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September 20, 2012
Dallas' Best Radio Station: Our Editor Debates The Ticket vs. KXT
Joe: The Ticket? Really, dude? Joe: It's great radio. Joe: No, it's not. It's sophomoric. It's like shoving a rolled up issue of Maxim into your ears. Joe: Totally. But here's the thing about the professionally sophomoric: They're good at radio. (See ex. Stern, Howard.) Joe: And what makes these sop ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2012
So, A Comptroller Walks Into Lola's Saloon... [Updated]
The State Comptroller has figured out the best way to get their money from Fort Worth's Lola's Saloon: show up and grab the door money before the bands have been paid. On Saturday night around midnight at Lola's, where KTCU 88.7-FM The Choice's weekly radio program The Good Show was hosting their mo ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2012
Ten of This Weekend's Top Shows: Jane's Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Memoryhouse and More
Jane's Addiction, The Duke SpiritThursday, May 10, at McFarlin AuditoriumAfter seeing Perry Farrell (who is strangely older than my parents) perform a really bad set at South By Southwest a few years ago, seeing Jane's Addiction doesn't pique my interest as much as opening psych-tinged act The Duke ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
#KXTFail? Not So Fast.
Haters gonna hateThere's a lingering disdain in the air for the turbulent playlists of KXT 91.7-FM. Understandably so. For every decent song the station plays, there are two or three -- Train's "Drops of Jupiter," Stereo MCs' "Connected" -- that belong on corporate-run stations.It wasn't always t ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2012
Sore Losers & Marty B at Trees and the Rest of Your Weekend
Colin McDermottSore LosersThis weekend is a big one for Sore Losers, who are celebrating the release of their new EP, We Are Sore Losers, at Trees on Saturday night. Joining them on the bill is Dallas Cowboy Martellus "I Love Cap N Crunch" Bennett, as well as a host of other local hip-hop acts.If ... More >>
Music
February 2, 2012
Fate Lions Rally 'Round a New 7-inch
Friday, February 3, at the Kessler Theater
Blogs
February 2, 2012
This Week in Print: The Evolution of Sore Losers, Bad Decisions with Bad Design and More
This week, Nic Hernandez plots the evolution of Dallas hip-hop collective Sore Losers. Eric Grubbs checks in with Denton's Bad Design about their first show experiences. Plus new albums from Exit 380 and Eleven Hundred Springs, recommended shows from King Khan & the Shrines, Fate Lions, Doomtree ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Love and a 45: Fate Lions Talk Favorite Wax Tracks
Fort Worth five-piece Fate Lions just dropped a new three-song 7-inch and and are celebrating with a show at the Kessler on Friday. With that in mind, I asked guitarist Jerko Dabelic and singer/guitarist Jason Manriquez about some of their favorite 45s growing up. Jason Manriquez Barry Manilow "A ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Delta Spirit and This Week's Show Announcements
It's been eleven years since Stephen Malkmus released his self-titled debut with The Jicks, and on that first tour, during a stop at the old Gypsy Tea Room (on the big side), he made good use of the musical elbow room his new band allowed him, ripping solo after solo. He also proved he's strong e ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Cha Cha's Rock and Roll Charity Gala, Adam Ant and the Rest of This Week's Show Announcements
For the last eight years, local music advocate Chelsea Callahan has been celebrating her birthday with rock-and-roll and charity in mind. Every year, she books a solid bill of local bands and gives all the proceeds away to charity. This year, Cha Cha's Eighth Annual Rock & Roll Charity Gala o ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Fort Worth Weekly Announces Schedule For This Weekend's 2011 Music Awards Showcase
Fort Worth, a city awash in sepia tones. We here at DC9 have heard the joke about how the arts and culture center of Dallas is called Fort Worth. It's a good one!But, much as we love Dallas, we've gotta admit: There's an almost preternatural amount of good music coming out of Cowtown these days. ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2011
Blink-182 & My Chemical Romance, Girl Talk & The Cool Kids, and Many Other Announcements
Blink 182 are back, and they're looking for corporate sponsorhipsThis week's most notable show announcements come our way via huge corporate sponsorships -- one from Honda Civic, and the other from 7-Eleven. The former, which features the newly reunited pop-punk forefathers Blink-182 and their mi ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2011
Gini Mascorro Sneaks Local Acts Into KXT's Rotation, But Knows She Can't Please Everyone.
Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Gini MascorroGini Mascorro's humble musical beginnings came as a shy East Fort Worth junior high ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
Kings Of Leon & Band Of Horses, Civil Wars, and Over 100 New Show Announcements
Kings Of LeonThe first time the Kings of Leon came to town, they played an intimate show at the Gypsy Tea Room. And what a different time that was: Critics referred to them as The Stokes of the South, and before long, Kings Of Leon found themselves as the opening act for Julian Casablancas & ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2011
Show Announcements: Seryn Benefit Show, Archers Of Loaf Reunion and Over 100 More...
SerynDenton's Seryn have been riding high since the release of their debut full-lenth, This Is Where We Are. And, in the midst of all the hype the band has been receiving, they've found a way to give back. On Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m., the band will perform a benefit concert at Bethany Luther ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
Good Friday: Sons' 100-Year Anniversary, All Time Low, Dierks Bentley, Guster and More!
David WilsonSons Of Hermann Hall turns 100There are lots of shows happening this weekend -- and most of them are pretty good, too. But perhaps the most notable happens all day on Saturday, when Sons of Hermann Hall will officially celebrate their 100-year anniversary. Festivities will include per ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Show Announcements: Gustafer Yellowgold, Sade, John Legend, Pat Green, Journey, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Hed P.E., A-Track, Kid Sister & More!
Today, over on the Good Records website, there's a slew of newly announced in-store performances. The most interesting of them all, though, is one sun-dwelling cartoon character named Gustafer Yellowgold, who will be gracing the astro-turf stage on Saturday, July 23, at 11 a.m. Well, that's not e ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2011
Show Announcements: Primus, Real Estate, Ha Ha Tonka, Titus Andronicus, Motley Crue, Poison, New York Dolls, Def Leppard, Matt and Kim, Del The Funky Homosapien, Fishboy, Rooney, Das Racist & More!
Les Claypool of PrimusAmong the many arguments that dominated our corner of the high school cafeteria was the topic of world's best bass player. One kid was confident that Flea was the greatest. Another kid was a really big fan of Dave Matthews Band, so he thought that guy was really good. But in ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Show Announcements: True Widow, 35 Conferette Schedule, The Hope Trust, Bill Frisell, KT Tunstall, Portugal. The Man, Black Label Society, Slobberbone & More!
Steve VisneauTrue WidowIt's been three years since local slow-grinding act True Widow released their self titled debut album to local acclaim. But their debut grabbed the attention of Kemodo Records, who signed the band just last year. And now they are poised to release their follow up, the ridic ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2011
Show Announcements: Arcade Fire, Beirut, Josh Groban, Gruff Rhys, Alejandro Escovedo, Gogol Bordello, Bruce Hornsby, Big K.R.I.T., Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae & More!
Who is this band, and why are they holding a Grammy?Since the Grammys, the general population has been mostly dumbfounded that Arcade Fire could win in the category of Best Album. All over the web, the question resounds: "Who is Arcade Fire?" You'd think that a band that's sold as many albums as ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2011
After Six Years, Denton/Fort Worth's Eaton Lake Tonics Calls It Quits
Eaton Lake Tonics Denton/Fort Worth band Eaton Lake Tonics sent out a press release this morning announcing that, "after 1,240 beers, 20 some-odd hissy fits, 6 years, 4 LPs, 2 EPs, 0 deaths and 200 live performances," they'll be calling it quits.The band, whose members most recently included To ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
35 Conferette Adds More Acts, Including New Sub Pop Supergroup Featuring Michael Cera
If nothing else, Michael Cera is cooler than Danny Masterson, right?After announcing last week the addition of another 135 bands to its bill, you'd think the folks up at Denton's 35 Conferette might need a breather -- or, I dunno, maybe some time to focus on the actual logistics of the fest, sinc ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
35 Conferette Adds A Whopping 135 More Bands To Bill, Including A Whole Slew of Locals
Big things happening today in the world of 35 Conferette -- bigger news, even, than the fact that the-festival-formerly-known-as-North-by-35 now has an actual website to call its own (!). Bigger, too, than the really awesome web teaser/advertisement that the fest's organizers have created to promote ... More >>
Blogs
November 26, 2010
Good Friday: Black Friday Edition
EisleyIf you've already picked up a copy of this weeks Dallas Observer, you might have noticed our music feature on Tyler band Eisley, who will be in town at The Loft on Saturday night with Ives The Band, and Christie DuPree. The story sheds light on the ups and downs that the band has experience ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Show Announcements: Dawes, The Soft Pack, Glen Campbell, Magic Kids, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, GWAR, Earl Harvin, Aaron Neville, Archeology, Gaslight Anthem and More!
The softer side of The Soft PackJust north of Dallas, in Frisco, something is brewing at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery. The bar's enlisted the help of Spune Productions to help diversify the music scene, who, so far, has done a bang-up job. More proof: On Thursday, October 14, garage rock ac ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
Good Friday: Phosphorescent, Lady Gaga, DJ Cee Pee, Robert Plant and the Band Of Joy, New Pornographers, Ola Podrida, Maps & Atlases, Cults, and others
The big show this weekend almost didn't happen. A few weeks ago, the entire blogosphere stopped down to report that Phosphorescent's van, with all of their gear, had been stolen in Brooklyn. Things weren't looking good for the tour that was scheduled to start only a few days later, but luckily al ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Good Friday: DOMAXXII Showcase Edition
Not sure if it's possible to be reading this right now and still be unaware of the biggest show coming to town this weekend. Saturday in Deep Ellum, we will kick off the Dallas Observer Music Awards festivities with the most kickass showcase we've ever put on. Aside from over 40 of the area's top ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
Show Announcements: O.A.R., Ghostland Observatory, Bob Goblin, Record Hop, Azure Ray, Moenia and Others
O.A.R.Dave Matthews has announced that he and his band will be taking all of 2011 off. It's tragic news for frat boys everywhere. Summer plans to follow them on tour have been shattered as their beloved "Dave" takes a breather. Never fear, though, young misguided music lover: O.A.R. is starting t ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2010
Good Friday: The Orbans, The Slow Burners, Doug Burr, Johnny Winter, Shallow Reign, Florene, Darktown Strutters, The King Bucks, Lovedrug, The Prids, Concrete Blonde and More.
The OrbansThe Orbans might be the best band to come out of Fort Worth in a short while. After years of sharpening his songwriting in various bands (Thief, The Lifters), singer, Peter Black has finally finished his best album yet: When We Were Wild. Tonight, the album (which features this song) wi ... More >>
Blogs
May 28, 2010
Bonus MP3: Fate Lions -- "Calendar Girls"
Fate LionsA few weeks back, Kelly Dearmore gave Fate Lions' recently released Good Enough For You a few spins and offered up his thoughts on the offering from the Dallas-based quintet. In short: He liked what he'd heard. Wrote Dearmore:Over the course of its thirteen songs, Good Enough For You ne ... More >>
Music
May 13, 2010
Fate Lions
Good Enough For You (Self-released)
Blogs
April 23, 2010
Good Friday: RTB2, Fair to Midland, Robert Gomez, Guy Forsyth, The Bravery, Green River Ordinance and Spindrift.
First off: Let's all say a prayer for Bret Michaels.Now let's take a gander at what's in store for this weekend. First, the shows we've already discussed.Saturday sees our poster-winning show from The Slider Pines, Kirby Brown and Glen Farris coming to life at the Double Wide. But, for the most p ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2010
Good Friday: Happy Bullets, Damaged Good$, Pigeon John, Asleep at the Wheel, Bret Michaels, Cocky Americans, True Widow, The Theater Fire, Ani DiFranco
Holy crap, it's a busy weekend. Let's run it down again, shall we?Tonight's jam-packed. There's The Big Pink and A Place to Bury Strangers at the Granada. There's the Old 97's kicking off the MusInk Festival deal at Fair Park. Tomorrow night's even busier: The Buck Pets reunite at Trees; Camera O ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2009
Bonus MP3: Fate Lions -- "Astronaut"
Local combo Fate Lions has been around since 2007 in various incarnations, evolving from a rather pedestrian alt-country outfit to far more pleasing new wave/pop unit. Led by songwriter and front man Jason Manriquez, the band has solidified enough to record a full-length debut, Good Enough For You, ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2009
Poster Of The Week: Johnny Lloyd Rollins At The Double-Wide
This poster, promoting Friday's Johnny Lloyd Rollins/Bridges and Blinking Lights/RTB2 show at The Double-Wide, looks a lot like is the work of two-time Poster of the Week recipient Dave Perry of Method Entertainment. Which would make sense, as Method's John Solis is used to be Rollins' drummer. Some ... More >>
News
July 24, 2008
Our 20th Music Awards
1988-2008: Two Decades of DOMA

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