Before The Polyphonic Spree get back in the van(s) and hit the road for “phase two” of their spring tour, they’re playing an intimate gig at Dan’s Silverleaf tomorrow, March 27. New Fumes and Sweet Lee Morrow open. Want a pair of tickets? The Spree’s song “Light and Day/Reach for…

I really didn’t know what pouring vinyl entailed when local musician Daniel Huffman asked if I wanted to sit in on a job Thursday afternoon. I envisioned the act of pouring, and then an actual record, but the in between part was vague. I just said yes and drove over…

The third installment of KXT’s Triple Play series tops itself with tonight’s DFW uppercut. People on Vacation, the Dallas duo of Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick and Smile Smile’s Ryan Hamilton, take to the Kessler stage for story time. The two have a natural knack for writing great pop songs…

Tomorrow night’s Young the Giant show at the Prophet Bar is waaay sold out. So what’s the deal with this band? Are they cute? Are they the “new hotness”? The name is a little cringe-worthy, but they do have some pretty songs. Oh, yes, Google image search verifies they are…

“Let me be honest, no one comes to see this place. I designed it that way. I knew there’d be attention on the front end, but this is over. And I’m fine with that.” Bucks Burnett is being honest with me, as he most likely has the length of our…

Baltimore duo Ed Schrader’s Music Beat just released Jazz Mind on Rhode Island’s always dependable scuzz bucket Load Records, and their drum and bass setup sort of recalls No Age’s stripped-down anthems. That might actually be because No Age guitarist Randy Randall guests on the track “When I’m In a…

If you’re looking to get into the creepier side of DFW Saturday, Lola’s is the place to lurk. Three local acts with an affinity for dark corners converge: Fort Worth’s Pinkish Black and Dallas’ Nervous Curtains should probably just do a split 7-inch, since their synth-driven theatrics lie on two…

The third installment of KXT’s Triple Play series tops itself with this DFW uppercut. People on Vacation, the Dallas duo of Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick and Smile Smile’s Ryan Hamilton, take to the Kessler stage for their own version of VH1’s Storytellers. The two have a natural knack for…

When Observer web editor Nick Rallo and I shuffled down to South by Southwest last week, we both noticed the same thing: the somewhat icky marketing that seems to have inundated the Austin music festival, to the point where even the fans themselves were part of the brand. Here’s an…

Small Spaces, the new EP from Ryan Wasterlain’s solo project, Summer of Glaciers, is mood music of the dreamy variety, but the video for “Elevators” gets downright nightmarish. Shot as one continuous take by Christopher Bryan, and featuring extras from Denton bands, “Elevators” unsettles with just some paint and some…

When Observer Web Editor Nick Rallo and I shuffled down to SXSW last week, we both noticed the same thing: The somewhat icky marketing that seems to have inundated the Austin music festival, to the point where even the fans themselves were part of the brand. Here’s an excerpt of…

Dallas own’ A.Dd+ had quite the spin during SXSW 2012, playing roughly half a dozen showcases and day parties before getting right back on tour with Black Milk on Saturday. And with each show, they seemed to gather more fans. At their Thursday Audible Treats showcase, they ended the set…

During SXSW, and especially in the last five years or so, Sixth Street turns into one long, strange sensory overload. People nearly give you eyeball papercuts trying to get their fliers in your hands, before they’re promptly tossed on the ground. If you get the right combo of marketing types…

Just because it happened. See the rest of day one in photos here…

We were all scared there for a while, weren’t we? Earlier this year, it looked like the 33-year-old Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade might not happen, due to increasing fees and inadequate funds putting a kink in our beer-filled garden hose. And then Mark Cuban rolled out of bed,…

And here’s another local fest celebrating its fifth year. Parade of Flesh’s 12-hour Bro Fest serves as a come-down for those returning from SXSW, and you will no doubt see many folks maneuvering the club in a stilted, zombie-like fashion, after partying five days straight in Austin. Or maybe you…

Billed as “DXDW,” or “Dallas by Dallas Wicked Awesome,” or something to that effect, this show features the five fingers of locals Daniel Hart, Analog Rebellion, Mystery Skulls, Radiant (which includes the Observer’s own Daniel Hopkins on drums) and Bethan. There’s also a special guest somewhere on the bill who’s…

In its fifth year, South by So What?! has become defined by a certain subgenre of metal and pop-punk straight outta the ‘burbs and not afraid to “emote.” This year, Trivium, Motion City Soundtrack, Hellogoodbye, Even Cameras Lie and a bunch of other bands pack three stages out in Grand…

We were all scared there for a while, weren’t we? Earlier this year, it looked like the 33-year-old Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade might not happen, due to increasing fees and inadequate funds putting a kink in our beer-filled garden hose. And then Mark Cuban rolled out of bed,…

Ah yes, 35 Denton is behind us, but there’s another festival called SXSW that a lot of people seem to be excited about. Keep up with DC9 at Night for daily dispatches. Here’s a list of acts you might want to check out, should you be in Austin March 14-18…

Slimerave (NOT slimewave, Google that at your own risk) was hot in Denton this past weekend, and seapunk is apparently a real genre. These are the times we live in. SXSW is always one of those weeks where it seems like genres breed, give birth and then die, but that’s…