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Bad Religion, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and More of the Best New Show Announcements

Bad Religion, Against Me!, Polar Bear Club Thursday, March 14, at House of Blues, $25 Tickets go on sale Friday to see punk warhorses Bad Religion, who are making a pit stop in Dallas after the release of their brand spankin' new album, True North, next week. We'll see if the 34-year-old group still ... More >>

Run-D.M.C. Reunite For Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012

Fun Fun Fun Fest announced this morning that NYC hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C. will reunite for the November fest for the first time in a decade, with surviving members Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels. The join a lineup including Rakim, Danny Brown, David Cross, Bob Mould and Agai ... More >>

The Cult's Ian Astbury: "Too Many People Approach The Doors Like It Was Classic Rock. That Is An Awful Term."

Ian Astbury, leader of The Cult, is quite the Renaissance man. Besides fronting the band, Astbury plays soccer competitively, watches hockey compulsively and is well-versed on just about any topic thrown at him. Speaking from Los Angeles in anticipation of tonight's show at House of Blues, Astbury ... More >>

Dead Flowers Talk About Bad Tattoos, Heartbreak Songs and Getting the Band Together

If you regularly go to LaGrange, Single Wide or Double Wide, you've seen a member of the quintet Dead Flowers. Earlier in the year, frontman Corey Howe was the opening act for The Revival Tour's stop at Trees, playing alongside Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan, Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano, and Against ... More >>

Brann Dailor of Mastodon: "The Live Shows Are A Separate Piece Of Art"

Like the beast it's named after, Atlanta's Mastodon is fairly ugly and makes a hell of a racket. In just over a decade, the band has released five albums and each has been better than the last, culminating in 2011's The Hunter. Speaking from the tour bus and in anticipation of tonight's show at The ... More >>

Dirty Projectors, Wye Oak, Mark Kozelek and More Show Announcements

Dirty Projectors have a lot to live up with their forthcoming 2012 album Swing Lo Magellan. Past efforts include an album of Black Flag songs recorded only from memory, and a concept album about Don Henley's life. The band's output has slowed since 2010, when they peaked as blogosphere darlings ... More >>

Chuck Ragan on The Revival Tour: "This Is the Original Way Families and Communities Used to Share Music Together"

Chuck Ragan returns to Dallas tonight with the fifth annual Revival Tour, and the co-frontman of Hot Water Music will share the stage with Dan Andriano from Alkaline Trio and Tom Gabel from Against Me!, as well as Mississippi songwriter Cory Branan. In the midst of remodeling the bathroom in his Nor ... More >>

Preview: The Revival Tour at Trees

Thursday, March 20, at Trees

Best and Worst Shows of 2011

Eric GrubbsTrashcan Sinatras​ Shows that stuck out for me in 2011 Trashcan Sinatras/Salim Nourallah at the Loft, March 4 This was a very special tour for the Sinatras. Paired down to a four-piece, the mostly-acoustic show was more of a fans-only event. Before the tour began, they solicited so ... More >>

The 20 Best Concert Photos of 2011

Mike MezeulBroken Social Scene at the House of Blues​The number of good shows and exciting, inspiring, heartbreaking moments in the Dallas music scene this year were, to put it SO very mildly...numerous. It probably can go with out saying. Except we're going to say it. We're going to talk about it ... More >>

Chuck Ragan Knows Good Road Music, Plugged or Unplugged

Scott ToepferChuck Ragan.​Gainesville, Florida's Chuck Ragan is one of those dudes who just can't go wrong. His more-than-a-decade's work with the still-revered punk act Hot Water Music is often cited by younger punk bands as a key motivator for their own punk-ish endeavors. In the more recen ... More >>

Sore Losers and Mind Spiders Among First Round Of Bands Announced For SXSW 2012

​Considering that pre-South by Southwest bash 35 Denton announced its first round of performers last week, I guess it makes sense, then, that the Austin fest would announce its own first round of performers this week -- and that their list is indeed larger than 35 Denton's list of 17 names, clocki ... More >>

Last Night: Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj at the American Airlines Center

Britney Spears, Nicki NinajAmerican Airlines CenterJuly 12, 2011Better than: most shows by folks who actually sing, dance and write their own music. Mike MezeulIt's Britney, bitch. For more photos from last night's performance, check out the slideshow.​ Here's the thing about Britney: She's a med ... More >>

The 20 Best Dallas Concert Photos of the Year (So Far, Anyway)

Sara KerensMy Chemical Romance at House of Blues in May​Here we are at the midway point of the year, or something. The heat's at blow-torch temperatures, The Rapture's well on the way (not the 2012 one), and DOMA's gonna rear it's wicked head soon.In honor of this half-year-ish thing, we'd like to ... More >>

Frank Hill Runs His Own Company, Manages The Likes of Fair to Midland and Ha Ha Tonka

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Frank Hill​Frank Hill's story is essentially that of a music scene kid wh ... More >>

Last Night All Day Yesterday: Warped Tour Kicks Off Its 17th Summer-Long Tour in Dallas

Warped Tour LaunchGexa Energy Pavilion June 24, 2011 Better than: spending all day on traffic control at the new In-N-Out Burger. Rachel ParkerThe crazy kids today and their crowd-surfing ways.​Let's address the elephant with the pink tutu standing in the corner: Sure, there were doubts about t ... More >>

Last Night: Warped Tour Kickoff Party at the Double Wide with Against Me!, Lucero, Mike Herrera, The Aggrolites and Missile

Warped Tour Kickoff Party with Against Me!, Lucero, Mike Herrera, The Aggrolites and Missile The Double Wide June 23, 2011 Better than: any house party you've ever attendedDavid WilsonAgainst Me! put on a thrilling performance last night at The Double Wide. For more photos from the event, check ... More >>

Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Recalls Attending Warped Tour as a Teen

Looking Back at The Best and Worst Lineups Seen In Warped Tour's 17 Years Of Existence

​The Warped Tour has always had a lot of bands and a lot of different bands. Sure, you're not going to see these bands end up on any Pitchfork best-of, but the tour doesn't exactly play to people who decree most things in life as "meh," either.Even in its first few years, you could see a hardcore ... More >>

Mike Herrera, Tom Gabel and Ben Nichols To Play Free Warped Tour Kickoff at Double Wide

​Well, we've known for a while now that the 2011 Vans Warped Tour will be kicking off right here in Dallas at the end of the month -- on Friday, June 24, to be exact -- at Gexa Energy Pavilion and its surrounding parking lots.We've known, too, that, the day before the kickoff, The Devil Wears Prad ... More >>

Last Night: Against Me!, Cheap Girls and Fences at Trees

Against Me!, Cheap Girls, FencesTreesJanuary 24, 2011Better than: seeing some lo-fi band that thinks it's punk rock.Ally Jayne HoffmanFor more photos from last night's Trees show, check the slideshow.​The easiest way to describe the 80-minute onslaught Against Me! offered up to its enthusiastic Tr ... More >>

Q&A: Fences' Christopher Mansfield On Wussy Pop Music, Being An Obsessive Workaholic

Fences is an indie pop outfit masterminded by Christopher Mansfield, an intense 27-year-old who now calls Seattle his home. Originally from Boston, Mansfield has the look of a scrawny punk, but the guy's music is a fascinating amalgamation of emo and alt-country. His songs have drawn comparisons to ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Escape the Fate at South Side Music Hall, Best Coast at the Granada and Against Me! at Trees

A solidly packed Monday evening of music awaits those who don't mind stepping out on a cold winter's night...

Against Me!, Cheap Girls, Fences

Monday, January 24, at Trees

Last Night: Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt at Trees

Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt TreesDecember 2, 2010Better than: going to an actual SMU party.Chiddy Bang​Lest there remained any question as to whom the music of Chiddy Bang is meant for, the Philadelphia-based, indie rock-sampling hip-hop duo provided the answer at Trees last night.Or maybe it's more ap ... More >>

Staff Trax: The Futureheads, Fake Problems, Small Black, Ashley Ray, Alex Parks

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

Last Night: Silversun Pickups, Against Me! and The Henry Clay People at The Palladium Ballroom

Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People The Palladium Ballroom Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Better than: playing "Lazy Eye" on Guitar Hero at home.Ally Jayne HoffmanSee more of the Pickups in the slideshow.​The crowd that came out to Silversun Pickups' headlining set at the Palladiu ... More >>

Q&A: Henry Clay People's Joey Siara Tells Us Why Modern Rock 'n' Roll Is So Annoying

The Henry Clay People​California's The Henry Clay People have come a considerable way in just a few years. Currently out on tour with Silversun Pickups and Against Me! while supporting their ballsy new album, Somewhere on the Golden Coast, the quintet chose to go the route of compromise with not o ... More >>

Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People

Wednesday, July 21, at the Palladium Ballroom

Staff Trax: Sleigh Bells, Against Me!, Velocity Girl, Sugar and Pere Ubu

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

Show Announcements: Summer Series, Wildflower Festival

Patrick MichelsThe King Bucks at last year's Barefoot At The Belmont Series​We are standing on the brink of the summer season, and with the unbearable heat comes the obligatory summer outdoor live music series. The heat is inevitable, but the Belmont Hotel and the AT&T Performing Arts Center a ... More >>

Taylor Swift, Butch Walker and Others Offer Up Their 2008 Favorites

...Oh, and we got a few well-known out-of-towners to share some of their favorites too

Dashboard Confessional, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Tom Gabel, and The Prophet Bar are Full of Surprises

A Dashboard Confessional member actually chose to live in Dallas. Also: Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest Brings another Spillover, and—Hey—have you seen the Prophet bar's upcoming show calendar?

Against Me! at ACL Fest

Line Up Set for Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest. Fun? You Bet.

Vans Warped Tour Sets Dallas Line-up. First Impression? Lackluster!

Austin City Limits Music Festival Announces Lineup

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Odds & Ends

Get your recommended weekly allowance of three Dallas staples--down-souf hip-hop, cheeky alt-country and hot chicks

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