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Ben Westhoff

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    April 16, 2012

    The 10 Most Awkward Dance Moves At This Weekend's Coachella

    At Coachella, folks come from all over the world to lose themselves in the music. They'll employ almost anything in this quest -- but mostly drugs. Some of the folks below have taken too many, some are badly in need of a buzz, but all are our favorite awkward Coachella dancers. We're not trying to d ... More >>

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    March 19, 2012

    The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

    The last few days, our indefatigable music critic staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests, to down-right lame. Below, you'll find their submissio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

    So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Wednesday 3/14/2012

    ​If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving musi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Five Attractive, Strange People Working for Tips at SXSW

    Paying homeless people $70 a day to serve as human wifi hotspots is a bizarre way to make a buck, but it's indicative of the hustler's spirit at South By Southwest this year. Folks are grinding hard and employing increasingly gimmicky measures to make money. But there's more to it than that. Lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Five Things Dallas Hip-Hop Could Learn From The Rest of The Dirty South Movement

    ​[Editor's Note: On Thursday night, Ben Westhoff, a frequent contributor to our print edition and a sometime contributor here on DC9, will be stopping by Cliff Notes in Oak Cliff for a reading and signing session to promote his new book, Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Souther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Bonus MP3: Dorrough -- "Get Em Live"

    Dorrough gets big and live.​In this week's paper, Ben Westhoff chats up Dorrough, or as he calls himself, Mr. D-O-Double-R, in advance of the release of the Lancaster-based rapper's sophomore effort, Get Big, which hits stores on Tuesday. Seems there are two roads before the 23-year-old born Dorwi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to See Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae and B.o.B. at the Verizon Theatre on Monday Night

    Listen: I'm not gonna waste your time or mine explaining the greatness that is Erykah Badu. For one, if you're reading this, you presumably live in Dallas and already should know about the Queen and all that she brings to the table. If not, well, you can read this blurb I wrote previewing the show i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Picture Show: Lupe Fiasco and B.o.B. at House of Blues

    Kevin TodoraLupe Fiasco headlined the House of Blues last night.​ Skate rap icon Lupe Fiasco, who, if nothing else, might boast the coolest name ever, rolled through the House of Blues last night. And with him? Atlanta rapper B.o.B., who, last week, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with h ... More >>

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    Catch Up On A Slew Of Recent, Interesting Local CD Releases

    Kevin TodoraLupe Fiasco headlined the House of Blues last night.​ Skate rap icon Lupe Fiasco, who, if nothing else, might boast the coolest name ever, rolled through the House of Blues last night. And with him? Atlanta rapper B.o.B., who, last week, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with h ... More >>

  • News

    June 11, 2009

    Taking it to the Streets | Classic Schlock | Roadkill

    Kevin TodoraLupe Fiasco headlined the House of Blues last night.​ Skate rap icon Lupe Fiasco, who, if nothing else, might boast the coolest name ever, rolled through the House of Blues last night. And with him? Atlanta rapper B.o.B., who, last week, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with h ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2009

    Magnetic Subtraction | Classic Schlock

    Kevin TodoraLupe Fiasco headlined the House of Blues last night.​ Skate rap icon Lupe Fiasco, who, if nothing else, might boast the coolest name ever, rolled through the House of Blues last night. And with him? Atlanta rapper B.o.B., who, last week, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Weekend Round-Up: The Edgefest 19 Edition

    I just spent way too long on Youtube searching for videos from this past weekend in area concert-going (apparently our spring semester interns' last days have come and gone), and all I came up with were videos from Edgefest 19 up at Pizza Hut Park this past weekend.But beggars can't be choosers I gu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2007

    Gay Odyssey with Lance Bass

    I just spent way too long on Youtube searching for videos from this past weekend in area concert-going (apparently our spring semester interns' last days have come and gone), and all I came up with were videos from Edgefest 19 up at Pizza Hut Park this past weekend.But beggars can't be choosers I gu ... More >>

  • Music

    June 7, 2007

    Sage-in' Mad

    Sage Francis is a hip-hop jerk, but not in your usual way

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