Aledo

As Jake Evans Trial Looms, Texas Has No Way to Punish 17-Year-old Capital Murderers

In October of last year, at around 11:15 p.m., 17-year-old Jake Evans placed a 911 call from his upscale home in Aledo, a tony suburb just outside of Weatherford. "It's weird," he said, his voice eerily calm as he spoke with the operator. "I wasn't even really angry with them. It just kind of happe ... More >>

A Parker County Teen Confessed to Murdering His Family, and It's Really Disturbing

Almost four months after 17-year-old Jake Evans calmly confessed to a 911 operator that he had just murdered his mother and sister at their Aledo home -- "It's weird," he said. "I wasn't even angry with them. It just kind of happened." -- the teen's written account of what happened on the night of O ... More >>

If You Spotted Serial Killer Israel Keyes in North Texas Last February, the FBI Would Like to Speak with You

Israel Keyes, an itinerant construction worker and Army vet, spent much of the past decade crisscrossing the United States, carrying out kidnappings, robbing banks, and murdering at least eight people, according to Time. His crime spree came to an end on March 13, when he was pulled over in Lufkin ... More >>

Revisionist Historian David Barton's Book Yanked For Inaccuracies. Will He Still Choose Texas' Social Studies Textbooks?

NPR ran a story on Wednesday about David Barton, the Aledo-based pseudo-historian who has built a career arguing that America was established on Christian principles. It found that his claims aren't particularly hard to debunk. For one, Barton has only a bachelor's in Christian education from Oral R ... More >>

Hello, SandBurgs: They're Chicken-Frying Bacon at Burleson's New Burger Joint

The other day I was trolling about Burleson when a new burger joint called SandBurgs (that's sandwiches and burgers) caught my attention. I felt like something special was going on inside, and again, my instincts were spot on. SandBurgs, it turns out, chicken-fries bacon. Yes, they take thick slices ... More >>

The Conversation: What Role Do The Suburbs Play in the Greater Dallas Music Scene?

The burbs, brah.​The so-called urban sprawl has created an interesting scenario in the Dallas music scene these days. Back in the late '80s and '90s, Deep Ellum acted as a strong central location for the North Texas music community. But, over the years, as people have gotten more and more spread o ... More >>

Six Reasons Why You Need To Come To Our Free Locals Only! Show at Gilley's Tonight

You can do this! Tonight! For free!​Surely, you already know this: Tonight at the Jack Daniel's Saloon in the Gilley's complex on South Lamar, we're hosting the second installment of our free, monthly Locals Only! showcase of area bands. And tonight's offering is pretty awesome, featuring two of o ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: PlayRadioPlay! Becomes Analog Rebellion and Overtakes The Machines at No. 11

[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 11 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab a free download of the track. Also after the ... More >>

The Secret Handshake Comes to Grips With Adulthood

Bonus MP3: Analog Rebellion -- "Dogs Are Better Than Cats Are Better Than Gods"

Analog Rebellion​ Regular DC9 readers already know where we stand on Aledo's Dan Hunter, the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!, who, these days, goes by the name Analog Rebellion. Basically: We dig. Very much.Which makes this announcement kind of a good news/bad news thing: Come fall, the 20 ... More >>

The Best Local Album Releases of 2010... So Far.

Bonus MP3s: Two New Tracks From Analog Rebellion

Analog Rebellion​In case you haven't heard what we've been saying, oh, all year now: It's high time you listened to Analog Rebellion, the new project from Aledo's 20-year-old wunderkind Daniel Hunter (formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!). This week, after having released both his Analog Rebellion deb ... More >>

Would-Be Owner Chuck Greenberg has the Money and Moxie to Lead the Texas Rangers Back to Relevancy and into the Playoffs

Over The Weekend: The Rocket Summer, Analog Rebellion at the Granada Theater

The Rocket Summer, Analog RebellionGranada TheaterFebruary 26, 2010Better than: blowing some kickass bubblegum bubbles.Jered ScottBryce Avary, also known as The Rocket Summer.Holy crap. guys. People really love The Rocket Summer. Like really really.It's not difficult to see why: At the Granada Theat ... More >>

Rebel Yell

DC9 Live at El Sibil, Ep. 6: Analog Rebellion

...and for you all who still rock the YouTubes, here's your link.In this week's paper, I check in with the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!, Aledo's Daniel Hunter, to talk about his set-to-be-released-next-week debut under the the moniker of Analog Rebellion. The new album, Ancient Electrons ... More >>

Starter for '10

A look at 2010's most anticipated DFW album releases

Bonus MP3: Analog Rebellion -- "Marla Singer Doesn't Take Standardized Tests (Disposable Smile)"

DianellyAnalog Rebellion's Daniel Hunter​We've spent plenty of time in recent weeks sharing our excitement for the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!'s new disc under the Analog Rebellion moniker. And, every time we hear a new leak from Aledo native Daniel Hunter's new upcoming disc, Ancient ... More >>

Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!) Wishes You A Happy Halloween, Shares A New Track From His Upcoming Release

Earlier this week, the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay! and now known as Analog Rebellion, Aledo's Daniel Hunter, released the above clip, which offers fans yet another glimpse at the direction of his upcoming record. Specifically, the above song, which is set in the video to a clip of Hunte ... More >>

Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!) Announces New Album Details

Kolby Schnelli Analog Rebellion's Daniel Hunter​I perfectly understand Daniel Hunter's frustration. Really, I do. As PlayRadioPlay!, the Aledo native did get lumped into the mall-punk scene by a lot of people--us here at DC9 included. But, upon going back and listening to the still super-young 20- ... More >>

Bonus MP3: PlayRadioPlay! -- "Concerning Philip Garrido"

​ Back in March, when PlayRadioPlay!, aka Aledo's own Daniel Hunter, posted some new demos to his MySpace page shortly after telling Absolute Punk readers that his sound was in for a major change in the future, we went on record saying that we were pretty stoked to see what else he'd come up with. ... More >>

As Long As You're Asking, Laugh-In's Ruth Buzzi Is Also Concerned About Jenny

Patrick Michels We already mentioned that Jenny the Elephant's got a few new friends trying to spring her from the Dallas Zoo, including the great Emmylou Harris, the irascible Kinky Friedman and Laugh-In star Ruth Buzzi. Buzzi, who lives just west of Fort Worth, joined Concerned Citizens for Jenny ... More >>

Major Changes In Store For PlayRadioPlay?

Maybe you're like me (God help you). Maybe you heard  some of PlayRadioPlay's stuff in the past and thought, "Hey, this is interesting stuff, especially condsidering it's coming from some kid from Aledo. If only he turned down some of that vocoder..." Well, over on his Myspace page, a ... More >>

The Feds Claim That in Weatherford, a Restaurant Owner Wanted to Burn the Mother Down

First off, Unfair Park calls dibs on the movie adaptation of the story of Jorge Gomez Pinto Sr. Just so we're clear. Because what follows, again courtesy the U.S. Attorney's Office, is a crisply written tragicomic short story about a restaurant owner who's due in Fort Worth federal court at this ver ... More >>

PlayRadioPlay Splits With Label

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