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show recap: bloc party [dallas, tx] (december 11, 2012)


photo credit: @vee_ron

Our third and final road trip concert in a month’s time was a special one. None of us three bears had seen Bloc Party prior to this show, so a trip to Dallas to retrieve our forgotten writer Jerome to see ‘em at the House of Blues was a must. The band’s currently on their full US tour routing in support of 2012′s Four, a grungy, but beautiful affair, and the band’s first since 2008′s Intimacy and their hiatus, which took place soon after.

We were pretty excited about this one, especially considering it’s the last big show of 2012. Why not go all out and make a trip to Dallas, only to return back to Houston at 3:30 a.m., right? YOLO, as they say.

[Note: It's been a while since we've seen a show as fans first, and due to a lack of press, none of us took photos. Apologies to the folks who had their photos ripped from Instagram. Hopefully the credit isn't too bad!]

Hit the jump for the review.

-grizzly
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support: dei gratia & co. – an indiegogo campaign (2012)


video credit: joshua fortuna

You know that guy, “Panda” or whatever? He created this website so many of you have come to know and love, and so many of Me and Sunbear have come to update and maintain. Anyway, our beloved Jerome is about the unleash his dream – and it’s Dei Gratia & Co. Translated from Latin, it’s “by the grace of God,” and it’s the name of a concept store he wishes to one day open in the heart of Dallas, Texas.

There’s a lot that goes into this concept but to sum up, it’ll be a specialty mens haven, where you can get a haircut, craft cocktails and beers, tailoring, shoeshines and of course – retail goods. After plenty of research, hard work and late nights, he’s launched an indiegogo campaign. Much like the Kickstarter campaign, it’s a fundraiser based off of user donations that warrant different incentive packages.

It would be amazing if all of you could take a moment to check it out, and if not, throw a few bones his way to help kick off something special. We luv u, Jerbones! & Godspeed!

Check out:

Henry Jerome Mendoza’s Indiegogo Campaign for Dei Gratia & Co.

-grizzly c/o sunbear and weworemasks.com

event: local artist showcase at the people’s last stand [DFW] (2012)

my home away from home aka the people’s last stand will be hosting a local artist showcase tomorrow night here in good ol’ dallas, tx. all of the pieces will be for sale and/or raffled off, with proceeds benefiting local area youth art programs. come out for drink specials on craft cocktails, inspired local art, and music hand-picked by yours truly. best way to spend your wednesday evening.

- panda

reminder: sukilynn presents kavia [dallas] (2012)

just a reminder to all of our beautiful dallas/ft. worth area readers, yesi sukilynn soto will be premiering a new gallery of photographic genius at the people’s last stand in dallas tomorrow night. dj sober will be bringing the jams, and i’ll be hanging out in my finest fur. witness.

who: sukilynn photography and dj sober, sponsored by weworemasks & the people’s last stand
what: kavia – an experimental photography exhibit
when: june 9, 2012
where: the people’s last stand / 5319 e.mockingbird lane suite 210, dallas, TX 75206

- panda

event: sukilynn presents kavia [dallas] (2012)

on saturday, june 9th, the weworemasks’ team will be extremely proud to partner with dallas-based photographer yesi sukilynn soto to bring you her latest exhibition of experimental photography entitled kavia. the gallery will be taking place at local cocktail den the people’s last stand, where i spend all my nights drinking whiskey cocktails instead of posting here. music will be provided by the renowned dj sober and a good time will be had by all. if you’re in the area, be sure to come out and support the cause, drink some craft cocktails, and have your picture taken with your favorite panda – and not to mention, supporting a very talented artist.

who: sukilynn photography and dj sober, sponsored by weworemasks
what: kavia – an experimental photography exhibit
when: june 9, 2012
where: the people’s last stand / 5319 e.mockingbird lane suite 210, dallas, TX 75206

check out:

sukilynn online
the people’s last stand on facebook
dj sober

-panda

video: dustin cavazos opens for big sean (2011)

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totally spaced on posting this, but our man dustin cavazos won the scoremore shows sponsored contest to open up the dallas stop of the finally famous tour. check out his video blog of the event above and the written blog right here. congrats!

-grizzly

show recap: morrissey (november 17th, 2011)

At 28 years old, seeing Morrissey live has always been at the top of my “must see” list, but the timing just never worked out, so you can bet ‘excited’ was an understatement when Morrissey and his gang came through Dallas last week. Hit the cut for a recap of the nights’ event, that included opener Kristeen Young.

- panda

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weworemasks presents: a chromeo in dallas giveaway [contest] (2011)

after having to reschedule the original dallas date of their night falls tour, the gentleman of chromeo will be bringing the hustle back to dallas this sunday, november 20th. and being the gentleman that we are, the bears are giving you a chance to win TWO tickets to the show. all you have to do is shoot us an email at weworemasks@gmail.com with your full name and why we should pick you. a winner will be chosen and notified via email on friday whenever i wake up from a long, hard night of drinking bushmills whiskey. also, be sure you check out the bushmills coverage with chromeo on tour on facebook.

remember this show is in Dallas, so you must be able to attend the show on 11/20/11. good luck ya’ll!

- panda

video: japandroids – adrenaline nightshift [live at bryan street tavern] (2011)

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vancouver’s noise rockers japandroids hold a special place in the hearts of weworemasks. with two albums to their name, the duo are set to release their follow-up to the compilation no singles. catch a new song, “adrenaline nightshift,” performed live at dallas’ bryan street tavern, above.

what the hell kind of distortion does brian king use? sounds like a monster truck rally.

- sunbear

weworemasks presents: a chromeo & mayer hawthorne giveaway [contest] (2011)

it’s contest time at weworemasks, and we’ve got a hell of a giveaway for our dallas readers. we’re giving away two tickets to see chromeo & mayer hawthorne at the house of blues dallas next wednesday, september 14th. answer the two trivia questions below and e-mail your answers to weworemasks@gmail.com. of the correct contestants, we’ll be picking a winner at random monday at noon and the winner will be notified via e-mail. good luck and those of you attending, holler at a panda!

reminder: must be in the greater DFW area and able to attend the show 09/14/11. also, E-MAIL your answers. DO NOT respond in the comments section. we’ll hate you forever and send your IP address to the catch a predator guys (kidding).

questions:

1. what was the first chromeo song that mayer hawthorne covered?
2. dave-1 has a famous brother. who is he?

good luck and we’ll announce the winner on monday!

- panda

video: dustin cavazos – who’s gonna save us from ourselves [promo clip] (2011)

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wwm house favorite dustin cavazos drops a new preview video for a track from his upcoming album, be.leave.me. i honestly don’t think i can say enough about the passion and talent this man posses. every new clip has the bear collective more and more excited for the album. you should be too.

- panda

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show recap: sharon jones & the dap-kings (september 23, 2010)


all photos from the 09/28 denver show, courtesy of Lori W.

driving through downtown dallas the palladium ballroom, i had mixed feelings about the night that lay ahead of me. on the one hand the three mimosas i had just consumed were settling in nicely and i was definitely excited about getting to see sharon jones & the dap-kings live, something i had always heard was a must-experience. on the other hand, i was going to a show by myself for the first time in as long as i can remember. little did i know i had my good friend jack daniels and a set of action-packed soul ahead of me. hit the cut for a recap of the night’s events.

- panda

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drake – 9am in dallas freestyle (2010)

apparently he just finished today while he was leaving jerome’s city. he’s playing houston tonight, but i don’t have 50 bucks laying around to watch drake yell a bunch of shit. hate aside, this track is nice. loving the beat and hoping that he records/masters it for the album. it’d be a waste of some nice bars and a clean boi-1da beat.

download:

drake – 9am in dallas freestyle

-grizzly

show recap: mayer hawthorne (march 16th & 17th, 2010)

have you ever been minutes away from watching one of your favorite artists live, hoping that they would live up to your unrealistic expectations, while questioning whether they could or not? well, the week before south by southwest, i experienced the same sentiment, as i caught mayer hawthorne on his first trip to dallas. roshan and aj were also fortunate enough to experience the same live magic in houston, and the three of us were fortunate enough to experience it one more time at sxsw, but that’s a different story.

we caught the man himself on the road with openers nikki jean (may we just say – damn.) and dj houseshoes as the openers. mayer hawthorne and backing band the county have been trekking across the country winning over and soothing hearts and souls, while managing to shape a new generation of soul music fans.

hit the cut for the review, along with photos from the houston show.

- panda

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