Baptist Generals

Good/Bad Art Collective's Rock Lottery 11 Announced

Denton's historically-popular Good/Bad Art Collective, an artist-run co-operative studio and gallery that was active from 1993 to 2001, comes out of the woodwork each year to organize its Rock Lottery event, and has recently announced that its eleventh one will take place at Dan's Silverleaf on Nov. ... More >>

Terminator 2, Lechuguillas, Bludded Head - Rubber Gloves - 4/10/12

Denton label and all-around art/music enthusiasts Gutterth put together a furiously energetic noise show last night at Rubber Gloves. Brent Best of Slobberbone fame and Batey Ray of popular Denton punk trio The Swedish Teens were drink-slinging behind the bar, handling the packed house with an antit ... More >>

A Volunteer's View of 35 Denton

Street Style: The Friday Fans of 35 Denton

Name (from left to right): Bonnie Rue, Chris Flemmons Style influences: Bonnie: "I used to have a fashion line called Model Citizen Clothing, but that project's currently on hold. When it's cold I wear dark colors." Chris: "Family Dollar." At 35 Denton to catch: Bonnie: "The Baptist Generals, wh ... More >>

The Jesus and Mary Chain Added to 35 Denton

Why does every band these days with a reverb pedal and penchant for black leather jackets get compared to the Jesus & Mary Chain? Because the brothers Reid paved the way for them with 1985's Psychocandy, an album that deserves to be played a full volume with the windows open. Also, no one's done it ... More >>

More Awesome Local Music Facial Hair!

​We here at DC9 listen to you, dear readers. Your comments and views are near and dear to our black little hearts. And, after our last facial hair post got a ton of responses, we've figured out what you want. You want more beards. We'll, we're here to give them to you.Are beards sexy? Our informa ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Robert Gomez at Dan's, Sarah Jaffe DJ Set at the Double Wide, Crystal Castles at House of Blues, Coliseum and Burning Love at Rubber Gloves

We're about to see a sudden void in daily show lists, so, from here on out, each and every Monday through Thursday, I'll do my best to point the readers of DC9 in the right musical direction for each particular evening.Oh, sweet Tuesday, the second step towards another blissful weekend. And actua ... More >>

Tracklist: The Local Hang with Playlister P, Vol. 8

​A huge, huge, huge thank you to everyone who came out to The Local Hang last night at The Libertine. Biggest crowd we've seen yet. Lots of area musicians fans and industry types. Also: Random drinkers who didn't seem to mind having their turf infringed upon. A special thanks to them. After the j ... More >>

Spooky Folks Is Neither Spooky Nor Folk.

Good Friday: Brent Best, Bridges & Blinking Lights, Days of the New, Babyface, Pitbull, Doug Burr, All That Remains, Binary Sunrise, Rhett Miller, RTB2, Saboteur, The Sounds, Shinedown

​The weekend's here, which is good news for anyone hoping to catch up on sleep and boost their immune systems so they don't catch that darn H1N1 virus going around. And good news for music fans, too, as there's enough rock going on to melt both your face and all potential germs it might be keeping ... More >>

Good Friday: Will Johnson, Slobberbone, Blackheart Society

Neon Indian plays these beautiful confines on Sunday.​Not the busiest weekend of shows around town this time around--which I'm OK with as I'm off to Colorado to visit friends and check out Neon Indian's debut at Monolith on Sunday (and you thought we were done with them for the time being.. ... More >>

Gig Alert: Matthew Gray, Baruch The Scribe, The Fox & The Bird and Angel Lenora at The Hydrant in Denton Tonight... For Free

This looks to be a grand weekend for shows in Denton, with an excellent bill at The Hydrant tonight kicking off the weekend one day early. If you haven't been to a show at The Hydrant yet, then this should be a great bill to catch. The two-story coffee shop/venue is a block off the Square, and it ha ... More >>

Good Friday: Calhoun, Hayes Carll, Red Headed Stranglers, Metal Rouge, Wildflower!, The Lash Outs, A Tribute To Stephen Bruton, Dem Southernfolkz, QCBS Benefit

There are so many options for music lovers this weekend that it's almost overwhelming. Remember, back in the days when you used to go to video stores to rent movies, how it felt to just stare at the cases with no idea what you wanted to watch, and there were so many choices that you got a headache b ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: Spooky Folk and The Baptist Generals at The Hydrant

BAND(s): Spooky Folk and The Baptist GeneralsVENUE: The Hydrant Café TIME: 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Having already raved about the living-room-vibe of The Hydrant's upstairs room, I'll leave that alone--other than mentioning that, as far as intimate performance spaces in Denton (not including DIY hous ... More >>

Bosque Brown's Mara Lee Miller Expands Her Vision While Sticking Close to Home

The Problem With Putting On A Festival Like NX35...

BreakThruRadio Features Denton In Its "Spotlight On The City"

Over on BreakThruRadio.com, there's oh, about 80 minutes of pure bliss for Denton music fans.The web site has decided to feature good ol' Denton, TX, this week in its "Spotlight On The City" feature, which you can stream at BTR's site. Or, since its basically just a podcast, you can get it and down ... More >>

A Fine Recipe for Charity Concerts in Denton

Good Friday: Just-Announced Bun B Show, Tony Joe White, Ella Minnow, Scott McCurry, The Smoke!, Pimpadelic, Chris Flemmons, Big Daddy Kane, And Much More!

Good Friday: Paul Slavens, Dark Meat, Be Your Own Pet, Tomorrowpeople, Shibboleth, Radiohead, Japanther, Daniel Folmer

Denton's Last Men Impress with Fugazi-Influenced Hardcore

Also: Eric Pulido and Robert Gomez start new label

Over The Weekend: SXSW Edition with Vampire Weekend, Motorhead, The Black Keys

Photos: NX35 Showcase of Denton Bands

Good Friday: Wall of Sound, Doug E. Fresh

Bits and Pieces

Greenville gets a boost

Red Velvet Deception

Saturday, December 16, at Dan's Silverleaf, Denton

Odds & Ends

What good would a 20-year punk scene reunion be without a scuffle?

More Plugs

After reading this week's feature, discover more of the local blogosphere here

History of a Film

After a short dalliance with Jesus, Jason Reimer has completed his first big score.

SXSW: Scene & Heard, Day One

Flying Squirrels

Jay Ryan rocks the pencil

Flying Squirrels

Jay Ryan rocks the pencil

Picks in '06

It's time for some good news in local music--why not start with four amazing albums?

The Chopping Block

Is legendary music venue Trees taking the phrase "out with the old" literally at the start of 2006?

Dallas on Display

Area acts get their share of shout-outs

Riding the Bench

D-D-FW has a ton of good bands you've probably never heard of

Spring Has Sprung

And summertime means more music

Remembering (Barely) SXSW

We've vowed never to do it again--but we can't wait till next year

Happy Freakin' Valentine's Day

Some local CD-release shindigs make this horrible holiday a little more tolerable

Off Our Soapbox

Let SXSW stay in Austin. We're OK with that.

Give a Little

Area benefits look to raise money for cats, kids and a music man, too

Checking In

Old 97's guitarist has a new solo project in The Scrap Hotel

The X marks the spot

Street Beat and local store owner make nice

Home groans

Will this year's best local records survive the millennium?

Scene, heard

Scene, heard

Rubber Gloves puts on the kitchen mitts; Ronnie Dawson's no zombie; and American Bedouin sets down stakes

Across the Bar

Bill's Records get Hitchcock; Quality Park fills Centro-Matic; Tripping Daisy headlines and mainlines Joe Butcher; Go Metric stays

Scene, Heard

Quality Park Records doubles; Pinkston plans to bow; Doni Blair avoids the monkey suit; Charlie Gilder celebrates; Who is A Quick One; Punk rock lives in Arlington

Up on Cripple Creek

Chris Flemmons is finally moving upstream with his band, the Baptist Generals

Out Here