2nd Annual HomeGrown Music Festival

May 9, 2011 by Sausage

This weekend, downtown Dallas will be transformed to celebrate all things local with the HomeGrown Music and Arts Festival. Not only will there be booths featuring local artist and businesses, but there will also be two stages with some of the best music from the area. Some of the bands playing include Seryn, Slobberbone, Astronautalis, Ishi, and Neon Indian. It’s a great lineup, and only $15! I’ll definitely be there, and highly recommend others to join in as well. Dallas doesn’t do festivals often, but this one has a lot of promise. See the full line-up and schedule after the jump.

Arcade Fire – Sausage’s Top Videos

Apr 29, 2011 by Sausage

This weekend, The Arcade Fire will invade Dallas. Next week, they will invade Win and Will Butler’s former hometown, The Woodlands, suburb of Houston and a huge inspiration for their latest album, The Suburbs. Everyone here at Breakfast on Tour is extremely excited, as they put on one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. The first time I saw them was at Mary Jane’s Fat Cat in Houston in 2005 shortly after their Funeral release. Seeing them play in that tiny venue with a only a hundred or so others was overwhelming and completely incredible. Since then, I have easily been able to say they are my favorite band.

In honor of this event, I have collected 10 of my favorite videos of theirs. See one here, and check out more after the jump (in no particular order).

7 Walkers and Great American Taxi to Celebrate George’s 84th Anniversary

Mar 30, 2011 by Café Con Leche

Photo by Jay Blakesberg. Courtesy of Madison House Publicity.

One of the most beloved and oldest live music venues in Arkansas is turning 84 this year. Yes, people! George’s Majestic Lounge is celebrating its 84th anniversary this year and the official bash is this weekend.

The party starts on Friday with Big Smith at 6 p.m. during Happy Hour and another set at 9 p.m. That same night Vince Herman’s Great American Taxi.

On Saturday, 7 Walkers will continue the celebration. The supergroup features Bill Kreutzmann (The Grateful Dead), George Porter, Jr (The Funky Meters), Papa Mali, and Matt Hubbard (Willie Nelson); plus Great American Taxi (featuring Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon).

Continue after the break for a 7 Walkers video and more info. You don’t want to miss this show!

NX35 + Greenville Parade = Dallas WINNING

Mar 9, 2011 by Sausage

This marks a fantastic weekend in music for the Dallas area. Denton, or as it calls itself, “the other, smaller, music town in Texas,” is putting on their own festival for bands that are on their way to Austin for SXSW. 35 Conferette, informally known as NX35, starts tomorrow and goes through Sunday. They have quite an impressive line-up, which you can find here: http://www.35conferette.com/schedule. After the jump you’ll see the Sausage recommended bands to catch, and find out about another big event going on this weekend in Dallas.