort to the stage and really brought a full level show to a small amount of people. There was no mailing it in or scaling it back at all, and that was pretty awesome. I really enjoyed their set and they had some really cool rock songs to work with.

After the Plasticines had finished up The Living Things hit the stage, also with some garage-y blues-y rock songs and also an incredible amount of effort. These guys were really into it and playing some really good stuff and by the end the crowd was with them. You also had some craziness like the lead singer coming out with a giant Colonial American flag and draping it over himself for one song after proclaiming the greatness that America is (hells yes baby). There was also much rock star posing and strutting about during their set, though it ended on a bit of a strange note as it seemed that one of the drum mics busted and they just kicked over the drum set and the set was over. Anyway, despite that they once again acted like they were playing to 100,000 people even though it was probably more like 50. You gotta love that they were so into it.

Finally the headliner, Patrick Wolf, came up. I was slightly familiar with his most recent album “The Magic Position” but hadn’t really heard the whole thing, and was kind of going in with a blank slate for this one. I had also heard all the David Bowie comparisons and I can certainly easily see where that comes from as Bowie’s influence is heavily seen in most things going on on stage, but he certainly has a lot more to him than just a copycat for Bowie, and he brought probably even more energy than the first two acts did, if that is even possible. He had on quite a bizarre outfit the whole way and he switched instruments multiple times, from the guitar to the keyboards to a violin to a ukelele. I’m surprised he didn’t jump on drums for one song.

The guy is clearly mega-talented musically, and his band backed him up very well too. He hit through epic song after epic song each one with more ambition and grandiosity than the last one. It was really pretty impressive because he really is trying to go big or go home on every song, and the instrumentation and the whole production just goes that way on each song. He was on his game and really gave it all for the audience, great stuff. I would certainly recommend checking him out when he swings back around to the US the next time.

Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position – From The Magic Position

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Enjoy this live performance of Sun it Rises from Fleet Foxes.

Woods has announced a summer tour, to hit Dallas and Austin, starting next week.  Find dates after the jump. 

07-15 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom ^
07-16 Brooklyn, NY – Cameo Gallery (Mexican Summer/Insound Party)
07-24 New York, NY – Whitney Museum *
08-06 Boston, MA – Great Scott
08-07 Montreal, Quebec – Divan Orange
08-08 Toronto, Ontario – Sneaky Dee’s
08-10 Iowa City, IA – Picador %
08-12 Columbus, OH – TBD %
08-13 Buffalo, NY – Big Orbit’s Soundlab %
08-14 Brooklyn, NY – Bell House %
08-15 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s %
08-17 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar %
08-18 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle %
08-19 Atlanta, GA – The Earl %
08-21 Austin, TX – Mohawk %
08-22 Dallas, TX – The Loft %
08-24 Tempe, AZ – Rhythm Room %
08-26 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour %#
08-29 Big Sur, CA – Folk Yeah/Kemado Records/Mexican Summer Festival %#
08-30 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill %#
09-01 Portland, OR – TBD %#
09-02 Vancouver, British Columbia – Richard’s on Richards %#
09-03 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s %#
09-04 Sacramento, CA – Luigi’s Fungarden

^ with Wavves, Real Estate, POPO
* with Grooms
% with Dungen
# with Kurt Vile

The Cribs are giving away the first track from their upcoming album with the legendary Johnny Marr on their website. The track is “We Were Aborted” and is some pretty tight shit. The album is out September 7th. I loved seeing these guys last year at Double Door and hopefully they will be touring the US again after the album drops. Looking forward to this one. Click here for the track.

Well guys, just before DBF.com goes dark for the weekend, wanted to wish all the Americans a good and happy Independence Day on Saturday! I know BVaz is in NYC, and I’ll probably just be in Dallas wishing I was somewhere like NYC, but that’s only because I’m poor. The American Dream lives!

Enjoy.

I really dislike adding the “For Cutie” when I type their name.

Although this week’s image is of neither Events nor Dallas, this weekend is special because it’s America Day on Saturday.  Get some sun, get some friends, get some barbecue and some cold drinks, because our special day is by far the finest worldwide.  In your FACES, rest of the planet!  America Rules!

Find events in and around Dallas for the weekend, with links for tickets (if available) after the jump. 

Thursday, July 2

Road to Essence Music Festival | Jazmine Sullivan, Ryan Leslie | HOB

Friday, July 3 & Saturday, July 4

Bunch of ultra lame events, so I recommend you go and do exactly this:

Well unfortunately he isn’t coming back after he melted my face back in March, but he is hitting a lot of other cities out there throughout October. This guy rules, the album is awesome and the live show is awesome, you need to buy tickets and go to these shows, SRSLY. Tour dates after the jump.

July 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
July 11 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
July 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden
July 14 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 16 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion
July 17 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Amphitheatre
July 18, 19 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
July 26 – Olympic Valley, CA @ Squaw Valley Ski Resort
August 7 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
September 19 – Madison, WI @ Overture Hall
September 29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
September 30 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
October 2 – Austin, TX @ Zilker Park
October 3 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
October 5 – Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Soundstage
October 7, 8 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
October 9 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
October 10 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
October 12 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
October 13 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
October 14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
October 16, 17 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
October 18 – Kalamazoo, MI @ State Theatre
October 19 – Columbus, OH @ Southern Theatre
October 21 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall
October 24 – Portland, ME @ South Portland High School
October 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
October 26 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
October 27 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
October 28 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club