Back in July of last year in the paper version of DC9, we stated that folk troubadour and musical entrepreneur Joe Pug “devised a strategy for marketing himself that simply wouldn’t have been possible only a few years ago.” We were talking about the Internet, of course — and in…
I guess Rick Perry isn’t just pro-gun; turns out he’s also pro-sword. Or so we can glean from the above photo, which also indicates that he might be pro-mall-punk, too. Yes, that’s Jonathan Cook and Austin Bello of Dallas’ Own Forever The Sickest Kids crossing swords with the Governor of…
Back in January, you may recall, we passed along a new Air Review track called “Waiting Lessons,” which the supremely talented local band offered up to DC9 readers as a free download, all while warning that the song would not be included in the band’s forthcoming America’s Son EP. Scary…
It’s an annual tradition around these here pars, when those oh-so-hip folk with the leather jackets and motorcycles fake square off against the ones in square-framed glasses and their Italian scooters. Yes, it’s Rockers vs. Mods weekend. And this weekend’s festivities are once again quite full of events to keep…
Musicians releasing songs to benefit those in need is not a new phenomenon — look no further than 1985’s “We Are the World” charity single, by the supergroup USA for Africa, featuring Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, and strangely enough, Dan Aykroyd. And let’s not forget the awesomely awful Haiti remake.Civic…
A couple weeks ago, we shared with you the music video for Dallas rapper Que P’s collaborative effort with A.Dd+’s Slim Gravy, a song called “Ain’t No Mo Love,” in which Que P bemoans, in rather incendiary manner, the lack of shared appreciation between hip-hop acts in town. Seems Que…
Maybe the best free event you’ll attend all year, the annual joint celebration that Good Records throws for both Record Store Day and the store’s birthday always makes for quite the happening shindig. No surprise, then, that this year’s offerings are once again top-notch.On Saturday, April 16, the Lower Greenville…
On Monday, as you no doubt recall, we recommended you check out and download (for free!) A.Dd+’s debut full-length, When Pigs Fly. And, well, we stand by that recommendation. The album’s awesome.But, on an album completely filled with gems, perhaps the most sparkling of them all is DJ Sober’s contribution,…
I happened to exchange a few notes this morning with Old 97’s guitarist Ken Bethea, and turns out the timing couldn’t have been better: Just a few minutes ago, Bethea wrote back to confirm that the 97’s have finally set a release date for The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2. The…
Chris Cornell is, no doubt, most well-known for fronting heavy rock outfits Soundgarden and Audioslave in the ’90s and ’00s, respectively. But when he performs at House of Blues this weekend, he won’t have the option of hiding behind a thunderous wall of blistering guitar riffs. For the first time…
A whole three months have passed since we first shared with you the above video for “Only In My Double Mind,” the awesome lead single off Centro-matic’s forthcoming release, Candidate Waltz. So, we’ll excuse you if you haven’t seen it yet, I guess. Some things have changed over that time,…
For about a year now, Leon’s house music blog, French Express, has been the best-kept secret in the local blogosphere — partially because he’s not from town (he moved here in 2010 from Toronto) and partially because he writes about so specific a niche in music that there’s little room…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard any new material out of Larry Gayao, former frontman for equally adored and despised Odis, which called it quits in April of lat year. We here at DC9 HQ had some fun at that band’s expense, sure, but our stance was never that…
This morning, we received a press release from the skateboarding folks at Vans Warped Tour headquarters. Turns out that this year, the 16th year of the tour’s existence, The Vans Warped Tour will launch right here in Dallas on Friday, June 24 at Gexa Energy Pavilion. Tickets will go on…
After a successful launch in May of 2010, the open-air, downtown Dallas-hosted Homegrown Music and Arts Festival will return again in 2011, this time taking place on May 14, and once again at Main Street Garden. And the festival, brought to you by the folks behind Club Dada and City…
There has already been an appalling amount of local musician deaths in the past year, but now we must add to that list one more — the death of former Pimpadelic member Brandon Kord Murphy, who, according to former Pimpadelic manager Scott Beggs, was found dead in a rehearsal space…
Speaking of new albums that are worth their substantial hype, allow us to point you in the direction of another big recent local release: A.Dd+’s When Pigs Fly. That album came out this weekend, with the duo of Slim Gravy and Paris Pershun’s a-couple-years-in-the-making masterpiece finally earning its release at…
Hate to say we told you so — in this case, that this new record from True Widow was going to be a big deal — except, well, that’s not true at all. We kind of revel in telling you so, actually.So, yes, we indeed felt that nice, warm and…
When we first caught wind of tomorrow night’s House of Pain reunion show at South Side Music Hall, we weren’t sure whether to be shocked or bemused. Let’s face it: The group hasn’t had anything close to a big radio hit in nearly 20 years now. And, last we’d heard…
Texas budget cuts have been looming over the heads of teachers and school boards alike in recent weeks, and Booker T. Washington High School, the DISD magnet for performing and visual arts, is no exception. But, with less money rolling in, the prestigious school has taken a proactive approach to…
I’m really torn with how we should be handling coverage of Spector 45 bassist Adam Carter’s recent suicide. Adam was a sweet guy, a great sound man, a heck of a musician (in addition to his role in Spector 45, he played in a number of other great bands, including…
A couple weeks back, you may recall, Eric Grubbs caught up with local “stonegaze” trio True Widow to talk shop and to talk a long, hard look at the band’s sophomore album, the obnoxiously titled As High As the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the…
