Frank Black

What Did Kim Deal Even Just Quit From?

The Pixies reunited in 2004 for the sake of nostalgia and money. There can't be much doubt over this. They never hinted at new music (apart from the bizarre one-off soundtrack single "Bam Thwok") and unashamedly toured Doolittle to within an inch of its life. This morning, entirely apropos of nothin ... More >>

R.I.P. Ray Bradbury: Five Musicians Who Love the Sci-Fi Author

by Chris Gray Sci-fi fans across the world were saddened when prolific author Ray Bradbury died Tuesday, Wired magazine reported. The typewriter-loving Bradbury was 91 and lived in Los Angeles. Bradbury was best-known for writing that set the standard for post-WWII science fiction such as Fahrenhe ... More >>

The Conversation: 1991 Was a Damn Good Year, But Was It The Best Music Year of The '90s?

​Something happened this week 20 years ago, and music hasn't been the same since: Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the lead single from Nevermind, which would itself come out later in the month. With the song came a new movement in music, a new era. But plenty of other influential acts ... More >>

Last Night: Sundress and Final Club at DC9's Locals Only!

Better than: whatever you were doing on a Thursday night. These bands were way cooler than those CSI reruns. Sundress​Last night's Locals Only! show at Jack Daniel's Saloon, put on by, well, us, showcased a couple of up-and-coming Denton bands that managed to put on an impressive show in spit ... More >>

Good Friday: Memorial Day Weekend Edition!

The Twilight SingersSam Holden​This week, since we won't be around on Monday, we're going to include Monday's shows in this here weekend round-up of sorts. And it just so happens that what may be the biggest show of the weekend is on Monday: The Twilight Singers and Margo & The Nuclear So & ... More >>

Pete Yorn, Ben Kweller

Friday, April 15, at the Granada Theater

The Demigs

Cities Can Wait (Self-released)

Oscar Snubbed: Five Reasons Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Shouldn't Have Gotten The Shaft

​There's a mild controversy buzzing around the Oscar nominations, which were announced this morning, on the old Twitterverse. Christopher Nolan, you see, didn't get a Best Director nod for his work on Inception, and everyone's up in arms about it.Honestly, though? From where we stand, the nominati ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Crushed Stars' Record Release at La Grange, The Demigs at Dan's Silverleaf, Geistheistler at Rubber Gloves, J. Charles and Corey Howe at Bar Belmont and Cowboys From Hell Paso at Trees

A fairly busy Thursday night with some fine local acts showing their stuff all over the area.

Last Night: Pixies, Fuck Buttons at Verizon Theatre

Pixies, Fuck ButtonsVerizon TheatreSeptember 19, 2010Better than: listening to the stacks and stacks of albums from bands that claim the Pixies and Doolittle as an influence.Andrew ShepherdFrank Black... or Black Francis... or Charles Thompson IV... or whatever he's called these days. For more shots ... More >>

The Pixies Worry They're Overstaying Their Welcome

Surely, The Best News You'll Hear All Day: The Pixies Will Perform Doolittle At Grand Prairie's Verizon Theatre On September 19

Pixies​A huge thanks to the Friend of DC9 who emailed this morning to pass along a note he'd noticed while scoping the Pixies' MySpace page today: This morning, the Pixies announced via a blog post on the social media site that they will be touring again come the fall, hitting 11 U.S. cities and s ... More >>

Our Critics List Their Fave Discs of '09

Gig Alert: The Ettes, THe BAcksliders, The Demigs Tonight at Rubber Gloves

It's always a good sign for any scene to have shows where the local opening bands have just as much to say as the out-of-town headliners. Based out of Los Angeles, The Ettes is a charismatic trio that has previously been described as "trashy, disposable fun." And who am I to argue with that? Bits of ... More >>

Today In Music News: Corgan Needs A Lunch Date, Frank Black Preps Pixies and Killers Do Covers

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, June 26, 2009... Have you ever wished you could ask Billy Corgan why he's such an asshole to his face? Well, now is you chance! (Provided you want take part in an auction to have lunch with him.) Frank Black has revealed that he is prepping a Holly ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: The Bad Sleep Good or Not At All.

They were loud, rude, bratty and obnoxious. They smoked pot, drank lots of beer, did drugs and slept in their clothes. If you were a guy who hung out at Theatre Gallery during the late '80s, chances are pretty good that one (or more) of them fucked your girlfriend. And they got away with it all be ... More >>

Stone Temple Pilots, Black Francis

Sunday, June 29, at Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie

Kelly and Kim Deal Faced Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle Together in The Breeders and With Addiction at Home

The Cut*Off

Packaged Up for Beginners (Summer Break)

UNT FMLA presents V-Day Benefit Show with The Demigs, The Cut*Off and others

Thursday, February 7, at Rubber Gloves, Denton

Dallas' Best Music

Five loyal local music writers pick favorites

The Demigs, Deep Snapper, Raised by Tigers

Saturday, December 15, at Andy's Basement Bar and Grill in Denton

Funeral Drive, with Hand of Onan, Agents of Goldstein and Seis Pistos

Thursday, October 4, at Andy's Basement, Denton

Making the Cut

Cowtown's favorite psychedelic/garage combo hits its stride

The Demigs

Thursday, May 17, at Andy's Basement, Denton

The Cut*off

Saturday, October 14, at the Wreckroom

Proficient Slackers

Fort Worth's The Cut*Off plow the fertile ground between part-time and professional

Another Look at a Legend

Pixies

Tuesday, October 19, at Nokia Live

The Pixies

Tuesday, October 19

To the Limits

Elvis tanks, the Pixies rock and other tales from the 2004 ACL Festival

The Polyphonic Spree

Together We're Heavy (Hollywood Records)

Art? Rock!

The Mink Lungs are Brooklyn's hippest export without even trying

Perfect Timing

Eisley to headline Buzz-Oven shows

A List of Lists

Counting down 2002

In the Black

Frank Black on two-track recording, getting older and being hot. Or not.

Deal With It

Almost a decade later, Kim, Kelley and the Breeders make their next splash

Get Out the Map

Upcoming summit aspires to make D-FW a player in the hip-hop world

Frank Black and the Catholics

Dog in the Sand (What Are Records?)

Modest Mouse

The pros and cons

Out There

The Power Puff Girls

Dots and loops

The Kadanes celebrate The New Year, One Ton Records sticks its head in the Buzz-Oven, and oh-so-much more

Across the Bar

Darling ton comes home; KNON gets The Filth and The Fury; Mandarin debuts; Captain Audio heads East; Good Records keeps it coming

Jonathan Richman

All his ghosts

With a new album, Frank Black tries to live up to his own past

The man in Black

Former Pixies frontman stands tall in alt-rock world

Out There

Out There

Roadshows

Roadshows