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Gillian Welch

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Ten Of This Week's Most Notable Show Announcements

    Gillian WelchSaturday, June 9, at Majestic TheaterWithout hearing a note, you can expect Welch's music to be have weight. Maybe it has to do with her story of being the daughter of a touring musician and being given up for adoption. Or, maybe it's because her earlier albums were given the T Bone Bur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: 25 Years Ago Tonight, The Band Played Fast and Cool

    ​Earlier today I spent as much time as I could, which wasn't anywhere near close to enough, listening to a song Wilco posted to YouTube late yesterday: the band performing The Band's "The Weight" backstage at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, joined by show-opener Nick Lowe and Mavis Staples, who ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2011

    Ten Things You Can Expect to See At Austin City Limits 2011

    ​Earlier today I spent as much time as I could, which wasn't anywhere near close to enough, listening to a song Wilco posted to YouTube late yesterday: the band performing The Band's "The Weight" backstage at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, joined by show-opener Nick Lowe and Mavis Staples, who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Ten Goosebump-Inducing Movie Score and Soundtrack Moments Not From John Williams

    A scene from The Royal Tenenbaums.​Hey, it's almost Oscar season! Well, kind of. This much is sure: The summer's about to crest and the shitty movies will finally wash ashore like a dead, bloated whale. Then, the good films will come! You know the Hollywood drill -- and, often, it involves Hollywo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    The Blue Hit's Grace Park Talks Gillian Welch, The Inspiration For Her New Solo Project

    Musicians are undoubtedly influenced by the music they listen to. An artist's musical selection can sometimes even foretell what a next album might sound like. So if you've ever wondered what the artists who grace your stereo are getting funky to, here's your chance to find out. Every week, I'll ask ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2011

    Jessica Lea Mayfield

    Tuesday, July 26, at Dada

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    News and Notes: Seryn Gets More Paste Love, Will Johnson Gets NPR'd and Much, Much More

    Stand up and take a bow, Seryn.​Got a whole grab-bag of local music notes to pass along today, but none is bigger than this: Yesterday, Paste announced its list of the year's best albums so far, and coming in at No. 4 on their list was Denton's Own Seryn's album, This Is Where We Are. The baroque ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Joe Pug Tells Us The Songs He'd Love To Cover One Day, Shares Some MP3s

    Joe Pug​Back in July of last year in the paper version of DC9, we stated that folk troubadour and musical entrepreneur Joe Pug "devised a strategy for marketing himself that simply wouldn't have been possible only a few years ago." We were talking about the Internet, of course -- and in the blo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Year in Review: 2009's Best Alt-Country Proves that Yes, Willie Nelson is Still a Badass

    We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Gig Alert: Frontier Ruckus at Dan's Silverleaf Tonight

    What's that Ruckus?​Besides the great (but unheralded) Volebeats, Detroit hasn't exactly become known as a haven for Americana music. Frontier Ruckus hopes to change that.Formed in 2003 by Matthew Milia and David Winston Jones, the band didn't get around to releasing a proper debut until 2008. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Last Night(ish): The New Frontiers' Final Show

    The New Frontiers, This Will Destroy You, GazellesClub DadaSaturday, January 3, 2009 Better Than: Sitting at home on your ass, not supporting local music. You'd think that going to Club Dada to see the last show by a local band wasn't on most people's agenda for warm winter Saturday night. But, onc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    The New Frontiers Boldly Go Where Many Bands Before Them Have Gone: The End Of The Line

    The New Frontiers, This Will Destroy You, GazellesClub DadaSaturday, January 3, 2009 Better Than: Sitting at home on your ass, not supporting local music. You'd think that going to Club Dada to see the last show by a local band wasn't on most people's agenda for warm winter Saturday night. But, onc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Photos: ACL Sunday Grab Bag

    The New Frontiers, This Will Destroy You, GazellesClub DadaSaturday, January 3, 2009 Better Than: Sitting at home on your ass, not supporting local music. You'd think that going to Club Dada to see the last show by a local band wasn't on most people's agenda for warm winter Saturday night. But, onc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Gillian Welch and Neko Case at ACL Fest: The Return of the Redheads

    The New Frontiers, This Will Destroy You, GazellesClub DadaSaturday, January 3, 2009 Better Than: Sitting at home on your ass, not supporting local music. You'd think that going to Club Dada to see the last show by a local band wasn't on most people's agenda for warm winter Saturday night. But, onc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Austin City Limits Music Festival Announces Lineup

    The New Frontiers, This Will Destroy You, GazellesClub DadaSaturday, January 3, 2009 Better Than: Sitting at home on your ass, not supporting local music. You'd think that going to Club Dada to see the last show by a local band wasn't on most people's agenda for warm winter Saturday night. But, onc ... More >>

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Bright Eyes, Oakley Hall, McCarthy Trenching

    Friday, May 11, at the Palladium Ballroom

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    April 12, 2007

    On the Download

    Linking you to the best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives

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    March 15, 2007

    Where, O Where?

    The Inwood displays the Coens' Brotherly love

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Old Crow Medicine Show

    Wednesday, February 21, at Gyspy Tea Room

  • Music

    September 1, 2005

    Demons and Angels

    Mara Lee Miller's Bosque Brown walks the fine line between darkness and light

  • Music

    June 30, 2005

    Bosque Brown

    Plays Mara Lee Miller (Burnt Toast Vinyl)

  • Year End Music

    December 30, 2004

    Americana Pie

    Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

  • Music

    November 11, 2004

    Method Rocking

    Minnie Driver and Juliette Lewis have started bands. Come on, you know you're curious.

  • Music

    February 26, 2004

    Fortunate Sons

    For the supergroup The Flatlanders, three albums in three decades ain’t so bad

  • Music

    November 27, 2003
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    April 24, 2003

    Tim McGraw

    April 25

  • Music

    September 12, 2002

    Multiple Artists

    Our writers clean out the CD bin

  • Music

    July 25, 2002

    Home Coming

    The Dixie Chicks' new album won't be out for another month, but we'll tell you why it's worth waiting for

  • Music

    January 3, 2002

    The Sound of Violence

    In a world at war, there was still plenty of beauty to be found

  • Music

    October 25, 2001

    Jay Farrar

    Sebastopol (Artemis Records)

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Scene, Heard

    A few more area musicians make appearances on the Cartoon Network

  • Film

    August 30, 2001

    God's Gift

    From the Mountain come joyous songs about life and death

  • Music

    February 22, 2001

    Soundtracks

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?(Mercury) & The Gift(Will/Lakeshore)

  • Film

    January 11, 2001

    Bona Fide

    Joel and Ethan Coen's Brother hits a Homer

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Just Beautiful

    A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10

  • Music

    February 25, 1999

    Out There

    A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10

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    July 23, 1998

    Out There

    A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10

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    October 2, 1997

    Roadshows

    A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10

  • Music

    January 16, 1997

    Farther along

    Emmylou Harris has a new boxed set, but she won't be trapped by that cardboard tombstone

  • Music

    May 30, 1996

    Angel's wings

    Cowboy Junkies drone and moan toward brilliance

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