One could argue that North Texas’ fingerprints were all over last weekend’s ninth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. Pretty much no one from outside of the region would agree with you, but, hey, you could argue it. It wouldn’t be completely unfounded, either. Five acts with North Texas ties…
A new music video from the equally noirish country- and Stone Temple Pilots-obsessed Exit 380, which seems to borrow a few plot lines from Boardwalk Empire. You may remember this song from the band’s previous cancer-fighting downloading efforts; it’ll also appear on the band’s upcoming full-length, Townies…
Two acts that shroud themselves in darkness and make their music seem much heavier than it actually is join forces at The Loft tonight as Serena-Maneesh and Wovenhand roll through town for a gig. Theirs is heavy music for people who don’t like heavy music–or maybe pop music for people…
I feel like the GS Boyz wrote this song with me in mind. And, for that, I thank them…
Oh, just smile, Smile Smile.The guy and gal of Smile Smile have been staying pretty busy of late: The duo just got back from tour and is now gearing up for another one that leaves this week, which will take the band up the east coast to New York City…
Kid Cudi, like Kanye West before him, has been steadily releasing leaks from his upcoming Man On The Moon 2: The Legend Of Mr. Rage of late to build up anticipation. A new leak today finds the rapper collaborating with another recent up-and-coming in the hip-hop game, Cage.But, really, what’s…
From the guys that brought you the hit we-swear-it’s-not-a-domestic-abuse anthem, “Mr. Hit Dat Hoe,” a new music video from the Collipark-backed Dallas duo. You already know we like the song, called “Throwed Off”: It’s–finally–a single with national potential that has nothing to do with the boogie movement. And it’s from…
Caity ColvardThe Eagles’ Glenn Frey. You may also remember him from Jerry Maguire. Well, we saw it coming, but, no matter, the third day Austin City Limits went out with a whimper. Actually, though, it was kind of an enjoyable whimper. See, three-day fests like this are killers on your…
All photos by Kevin TodoraMatt & Kim’s Matt Johnson had them smiling on Friday night. Turns out, Austin wasn’t the only place to be this weekend. With plenty of spillover acts coming through to play Dallas on the way down I-35, Dallas was kind of a hot spot, too. Two…
Just hours before some serious dad-rock sets out to swoon ACL 2010 into that good night, the weekend’s deepest pool of day-timers is going full-tilt. Worthy options Shearwater and Warpaint split the early crowd difference in the earliest hours, then Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and White Rabbits drew the…
Here we are, final morning of Austin City Limits, and we’re getting all wistful and whatnot. It’s a busy day ahead filled with North Texas connections like whoa: 15-year-old Dallas-born fiddle wunderkind Ruby Jane kicks the entire day off with her 11:15 a.m. set; Midlake will somehow have to physically…
Night fell down on Austin Town and it figured it’d be a busy night. And with The xx and Temper Trap setting the table for LCD Soundsystem, Gogol Bordello, Monsters of Folk, Deadmau5, Matt & Kim, MIA and Muse, Saturday did indeed set it self up to be remembered as…
Patrick Michels Lots of tough choices to make today–like Bear in Heaven (above) or Pete Yorn early on. A busy afternoon session in Austin had heads spinning on Saturday afternoon–and that much is still the case, as The XX finishes up its set against the Temper Trap, leading into a…
Patrick MichelsJulian Casablancas wears his sunglasses at nights. Well, Austin City Limits, you redeemed yourself. After a slow start to the festivities, things picked up very quickly, as predicted, and, by three o’clock, things were in full swing. But Night One–despite names like Miike Snow, Girls, The Black Keys, Beach…
On Monday night, English post-punk act The Futureheads stop by for a gig at The Loft in support of their new, fourth studio full-length, The Chaos–and, for the first time in about a week or so, it’s a gig from a worthwhile band that isn’t just stopping through the region…
It’s the very early goings in the 2010 installment of Austin City Limits, and, apologies to all you die-hard Blues Traveler fans, but, so far, nothing’s really blown us away. Well, nothing except Those Darlins, who we already knew we loved.Oh, and the weather, which indeed is proving to be…
Well, we did this same giveaway last month, and it worked out so well, we’re doing it again. Local concert booking agency Parade of Flesh has kindly offered up a free ticket to two DC9 readers to go ahead and check out each and every one of the shows that…
Back in mid-September, when the Ace McNeely Foundation was announced as a response to the death of 30-year-old area musician, sound engineer and music teacher Ace McNeely, we passed along word that an eight-hour memorial and benefit concert was in the works, so as to help the fledgling foundation, which…
Very much getting ahead of himself, Rhett Miller posted the above clip of him talking about The Grand Theatre, Volume Two–remember, the Old 97’s new, return-to-form Volume One doesn’t come out until Tuesday–to YouTube earlier this week as part of his new video diary series.There’s still some interesting insight here,…
A couple readers already won a copy of this above gem from Parade of Flesh, promoting tonight’s show at Sons…..
Last week, True Widow’s Dan Phillips was taking a nap, only to be awoken from a text message from one Jim Heath, aka The Reverend Horton Heat. The text kind of took Phillips by surprise.”I think,” it read, “there’s a picture of you puking in InTouch magazine.”Yes, the Reverend reads…
Yesterday, we caught up with Two Door Cinema Club’s Kevin Baird, and talked to the Irish dance punk trio’s bassist about a couple of things–its fast ascent, its members’ young age, how it came up with its sound, how much they hate light American beer. Kind of an endearing interview…
