Danny Balis

How a Sports Talk Station May Also Be the Best For Music Fans: A Report From Ticketstock

There is one radio station in DFW that takes the time to play an interesting mix of music every day. This same station also takes the opportunity to discuss and explore music in ways that all the other stations are sorely lacking. The thing is, this station just so happens to be the area's number on ... More >>

Five Country Albums To Drink Beer With

While there's certainly an eclectic mix at this weekend's third annual Homegrown Festival, you'll want to keep an eye on Robert Ellis. The Houston musician has been kicking around for a couple of years, but his 2010 New West debut, Photographs, provided the lengthy-maned Ellis a national profile, an ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Brent Best Explains These 42 Slobberbone Covers

​I've still got a few of the work-week rock-and-roll adioses stashed away, and guess I'd better use 'em or lose 'em between now and the next week or so. So let's start with this -- a bootleg officially known as The Bone Collection, featuring 42(ish) covers performed by Slobberbone and, in a few in ... More >>

A Cooking Show Starring Drunk Chefs and Late-Night Munchies? The Ticket's Onto Something.

Thursday evening The Hardline spent a segment tossing around ideas for a cooking show. Sure it has nothing to do with sports, but that's nothing new for you P1s out there. Mike Rhyner brought to the table a cooking show based on headlights. Yes, headlights. Particularly on a sufficiently breasted f ... More >>

Burning Hotels at Granada, Triple Play at the Kessler and Your Weekend Shows

​There's a good handful of shows in town this weekend, including The Local Edge's showcase with Burning Hotels, Mon Julien (Cory Watson of Black Tie Dynasty), Air Review and Menkena at the Granada Theater tomorrow night.Triple Play: Hunter Hendrickson, Spooky Folk, Exit 380Friday, January 13, at t ... More >>

Top 10 Local Country Songs of 2011

Bonnie Whitmore​In 2011, we witnessed a refreshing surge of new talent blend in with some of the scene's long-time favorites. Sure, 1100 Springs offered up yet another blissfully classic album, but Madison King and Gaston Light (aka Jason Corcoran) made their presence known with personal twist ... More >>

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 >>

Aint Nothing But Mr. G's Thang: A Sandwich Worth Seeking Out

​ Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Mr. G's Deli The Sandwich: Balis Bad Boy ($7.49) Bread: Briefly toasted French roll Toppings: Chicken breast, onions, Sicilian ... More >>

The King Bucks

Bar-B-Que Drugs Self-released

On How To Properly Respond To Criticism ...

"It stinks!"​Quite the hullabaloo here on DC9 over the past few days, namely in regards to this post that we ran last week on The King Bucks, and our reviewer's somewhat controversial opinion that they lack a certain amount of necessary on-stage showmanship.It happens, I guess. Musicians tend ***S ... More >>

More Awesome Local Music Facial Hair!

​We here at DC9 listen to you, dear readers. Your comments and views are near and dear to our black little hearts. And, after our last facial hair post got a ton of responses, we've figured out what you want. You want more beards. We'll, we're here to give them to you.Are beards sexy? Our informa ... More >>

Listen: Danny Balis Talks The Night The King Bucks Backed Wanda Jackson for The Ticket

Perhaps, back on Monday, you caught my recap of last Saturday night's Wanda Jackson show at the Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff? Yeah, y'know, the one I referred to as "a once-in-a-lifetime offering"? Uh-huh. That one.Well, now, courtesy of the folks over at KTCK-1310 AM The Ticket, and the lads on the ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Ozzy at the AAC, Authority Zero at Trees, Danny Balis at Lola's and NOFX at House of Blues

Pretty busy Thursday evening we have here, highlighted by the Price of Darkness himself, and a pair of punk rock quadruple-bills.

Poster of the Week: The Orphanage Benefit at The Double Wide on Saturday

​ It's a fairly simple design. But, more than that, it's a great cause.

Tonight, Tonight: Chiddy Bang at Trees, Tame Impala at The Loft, Danny Balis at The Belmont Hotel, Grant Jones & The Pistol Grip Lassos at The Kessler and Heather McCready at Poor David's Pub. And That's Just The Beginning...

Quite the nice and busy Thursday evening of music going on in our area tonight -- one highlighted by a very nice collection of local acts.

Tonight, Tonight: Red Bull SoundClash at the Palladium, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead at The Loft, Doug Burr at Lochrann's Irish Pub, Minus The Bear at House of Blues and Ra Ra Riot at The Granada

Another day, another busy musical evening here in the metroplex. Seriously busy.

Tonight, Tonight: Interpol at the Palladium, Widespread Panic at Verizon, Don Williams at the Majestic and Bones Thugs-N-Harmony at the House of Blues

What a packed Wednesday evening. And that's not even counting Your Texas Rangers playing in their first ever World Series game. Crazy, right?

For Your Thursday Listening Pleasure: Getting Rushified at Superpages a Couple of Weeks Ago

Flickr user: sevargmt​A Friend of Unfair Park who's fond of our regular week-ending classic-rock-and-roll-and adios suggests this more recent show for consideration: Rush at The Amphitheater Formerly Known as Starplex on September 26. Fine by me -- we're waiting for some phone calls, so we've got ... More >>

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 >>

The Lost Single By Evelyn Balis (Yes, Danny's Mom) and Hoyle Nix's West Texas Cowboys

Courtesy Danny Balis​A couple of nights back, my ol' pal Danny Balis -- a radio producer of some kind, a musician of some note -- sent me the link to a scratchy 45 released in September 1955: "Another You," credited to Deonne Dome With Hoyle Nix And His West Texas Cowboys, released on the Queen Re ... More >>

DOMAXXII: Announcing Your 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards Winners!

​Well, we made it through the madness. Many, many, many thank yous to everyone who attended last night's awards ceremony and/or Saturday's showcase. Both were shockingly well-attended, and both were, really, fun beyond our highest expectations.Also, real quick: A special shout-out to Observer mark ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to Sid Griffin and The Coal Porters Tonight at AllGood Café

​Way, way back in the day (circa 1983), there was a great band hailing out of Los Angeles called the Long Ryders. Back then, nobody had even heard the term "alt-country." So, when Sid Griffin and Stephen McCarthy started playing songs that sounded like the legendary Gram Parsons, people struggled ... More >>

Hash Over: Libertine Sets Toy Drive And New 'Inspirational' Cooking Show Seeks Dallas Contestants

​Thought you were done with your holiday shopping? Well, there's one more present you ought to pick up: something for a less-fortunate child. Yes, going to a toy store or mall sounds unbearable, but trust us: it will be worth it. Not because of that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you do somethin ... More >>

They're The King Bucks, God Dammit!

Friend of the program Nico Martini, who hosts "American Highway" every Monday afternoon on the Indie-verse, put together the above short clip on Dallas' own The King Bucks, who started off as "just a bunch rock guys that were doing country music" and have grown into one of the top honky tonk outfit ... 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 >>

Listomania: 5 Local, Music Related Things We Should All Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Patrick Michels​ 1. The Granada Theater's early (or just plain thought out) starting times Opening band at 9:00, headliner just after 10:00. What's not perfect about that? I get all these excuses from other club owners about alcohol sales and whatnot, but every time I exit the Granada at just ... More >>

KXT: Local Music For Your Eyes

I've got a few issues with KXT-FM (91.7) -- chief among 'em, the KERA offshoot boasts the smallest play list in the history of broadcasting. And what in the what is up with all the mysterious blackouts? But, I know, growing pains and patience ... got it.For now, then, I'll forgive the Matisyahu feti ... More >>

Barley House To Unveil All-Local Jukebox Sunday

​The Barley House has long been a hangout for local musicians. Beginning this weekend, it will be a hangout for their CDs as well. At 8 p.m. Sunday, the SMU-area beer joint and venue will unveil the Home Grown Jukebox, which is the bar's original jukebox, except now featuring only local musicians. ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Tonight's Trey Johnson, Danny Balis and Ward Williams Songswap at AllGood Cafe

​Yesterday, we mentioned Trey Johnson, Danny Balis and Ward Williams songswap taking place tonight at AllGood Cafe, a sorta Sorta reunion, in a sense, as those three's former Sorta bandmate Chris Holt will also be in attendance. Will there be Sorta songs performed? We can't say. But four former me ... More >>

Sorta Like Sorta: Trey Johnson, Danny Balis, Ward Williams and Friends To Play AllGood Tomorrow Night

Mark Fuentes​ For obvious reasons, a full-blown Sorta reunion just ain't in the cards. But, tomorrow night at AllGood Cafe, fans of the DOMA-winning favorite are in for pretty much the next best thing, as four former Sorta members, (and some friends) are slated to share a performance stage once m ... More >>

Danny Balis' Solo Debut Almost Cracks Amazon's Top 100 Download Chart, Still Sits Comfortably In Top 200.

Dylan HollingsworthDanny Balis at his CD release show, which doubled as the Granada Theater's five-year anniversary party.​Got an excited call last night from one Danny Balis. Mostly, Balis--he of The King Bucks and formerly of Sorta--was flabbergasted by what he was looking at on his computer, an ... More >>

Celebrate The Granada Theater's Five-Year Anniversary and Download Macon Greyson's New EP

​Should be quite the celebration tonight on Lower Greenville as the beloved Granada Theater celebrates its fifth anniversary tonight with a powerhouse bill headlined by a reunited Slobberbone and featuring two other local favorites, Macon Greyson and Danny Balis, both of which will be hocking new ... 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 >>

StreetBeat! No, Wait. Scene, Heard! No, Wait. Whatever. Here's Some Free Local Music.

Patrick MichelsDanny Balis, still my favorite ABA star​While I'm sitting around waiting for a few call-backs, a suggestion: Head over to DC9 for a moment, where Pete's got some songs worth downloading to your Walkman or whatever it is you kids use to listen to music these days. I highly recommend ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Danny Balis -- "Tethered"

​It was about a month ago now that we eagerly first passed along the news of Danny Balis' upcoming solo debut, Too Much Living, which is set for a Tuesday, September 1, release.Today, though, Balis passes along his disc's first single, "Tethered," for DC9 readers as a free download. And, after the ... More >>

Last Night's Carter Albrecht CD Release Show Filled the Granada with Fans and Friends

Hal SamplesTrey Carmichael of Sorta performs at the Granada Thursday night.Check out more photos by Hal Samples in our slideshow.Last night a steadily growing crowd kept the Granada staff on its hospitable feet as well-wishers, friends and music lovers in general (and yeah, a news crew or two) celeb ... More >>

So Relax! Let's Have Some Fun Out Here! This Game's Fun, OK? Fun, Goddamnit.

Patrick MichelsJust like Bull Durham, but different: Michael Gruber and Danny BalisTried to listen to The Ticket's "Great Game" last night, but ... no, unh-unh. (Though it sure did sound like a great game -- from 16-1 to 20-20, awesome.) But, fortunately, Patrick Michels did stop by Frisco's Dr Pepp ... More >>

The King Bucks

The King Bucks (Self-released)

The Orphanage Benefit: Same Show, Different Order

In the print edition of the Observer this week, I previewed Saturday's top notch bill of local acts at Double Wide who are playing to benefit the Fort Worth adoption agency The Gladney Center. Well, Danny Balis, co-host of The Orphanage, the weekend radio show on 1310 KTCK-AM The Ticket, is hosting ... More >>

Shibboleth, The Cut Off, Slider Pines and Airline

Friday, December 19, at The Double Wide

Bless the Child by Rocking Out

Do a good deed by attending Orphange Second Annual Christmas Benefit

Dallas Talk Radio Drums Up Local Music Support

Chantix, Psychotic?

2007 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

Reviewing the Revue, Part Two (With Audio!)

Night Riders

Local musicians play Cupid, offer sexy song suggestions for V-Day