Not to beat you dear readers over the head with Old 97’s coverage this week or anything, but the news just keeps on coming in, man. Not our fault, OK?A reminder: Earlier this week, we passed along word that, yes, it’s looking more and more like the next 97’s disc…
Not trying to take the piss out of what should be a celebratory day for Telegraph Canyon today–swear. But, c’mon, we already knew Telegraph Canyon was getting an upcoming Paste mention, so, no, we weren’t exactly surprised to day to hear that the band was named to the magazine’s “the…
We’ve linked to and posted video from Beck’s most recent Record Club venture (covering INXS’ Kick in its entirety) in the past, mostly because we think it’s awesome, but also because we could–the local tie-in with St. Vincent, a Dallas native, participating in this project (alongside Beck, Liars and Os…
Earlier today, Pitchfork announced that it would be launching a new site called Altered Zones on July 7, one that will aim to “focus on leftfield pop, experimental, and home-recorded sounds.” And, seeing that Pitchfork’s crowdsourcing this sucker out to the blogosphere, it makes perfect sense to hear that two…
You can’t read Catherine Downes’ take on the Psychedelic Furs’s stop through the Granada Theater on Thursday night just yet–it’s in this upcoming weeks’ paper, and that sucker ain’t out yet. But because I’m in a pretty decent mood this afternoon, here’s a taste: Unlike many of their peers who…
Things still very much appear up in the air as far as the future of Fort Worth’s Ridglea Theater is concerned. Last we checked, it seemed the venue was on the verge of becoming a Bank of America. Still could be, actually, but a Facebook page and various notes to…
Man, celebrities can be pretty cool sometimes. Even Lenny Kravitz. Check the above clip for proof. As Kravitz explains in its start, he “was just sitting up on a terrace, having a drink, and [he] heard some strange music.” It was his music, actually–the First Baptist Church of Lewisville’s band…
Well, this kinda came out of nowhere: Next week–a week from tomorrow, in fact–the Old 97’s will release a four-song covers EP, called Mimeograph, via New West Records. The album, which comes before the band’s planned double-album release this fall, finds the old Dallas favorites covering The Rolling Stones, The…
Last night’s 2010 BET Awards kicked off with a band, featuring Kanye West standing atop a mountain set on stage, performing “Power,” the lead, already-leaked single off his much-anticipated fifth release, Good Ass Job, which is currently set for a September release. Not a bad performance either. Which is all…
We’ve been pretty much dying here at DC9 HQ, sitting on this information, just waiting to put it out there for you. And now the higher-ups have given us the green light. You ready? Better be.On July 17, we’ll be hosting our the fourth annual showcase for our Dallas Observer…
In this week’s paper, Kelly Dearrmore discusses the new EP release from Denton’s Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, who made an interesting decision with this release, rushing the new disc out to get some new music into its fans’ hands, rather than waiting till a full-length was complete later…
Austin’s Dan Dyer is no stranger to the Dallas market. For the greater part of Dyer’s decade-plus-long career, Dallas booking agents have brought the soul singer to town, clearly impressed with the gospel, folk and baroque elements he incorporates into his sound. And, rightfully so: Check the above clip to…
Kind of a week weak for poster submissions this go ’round. Not that so much is all that surprising. Except for a few blips and bleeps here and there, this week, at least as far as touring acts coming through the region is concerned, is pretty dry. But the above…
First time I interviewed The Gourds’ Kevin Russell I asked him, of course, about his band’s “Gin and Juice” cover. I think it’s a requirement actually. Fair enough: The band’s had some great moments–and probably more musically impressive ones–over the course of its career, but there’s little doubt that “Gin…
Against all odds, mash-ups are still popular–mostly because, yes, white people really like hearing their favorite rap lines placed over their favorite indie rock anthems. Enter the Chicago-based duo The Hood Internet, which specializes in mash-ups that do just that. The duo’s been around since ’07 now, and their popularity’s…
Maybe it’s just been a while since I went trolling for honeys on the streets of East Dallas, but I’ve never heard of Memphis Blac or Smokahontas Jones, two female emcees who claim that part of town and are also pretty up front about their experiences as prostitutes in their…
At the Dallas debut of the Electric Daisy Carnival on Saturday night, shock was in high supply. And it was everywhere. Yep, everything was worth gawking at: the star-studded lineup of DJs that included scene gods Moby, Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Rusko, Klever and plenty of impressive others; the art installations…
Former Polycorns frontman Caleb Ian Campbell rolled through our El Sibil studios in Oak Cliff last week for a taping our recurring video series, DC9 Live at El Sibil. And he brought with him a new-ish sound and even a few friends–members of Denton acts Babar and El Sibil vets…
We’ve been following this story for over a year now, wondering when–if ever–that proposed venue at the old Club Envy spot was gonna open up. Hadn’t heard anything in some time, though. To be honest, we kinda thought the whole thing was kaput. Not so. This past weekend, in fact,…
In this past week’s paper, Jesse Hughey gave local Minutemen-adoring trio Deep Snapper’s latest, Pi on the Side, an educated listen and found it to be a melange of “shouted vocals about politics and other nonsense, earworm melodies and breakneck drum-bashing with prominent bass and a heaping helping of distortion…
From the “Ever wonder what happens when local musicians have too much time on their hands?” department today comes the clip above, the most recent promo for the variety show John Pedigo (The O’s, Boys Named Sue) and Chad Stockslager (The King Bucks, The Drams) and put on every now…
So the Black Swan’s kind of an awesome Deep Ellum dive located in the old Thin Room spot across from Trees, and, twice a week (every Sunday and Wednesday), the room adds some music to the neighborhood’s already-pretty-full-these-days platter. The first band the Swan ever hosted? That’s an easy one:…
