More big news from Mike Snider today–this time about an upcoming string of shows scheduled between Christmas and New Year’s Eve at Sons of Hermann Hall. In short: Longtime favorite local alt-country outfit the Old 97’s has been booked to play four consecutive nights at the Deep Ellum ballroom, from…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 14, 2009…Sorry kids: Pavement won’t record any new material when they reform and tour next year.L.A. punk pioneer Brendan Mullen has died.Carly Simon is suing Starbucks for failing to properly promote her album This Kind of Love on its Hear…
It might not be “Best New Music,” but, regardless, congratulations to True Widow, one of our favorite area rock outfits here at DC9, as Aquarius Records, the oldest independent record store in San Francisco, has named the band’s 2008, self-titled release its record of the week, starting off seven paragraphs…
Probably should’ve seen this coming: Today, Pitchfork honored Neon Indian with its much-sought-after “Best New Music” tag, giving the album an 8.6 on its 10-point scale. As for the review itself? It’s loving enough, namedropping some pretty heavy hitters–LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk, Kevin Shields, Atlas Sound–just to make its point…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 13, 2009…The lovable lunk-heads from Anvil are hoping for an Oscar nomination for their documentary “Anvil: The Story of Anvil.” Hopefully it will go better than their music career did.Julian Casablancas says he and his The Strokes bandmates are halfway…
“Chasing Pirates,” the first single from Norah Jones’ upcoming The Fall, started making the rounds on the Internet this morning. Check it out right here.It’s no “Don’t Know Why,” but given the list of collaborators Jones has enlisted to help her with this release (Ryan Adams, Okkervil River’s Will Sheff),…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 12, 2009…Soulja Boy was arrested for obstruction of justice while filming a music video at an abandoned house.Amy Winehouse figured the best way to get a fresh start on her music career was with breast augmentation. Here’s a novel idea:…
Grapvine’s own The Rocket Summer–or pretty much the person we all have to thank for the success that all the mall-punk acts of the region have been having in recdent years–dropped some big news earlier this week, announcing two new records set for release in the near future. Later this…
Surely, a good number of you are already aware of this–after all, it was announced in an ad in this week’s dead tree edition of DC9 (page 48 to be specific). But, then again, seeing as how few of our regular DC9 readers seem to realize that we produce some…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 9, 2009…U2 would like their own version of Rock Band, just like The Beatles. Would you get more points for preening like Bono?Do you want to be on the new Does It Offend You Yeah? album? All you need to…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 8, 2009… Have you ever sat around, wishing you could buy a tuft of Elvis’ hair? Well now is your chance! What’s the deal with London getting all the band residencies lately? The Pixies kicked off their residency by playing Doolittle…
Stumbled across the above clip recently, which features one Robert Gomez offering up his take on The Theater Fire’s hilariously named “The Testicle Song” and giving the most beautifully arranged song we’ve ever heard about genitalia an even more subtle, almost dainty undertone. We highly recommend you check it out–and…
Speaking of reissues: School of Seven Bells, one of our favorite bands from the past year or so (local tie or no), is set to receive the deluxe reissue treatment next week for its phenomenal debut release, Alpinisms. Out October 13 on Vagrant Records, the reissue of Alpinisms will feature…
OK, so, admittedly, we’re a little behind on this note (been busy with our own coverage, sorry), but it still bears mentioning: Both Sarah Jaffe and Neon Indian found themselves earning positive reviews over the weekend as part of Rolling Stone’s blog coverage of the Austin City Limits Music Festival–in…
Back in 1996, when the members of the Old 97’s were still residing in Dallas and the group was still considered alt-country, the band’s sophomore effort, Wreck Your Life, began the band’s popular ascension. Now, Bloodshot Records is reissuing the album with tons of cool bonus material. Titled Wreck Your…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 7, 2009…Peter Hook admitted he’s forged Ian Curtis’ signature on Joy Division memorabilia he sold. He says it was partly as a “joke.” Not funny Hooky. Not funny.The “emo haircut” is dead?Jay Reatard’s band has quit. Wow, how much of…
Thanks to all the area musicians, DJs, local music fans, and, well, everyone else who stopped on in The Libertine last night to check out the little experiment we’re calling The Local Hang with Playlister P. It was a night not without flaws–I’ll admit that it took me a while…
Sad news comes today from a spokesperson for Poor David’s Pub: Seems that folk/singer-songwriter Scott Shipley has had a heart attack and his show scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The 45-year-old Shipley tours regularly, but hasn’t played our area for some time.The rep at Poor David’s didn’t have any…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 6, 2009…In a story that can’t help but make you smile, 85-year-old Margaret Priebe went to her first Metallica concert. She was introduced to them nine years ago and has listened to them and Ozzy while recovering from cancer.I know…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 5, 2009… Liam Gallagher has joined a British campaign to save honeybees. He said if it weren’t for honey, he would “have a rough voice.” Maybe he needs to save an insect that can help him carry a tune? Elvis’ grandson…
All week long, Pitchfork has been counting down its list of the 200 top albums of the ’00s–just the latest series in its ongoing, highly entertaining set of features about the decade in music. And though three area artists popped up in the site’s countdown of its top 500 songs of the…
I guess now is the time where rubber hits road for upstart Denton-based record label Play Pinball! Records because, on Saturday night, as Cleburne’s Fungi Girls’ debut album, Seafaring Pyramids, officially hits the streets, it will instantly become the label’s first release.Early birds looking to catch the worm can get…
