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The Top Ten Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: April 18-24

Can we just take a second to acknowledge that the weather in Dallas-Fort Worth these past couple of weeks has been glorious? Optimal for outdoor shows, BYOB events and the like, the weather should remain this awesome--barring a tornado or two--for a short while longer (before the inevitable Texas su ... More >>

The Appleseed Cast are Doing a House Tour and Stopping in Denton

The Appleseed Cast -- spacious, noisy post-rock mainstays from Lawrence, Kansas -- have just announced a house tour of the area, and it includes a stop at Macaroni Island in Denton. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Capacity is 65, so hop to it. See also: -"No Jerks" At Macaroni Isl ... More >>

Gutterth Productions Co-Founder Michael Briggs has the Coolest Living Room in Denton

At 16, Michael Briggs was a Deep Ellum kid hanging with the late-night, all-ages coffee crowd at old favorite Insomnia Café. Briggs has come a long way for the cause since then, running a great local music podcast called The Violitionist Sessions, which has spotlighted over 100 artists from our own ... More >>

Searching for signs of life in Denton music, 2012

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Experimental/Avant Garde Act, Best Talent Buyer, Best Local Music Advocate

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Experimental/Avant G ... More >>

Rubber Gloves Goes Free For The Week

The Violitionist Highlights Denton On The Web

Poster of the Week: RTB2, Smoke & Feathers, Monastery and Diamond Age at Rubber Gloves

​ Not all posters turn out the way they were initially intended to look.

Polyphonic Spree Debuts New Song, Announces Interactive App at Dallas Museum of Art Gig

​The Polyphonic Spree played a free show at the Dallas Museum of Art on Friday night, and, as expected given all that the band and their related entities have going on these days, the band debuted some new material. Clad in white robes, the band performed a new song called "Bullseye" that, as fron ... More >>

Sans Soleil Plans A Career Sans Denton

Poster of the Week: Dear Human Plays Its Final Show on Saturday Night at J&J's Pizza

​ Bad news, Denton-based math-rock fans: Dear Human, an actual instrumental band worth a damn, will be calling it quits this weekend, playing its final show ever on Saturday night as part of a free affair in the ol' dirty basement of J&J's Pizza with some support from fellow Denton-dwelling ac ... More >>

Astronautalis Gets The Violitionist Treatment

Back in January, we told you about the launch of Gutterth Productions' latest venture, a sort-of Daytrotter Lite project called Violitionist Sessions, albeit one with video content, too, and more of a North Texas bent. The site started strong, too, with 18 or so mostly local sessions already posted ... More >>

Gutterth Announces Plans To Release Third Free Compilation Double-Disc in Conjunction With 35 Conferette Showcase on March 10

​There are a few reasons why the folks behind Gutterth Productions are perennial nominees in the Best Music Advocate(s) category of our annual Dallas Observer Music Awards -- the shows they put on, the records they put out, their general fandom of all things local music.But, surely, this too comes ... More >>

Free Week Welcomes Students Back to Denton

Gig Alert: Change Of Plans at Dan's With Slaven's CD Release

J. Paul Slavens​J. Paul Slavens, Denton's goofy improv song and jazz man, is set to release his new full-length album, Alphabet Girls, this Saturday, June 26, at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton. Though Slavens made the album available for digital download earlier this month, Saturday will celebrate the ... More >>

DOMA XXII: And The Nominees Are...

​Well, we did it. Just minutes ago, we reached 300 followers on Twitter for our @DOMATweets account. Which means, as promised, it's time to reveal the ballots.After the jump, feel free to peruse the ballot for your 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards. And, in the comments, go to town on your thought ... More >>

Poster Of The Week: Billingham's Defense System & Bangs Tonight at Fallout Lounge

​Well, it's great to see people answering the DC9 Admiral's call to arms last week; we got the most submissions I've seen in weeks! We see a lot of cool artwork out there, but if you don't actually submit it to our little weekly pageant, then it wouldn't be fair to those who actually take the time ... More >>

Poster Of The Week: Gutterth Live Episode XL with Shiny Around The Edges, Drink To Victory, Kampfgrounds & Picc Line at Hailey's on Saturday

​Alright team, let's huddle: I know I've been away for a little while, but I'm back, and ready to make this week's pick for DC9's Poster of the Week. So let's not waste any time, OK? Ready... BREAK!That's about as sporty as I can get, folks--and it's quite the antithesis of this week's selection, ... More >>

Beginning Thursday, Gutterth Offers Compilation Two Free

​As if making year-end lists wasn't hard enough already, Thursday will herald the release of the second Gutterth Productions compilation, featuring 34 tracks from 34 Gutterth-affiliated acts. It's an excellent showcase of the quality music the Denton label and promotion company champions. But Comp ... More >>

Poster Of The Week: Daniel Folmer CD Release Saturday At J&J's Pizza In Denton

​Brent Frishman of Gutterth Productions created this week's featured poster, which promotes Daniel Folmer's Dead End CD release Saturday at J&J's in Denton. Should be an excellent show, with Dust Congress, Glen Farris and Sabra Laval also on the bill. I like the strapped-down figure, the crump ... More >>

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DOMA XXI: And The Nominees Are...

This year's trophy will look nothing like the Heisman. Sorry to get your hopes up.A few weeks back, the 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards balloting process began--somewhat quietly, I admit.  Distinguished area musicians, producers, booking agents, sound engineers, bloggers, journalists a ... More >>

Sleep Whale's Joel North Explains His Band's Name Change

Just caught up with Joel North of Sleep Whale, which, at this point is still probably best known as the ambient instrumental Denton act fromerly known as Mom, to talk about his band's name change. What it boil's down to, North says, is simply a matter of clarification for North and collaborator Bru ... More >>

The Timeline Post Has No Timeline, Really

Hydrant Cafe is Denton's Latest Great Venue

DOMA XX: And The Nominees Are...

Gutterth Productions Brings Top Dallas and Denton Bands Together Onstage

Black Sabbath?

Amid a dark controversy, the Denton festival will still go on