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Eleven of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Rihanna, GZA and More

Check out our shiny new concert calendar for more upcoming shows Rihanna Tuesday, April 16, at American Airlines Center, $39.50-$125Don't know what you'll be doing on April 16 yet? Get with it. Tickets are only $125, dude. Just grab a hammer and break the glass on your emergency Rihanna Concert F ... More >>

13 of This Weekend's Best Shows: Neil Halstead, The Coathangers, KISS and more

Neil HalsteadSaturday, August 4, at Good RecordsOnce the lead singer of one of the loudest and dreamiest shoegaze acts, Slowdive, Neil Halstead has somehow found himself far away from the style he once perfected. After a decade of playing country pop in Mojave 3, he's now strumming solo, in preview ... More >>

Last Night: Dawes and Blitzen Trapper at Dada

Dawes, Blitzen TrapperDadaOctober 13, 2011Better than: another Dawes show. Oh wait!Dawes​ So: Another Dawes show. "We've been looking forward to this one for a while," Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith revealed to his sold-out crowd of 600-plus on the outdoor, back patio stage at Dada last night, sh ... More >>

Dawes, Blitzen Trapper

Thursday, October 13, at Dada

Dawes' Tay Strathairn Lists For Us His All-Time Top Five Favorite Things About Texas

Dawes' Tay Straithairn​What can we say about the practically-impossible-to-dislike Dawes that we haven't said here on DC9 or in the paper version before? No, the band's not exactly new to us around the metroplex. Hell, they were just here last month, playing the Fort Worth Music Festival.Ah, well, ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Bass Drum of Death at Dada

Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bass Drum of DeathDadaOctober 7, 2011Better than: heading out to any of the Red River Rivalry-related events taking place around town this weekend.​Well before Toro y Moi took to the patio stage at Dada to perform a headlining set and before, even, Unknown Mor ... More >>

Feist, Soundgarden, and the Rest of This Week's Show Announcements

The cover art for Feist's Metals​Canadian indie songstress Feist is in the process of building buzz for her forthcoming album Metals. The starlet's record is set to come out on October 4, and she's planning a tour to support the record. Interestingly enough, though, she's only playing nine da ... More >>

The Six Best Fleet Foxes Concert Videos on YouTube

YoutubeSweet fancy moses, listen to those harmonies.​Fresh off climbing Billboard's charts -- and, y'know, selling a planet-size chunk of records -- Fleet Foxes will be stopping by Dallas tomorrow night. Like you didn't already know. But here's something you might not be aware of: Tonight at 8:30 ... More >>

Listomania: Four Folk Acts To Follow in 2011

​Let's get this out of the w​ay from the jump: No, none of these acts are from Texas.But each has one thing in common: They're each releasing good music--right now. And, while 2010 saw handfuls of folk artist make headlines with either debut or breakthrough albums of excellent caliber (from Swed ... More >>

For Your Tuesday Listening Pleasure: Blitzen Trapper, The National at House of Blues

Kevin TodoraThe National's Matt Berninger, from Kevin's slide show of the band's show at the House of Blues on October 9​A Friend of Unfair Park who's says s/he only comes to Unfair Park for our work-week-ending rock-and-roll-and send-off (fair enough) thought we might be interested in these shows ... More >>

Last Night: Blitzen Trapper with Fruit Bats, Pearly Gate Music at the House of Blues

Blitzen Trapper with Fruit Bats, Pearly Gate Music House of Blues October 14, 2010 Better Than: The Houston show, it appears. All photos by Kiernan MaletskyBlitzen Trapper's Eric Earley​Blitzen Trapper opened with "Wild Mountain Nation," which is about as good a show opener as it is possible to ... More >>

Blitzen Tapper's Easygoing Ways Are Working Out Well

Tonight, Tonight: Blitzen Trapper at House of Blues, Mushroomhead at Trees, Tech N9ne and E-40 at the Ridglea, Chelsea Madrigal at The Kessler and Manned Missiles at Rubber Gloves. LATE ADD: The Soft Pack and These United States at Lochrann's.

The workweek is almost over. To celebrate, the gods have provided some local and national musical talent tonight to get you ready for the weekend.

Show Announcements: Black Tie Dynasty, Happy Birthday, Sundress, The Black Angels, Deer Hunter, Best Coast, Blitzen Trapper, Better Than Ezra, David Allan Coe, and others

Bill EllisonI can't tell if Black Tie Dynasty is saying hello or goodbye.​I always thought it would be kind of a great idea for a band to only play break-up or reunion shows. Think about it: You can get a lot of people to come to your last concert. And, likewise, when your band gets back together. ... More >>

ACL '09 in Photos: The Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird, Dr. Dog and More from Friday Onstage

Photos by Patrick MichelsThe Avett Brothers share a family moment Friday afternoon.​Along with Pete's takes on some of Friday's biggest sets here at ACL, we already brought you shots of Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- so before we head on out for another day in the front row (fo ... More >>

Gig Alert: Harlem at Rubber Gloves Tonight

Harlem, in its best Back to the Future III gear.​Formed in Tucson, Arizona, but now residing in Austin, the band Harlem makes its way to our area quite often, delivering a unique brand of noise that takes inspiration from the fuzziest bands of the late '60s. Often erroneously compared to Nirvana a ... More >>

SXSW In Pictures, One Day at a Time

Patrick MichelsWhile most of the DC-9 crew enjoyed SXSW's offerings at a safe distance from the stage, note-taking and reflecting on the music, some of us did battle up by the stage to get concert shots, throwing elbows and telephoto lenses.We've got a handful of band photo slideshows, along with so ... More >>

Pop Quiz, Music Snobs!

What the hell happened with music in 2008? Well, let's see if you know.

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the ... More >>

Top Ten Indie Rock Albums of 2008

In 2008, independent rock returned to the underground, where it belongs. Given the grand catastrophe that is today's record industry, most major-label executives don't have the time or energy to convince music fans they might like something a little out of the ordinary. They're too busy recycling ... More >>

It's Not Americana; It's Dress-Up

Don't be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts

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What You Will Be Listening to This Weekend With Your Ears

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