Carter Albrecht

KXT's Joe Kozera: "Natalie Merchant Chased Me With A Strawberry"

Joe Kozera is the quiet, modest voice you often hear on KXT 91.7 FM. OK, so everyone on air sounds laid back there, but Kozera takes it a step further. He seems to sound at peace on the air at KXT. As the station takes more time to remain non-profit and commercial free, we caught up with Kozera du ... More >>

This Week's Top Show Announcements: Ben Kweller, Will Johnson, Kreayshawn, Sleigh Bells and More

KreayshawnFriday, November 2, at Palladium Ballroom, $17.50The controversial rapper, whose proper debut album Somethin' 'Bout Kreay is out in late September, will be here in early November. It's one of Parade of Flesh's biggest shows yet.

Danny Balis Streams New Christmas Song, Talks About Forthcoming Record

Danny Balis​Danny Balis is a well-known man about town. Thousands of KTCK 1310-AM The Ticket P1s (people who have The Ticket programmed to the first button on their car stereo) listen to him as he produces and interjects his often storm cloud-covered opinion during the afternoon show "The Hardline ... More >>

What Are You Thankful For?

Sitting around the house waiting for Turkey Day to roll around got me to thinking about all the things I'm thankful for. Of course, I'm lucky to have my family and friends and, these days, I am very thankful to have a job. But musically speaking, the Dallas scene has provided many a band, show and ... More >>

Sons of Hermann Hall to Erect Plaque Honoring The Fallen Musicians Who've Played The Venue

Patrick PerezMany greats have played Sons' stage.​Mike Snider is sick of area musicians dying. Worse, he's sick of seeing how the whole community comes together in the wake of a death -- not because there's anything wrong with that, he's quick to say, but because he doesn't understand why we can't ... More >>

Chris Holt

A Cosmic Joke (Idol Records)

Tonight, Tonight: Los Lonely Boys at House of Blues, Rebirth Brass Band at The Granada, Danny Balis at Renfield's, The Orbans at City Tavern, and Jason Elmore at Pearl

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.Hurray, it's finally hump day! And the musical offerings tonight have a very m ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Dave Little (feat. Carter Albrecht) -- "Solid"

​Tonight's long-standing Tuesday show at Ozona will be a bittersweet one for the Section 8 Comedy Troupe, as it will be Dave Little's last with the group after nearly eight years.The Noted Regional Comic says he still loves the guys in the group, but that he is ready to move on. Writes Little in a ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: St. Vincent's "Marrow" Chills Us To The Core at No. 3

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 4 on the list--and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastl ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs Of Tickets To Rooney At The Granada Theater Sunday

​Rooney is more than just an O.C.-guest-appearance-making, perfume-commercial-scoring powerpop group from L.A.--the band also has a local connection.And no, I'm not referring to the band's opening slots on Jonas Brothers and Kelly Clarkson tours. Rather, as Darryl Smyers writes in this week's prin ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: The O's and "You've Got Your Heart" Folk Around at No. 15. (And You Can Catch 'Em For Free Tonight at Vickery Park, Too.)

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 16 on the list--and click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastly, keep checking bac ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: Damaged Good$ and "Follow The Leader" Lead Off The Top 20.

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 20 on the list--and click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastly, keep checking bac ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: Air Review's "Jura" Harmonizes Its Way To No. 21

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 21 on the list--and click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastly, keep checking bac ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: Sleep Whale's "Cotton Curls" Coos Its Way to No. 23.

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 23 on the list--and click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastly, keep checking bac ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: Danny Balis' "Tethered" Swings In at No. 24

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 25 on the list--and click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastly, keep checking bac ... More >>

Remembering Bruce Springsteen's 1978 Dallas Convention Center Performance...

Am I crazy, or does Bruce look a little like Carter Albrecht here?​Last week, a gem of a book arrived in the office--well, a gem for any Bruce fans in the building, which, I'm pretty sure is everyone? In my clouded perspective, at least, yeah.Anyway, here's why it's interesting: The Light In Darkn ... More >>

Danny Balis Offers Up A Gem On His Solo Debut

DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 16: Danny Balis

...and for the Luddites still rockin' the Youtube, here's your link.This week's installment of DC9 in Space starts with a tandem swig of beer, features maybe a few too many one-liners from King Buck keys man Chad Stockslager, and ends with a performance of "Tethered," one of the many fine, fine coun ... More >>

Gig Alerts: A Busy Musical Thursday Across North Texas

Jeff Hanson plays Rubber Gloves in Denton tonight.Judging by the amount of quality acts performing in and around our fair city tonight, you might think it was the week before SXSW. Well maybe not quite, but you get the idea: There's a lot more going on than the sure-to-be-emotional Carter Albrecht C ... More >>

Show Announcements: New Kids On the Block, Holy Fuck, The Allman Brothers, Carter Albrecht CD Release

Give it ten more years and you'll forget why you hated the Backstreet Boys. Don't believe it? The New Kids On the Block kick off its second North American tour in as many years tonight in Green Bay--with a Dallas show booked for July.Other notable upcoming shows include a 4/20 party at Lola's Stoc ... More >>

The Greg Williams Pre-Game Show

M2S2 Offers A Nice Piggy Back To Good Records' Birthday Show

And, In Salim Nourallah Matters...

Chantix "Increasing Likely" to Cause "Agitation" and "Suicidal Behavior"

Record Hop, Scott Porter Ready for 2008

Scott Porter's year coulda self-destructed, but he got engaged instead

FDA Makes It Official: It's Investigating Chantix and Its Side Effects

Laying the Foundation: Or, Carter Albrecht's Dad Needs Your Help

Good Friday: Carter Albrecht Memorial, Jucifer

Gone Too Soon|Checkmate|City Hall Corruption|Devil in the Details

Re*Cov*Ering Deep Ellum

Darin Archer, R.I.P.

Dallas loses another young talent

R.I.P. Carter Albrecht|It's in the Air|Return to Sender

Oddities

Still more sad stuff, plus the good news that the Longhorn will host a show

"He Was My Hero."

New Bohemians

Friday, February 3, at AllGood Café

Behind the Music Awards

Artists' secret riders reveal true character, fascinating pickle relish fetish

Odds & Ends

Chomsky on Queer Eye; two local benefit concerts; Dallas Guitar Show returns

Drumroll, Please

Dallas Observer Music Awards 2005

Odds & Ends

Scott Beggs quits, and so do the Sparrows

Around Hear

The best 10 local albums of 2004

Dallas on Display

Area acts get their share of shout-outs

Playing Favorites

Local musicians pick the tops

Big 10

Barley House celebrating a decade of business

Happy Freakin' Valentine's Day

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

Deep Down

Deep Ellum has too many opening acts and not enough headliners

What's New

Here's the scoop on some local releases--big, small and in between

Hard Eight

We knocked over the stack of local releases and found eight you need to hear

Out Here

The Limes

Across the Bar

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

Steady breakin'

Jeff K and Kelly Reverb put the needle on the record and dance, dance, dance