Liz Phair Does Banana Republic Ad

Not a big surprise. The only thing Liz Phair won't do at this point is make vital music. But like Estelle's Crystal Lite hookup, this goes beyond a single advertisement toward some sort of bigger lifestyle affiliation. Liz's contribution is... CONTINUE READING LIZ PHAIR DOES BANANA REPUBLIC AD»

Posted on February 23, 2009 in Commercial Appeal, Video (8 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional | Jesca Hoop | Liz Phair | of Montreal | OK Go

Premature Evaluation: Dashboard Confessional - The Shade Of Poison Trees

We weighed in on Chris Carrabba's bright-eyed and achy-breaky "Thick As Thieves," but on the eve of its release, there's a chance to hear The Shade Of Poison Trees in all its unplugged glory at Dashboard Confessional's MySpace. We haven't... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - THE SHADE OF POISON TREES»

Posted on October 1, 2007 in Premature Evaluation (20 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional

New Dashboard Confessional - "Thick As Thieves"

Whenever we hear Dashboard Confessional yowler Chris Carrabba do his achy breaky, we wonder, just slightly, how much his diehards overlap with the kids, say, screaming 'bout early-period Oberst. No? See if you can get what we're saying when you... CONTINUE READING NEW DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - "THICK AS THIEVES"»

Posted on August 17, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional | James Hall Worship And Praise

Laguna Beach Gets Its Emo On

Chris Carrabba will act as guest music supervisor for Wednesday's episode of MTV's "real OC" docudrama. Laguna has featured Dashboard Confessional songs in the past, but according to MTV, for this gig he will be "bringing new indie bands to... CONTINUE READING LAGUNA BEACH GETS ITS EMO ON»

Posted on September 29, 2006 (2 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional

War Gigs

Not to get all Mideastern on your ass, but when it comes to Iraq you know where Stereogum stands: pro-war, anti-troops (stole that one from Jeffrey Ross). OK, seriously, no judgment calls, but I found some of the quotes in... CONTINUE READING WAR GIGS»

Posted on August 16, 2006 (21 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional

Joanna Covers Carrabba

According to her MySpace page, Joanna is a "soulful Pat Benatar" for the TRL set. She's on a summer tour of malls and summer camps. NY Times's Kelefa Sanneh gave Jo this shoutout yesterday:An aspiring pop star, Joanna has the... CONTINUE READING JOANNA COVERS CARRABBA»

Posted on July 17, 2006 (18 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional Covers Big Country

Those intersecting riffs are hard to resist. Watch Carrabba & Co.'s version of "In A Big Country" at Sessions @ AOL. Not bad my emo friends. RIP Stuart Adamson. Big Country - "In A Big Country" (MP3 Link Expired)... CONTINUE READING DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL COVERS BIG COUNTRY»

Posted on May 26, 2006 in Video (23 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional

Where Have All The Dash Boys Gone?

Here's an interesting promotional gimmick. Dashboard Confessional are making the first single from new album Dusk And Summer free... ...if 50,000 people download the 40 second preview and let Windows run some DRM nonsense on their computer. They're 43,000 people... CONTINUE READING WHERE HAVE ALL THE DASH BOYS GONE?»

Posted on May 17, 2006 (8 comments)
Tags: Dashboard Confessional

Lollapalooza '05

Reviews are coming in from this weekend's Lollapalooza fest in Chicago. The major gripe (aside from the crazy heat) seems to be the close proximity of the main stages, which made it difficult to hear. Imagine Brian Jonestown Massacre's psychedelic... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA '05»

Posted on July 24, 2005 (41 comments)
Tags: Brian Jonestown Massacre | Dashboard Confessional | Lollapalooza