Al Green

The Fifteen Worst Make Out Records Ever

It's a classic Valentine's Day dilema -- you've planned ahead, made the sweeping gestures, made eyes across a white tablecloth and now you're ready to express yourself with some good old fashioned parts-rubbing. Whatever you do, don't play any of these records.

The Five Best Concerts In DFW This Week, January 22-24

Calexico, Bahamas Tuesday, January 22, at Granada Theater, $18-$29 The last time Calexico rolled through Dallas for their 2008 release, Carried to Dust, they were as effortless as a tumbleweed, but harnessed the power of a sand storm. It's no news that since the mid '90s, Tucson, Arizona's Calexico ... More >>

R.I.P. KKDA-AM: The Dallas Soul Station Goes Off the Air Permanently

It was one thing for KKDA-AM to replace most of their on-air staff last year with an automated computer. That was sad, but the great tunes kept playing and Willis Johnson kept his morning show. So it's incredibly sad (and infuriating) to see KKDA-AM go completely off the air. If you turned on AM 7 ... More >>

Warren Jackson Hearne Waits For God To Strike Him Down

Around one in the afternoon on a Thursday in July, young ladies and gentlemen walk into Dan's Silverleaf dressed elegantly in black suits and formal dresses. All of the windows and doors are covered by dark blankets and sheets. Avoiding the dancers, Warren Jackson Hearne walks into the bar fresh fr ... More >>

So, Here's Your Ringtone of Obama Singing Al Green

Last week, Obama sang the opening line of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," so of course it's been everywhere online, but last night, Old School 94.5 told me what I really wanted to know: How I could get my own ringtone rendition of it. I think Obama needs to sing parts of old soul songs more often. ... More >>

Um, Shouldn't You Have Asked Me These Questions Before I Got on the Plane?

​Got home from the airport last night just in time to see Channel 8's piece on how Dallas PD and the FBI are prepping for the 10th anniversary of September 11. Would have been home a little sooner, but, ya know, I stopped by a Northwest Highway construction site. Oh -- and I was briefly detained b ... More >>

Mom's Greatest Hits: Ten Songs Mom Jammed While Driving

​With Mother's Day almost upon us, we can't help but look back on the days when mom schlepped us kids around in the station wagon, minivan or what-have-you. While we were in the backseat losing french fries in the seat creases, getting chewing gum stuck to the back of mom's headrest and picking on ... More >>

Listomania: Seven Albums Worth Your Valentine's Day Smooching Time

​Yup, it's Valentine's Day. Most romantic night of the year. And, hey, you're totally prepared. You've got it all worked out -- the candle-light dinner, the moonlit walk in the park, the bottle of wine that you actually paid more than $12 on for once. It's gonna be perfect.What could go wrong? Abs ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: A.Dd Explains Its Love For Cee-Lo, Gorillaz and Maroon 5

Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. We're calling it Unexpected Influences -- because, we hope, that's what it will show.A.Dd ​Local hip-hop duo A.Dd , rappers Paris P and Slim Gravy, has been on our radar ever si ... More >>

The xx, Warpaint

Friday, October 8, at Granada Theater

Tonight, Tonight: Ryan Bingham at House of Blues, The Soft Pack and Those Darlins at Sons of Hermann, Mayer Hawthorne at The Loft, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights at Trees, Big K.R.I.T. and Curren$y at Club Life, and Two Cow Garage at Double Wide

Tonight is insanely busy. It's obnoxious, really. Thanks, ACL!

The DMN Offers Up It's Year-End List--And, Yep, It's A Doozy.

The pop music coverage over at the Dallas Morning News after its most recent round of layoffs and buyouts (which saw longtime critics Mike Daniel take a buyout and Thor Christensen laid off) has been, well, a tad underwhelming of late, to put it mildly. It certainly doesn't doesn't help that copy no ... More >>

Cat Power, Appaloosa

Thursday, October 9, at Palladium Ballroom

Janiva Magness

Saturday, September 6, at Pearl at Commerce

Al Green

Lay It Down (Blue Note)

Dan Dyer

Friday, February 29, at Bend Studio

Smoke on the Water

Out where the Jägermeister flows, we rock

Valentine's Play Daylist

Need the ultimate romantic mix tape? Look no further.

Stop the Wedding

Head down to see Etta instead

Sacred and Profane

Al Green may be saved, but he's still sexy

Dr. Octagon

The Return of Dr. Octagon (OCD)

Gnarls Barkley

St. Elsewhere (Downtown)

Sound Man

Funny Business

John Lamonica

How Shall They Hear? (Spune)

Maktub

Thursday, May 19, at Gypsy Tea Room

The Isley Brothers

December 11

Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Comfort Woman (Maverick)

Clem Snide

Soft Spot (spinART)

Busy Schedule

NextStage has a full dance card

Sigur Rós; Hem

April 2; March 30

Allison Moorer

Miss Fortune (Universal South)

Hit Parade

It's like VH1, only bigger and with less drama

Best radio station

Magic 102.1-FM "Jammin' Oldies"

Out There

Sucking on the '70s

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Sucking on the '70s

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Crossing the color line

Tony Perez defies soul conventions

Out There

Crawlin' back from Chicago

Mike Morgan slows his mojo hand with a soulful sound

Roadshows

He stole the soul

Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli exposes his big Black heart

Can he get an 'amen?'

Al Green returns with his first all-secular album since 1977

Roadshows

Out There

Roadshows

Trio of one

Shabazz 3 prepares to take Dallas' best hip-hop above ground

Gettin' the Shaft

'Black Moses' emerges from the bulrushes with two albums and a broken heart

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