When you’ve released over 200 records over the span of a 60-year career, what’s one more? Well, plenty if you’re Willie Nelson. Today brings news that the Red Headed Stranger will release a new album in just a couple of months on April 13. And not just any record, either…
A couple days ago, we hipped you to the new, free-to-download compilation offered up by Sarcramento-based, Lefse Records offshoot Waaga Records, and its heavy focus on Denton. No surprise here, really, but yesterday, the comp scored a nice little nod from Pitchfork, and the write-up helped offer a little insight…
POTW captain/Dallas Observer art director is under the weather today, the day in which he was supposed to make his triumphant return to the ship after a couple weeks of much-needed vacation. So he’s out. And, with go-to replacement Jesse Hughey facing a few deadlines this afternoon, the duty of…
Should be quite the spiritual affair tomorrow night at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Denton, as Denton favorites Sarah Jaffe, Robert Gomez and Seryn join forces to make up a three-act bill at the downtown Denton church. Beyond simply offering up the chance to see three area favorites in a…
Well, we told you this was coming yesterday, but here it is: This morning, Fair to Midland has released the video footage it captured in the aftermath of its blown tire and wreck in the Arizona desert, all set to a new song called “Loophole in Limbo.” It makes for…
The love lost between Smile Smile’s Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme ain’t exactly a secret: Hamilton proposed to Hirunrusme, she said yes, and, later, she broke off the engagement. But the break-up, in turn, did something else: It inspired Hamilton and Hirunrusme each to write the most revealing songs they’d…
You could see it in his eyes. Nick Jonas, the youngest of the chart-topping trio of Disney-backed siblings who call Westlake home, had just wrapped up the January 2 live performance debut of his new side project, Nick Jonas & The Administration, and here he was, upstairs in a sectioned-off…
Give me the chance to ask Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner a question and I’d ask him if he wouldn’t mind explaining to my boss why I was wasted the other afternoon when I was supposed to be on deadline. Give me two questions and I’d ask how he felt…
Last week, the jovial fellas in Eleven Hundred Springs stopped on by our spot dubbed “El Sibil,” bringing with them tales of the road and promises of good times ahead–most notably at the band’s upcoming February 5 performance at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, where the band will be celebrating…
The details behind it, at this point, are pretty vague but, after spreading like wildfire throughout the Internet this afternoon, it’s been confirmed: Fast-rising indie garage rock hero Jay Reatard was found dead at 3:30 a.m. today in his Memphis home. Long-troubled, the musician’s recent Dallas stops were plagued with…
Fair to Midland’s bus may not have rolled nine times as has been previously reported elsewhere–but it did roll one-and-a-quarter times on Saturday afternoon, eventually landing on its side, after a tire on the band’s trailer blew out when the band was driving from Los Angeles to Phoenix for a…
Pardon us for following the progress of Sacramento-based record label Waaga Records so closely–but, hey, they started it by first signing the DC9-approved FUR and then inking Florene, all based on the recommendations of the Sleep Whale fellas. Anyway, the early returns on that front seem to be pretty good:…
…y’know, what with all the drama and all, then you might as well turn in to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. Why? Well, ’cause you might spot a familiar face or two: Justin Pate, keyboardist for Fort Worth’s The Orbans, will be among the the backing players performing in…
Hey, look: The O’s have a little gift for you. And… well… ah, hell, I’ll just let Idol Records’ Erv Karwelis explain it to ya: As the guys gear up to record their next album and head out on their first European tour, they decided to give something back to…
Seems things have been heating up on the east end of Deep Ellum lately, what with Sons of Hermann Hall’s amped-up bookings of late (Hope Sandoval, the four-night run from the Old 97’s, etc.). And that trend only continues as the lodge hosts a fine triple-bill on Friday night featuring…
Wilonsky swears Roky Erickson was born in Dallas, and, hey, that’s enough of an excuse for me to pass along this fine little bit of news this morning: For the first time in 14 years, the Father of Psychedelic Rock will release an album of new material. The album, called…
Kinda been an all-over-the-map day here at DC9. Not sure exactly what we’re supposed to make of it, either. All this D-Town Boogie and mall punk news? Plus high schoolers and Willie Nelson? Hey, I guess we had some sort of hand in making this bed. Might as well lie in…
In this week’s upcoming paper, Jesse Hughey talks to local hip-hop producer/beatmaker Rob Viktum about his upcoming release, Progress 2. Be sure to keep an eye out for that story, but in the meantime, some added background: As you’ll hear/see in the above clip, the record’s release is something of…
Dallas Cowboys offensive linemen Leonard Davis, Marc Columbo and Marc Proctor’s band, Free Reign (which pairs the trio with guitarist Justin Chapman), has announced the released date for its debut EP. The five-song disc from the nu-metal footballers, called (fittingly?) Tragedy, will be released on January 26, via the Australian-based…
We’ve written plenty about A.A. Bondy over the past couple of years. Most recently, Darryl Smyers praised the singer-songwriter for his “relaxed demeanor,” which Darryl finds “says mouthfuls about his confident embrace of all the things that make roots music worthwhile.”High praise, no doubt. But not as cool as this:…
Well, it was bound to happen: Treal Lee & Prince Rick’s “Mr. Hit Dat Hoe” had been pretty much everywhere around town for the past couple of months. And, now, of course, there’s a video to go with it. This weekend, the duo behind the hit about one of the…
The local mall punk scene? Not in danger of dying, folks. Not any time soon, at least. Look no further than Dallas’ own Disco Curtis for the proof. The band just released the above video for its song “Ashley,” and, for a brief moment on Saturday afternoon, it was the…
