Henry Rollins

Black Flag - Trees - May, 24, 2013

Sure, there was plenty of speculation about Black Flag reuniting. A previous reunion ten years ago was disastrous and forgettable. Seemed like the band was best left as a myth and plenty of fans were fine with that. Especially since there's no way longest-tenured singer Henry Rollins will ever play ... More >>

Eleven Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: May 23-29

Hello again, all! So, what you may not know is that each week I try to decide which picture of which band should go at the top of this weekly blog post. This week I settled on Guns N' Roses, since their fans span several generations; even though the tickets to their show this week are so totally out ... More >>

The Ten Best American Hardcore Punk Albums

Seeing that a form of Black Flag is touring right now (and playing Trees on Friday), we thought it a good time to investigate American hardcore punk rock. For all practical purposes, the beginning of hardcore in the states happened in the early 80's. While many hardcore acts were inspired by the Sex ... More >>

Titus Andronicus is Here to Spread the Good Word of Literature, Seinfeld and Weezer

Titus Andronicus takes its name from a Shakespeare play -- fitting, given the theatrics of leader Patrick Stickles and his band. From a practice space in New York, Stickles spoke with DC9 about how his band loves Dallas and how he doesn't consider himself a great musician before his show tomorrow ... More >>

Top Show Announcements: Big Boi, Smashing Pumpkins, Bruno Mars, Black Flag and More

This particular announcement post stirs up some old memories: The last time Big Boi was in town, a handful of my friends--after dancing with him onstage--somehow made their way onto his tour bus, and proceeded to happily dance, smoke weed and partake in all sorts of fun, drunken debauchery. I was st ... More >>

Making My 16-Year-Old Cousin Listen To Therapy? and Hootie & the Blowfish

Unlike Jesse Hughey and Darryl Smyers, I do not have children yet. I come from a large family. My father is eldest of five, so it's understandable why I, a 33-year-old, have cousins who are teenagers. Something I've wondered about with my cousins is the kind of music they like these days. Is their ... More >>

Keith Morris of OFF!: "When I Think of a Supergroup, I Think of Asia"

Even without considering his most recent band, OFF!, Keith Morris' punk rock credentials would be secure. Best known as the original singer for Black Flag and the founding member of the Circle Jerks, Morris has been at the forefront of the American hardcore and punk experience for the better part of ... More >>

This Week in Print: The Relatives, Henry Rollins, Grimes and More

I reconnected with The Relatives, who are playing in West Dallas this Saturday, only the second time the gospel group has performed in Dallas since reforming in 2009. Henry Rollins wrote a column about Texas, in which he shouts out to Roky Erickson, Houston police and Dallas' own True Widow. Gri ... More >>

Hank’s Very Much

"The Guy In the Kitchen at Olive Garden Does Not Care If You Like His Linguine": Henry Rollins Comes to UNT in March

As if there wasn't enough going on that first week of March, Henry Rollins will roll into UNT's Murchison Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 3. And as he often does so well, Rollins will be speaking about music, art and beyond. Check out the video for his thoughts on the current state of musi ... More >>

Ten Performances Worth Seeing at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin This Weekend

​Yes. Fun Fun Fun Fest is this weekend in Austin, and judging by the eclectic-as-ever line-up, the name continues to become even more appropriate with each passing year. Celebrating its sixth birthday, the bash will take place on Auditorium Shores, which marks a step into more of a big-time, desti ... More >>

Spoon, Black Lips, Cannibal Corpse and Others Join Still-Growing Fun Fun Fun Fest Bill

​Further proof that Fun Fun Fun Fest is making a serious run at Austin City Limits as the go-to Austin-based music festival this fall: Today, rather unexpectedly, the three-day, Transmission Entertainment-promoted event has added a few more names to its bill, including Austin heroes and ACL vets S ... More >>

Public Enemy, Slayer, Henry Rollins, Passion Pit and Odd Future Top 2011 Fun Fun Fun Fest Bill

​Since the names of some of Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011's performers started leaking in mid-July, we've been sharing with you the info, a good chunk of which has been fairly exciting -- like Odd Future and M83 and, of course, the almighty Slayer, just to name a few of the early-released names.Now, thoug ... More >>

Q&A: The Meatmen's Tesco Vee Talks Offensive Humor, Old-School Punk and Life After It.

​There wasn't a more offensive punk band in the early '80s than The Meatmen. Even in a market cluttered by hardcore bands popping up in droves in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., the Lansing, Michigan, band, led by Tesco Vee (a third grade teacher born Robert Vermeulen), distinguished itself wit ... More >>

Last Night: Linkin Park at the American Airlines Center

Linkin Park, Circa Survive and Paper TonguesMarch 2, 2011American Airlines Center Better than: an SMU frat party.Mike MezeulCheck out more shots in Mike's slide show. ​ From across the state and even across state lines, more than 12,000 fans amassed inside the AAC last night to witness the s ... More >>

Flaming Lips, Neon Indian, New Fumes

Thursday, February 3, at the Palladium Ballroom

This Week In Dallas Music History: Russell Hobbs Remembers Deep Ellum's Beginnings

Russell Hobbs​This is the week that the Dallas Observer will release its annual Best Of issue, so it seems appropriate to open the vault and look back at a Best Of issue from September 2000. During this week 10 years ago, staff writer Jimmy Fowler shed light on Russell Hobbs' then 15-year legacy a ... More >>

Staff Trax: Kris Kristofferson, The National, David Garza, Fear and Phil Collins

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

Today In Music News: Gay Punk Icon Lovers, Metal Moby And Gucci Mane Gets Released Early

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 7, 2010...There is a new underground comic that portrays Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig as lovers.  Is nothing sacred anymore?Should we take a metal-Moby seriously?Thank, God... Gucci Mane gets an early release from jail.

Staff Trax: Rollins Band, /-, Danny Elfman, Spoon

​Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight in ... More >>

Power Trip

Armageddon Blues EP (Double or Nothing Records)

Bonus MP3: Power Trip - "Armageddon Blues"

​Local punk/metal outfit Power Trip recently released its debut EP, a resounding roar of a record called Armageddon Blues. The band formed a couple of years ago and recorded a couple of demo sessions before getting serious with the new EP, which finds the youthful quintet channeling cool '80s punk ... More >>

Up With Rollins

Conversions with God (aka Lemmy)

Last Night: The Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center

Vans Warped TourSuperpages.com CenterJuly 5, 2009 Better Than: falling asleep on the beach and getting a funny-looking tan. The weather could have been way worse for Sunday's Warped Tour date. It could have rained all day. Or it could have been sunny and extremely hot. Luckily, the weather fl ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: Karen Finley and the Delicate Art of Disgust

In the summer of 1986, the Theatre Gallery was all about confronting the established aesthetic sensibilities of the comfortable arts patron. Basically, we loved to shock the shit out of people. Our venue existed to raise the bar on outrageousness and freedom of expression. Example: One of our ... More >>

Appetite For Instruction: Hummus

Demonstrated by Praveen Sachdev of Cosmic Café Henry Rollins once called it "sex in a bowl." A deceptively simple paste of chickpeas and seasonings, hummus seduces the palate with layers of rich, complex flavors. Simply put, this Mediterranean staple has the power to comfort the soul and quicken ... More >>

Echoes And Reverberations: Hitchhiking Along Post-Industrial Boulevard

Noise is not for everybody. Some people hear a jackhammer on the street corner and promptly cover their ears; others hear a subsonic melody and random harmonic movement in the staccato repetition of mechanized machinery. “Industrial music” is the umbrella term used to describe artists who e ... More >>

Last Night: The Walkmen At House Of Blues’ Pontiac Garage

My Punk Rock Dreams Are Shattered: Johnny Rotten Pitches Butter Now.

He's A Liar

Rollins burns your soul at the Lakewood

Denton's Last Men Impress with Fugazi-Influenced Hardcore

Also: Eric Pulido and Robert Gomez start new label

An Old Softy?

Henry Rollins wants to show you his kinder, gentler side

Exene Cervenka and the Original Sinners

Sunday, November 19, at Gypsy Tea Room

The Beast That's Feast

Inwood takes a bite out of horror

X, Henry Rollins, Riverboat Gamblers

Tuesday, August 29, at the Gypsy Tea Room

Falling Forward

Not even middle age can slow the tongue of Mark E. Smith

Back From the Dead

Rigor Mortis were once "Condemned to Hell"--and irrelevance--but the Dallas metal legends have risen

Word of Mouth

Free to Download

How can you steal music you can't even buy?

Chin Music

Henry Rollins takes no prisoners and wants no sympathy

Digging Down

When Bobby Bare Jr. turned his music down, a great album turned up

Out There

Tom Waits and John Denver get the tribute treatment

Out There

Minor threat

Henry Rollins is still taking care of business

Read? What am that?

The year in rock books which isn't such an oxymoron, really

CDs on steroids

Freedom of choice

Ben Folds Five: a revolution in genre-bending

Wrong foot

Musicians' superstore stumbles out of the gate

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