Elbow (Band)

Jay Farrar Has the Driest Sense of Humor on the Planet

Whether solo or in Uncle Tupelo or Son Volt, singer/songwriter Jay Farrar has created a canon of alt-country and Americana music that may be unrivaled. Brooding and intense, Farrar's songs chronicle the darker side of human emotions and like his songs, Farrar isn't the most upbeat guy on the block. ... More >>

Five Dallas Music Venues We Wish Were Still Open

In any major city, musical venues come and go. Some closures are well-deserved: bad sound, weak promotions, etc. But other times, a place shutting its doors is a kick in the teeth for any local music fan. Here is my list of five long-gone musical establishments I wish were still open. Agora Ballroo ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 42: DJ Gabe

Gabriel Mendoza, aka DJ Gabe, has been spinning (literally, he uses turntables) since 2004. His DJ career took off when his friend, Patricia Rodriguez, pitched him on doing a psych/mod night. Gabe's response was, "Hells yes." He now spins all over town, and folks looking to unwind to some funky t ... More >>

Mark Your Calendar: Texas Theatre's Got a Copy of Urgh! A Music War

If you have yet to see Urgh! A Music War, you're in for a treat, as Texas Theatre has obtained a rare 35mm copy, and will be screening it on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26, with live performances from Peopleodian, George Quartz and Marriage Material. If you have seen it, you'll likely agree t ... More >>

British Heroes Elbow Talk Their New Album, The States and Their North Texas Connection

Marco TorresElbow guitarist Mark Potter onstage at ACL.​For nearly two decades, cinematic Manchester act Elbow have been fairly silent in the U.S., despite drawing comparisons to Coldplay, Doves, and Radiohead. Meanwhile, their five records have earned critical acclaim back in the U.K. Their last ... More >>

ACL Stage Banter: The Weekend's Funniest and Most Interesting On-Stage Quotes

Marco TorresAnd the award for ACL 2011's best stage banter goes to Kanye West.​Now that Austin City Limits Music Festival is in the rear view mirror, all we have are the memories. That is, unless you spent the weekend drunk and high, in which case you might not even remember who performed, let alo ... More >>

Night Three of Austin City Limits '11: If You're Gonna Go Out, You Better Go Out With a Bang.

Pete FreedmanArcade Fire played a familiar set to end Austin City Limits 2011. But it was still thrilling.​ The hot sun from the morning of Day Three at the 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival persisted well into the afternoon and evening at Zilker Park. But with the festival end looming and pl ... More >>

ACL Capsule Reviews: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Walkmen, Broken Social Scene, and Elbow

Elbow brought the Manchester rain on Sunday.​And just like that, the heat returned. The hot sun beat down on the wet grass, creating an inescapable humidity in Zilker Park on Sunday. As such, the people came prepared to sweat it out. The same guys hawking ponchos yesterday now had packets of ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Buddy Guy at the Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Buddy Guy, Buddy Whittington, Jim Suhler, The Rick Kelly Band, othersBedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSeptember 4, 2011 Better than: sitting outside and soaking in the blues when the summer hasn't ended. Buddy GuyAs a stiff breeze blew the last remnants of excessive heat from the area, legendary blue ... More >>

At Mission Of Burma's First Reunion Show, They Sold Out a Venue They Were Originally Banned From

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Mission Of Burma​Roger Miller sings and plays guitar for a band that might have been forgotten about years ago. Luckily, Mission of ... More >>

Ten Songs To Get You Through International Kissing Day

​According to the people I follow on Twitter, today is International Kissing Day. How annoying is that? As if Valentine's Day wasn't bad enough, now we have International Kissing Day to annoy the pants off anyone who doesn't have someone to smooch on. Apparently, Kissing Day was dreamed up as an a ... More >>

Tonight's Concert Options Have A Distinct International Flavor...

There's quite a bit of an international flavor to the musical offerings in our area this evening, which is one of the more interesting Monday nights we've seen in a while.

For Your Easter Sunday Listening Pleasure: R.E.M. Sends One Out to the Grads of SMU

Via.​Speaking of great shows at Moody Coliseum ...Floating out in the ether, all by its unmarked lonesome, is this resonant echo: R.E.M. at Moody Coliseum on November 18, 1987 -- a stop along The Work Tour in support of that year's Document, the band's fifth and final album for I.R.S. Records. I w ... More >>

The Futureheads, Young The Giant, The So So Glos

Monday, October 11, at The Loft

Staff Trax: Big K.R.I.T., Ian Brown, The Mekons, .357 String Band, AFI

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 ou ... More >>

Staff Trax: Beat Connection, Spinnerette, The Mavericks, Coheed & Cambria, Killing Joke

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 ou ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 8: Wanz Dover

​This week's DC9er presents readers and listeners with not one, but two very different mixes from seasoned area musician, dubstep producer and DJ, Mwanza Dover. And not by accident, either. Dover voraciously admits that there was no way he could "really make one mix that would make sense for what ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: Pomegranates at Hailey's Club

Pomegranates​Band: PomegranatesVenue: Hailey's ClubTime: 9:30 p.m.Hailing out of Cincinnati, the youthful quartet known as Pomegranates made one of my favorite records of 2009, the wonderfully chaotic Everybody, Come Outside. This evening was my first chance to catch the band live, though--and it ... More >>

Spoon

Transference (Merge)

Echoes and Reverberations: At the Theatre Gallery, Capturing Lightning in a Beer Cup

Outside the Theatre Gallery in Deep Ellum a quarter-century ago.It was the summer of 1984 and the city of Dallas was in the midst of a serious makeover. The Republican National Convention was coming to town and Big D was trying to put a conservative foot forward as the media spotlight fixated on our ... More >>

Get Yer Independence Day Dance Jam On With A Few Choice Local Mixtape Downloads

There's gonna be a whole lot of barbecuing and pool-hopping this weekend, if common sense is any indicator for what we should expect to go down on this Fourth of July weekend. Course, there needs to be a soundtrack to it all...So, on that note, here are a couple DC9-approved mixtapes from area DJs ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Constantines and Crystal Antlers at Sons of Hermann Hall

Constantines, Crystal AntlersSons of Hermann HallJune 5, 2006Better than: Any show I've been to this year.In front of about 100 people, Canada's Constantines played as if its audience at Sons of Hermann Hall on Friday night numbered in the thousands. Full of fire and vigor, the unkempt quartet made ... More >>

The Rapture

Echoes (Strummer/Universal)

Les Savy Fav

April 25

GoGoGo Airheart; The Warlocks

July 3; June 29 and June 30

Chemical Brothers / Cornelius

Come With Us (Astralwerks) / Point (Matador)

The Telefones

Vibration Change (VVV Records)

The only one

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy spent years trying to prove he was better than everyone thought. Now, with Summer Teeth, nothing's ever gonna get in his way again.

The seven-year itch

It's one step forward, two steps back for XTC

Great men

Gang of Four made magic out of the mundane, turned funk to punk, and died for your sins

The Lizard king

David Yow's got balls--he just doesn't want to show them to you anymore

Love, Albini style

The man who made a career out of ugly music makes a beautiful record

Out with the new wave

VVV Records closes its doors after 17 years

Roadshows

Mekons, you Rhett

A rock great lends his support to the Old 97's

Two-drink minimum

The Enablers take Nino Rota and Dick Dale out for cocktails

Plastic explosives

Push the Tripping Daisy and make them come up

Sink hole, uh

Austin's great alt-rock hope swings for the empty bleachers