Andrew Bird

50 Don'ts For Your ACL Festival Weekend

We know you know what to do at the Austin City Limits Festival, but we're not positive you know what not to do. So, here's a list of 50 don'ts for your ACL weekend: 1. Don't try to look like you're from Austin. Austin knows you're a poseur. 2. Don't bring a cooler with you. Bring an entire refrige ... More >>

Making My 16-Year-Old Cousin Listen To Therapy? and Hootie & the Blowfish

Unlike Jesse Hughey and Darryl Smyers, I do not have children yet. I come from a large family. My father is eldest of five, so it's understandable why I, a 33-year-old, have cousins who are teenagers. Something I've wondered about with my cousins is the kind of music they like these days. Is their ... More >>

Andrew Bird Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends

Dallas Film Society Announces Its First 15 Selections into This Year's DIFF

(Clip from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best) The Dallas Film Society announced the first 15 entries to be officially accepted into this year's Dallas International Film Festival, which occurs from April 12 to the 22.While many so far are documentaries, a few feel-goods have weaseled their way in, and ... More >>

Nigel Dennis From A Lull: "Band Names Shouldn't Be Over Thought"

A Lull is a relatively new band hailing from Chicago. In just a few years, they've developed a solid reputation for edgy indie pop and chaotic live performances. Currently on tour in support of Confetti, their impressive debut, A Lull seems primed for a larger audience. Speaking from his car on the ... More >>

Ask Indie Grandpa: The Coachella Lineup

With the release of Coachella's lineup yesterday, we decided to ask our resident curmudgeon and "good old days" music expert, Indie Grandpa, what he thought of the annual desert festival, which has now expanded to two weekends. What do you think about Coachella's lineup? First of all, morning ever ... More >>

Local Violinist Daniel Hart's a Man in Demand

M83 at Granada Theater, Andrew Bird at Majestic Theatre, and More Show Announcements

M83​As we approach the end of the year like a car full of people not wearing seat belts unknowingly drives toward a brick wall, it's time to start thinking of year-end top-ten album lists. A shoe-in for ours is M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. So, you can imagine our excitement when we receive ... More >>

Esquire Says You Didn't Hear Sarah Jaffe's Cold War Kids Cover This Year. Well, Just in Case ...

​A couple of months back, good ol' what's-his-name noted that Sarah Jaffe's latest, The Way Sound Leaves a Room, featured her take on Cold War Kids' "Louder Than Ever." And it's a very nice take at that, as you can hear for yourself below courtesy the button below that'll launch the MySpace music ... More >>

The Conversation: Lead Singer Stage Behavior, How Much is Too Much?

Mick Jagger, the ultimate frontman​Make no mistake; there is a big difference between a run-of-the-mill lead singer and a bona fide frontman. Huge, really. Not just anybody has the magnetism required to convince 20,000 people at the American Airlines Center to raise their hands above their heads a ... More >>

Like Burr, Jaffe and Crushed Stars Before Them, The Orbans Get Some Love From Magnet

​Back in September, we lamented the death of Paste magazine's print edition, partially because we rather enjoyed it's coverage, but mostly because we very much enjoyed the constant love it threw North Texas' way. And we asked the question: With Paste gone, where will our local folkies get their na ... More >>

Dosh Tries Living Up To His Name

Check Out This Jam: The Apollo Commanders, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, The Preservation Hall Benefit Album, Bottomless Pit, The Organ, Neil Young and The Band of Heathens

Welcome to Check Out This Jam!!!, 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. Also, it's a chance for you readders to get more insight into ... More >>

Miss Last Night's Austin City Limits Episode With St. Vincent and Andrew Bird? PBS Has Your Back.

​If, somehow, you managed to miss last night's KERA premier of St. Vincent and Andrew Bird's episode of Austin City Limits, the folks at PBS have done you a solid, friend: The whole thing--all 56 minutes and 46 seconds of it--is up and streaming at PBS.org, or, well, right here.And, in hopes of cu ... More >>

Hipster Runoff Checks In With Neon Indian's CMJ Debut, Mocks The Indie Bro Obsession With St. Vincent

​Even if you're not a regular reader of its dripping-with-sarcasm content, visiting the oh-so-self-aware Hipster Runoff today is a must for any local music fan, as famed HR webmaster Carles has taken two local products, St. Vincent and Neon Indian, and, more specifically, their fanbases, to task t ... More >>

Midlake Sets Release Date, Moves Forward With New Album. Which May Explain Why Jason Lee Is In Town.

Looks like ritual day at the Midlake house...​Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band's publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band's first release in three years (The Courage of Others)--not to mention the somewhat ... More >>

ACL '09 in Photos: The Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird, Dr. Dog and More from Friday Onstage

Photos by Patrick MichelsThe Avett Brothers share a family moment Friday afternoon.​Along with Pete's takes on some of Friday's biggest sets here at ACL, we already brought you shots of Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- so before we head on out for another day in the front row (fo ... More >>

ACL '09: School of Seven Bells Starts Day One Off On A High Note--And Offers Us Some Details On its Next Release.

Sorry if this post comes off as a little, I dunno, off. As I write this in the ACL press tent, Daniel Johnston's giving an on-air interview to my right, School of Seven Bells is giving a web chat interview to my left, and Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights are talking up a print report ... More >>

St. Vincent, Pattern Is Movement

Thursday, June 18

Find Out For Yourself

Andrew Bird, Haley Bonar

Sunday, March 22, at the Granada Theater

Heartless Bastards

Friday, February 27, at the Longhorn Saloon, Fort Worth

Andrew Bird

Noble Beast (Fat Possum)

My Brightest Diamond Feels Good Covering Nina Simone.

No, nothing will ever, ever compare to this, the original version of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good". Nothing.And yet, somehow, this new cover of the song (via) from one-time Dallas resident Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) is a pretty decent effort in its own right--and certainly worth a liste ... More >>

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the ... More >>

Andrew Bird, Arctic Monkeys Impress at ACL Day 2

Bird on a Wire

IM'ing—the new criticism

Wherein We Learn the Fate of the Gypsy Tea Room

Simple Exercises

Without computers, Dosh struggles to make the mundane intriguing

Festivus for the Rest of Us

No need for ACL--there was plenty to see within Dallas city limits

Flying Squirrels

Jay Ryan rocks the pencil

Flying Squirrels

Jay Ryan rocks the pencil

Our critics' top 10 albums

Andrew Bird

Thursday, February 3

Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire