Big Star (Band)

Be Thankful For These Live Recordings of Doug Burr in November and The Drams in 2006

​While I attempt to find someone at the city who hasn't already left for Thanksgiving, here's a little something I found just posted to the Live Music Archive: the great Doug Burr, with Glen Farris but of course, at the Church of the Incarnation on McKinney Avenue November 3. The show, which also ... More >>

All Time Top Five: Glossary's Joey Kneiser's All Time Top Five Big Star Songs

Glossary​On a gorgeous SXSW night in 2010, Glossary was performing an outdoor set during the Ninebullets.net showcase. As the crowded, tree-covered patio's patrons settled in for the set, the band finished a somewhat down-tempo, almost somber tune. While the name of the tune escapes my memory, ... More >>

My First Show: THe BAcksliders' Chris Bonner Saw KISS in '79. Years Later, He Took His Kids To See KISS, Too.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. THe BAcksliders' Kim and Chris.​Chris Bonner and his wife Kim Pendleton-Bonner have led The BAcksliders through four albums of swea ... More >>

Which Musicians Will Die in 2011?

Last (Work) Night: The Posies, Aqueduct, Salim Nourallah at the Granada Theater

The Posies, Aqueduct, Salim Nourallah Granada Theater November 24th, 2010 Better than: staying home with your Posies records and trying to figure all of the various guitar tunings. Julian OchoaThe Posies​ Given that it was the night before Thanksgiving, Wednesday's show at the Granada coul ... More >>

My First Show: The Posies' Jon Auer Saw Jimi Hendrix--Sort Of

Welcome to a new feature here on DC9 called My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Julian Ochoa ​ Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow have (save for a couple years apart) kept The Posi ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Posies at The Granada, The Expendables at House of Blues and Atreyu at South Side Music Hall

Not a bad selection of shows for the evening before the gluttony begins. The Posies, Aqueduct and Salim Nourallah at The Granada Theater Back in the 80's, Seattle's The Posies were always on the verge of major success. When the band signed to Geffen Records in 1989, it looked as if main Posies K ... More >>

Gig Alert/Bonus MP3: Hear The Dashing Suns' "Future Thunder," Then See Them at The Nightmare on Saturday Night

​With the recent and sad passing of Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel, two-thirds of the Big Star, it's only proper to showcase a relatively new outfit that was heavily influenced by the legendary power pop band.Enter The Dashing Suns, a chipper little quartet out of Oakland that just happens to be pla ... More >>

Late Big Star Bassist Andy Hummel Passed on Rock Stardom, but it Came to Him Anyway.

Staff Trax: Bonjay, Tommy Keene, The Helio Sequence, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Derek and The Dominoes

May TruongBonjay​Bonjay -- "Gimmee Gimmee"I was fortunate enough to catch these guys, completely at random, this past week at SXSW--and they impressed the heck out of me with their high-energy performance, and an eclectic, beat-heavy, R&B-tinged sound. Bonjay, which calls Toronto home, release ... More >>

Andy Hummel On Alex Chilton's Death And Big Star At SXSW

Alex Chilton​News of Alex Chilton's death came as a horrible shock to Andy Hummel, Chilton's friend and former Big Star bassist profiled in the Dallas Observer after the release of the Rhino box set Keep An Eye On The Sky.Hummel and Big Star's Jody Stephens were scheduled to speak and perform Satu ... More >>

Christmas Bonus: The Best Box Set Gift Ideas For This Holiday Season

​Looking to get that special musicologist in your life something special? If so, you might want to think about a box set. But be wary: There's a lot of chaff to sift through when dealing with the glut of holiday season reissues. Thankfully, amidst it all, the following multiple-disc sets are a pre ... More >>

Former Big Star Bassist Andy Hummel Doesn't Regret Leaving America's Most Influential Cult Band For A 9-to-5 Life In Weatherford

Painful Memories

Joey Molland points a bad finger at his band's misfortune

Yo La Tengo

September 20

Wilco

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)

The only one

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy spent years trying to prove he was better than everyone thought. Now, with Summer Teeth, nothing's ever gonna get in his way again.

Country and Midwestern

The best of the alt-country lot salute the majesty of the past--while defining the future

Hasta manana

The sun's about to come out for the Tomorrowpeople

1996 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Fifteen nailsin the coffin

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

Their so-called lives

Girl struggles to find its place among the outcasts