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The Best Thing About Denton: Interviews with Vendors, Bands, Policemen and Fans

It's no accident that the name 35 Denton finally settled on features its hometown's name so prominently. The organizers of the festival want nothing so much as to champion Denton, and to that end they have created a gathering place for not just musicians, but fans and businesses from around DFW. We ... More >>

Austin City Limits Goes Mainstream

Ten Things You Can Expect to See At Austin City Limits 2011

Over The Weekend: Trae tha Truth, JMack and Big Hud at Trees

Trae Tha Truth, JMack, Big HudTreesAugust 13, 2011Better than: trying to act like Dallas has a hip-hop pedigree to compete with Houston.Trae Tha Truth​ There wasn't much of a build-up to Trae The Truth's entrance at Trees on Saturday night. After a particularly high-energy set from JMack and a fun ... More >>

Insanity Plea: 40 Songs That Will Make You Feel Like You've Chugged Seven Red Bulls

More or less the amount of Red Bull consumed at DC9 HQ on a daily basis.​Do you guys like Red Bull? Because we here at DC9 really like Red Bull. We drink Red Bull all the time. Helps us keep up with the crazy hours of the gig. Red Bull, in our humble opinion, has always been "the best." Red Bull, ... More >>

Possessed By Paul James Says 35 Conferette Shortchanged His Pay

Leading up to this year's installment of 35 Conferette, after hearing some pretty salty rumors about bands not getting paid in full in 2010, we were curious as to how the festival would be able to afford to pay this year's acts. After all, this was the biggest festival yet, and with headliners like ... More >>

Last Night at 35 Conferette: Nite Jewel Hits, But Mostly Misses, Before A Small Hailey's Crowd

Nite Jewel​Nite Jewel11:40 p.m., Hailey's ClubNite Jewel's set at 35 Conferette on Sunday night proved to be as interesting, frail and filigreed a thing as the band's name implies. But following Denver-based Pictureplane's rousing, bass-thumping set wouldn't have been an envious position for many ... More >>

Show Announcements: True Widow, 35 Conferette Schedule, The Hope Trust, Bill Frisell, KT Tunstall, Portugal. The Man, Black Label Society, Slobberbone & More!

Steve VisneauTrue Widow​It's been three years since local slow-grinding act True Widow released their self titled debut album to local acclaim. But their debut grabbed the attention of Kemodo Records, who signed the band just last year. And now they are poised to release their follow up, the ridic ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds More Acts, Including New Sub Pop Supergroup Featuring Michael Cera

If nothing else, Michael Cera is cooler than Danny Masterson, right?​After announcing last week the addition of another 135 bands to its bill, you'd think the folks up at Denton's 35 Conferette might need a breather -- or, I dunno, maybe some time to focus on the actual logistics of the fest, sinc ... More >>

Can the albums scheduled to be released in 2011 match the stellar albums released in 2010? They just might be better.

Our 22nd annual music awards honor a thriving, collaborative scene that's finally getting its due.

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 7: Yeahdef

​This week's DC9er takes you behind the booth, North of the Dial style, with Denton-based, eclectic party-DJ, Joey Liechty aka Yeahdef. Liechty has been DJing for the past 7 years, and is the founder of  '90s night, one of Denton's hottest dance nights, bringing people from Denton and Dallas ... More >>

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