Darryl Smyers

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #100-80

"Between the Hank Williams pain songs And Jerry Jeff's train songs And blue eyes cryin' in the rain Out in Luckenbach, Texas Ain't nobody feeling no pain" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, "Luckenbach, Texas" With that introduction, welcome to the first in a five-part series, in which we attempt ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to See Land of Talk and Suuns Tomorrow Night at The Nightmare

Montreal-based Land of Talk is an alternative indie rock band with dreamy vocals provided by jazz trained vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Powell. The trio formed in 2006 and provide an amazingly dense sound that is both clear in its soundscape and technically proficient in its execution. The group sup ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to Mumiy Troll and Run Run Run at The Loft Tonight

Russian rock outfit Mumiy Troll has quite a history. Formed in 1986 after the fall of the Soviet Union, the group has been extremely popular back home, and it appears they are trying to see how folks in the U.S. take to their no-frills pop. Here's what DC9's own Darryl Smyers had to say about them i ... More >>

Giveaway: One Pair of Tickets To See Peter Case Tonight At Dan's Silverleaf In Denton

​Perhaps you read Darryl Smyers' Q&A with Peter Case and are still wondering just what about the songwriter that could inspire so many other notables, including Hayes Carll, Victoria Williams and Chuck Prophet, to put together a tribute album, A Case for Case, just a few years ago. Well, you c ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Tomorrow Night's Devin The Dude Show at The Granada Theater

In this week's paper, Darryl Smyers previews the Devin The Dude show coming to the Granada Theater tomorrow night, recalling the man born Devin Copeland's hazy, smoke-filled 20-year career and lauding him for taking pedestrian topics like marijuana and the state of hip-hop and keeping their discussi ... More >>

Staff Trax: Bear in Heaven; Does It Offend You, Yeah?; The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy; The Swell Season; The Go! Team

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

Watch: WeDentonDoIt Chats It Up With Dosh

More choice footage this week from the folks at WeDentonDoIt. Yesterday, the Denton-centric blog posted the above interview and performance clip featuring Dosh, who, as you recall, played Hailey's Club up in Denton at month's start as part of Spune Productions' 2k10 Finals Bash. Back when we preview ... More >>

Staff Trax: The Fall, The Binges and Holland-Dozier-Holland

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into o ... 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 >>

Poster Of The Week: Dandy Warhols And Spindrift At The Granada Theater Tuesday

​Jared Connor designed this week's featured poster. It promotes the Dandy Warhols and Spindrift bill at The Granada Theater Tuesday; Darryl Smyers interviewed Dandys guitarist Peter Holmstrom for the print supplement to DC9 to preview the show. One commenter to GigPosters.com, where I found the po ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Tonight's Loney Dear, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea and Sunnybrook Show At Hailey's In Denton

Emil Svanängen's Loney, Dear stops through Denton tonight, as Darryl Smyers' wrote in this week's paper for what should be a hell of a show--and not just because Loney, Dear's become something of an Internet and press darling for his recordings over the past few years.No, this show actually boasts ... More >>

Happy Australia Day, Everybody! Now Watch This Video.

Today is Australia Day, dear readers, in case you didn't know. Yep, a whole damn day dedicated to celebrating all things Down Under. Go figure.(Also: It's the Chinese New Year, if my Replacements calendar is to be trusted.) To honor this day, you should probably go ahead and read Darryl Smyers' rev ... More >>

Good Friday: Vance Gilbert, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Patrice Pike, Eleven Hundred Springs, Salim Nourallah, Hendrick, John Lewis Band

Weekend time!First, the shows we already hipped you to...Tonight, there's Marcia Ball at the Granada, Dale Watson at the Pearl Dancehall and Saloon in Fort Worth, Lou Gramm at the House of Blues, and, finally, at the Double Wide, there's a nice bill with Johnny Lloyd Rollins, Bridges & Blinking ... More >>

The Best Album Covers Of 2008

In reverse order, this handful of releases looked cool and the music matched the cover art. 5. Calexico - Carried to Dust Not only did the uncomplicated illustration style reflect a return to the simple desert themes that are Calexico's stock and trade, this cover oozes retro cool.

Download: My Brightest Diamond's Daytrotter Sessions

Haven't heard much from anyone who was at last Wednesday's My Brightest Diamond show at the Granada--and I couldn't make it myself, unfortunately. But, if that live set from one-time Dallas native Shara Worden (read Darryl Smyers' story on her here) sounded anything like her phenomenal Daytrotter S ... More >>

Gig Alert: Got the Hump Day Blues? Well, There's Actually A Ton of Good Shows Tonight...

Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

Gift List: Under The Radar Ideas For The Snobbiest Of Indie Snobs In Your Family

Only 20 more shopping days until Christmas, so we at DC-9 wanted to help you find some ultra-cool, deep indie CDs as stocking stuffers for the music elitist in your family.These titles are so goddamn esoteric that you'll need extra time for googling and waiting for the damn thing to come in the mail ... More >>

Gig Alert: Check Out El Ten Eleven At The Cavern On Friday

Amanda FogartyThis holiday season has been busier than most. Still, with the historical election and the tanking economy taking priority over most things musical, it's easy to overlook the plethora of cool bands making their way to our area. Case in point: Los Angeles' El Ten Eleven making its way t ... More >>

THe BAcksliders Featured On XO Publicity’s Holiday Sampler

Oh my, they are already beginning to trickle in... Those pesky, quickly made Christmas-themed--sorry, I mean holiday-themed [Jewish Editor's Note: Damn right you did!]--musical products are already hitting shelves everywhere. Hell, I got a Christmas CD by Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in May! ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs Of Tickets To Tonight's Electric Six Show At The Granada

Vote First, Party Later: Presenting Your Election Night Music Options

Last Night: Butthole Surfers At The Granada Theater

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Thursday Night's Sold-Out Cold War Kids Gig

All Those Austinites And Oklahomans Making You Wanna Leave Town? Well, This Is The Best We Can Do.

Sarah Palin’s Real Life Top 10: Dinosaur Rock

Vote For Liz Williams, Get $5,000? OK, Then!

Yo La Tengo Is Not Afraid Of MS, And They Will Beat Its Ass

A Worthy Cause And Good Music? Looks Like Tomorrow’s The Time To Head To Opening Bell Coffee

Holy Cow: More Dallas Music History! (Or: Gee Thanks, Liles. Now Darryl's All Nostalgic, Too.)

Catch Old School Punk Warriors GBH This Weekend at The Door’s Prophet Bar

Dallas Songwriters Association Launches 19th Annual Song Contest

U.S. Air Guitar Championships Coming to Dallas; Guess Who’s Judging?

Los Lobos To Pass Over Dallas, Play Houston's Texas Music Festival

Shock of Pleasure Readies Debut, Entertains Area Elite

Fort Worth’s Glitter Rose Heads to Nashville

Austin’s The Gougers Offer Latest CD for Free

Vans Warped Tour Sets Dallas Line-up. First Impression? Lackluster!

Spector 45 Celebrates Its Five-Year Anniversary At Dada Tomorrow Night

Country Thunder USA in Waxahachie Cancels, Blames Everything Except The Music

Gang of Four’s Now Back To A Gang Of Two

Plexus Loom Gets New Bass Player, Contemplates Move To Austin

The Cut*Off Come Home

R.I.P. No Depression

Harp Compilation Features Old 97's Rhett Miller

Last Night: Van Morrison at Myerson Symphony Center

You Gave Me What? Part 4: Van Morrison Singles

Thorn vs. Side's Nowell Doesn't Hold Back in Our Q&A

John Fogerty’s Revival

The Creepy Crawlies | Getting Some | A Holler for Harwood

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