Animal Collective

Eight of September's Best Music Photos

Hot Wet Mess, North Texas Fairgrounds, September 1

Animal Collective, Micachu & the Shapes

Thursday, September 27, at House of Blues

This Week's Top 11 Show Announcements: Beach House, Animal Collective, Grimes, Air Supply and More

Beach HouseFriday, September 21, at Palladium Ballroom, $22/$25Would a Beach House fan go buck wild if I said their new album, Bloom, sounds pretty much the same as its predecessor, Teen Dream? I'm not saying Teen Dream isn't an immaculate record, or that the band's previous performance in Dallas at ... More >>

Record Hound: Scouring the Racks at Three Denton Record Stores

It's easy to assume with a reputation like Denton's, the town would have more than three independent record stores. There are entities like the Denton Mini Mall and Mini Mall II on the square, which have independent sellers hocking used records on consignment, but the selection isn't big enough to c ... 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 >>

Listen: New Sounds from A.Dd , Flowers of God, Sore Losers, Little Black Dress, St. Vincent, Analog Rebellion and Paul Henry North

If it feels like things have been hectic of late, that's because they have been. October just tends to be that way around these parts, what with standard fall touring schedules pumping up the show-going options on top of the hype and added excitement that comes with such seasonal events as Austin Ci ... More >>

BRAIDS' Raphaelle Standell-Preston Explains How To Start a Band Over a Blueberry Muffin

BRAIDS' members are young -- all four members are in their (very) early 20s -- but the Canadian band is already earning quite a bit of critical buzz for their cool and collected, and heavily influenced by Animal Collective, brand of experimental pop. Led by the talented Raphaelle Standell-Preston, ... More >>

Panda Bear Tells Us What He's Been Listening To, Confirms New Animal Collective Material

Musicians are undoubtedly influenced by the music they listen to. An artist's musical selections can sometimes even foretell what a next album might sound like. So if you've ever wondered what the artists who grace your stereo are getting funky to, here's your chance to find out. Every week, I'll as ... More >>

Panda Bear

Tuesday, September 27, at the Granada Theater

The Antlers Buck The Brooklyn Trend Machine

Rural Alberta Advantage, Maps & Atlases, Miniature Tigers

Sunday, March 20, at The Loft

Giveaway: Win A Birds & Batteries Prize Pack and Tickets to Tomorrow's Spune Christmas Show at Hailey's Club

Birds & Batteries​San Fransisco-based indie pop act Bird's & Batteries is not just your average band following the times and trying to make some bland electro-rock. No, this band's indie pop-rock finds a home in the in the wild and mixes in the kind of electronic synths that can be heard i ... More >>

DC9atNight and WeDentonDoIt Present: Delorean

Welcome to a new joint venture between DC9 at Night and the folks at We Denton Do It aimed at introducing local audiences to up-and-coming acts they may have missed during recent stops through town. They're the kind of acts we think you're gonna want to know--and right away, as, in our minds, they s ... More >>

Fun Fun Sunday So Far, With Toro Y Moi, Deakin, Kylesa And More

​The weather is perfect, with a cool breeze, bright sunshine and plenty of shade everywhere. Only complaint in that department is the clouds of dust kicked up by the thousands of festivalgoers, which explains the popularity of dust masks and bandanas worn bandit-style. With so many people in shade ... More >>

Delorean, Lemonade, Florene

Friday, November 5, at Hailey's Club, Denton

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to See Land of Talk and Suuns Tomorrow Night at The Nightmare

Montreal-based Land of Talk is an alternative indie rock band with dreamy vocals provided by jazz trained vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Powell. The trio formed in 2006 and provide an amazingly dense sound that is both clear in its soundscape and technically proficient in its execution. The group sup ... More >>

Local Natives

Wednesday, October 6, at House of Blues

Ariel Pink Goes Commercial After a Decade Of Making Bizarre Art-Rock.

Staff Trax: Delorean, Wintersleep, Tripping Daisy, Das Racist, Them and The Boss.

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 >>

Annuals, Most Serene Republic

Friday, May 21, at Hailey's Club in Denton

Today In Music News: Liam Gallagher Doesn't Know A Lot Of People And Animal Collective Don't Know If They Will Go On

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 22, 2010...Either Liam Gallagher doesn't know a lot of people or he's just an idiot.Animal Collective might be done with... but, probably not.

Surfer Blood Sets The Record Straight

Sondre Lerche, JBM

Tuesday, February 2, at House of Blues' Cambridge Room

Pazz Jop 2009: Animal Collective Had Best Album, "Empire State Of Mind" Was Top Song

​The results are in from our New York sister paper's annual Pazz Jop critic's poll, which aggregates the opinions of thousands of music scribes into one, easy-to-peruse list of the best music from the year that was 2009 (or was it 1901?). In total, some 1,934 albums were nominated for considerat ... More >>

Electronic Music Moves Its Way Into Other Genres

Le Loup, Nurses

Tuesday, November 3, at The Cavern

Today In Music News: Kanye Gets Dramatic, Animal Collective Wants To Save Seals and Kings Of Leon Gets Its Own Exhibit

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 21, 2009...I guess rockers just feel the need to save something. If it's not Liam Gallagher saving honey bees, then it's Animal Collective trying to save seals.A drunk and obnoxious Kanye West Spike Jonze = We Were Once A Fairytale.Kin ... More >>

Amadou and Mariam Break Out Of World Music

World Music Must Die

AMADOU AND MARIAM BREAK OUT OF A FLABBY, GENERIC GENRE

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Tonight's Little Joy Show At Club Dada

In this week's print edition, Observer contributor Elliott Johnston faced the not-so-big task of making tonight's Little Joy show at Club Dada seem like it's worth your time. Again, not exactly the toughest feat in the world. Writes Johnston:"Rock critics are seduced by the tendency to call out an ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Animal Collective, Red, Brutal Juice, Chameleon Chamber Group, Blixaboy, Blake Shelton, George Strait, DJ's/Devices Reunion, Girl In A Coma

Another weekend's come and gone, which means, yup, it's time again to reminisce on your fuzzy memories with some help from Youtube.Animal Collective on Thursday, June 4, at the House of BluesDaniel Rodrigue already reviewed this show for us, which, sure, didn't happen over the weekend, but came clos ... More >>

Last Night: Animal Collective and Black Dice at the House of Blues

Animal Collective, Black DiceHouse of BluesJune 4, 2009Better Than: Sitting at home alone burning a stick of Nag Champa while staring at the cover of Meriwether Post Pavilion. Animal CollectiveWalking into House of Blues last night, two things were obvious: The show was sold out, and many of the tic ... More >>

Last Night: Black Moth Super Rainbow, School of Seven Bells and Darktown Strutters at Hailey's

Black Moth Super Rainbow, School of Seven Bells, Darktown StruttersHailey's Club, DentonJune 3, 2009Better Than: Sulking at home last night while poking around on Craigslist and eBay for those Animal Collective tickets you should've bought months ago... Paul HeartfieldSchool of Seven BellsTurns out ... More >>

After Years of Bucking Trends, Ariel Pink Craves a Label to Call Home

Yesterday at NX35: Moth Fight at Dan's Silverleaf

BAND: Moth Fight VENUE: Dan's Silverleaf TIME: 8:30 p.m.  Having caught Austin's Moth Fight last October at the "Swiss House" in Dallas, I was pretty sure what to expect last night--from the band and the audience. So, watching the group wow an audience of about 50 people was no surpri ... More >>

Devotchka, Crooked Fingers

Tuesday, February 10, at House of Blues' Pontiac Garage

Animal Collective

Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino)

Last Night's Merriweather Post Pavillion Was, Well, Pretty Cool, I Guess.

At the Cavern last night, Gorilla Vs. Bear and Radio UTD co-hosted a little listening party for Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion and, heading into the event, there were a whole slew of things that seemed stacked against the idea...The weather--it was freakin' freezing out.The power o ... More >>

Despite Comparisons to Too Many Acts, Brooklyn's Yeasayer is Truly Original

Ménage à Trois

Dallas hosts a weeklong trifecta of tunes

The Animal Collection

The first five A.C. albums rated from one to four paw prints

The Shins

Monday, March 5, at the Palladium

Grizzly Bear

Yellow House ( Warp)

The Gris Gris

Thursday, March 30, at Rubber Gloves

Akron/Family, Mi and L´au, Shearwater

Tuesday, January 24, at Andy's Basement Bar & Grill, Denton

Animal Collective

Feels (Fat Cat)

Sunburned Hand of the Man

Thursday, September 8 at Gypsy Tea Room

Rock for Choice

Local musicians pick their favorite albums of 2004

Very Clever, Boys

The top 10 indie-rock albums of 2003

Animal Collective and Ogurusu Norihide

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