Gorillaz

Percussionist Nick Hennies Brings Meditative Percussion to CentralTrak's Ex Mus

Last November, CentralTrak debuted Ex Mus, an experimental concert series, featuring Denton musicians Andrew Jordan Miller, Jonathan Jackson, Chaz Underriner and Martian Back reinterpreting Greek composer Anatassis Phillippakopoulous. It was an ambitious first show, and set the tone for the quarterl ... More >>

Hollywood Records' John Nicholson Knows How To Make Pyrotechnics Out of Tomato Juice Cans and Gunpowder

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Lima, Peru, native John Nicholson has helped out a lot of DFW musicians over the years. His early gigs included Sound Warehouse, Bill's Records and label promotion for Polygram, A&M and V ... More >>

Collaboration-Crazy Erykah Badu To Perform With Yo Gabba Gabba! Cast Tonight on Fallon

​Erykah Badu seems like a pretty awesome mom. I got a solid glimpse of as much first-hand about a week back when interviewing the famed Queen of Neo-Soul and proud Dallasite as part of a Dallas Observer Music Awards preview story that's going to run as the cover in this week's paper. About halfway ... More >>

Arbitrarily Grading The Year That Was: A Look Back At The Major Music Happenings of 2010.

Not quite an A . But 2010 was still a pretty good year for music.​If the '00s were dominated by hip-hop, this decade looks as if it's being dominated by electronic music. While electro-pop has had some resurrections over the years, it's now a mainstay of popular music. Look no farther tha ... More >>

Gorillaz Release "The Snake in Dallas," A Song Recorded Here in October, On New Album

"We wrote a song about you."​Yes, as promised, Damon Albarn's Gorillaz did indeed put out a new album on Christmas. only, turns out, it wasn't a free download as anticipated, but rather a free stream (the download option, apparently, is only available for the band's fan club members).So, sure, a b ... More >>

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Music Editor Pete Freedman Finds Plenty Beautiful About Kanye West's Dark Twisted Family

In this week's paper, you may notice a piece including some of our DC9 writers' choices for best albums of the year. But, space being limited, we couldn't run all of our writers' lists. So, thanks to the power of the Internet, we're doing just that, right here.​Music ed ... More >>

The Best National Album Releases of 2010

Listomania: The 15 Best Concerts of 2010

​With apologies to Robert Earl Keen, Devin the Dude, Cake, Hayes Carll and the multitude of also-rans filling up the regional concert calendar in these final weeks of 2010, it's safe to say, I think, that, with Friday night's Wu-Tang show at the Granada Theater, the year in live music effectively ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: A.Dd Explains Its Love For Cee-Lo, Gorillaz and Maroon 5

Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. We're calling it Unexpected Influences -- because, we hope, that's what it will show.A.Dd ​Local hip-hop duo A.Dd , rappers Paris P and Slim Gravy, has been on our radar ever si ... More >>

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Tuesday, November 23, 2010.

​We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it. Aaron Neville (New Orleans, LA) I Know I've Been Changed (EMI Gospel) Kic ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 28: DJ Hunter Vaughan

​Three years ago, Hunter Vaughan was just your average 17-year-old raver who frequented Dallas' nightclubs (when permitted inside) with the sole objective of having a good time. As Vaughan became more aware of the scene around him, though, he started keeping his eyes and ears out for local residen ... More >>

Last Night: Gorillaz and N.E.R.D at the Verizon Theatre

Gorillaz, N.E.R.DVerizon Theatre, Grand PrairieOctober 20, 2010Better than: an evening spent watching the Cartoon Network.Roger CaldwellDamon Albarn, triumphant at last night's Verizon Theatre show. For a full slideshow from last night, click here.​Shame on anyone who expected a cartoon-ish displa ... More >>

Q&A: N*E*R*D's Pharrell Williams Talks Social Commentary, T.I.'s Recent Arrest and Producing The Game's New Disc.

It may not seem like it, but N*E*R*D has been around for almost 10 years now, playing their genre-defying style of urban crossover rock. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, the band brings its experiences from the mega-successful Neptunes and puts it into a unique rock experience ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Sufjan Stevens at McFarlin Auditorium, Gorillaz at the Verizon Theatre, The Script at the House of Blues and The Summer Set at the Prophet Bar

Sufjan Stevens​Quite the packed hump day evening we have tonight. Lots of cool choices...

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 27: DJ Love

​DJ Love isn't a Dallas native, but the seasoned DJ has made quite the name for himself around these parts thanks to several weekly gigs, a monthly gig, his own record label and an album that's about to drop. A few other things distinguish him from the rest of the local cop: For one, he exclusivel ... More >>

Gorillaz, NERD

Wednesday, October 20, at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie

Show Announcements: N.E.R.D, Women, Menkena, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Needtobreathe, Tame Impalla, Paul Oakenfold, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan & more

N.E.R.D.​A few weeks ago, the Gorillaz show at Verizon Theatre on Wednesday, October 20 slid in under the radar. There's no doubt that the show from the animated band will be huge--but it just got a little bit bigger: N.E.R.D has just been announced as the opening act. N.E.R.D is touring to promot ... More >>

Today In Music News: Gorillaz Come To Dallas, Rihanna Will Sink Your Battleship And 'Clef May Run For Office

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 28, 2010...Gorillaz have announced their North American tour date, and guess what? They have a Dallas date.Rihanna is going to star in the movie Battleship... based on the board game.So, Wyclef Jean may run for president of Haiti?

15 Albums on Harry Potter's iPod

An artist's rendering of Harry, jamming to Travis​So, we found Harry Potter's iPod. We know it was Harry's because it had smoke burns on the wheel, and the back featured an engraved lightning bolt. We found the device, and a set of headphones, when we were taking a walk in a dark forest. There it ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 11: DJ TraDeMarx

​DJ TraDeMarx, aka Chris Johnson (and better known around town as CJ), is relatively new to the DJ game, having gotten his start at spinning just three years ago after a friend asked him to DJ his party. Drawing much of his inspiration from Rio De Janeiro production duo/DJ's The Twelves and Brookl ... More >>

Today In Music News: Devon Clifford Dies, Domingo Gets Gracious Welcome And Del Tells Us About "Clint Eastwood"

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 20, 2010...The drummer for You Say Party! We Say Die has died.  Somewhere irony is grinning.What's the best way to welcome back an opera legend for their first performance after beating cancer?  Boo him.Del The Funky Homosapien te ... More >>

Today In Music News: Lady Gaga Like Totally Collapses, The White Stripes Come Back And Gorillaz Are Stealerz

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 17, 2010...Did Lady Gaga collapse on stage from exhaustion or a zany costume overdose?  You decide!If you believe the director of The Whites Stripes documentary, the Stripes will be back sooner rather than later. If the Gorillaz were ... More >>

Today in Music News: Gary Lightbody Gets His Jaw Fixed, Gorillaz Get Some Clash and Conan His The Road

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 12, 2010...If Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody gets his dislocated jaw fixed after singing with it for eight years... will his songs sound less sincere?So the Gorillaz touring band will include alumnus of The Clash? Not bad...Sad 'cause Conan O'Br ... More >>

Today In Music News: She & Him Is Back, Gorillaz Love Barry Gibb And The Stokes Call It A Comeback

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, December 1, 2009...Yea! She & Him is coming out with a new album!  It's nice when an actress who wants to sing actually has some talent.You know what popular music has been missing lately? Barry Gibb. Thank you, Gorillaz.The Strokes wi ... More >>

Today In Music News: Gorillaz Works With Watchmen Dude, My Morning Jacket Gets American and Dave Grohl Continues To Mourn

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, November 11, 2009...Gorillaz has recruited Watchmen scribe Alan Moore to help out with its new album.Sweet pickles! My Morning Jacket will appear in an episode of American Dad! Dave Grohl says that Kurt Cobain's death was the worst thing to happ ... More >>

Over The Weekend: De La Soul at House of Blues

De La Soul with Kenan Bell and Rhythm Roots AllstarsHouse of BluesJuly 31, 2009Better than: shows from performers ten years younger than these headliners.​It was interesting to see what the scene would look like for a rap act celebrating 20 years since its debut album; it seemed like it'd be the p ... 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 >>

Today In Music News: T.I. Goes To Jail, The Gorillaz Get a Doc and the Woodstock Anniversary Is In Question

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 30, 2009... In case you didn't hear, T.I. was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Ceri Levy will release a documentary called Bananaz that will go behind the scenes of animated band the Gorillaz. You can watch a trailer for the film he ... More >>

Dr. Dooom vs. Dr. Octagon Friday, March 6, at The Loft

Friday,March 6, at The Loft

Wanna Be MySpace Music's CEO?

Rupert Murdoch's toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not

My Brightest Diamond Gets All Up "Inside A Boy." Saucy!

Dethklok, Chimaira, Soilent Green

Saturday, July 5, at House of Blues

AFI Dallas: The Joy in Joy Division, and The Monster Among Us

Del the Funky Homosapien

11th Hour (Definitive Jux)

The Roots, Lupe Fiasco

Monday, February 19, at Gypsy Tea Room

It Is the Wiggles World, After All

Ike Turner

Risin' With the Blues (Zoho Records)

Cex

Actual Fucking (Automation)

Our top DVD picks for the week of April 4

Pretty Girls Make Saves

Indie rock teams up with a baseball videogame. Really.

Behind the Muzak

You didn't keep score while watching last week's Grammys? We did.

Duncan Sheik

White Limousine (Zöe/Rounder)

Our critics' top 10 albums

Gorillaz

Demon Days (Virgin)

Phantom Planet and Ben Lee

November 22

Blur

Think Tank (EMI)

Multiple Artists

Our writers clean out the CD bin

Spacemonkeyz vs. Gorillaz

Laika Come Home (Astralwerks)

Roller Blade

So long as it keeps moving, Blade II entertains

Nathaniel Merriweather Presents...

Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (75 Ark)