Daniel Hunter

Yes Go's Jason Whitbeck: "Somebody Please Open Up Club Clearview Again."

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Jason Whitbeck's come a long way since his earliest days in Deep Ellum, as a street rep slinging free Camel cigarettes. He's become quite a successful video director, shooting for notable ... More >>

Analog Rebellion and Yes Go Productions Make Lo-Fi Friends

This teaser for the upcoming documentary How To Be Lo-Fi With Friends appeared yesterday. It tracks the making of Analog Rebellion's upcoming album, Full Frontal, and is a collaborative effort between the band and Yes Go Productions, the same folks who put on El Sibil's semi-regular parties. Yes ... More >>

MP3 Dig: New Analog Rebellion

​"Oh, he's just a baby!" This is actually something I yelled at the computer while listening to Analog Rebellion, because I am apparently a 73-year-old grandmother and would pinch Daniel Hunter's cheeks if I saw him. A few listens to the 21-year-old's brand new Evaders EP points to some majo ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Octopus Project & Analog Rebellion at the Kessler Theater

Octopus Project, Analog RebellionNovember 12, 2011The Kessler TheaterBetter Than: Having Octopus Project play at your house party and having to clean up the mess. Mike BrooksOctopus Project​If limited to a single word regarding the live performance of Austin's Octopus Project, that word wou ... More >>

Listen: New Sounds from A.Dd , Flowers of God, Sore Losers, Little Black Dress, St. Vincent, Analog Rebellion and Paul Henry North

If it feels like things have been hectic of late, that's because they have been. October just tends to be that way around these parts, what with standard fall touring schedules pumping up the show-going options on top of the hype and added excitement that comes with such seasonal events as Austin Ci ... More >>

Watch and Download: Analog Rebellion -- "Father Abraham"

Daniel Hunter doesn't yet have a name or a release date planned for his next Analog Rebellion release, the formal follow-up (not counting various B-Sides collections and EPs) to his 2010 full-length debut under that moniker, the great Ancient Electrons. But he does have his first single -- a guitar- ... More >>

A Busy Thursday Night? A Busy Thursday Night!

Good Lord. Aside from a trio of metal bands, everything on the musical plate tonight is home grown. And guess what? It's all pretty great.

Six Reasons Why You Need To Come To Our Free Locals Only! Show at Gilley's Tonight

You can do this! Tonight! For free!​Surely, you already know this: Tonight at the Jack Daniel's Saloon in the Gilley's complex on South Lamar, we're hosting the second installment of our free, monthly Locals Only! showcase of area bands. And tonight's offering is pretty awesome, featuring two of o ... More >>

The Second Homegrown Festival Pulls A Nice Crop

Bonus MP3: Analog Rebellion -- "Accomplice"

Analog Rebellion​After sharing with us, oh, about a million songs with us in 2010, it looks like Daniel Hunter, the man behind the Analog Rebellion moniker is planning to follow similar suit in 2011.Over the weekend, Hunter passed along a new mp3 for a song called "Accomplice." It's a bit of a dev ... More >>

Counting Down the Best Local Albums of 2010

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: PlayRadioPlay! Becomes Analog Rebellion and Overtakes The Machines at No. 11

[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our 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. 11 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab a free download of the track. Also after the ... More >>

The Secret Handshake Comes to Grips With Adulthood

Bonus MP3s: Two New Tracks From Analog Rebellion

Analog Rebellion​In case you haven't heard what we've been saying, oh, all year now: It's high time you listened to Analog Rebellion, the new project from Aledo's 20-year-old wunderkind Daniel Hunter (formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!). This week, after having released both his Analog Rebellion deb ... More >>

Over The Weekend: The Rocket Summer, Analog Rebellion at the Granada Theater

The Rocket Summer, Analog RebellionGranada TheaterFebruary 26, 2010Better than: blowing some kickass bubblegum bubbles.Jered ScottBryce Avary, also known as The Rocket Summer.Holy crap. guys. People really love The Rocket Summer. Like really really.It's not difficult to see why: At the Granada Theat ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Analog Rebellion -- "Nursing Home Hallways"

​It's a big day for Daniel Hunter, nee PlayRadioPlay! and currently of the Analog Rebellion moniker. Today, after all, is the day his Analog Rebellion debut, Ancient Electrons, earns its release. But it's also the day in which he's purging himself of any and all PlayRadioPlay! material. See, in a ... More >>

Rebel Yell

DC9 Live at El Sibil, Ep. 6: Analog Rebellion

...and for you all who still rock the YouTubes, here's your link.In this week's paper, I check in with the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!, Aledo's Daniel Hunter, to talk about his set-to-be-released-next-week debut under the the moniker of Analog Rebellion. The new album, Ancient Electrons ... More >>

Starter for '10

A look at 2010's most anticipated DFW album releases

Bonus MP3: Analog Rebellion -- "Marla Singer Doesn't Take Standardized Tests (Disposable Smile)"

DianellyAnalog Rebellion's Daniel Hunter​We've spent plenty of time in recent weeks sharing our excitement for the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!'s new disc under the Analog Rebellion moniker. And, every time we hear a new leak from Aledo native Daniel Hunter's new upcoming disc, Ancient ... More >>

Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!) Wishes You A Happy Halloween, Shares A New Track From His Upcoming Release

Earlier this week, the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay! and now known as Analog Rebellion, Aledo's Daniel Hunter, released the above clip, which offers fans yet another glimpse at the direction of his upcoming record. Specifically, the above song, which is set in the video to a clip of Hunte ... More >>

Listomania: A Sountrack for Your Swine Flu Sickness

So, lately, pretty much the only thing on the minds of, well, everyone seems to be ways of refraining from getting any small strain of any sort of sickness--especially the infamous H1N1. Those who haven't been infected, pat yourself on the back and keep soaking up the Purell. Those who weren't so lu ... More >>

Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!) Announces New Album Details

Kolby Schnelli Analog Rebellion's Daniel Hunter​I perfectly understand Daniel Hunter's frustration. Really, I do. As PlayRadioPlay!, the Aledo native did get lumped into the mall-punk scene by a lot of people--us here at DC9 included. But, upon going back and listening to the still super-young 20- ... More >>

Last Night: PlayRadioPlay!, Lydia at Rubber Gloves in Denton

Lydia, PlayRadioPlay!Rubber Gloves Rehearsal StudiosSeptember 17, 2009Better than: Staying home to watch the season premiere of The Office.​Despite recently sharing his troubles with his PlayRadioPlay! persona, frontman Daniel Hunter seemed to quite comfortable dancing across the small stage at Ru ... More >>

PlayRadioPlay! forms an Analog Rebellion

Weekend Roundup: The Honorary Title, Leatherwood and PlayRadioPlay!

The Honorary Title on Friday, September 4, at The DoorHere's a clip of Jarrod Gorbel of The Honorary Title charming the crowd with a quiet two-man performance of "Stay Away" at The Door over the Labor Day weekend. (Swoon.)

Bonus MP3: PlayRadioPlay! -- "Concerning Philip Garrido"

​ Back in March, when PlayRadioPlay!, aka Aledo's own Daniel Hunter, posted some new demos to his MySpace page shortly after telling Absolute Punk readers that his sound was in for a major change in the future, we went on record saying that we were pretty stoked to see what else he'd come up with. ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: Lydia and PlayRadioPlay! at Rubber Gloves

BANDS: Lydia and PlayRadioPlay! VENUE: Rubber GlovesTIME: 10:30pm After prying myself away from Billy Roy's One Man Show on the Square, I grabbed a bite to eat. Then off to Rubber Gloves it was. And, actually, the atmosphere inside the venue was stifling. Walking from the bar into the performan ... More >>

Basically, If The Cowboys Go Undefeated, PlayRadioPlay Is Screwed.

Sky's the Limit

By following the same tried and true method, Sky Eats Airplane has become the latest act from the area all-ages scene to find national success