20 May 15-21, 2025 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Panic and Turmoil Dallas Band Teethe’s new single will put you in their trance. BY GARRETT GRAVLEY S lowcore music has been mak- ing a comeback, and Teethe is perhaps the most acclaim-wor- thy band in the genre to come from Dallas since Bedhead. Over the past year, the band has toured with Ethel Cain and amassed tens of millions of streams. Now Teethe has announced a new record, Magic of the Sale, that is due for re- lease on Aug. 8, via Los Angeles-based label Winspear. It is available for pre-order now. The album’s lead single (the title track) is, unsurprisingly, an entrancing listen. A re- verb-intensive chord progression pervades throughout the song, with a rather inhibited hi-hat at its rhythmic command. Lead vocal- ist Madeline Dowd’s voice blends perfectly with these instrumentals, which layer with a cello and a Beach House-esque synth melody. Two and a half minutes into the song, it ends on an ethereal note with an ambient, percussion-less passage. That the members of Teethe have achieved this particular quality of dreaminess in their sound is no surprise. After all, the band was formed in the wake of predecessor bands such as Dead Sullivan and Crisman, each of whom were fixtures of Denton’s pre-pandemic music scene (Dowd was in the latter, and Teethe co- founder Boone Patrello was in the former.) Teethe’s pedigree of Denton DIY cred contin- ues from there, with Grahm Robinson (MAH KEE OH, Fishboy) and Jordan Garrett (Cris- man, Hat Hair) also comprising the band. Those among us who have seen the members in action throughout some of Den- ton’s coziest living rooms have long known, but now that the secret of Teethe is out for the whole world to hear. The band just an- nounced a headline tour in support of Magic of the Sale. The tour will stop through Den- ton at Rubber Gloves, an old stomping ground, on Saturday, Oct. 18. This will be their last show before they play Pitchfork Music Festival’s London offshoot. ▼ IN MEMORIAM CHRIS PENN MEMORIAL SET FOR OLD CITY PARK ‘DICKIES COVERALLS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED,’ SAYS PENN’S WIFE JENN. BY ERIC DIEP C hris Penn’s friends, colleagues and loved ones will have an opportunity to come together to pay their re- spects to the Good Records co-founder and beloved member of the music community who passed away last month. Penn’s wife, Jennifer, shared information on her Instagram about a public memorial at Dallas’ Old City Park, 1515 S. Harwood, on Thursday, May 15. “We will be memorializing Chris, aka ‘The Master of Cere- monies,’” Jenn wrote. “Dress code is whatever you would like, but Dick- ies coveralls are strongly encour- aged.” She also shared that the memorial would be streaming live for people who can’t make it. “I realize many will want to be there in some capacity, so we plan on stream- ing the memorial live. Details to come on how to view as we get closer to the 15th.” On April 23, Penn died at the age of 54 af- ter succumbing to injuries from a fall that left him paralyzed. Good Records posted on March 20 that Penn was taking down an ad- vertising decal on the front window when it unexpectedly gave way, and he fell back- ward, landing directly on his back. The fall exacerbated spine and back issues he al- ready had prior to that. Penn’s wife, Jenn, shared periodic up- dates on his recovery in the hospital. “The larger-than-life man we all know and love is coming to terms with an unfathomable diag- nosis,” she wrote in a March 26 Instagram post. “A nurse called him ‘quadriplegic’ this morning and I lost it.” After explaining the extent of his in- jury, she revealed he had to get a tracheos- tomy. “Immediately, with the absence of all the tubes going down his throat, we were graced with that Chris Penn 1000- watt smile,” she wrote. “It lit up my frac- tured heart.” In early April, Robert Wilonsky of The Dallas Morning News wrote a story on Penn during a period when there were signs of improvement and still hope that he would pull through. “Keeping perspective,” he told Wilonsky, “I have to do the best I can for my kids and my wife.” On April 24, Jenn wrote that “his injuries were just too great for his ravaged body to continue.” “His bravery, his beauty, his love was unwavering until the end and that is some- thing I will always carry with me,” she said. Many people have honored Penn, who managed North Texas rock legends Poly- phonic Spree and Tripping Daisy, on Insta- gram, coping with the devastating loss of an important music figure . Bonnie Trei has or- ganized a GoFundMe to support the Penn family. As of press time, it has raised over $216,000. Wes Ellis Teethe, from left to right: Boone Patrello, Madeline Dowd, Grahm Robinson, Jordan Garrett. | B-SIDES | ▼ Music Eric Grubbs Chris Penn is a true pillar of Texas music. We love you. “HIS BRAVERY, HIS BEAUTY, HIS LOVE WAS UNWAVERING UNTIL THE END AND THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS CARRY WITH ME.” - JENNIFER PENN The Stories Your Friends Are Sharing FOLLOW US
