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Wilco Announces May 7 Performance at University of North Texas Auditorium

Wilco is coming for you, Denton.​Quite the to-do yesterday evening on ye olde Twitter, as some advantageous Wilco fan started blasting out the news they'd seen on the band's web site announcing a handful of southeast shows from the band in early May -- a handful that includes a Saturday, May 7, st ... More >>

Is the ACL Spillover Effect Just a Big Myth?

Amidst Confusion, The Palladium Showroom Re-Brands Itself as the South Side Music Hall

​Fun fact about last night's Guided by Voices show at the Palladium Showroom: Not only was it the tour kick-off for that classic lineup, but it's also the last time we'll ever see a show in the Showroom.Well, under that name, at least.Effective immediately, the room will now be known as the South ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to Tonight's Ratatat Show at the Palladium Ballroom

Yesterday, you'll surely remember, we posted a quick Q&A with Ratatat's Evan Mast in advance of tonight's show at the Palladium Ballroom, where the band is performing in support of its new album, LP4 (see the official music video for lea single "Drugs" in the above embed). In our interview, Mast ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to Tomorrow Night's Cypress Hill Show at the Palladium Showroom

Because, one presumes, professional paintball is only so lucrative, the members of Cypress Hill are back on the road these days, touring in support of their new release, Rise Up, which earned its release on--yup, you guessed it--April 20 (4/20, duh) and features a little help from Tom Morello, even. ... More >>

Poster Design Contest Announcement: Design The Poster For Angels & Airwaves' Dallas Stop, Get Hooked The [Expletive Redacted] Up.

This past weekend, sometime blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge's other band, Angels & Airwaves, released its third studio full-length, an album called LOVE. Which is fitting, of course, since that was Valentine's Day weekend and all. But the band also took an interesting route with this release, of ... More >>

A Couple Big Shake-Ups In Area Booking Agent Allegiances In The Wake of Live Nation's Setting Up Shop In Dallas...

Kris Youmans​Two years back, Kris Youmans took home a Dallas Observer Music Award that named him the best booking agent in town thanks to his work bringing in some of the bigger indie acts around to the Granada Theater. As of yesterday, though, Youmans is out at the Granada, having accepted a job ... More >>

Live Nation Opens Up Shop In Dallas, Tags Danny Eaton As Senior VP

​Yesterday afternoon, via a press release, major concert booking/promotions conglomerate Live Nation announced the opening of a new Dallas office to handle all the company's business in the region, which will be led by longtime area concert promoter Danny Eaton (of 462 Productions and, more recent ... More >>

Giveaway: Tickets To Catch Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters Tonight at The Loft

​The Boxmasters are a country band--one that, yes, happens to be fronted by one Billy Bob Thornton. And, though the former Mr. Angelina Jolie may not want you to consider his acting when considering his band's music, well, it's pretty tough not to, all things considered. Surprisingly enough, thoug ... More >>

Jay Farrar And Son Volt May Have Good Intentions, But They'll Always Pale To Jeff Tweedy And Wilco

Giveaway: Five Pairs Of Tickets To Saturday Night's Dungen Show At The Loft

Performing takes a lot out of Dungen.​Psych-folk fans should be freaking out--and rightfully so--about tomorrow night's show at The Loft, featuring Woods, Denton's own Matthew and The Arrogant Sea, and Sweden's Dungen, the last of which Observer contributor Andy Tennille geeks out on in this week' ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs Of Tickets To Friday Night's Broken Social Scene Show

​Remember all that drama back in late January/early February when Broken Social Scene had to cancel its House of Blues gig because band founder Kevin Drew fell ill? Dallas fans took to Broken Social Scene's web site to spit some hate at the band for canceling, and, in turn, the band fired back, wi ... More >>

Paul McCartney To Play Cowboys Stadium On Wednesday, August 19

Another coup for that spaceship out in Arlington: It's the Beatle's first Dallas show since 2005, and his sole Texas stop on his current North American tour. Perhaps most impresively, though, the press release announcing the show indicates that the concert should last a solid 2.5 hours. Ticke ... More >>

Giveaway: Four Pairs Of Tickets To Catch The Thermals Tonight At The Loft

In this week's print edition of DC9, Observer contributor Doug Davis had this much to say about tonight's show with The Thermals at The Loft:The Thermals are a Portland-based trio (they've gone through a troop of drummers) that retains the energy and anger of punk and grunge that famously flowed ou ... More >>

Tool Sells Out Nokia Theatre In Under Half An Hour. Except, Of Course, On eBay

A couple Friends of DC9 have checked in with us over the course of the day today wondering if there's some sort of conspiracy afoot with the Tool show coming up on July 25 at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie. Well, far as David Ireland, marketing manager for the regional branch of AEG Live (the co ... More >>

Going To Duran Duran's Scheduled Show At The Nokia Theatre Tonight? Uh... Don't.

OK, game time, kids: How many obscure '80s references can I fit into one blog post about Duran Duran canceling its Nokia Theatre gig tonight? Let's see...Double Trouble, gang! In the span of about two minutes, we just got word from both the booking agent of the Nokia Theatre (AEG Live) and Duran Dur ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To See The Black Crowes On Friday

The Ex-Mr. Kate Hudson and company are rolling through town on Friday night with a gig at the Palladium on the heels of the band's recently released (and fairly well-received) Warpaint disc. Writes Observer contributor Bob Ruggiero in this week's paper: Vocalist Chris Robinson's lyrics remain t ... More >>

Giveaway: Tickets To Tomorrow's Edgefest 18 At Pizza Hut Park

The Ozz-Man Cometh

After years of touring the nation, Ozzfest 2008 finds a home in Dallas' suburbs

Ozzfest 2008 is One Show Only...In Frisco

Can the city withstand being the focus of speculation by thousands of metalheads?

Tom Petty Free Fallin' to Dallas

Cheap Sugarland Tickets Tonight

Re: Meat is Murder

Already, a Palladium Update

Adios Gilley's (Kinda); Say Howdy to the Palladium

Nick at Night

Lachey heals himself on stage

Lookin' for Space in All the Right Spaces