The Gazelles are giving it away. (Luke Lanter)A few local music tidbits overheard this week: 1. Denton’s Gazelles know how to make us happy. They’re making their new songs all available for free for download on MySpace. Frontman Adam Bertholdi explained it all in a blog post. “Since it’s been…
Last week I wrote an column pointing out how Deep Ellum, while not exactly in the midst of a comeback, is still supported by a number of strong pillars—Kettle Art, Club Dada, Darkside, Double Wide, etc. Look, Deep Ellum is gonna be different, I think most rational people know that…
Kettle Art’s Frank Campagna was kind enough to forward me the Deep Ellum Enrichment Project MySpace blog that updates the status of the Specific Use Permit requests under review for many Deep Ellum clubs and bars. I have some more to say about this, kids, but it requires some reporting,…
As Austin boys Spoon tour our fair country, I got a chance to chat with the band’s drummer and studio mastermind Jim Eno. The soft-spoken percussionist was upbeat and at ease discussing topics from knob twirling to latest release Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga to performing on Saturday Night Live…
OK, if you were getting all excited about seeing Billy Corgan and Co. stage again this Saturday, we have some bad news. DC-9 just got word the Smashing Pumpkins show scheduled for Saturday, November 3, has been rescheduled. The concert has been moved to Sunday, November 18, at Nokia Theatre…
The Old 97’s want to be your New Year’s Eve date.We’ve caught wind of a couple local music tidbits that may be of interest. 1. If you’re already sick of seeing winter holiday gear in stores, then you probably aren’t planning your New Year’s Eve yet. However, for the Old…
Poor David’s Pub just sent out word that it’s the site for the first Barack Obama Dallas fundraiser hosted by the North Texas Democrats. The only word as of now is that The Ackermans will be performing and they are hoping for a phone-in from the potential presidential candidate. So…
Very, very sad news today, as Dallas has lost one of its greatest jazzers and finest people: Marchel Ivery. His wife confirms he died this morning at Presbyterian Hospital, just one day after checking in. He’d had a fever for two days and was diagnosed with pneumonia; he died around…
DC-9 photographer Jonathan Finley hit us up about a video he shot at this year’s Dallas Observer Music Awards. It follows Black Tie Dynasty, who we recently interviewed, around the August event. Those who were happy to see the BTD piece will enjoy this vid; those who weren’t so keen…
We happen to have a pair of tickets to the Smashing Pumpkins show at Nokia on Saturday, Nov. 3. We love you guys, so we thought we’d share the wealth. I’m a Halloween nut, so we’re having a little Halloween-themed contest. Below is a picture, compliments of a DC-9 friend,…
What follows are several items we overheard whilst spending a good part of the pre-Halloween weekend trolling the streets in search of spirits, of both the goblet and goblin variety: “Dude, you know why I’m wearing this costume? Because I fucking hate emo, that’s why.” “Vietnam! Yeah! Vietnam!” “Have you…
Big ups to the big man on the Observer campus, Robert Wilonsky, for pointing out that the November issue of Spin magazine, which hits newsstand tomorrow, has a meaty little review of Midlake’s recent Chicago show. The article’s author, Josh Modell, does a fine job of describing the Denton band’s…
Once again, we’re helping you relive the weekend in an effort to make Monday that much more bearable. 1. Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans Crossing the state line was worth it this weekend to catch the killer bands on this festival’s bill. We particularly enjoyed seeing Mute Math’s (pictured)…
Out of Sync, the new memoir from former ‘N Sync member, failed cosmonaut and gay American Lance Bass, comes out on October 23. (It’s surprisingly good.) Over the phone from New York – where he’s living while starring in Broadway musical Hairspray as Corny Collins — and speaking in a…
OK, our bad. We may be about six hours late getting you cheap concert ticket info, but hey, you still have six more hours to take advantage of it. For you country music fans, AEG Live sent out word that today only, tickets for the CMT on Tour show with…
In a perfect world, incredible bands with outstanding live shows and ceaseless work ethic become superstars of their own merit. Black Tie Dynasty is creating this world, one day at a time. In the cloistral confines of a black couch in a hallway at Arlington’s Universal Rehearsal, we dig deeper…
Whilst doing a little MP3 blog trolling over the weekend, we stumbled across a pleasant surprise: The night after DC-9 Park fave St. Vincent joined the likes of Peter and the Wolf, Doug Burr, Tame…Tame and Quiet and other notables at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, music blog…
Local rap group P.P.T. is in the running for a trio of 2008 Grammy nominations and now the members are just waiting for the final tally of votes to hear if they move on to the next round. So, are the nominated or not? It’s little bit confusing. That’s because…
Hey, quick scoop for ya’ll: The following is an exclusive press release from Dada/Bocatinta mistress Amanda Newman: “The Happy Bullets have new bandmates and a new music video. Joshua Warr (J.D. Whittenburg) is now on bass and James Porter (The Tah Dahs) is the new drummer. They’ll be making their…
Poet Michael McConnell becomes Draknastula at Dan’s Silverleaf. (Melanie Gomez)If you’re a little hungover, suffering from the early flu bug (damn near everyone in our office has dealt with it already) or just bummed to be sitting at your desk, DC-9 is happy to help you relive the weekend. Pre-Halloween…
In preparation for the Boys Like Girls and Forever The Sickest Kids show tomorrow night at The Rockyards in Fort Worth, we came across this video from the tour. Watch Jonathan from FTSK perform “Heels Over Head” with Boys Like Girls. We’d put money (not much, we’re music writers) that…
The Rocket Summer just got word its video for “So Much Love” is going to premiere on MTV’s TRL next Wednesday, Oct. 24. The video is only slated to show once, but then fans can bring it back. In a MySpace post the band (a.k.a. Bryce Avary) posted its excitement:…
