Here We Go Magic

Josh Florence Talks About Homegrown Festival, Super Moons, the Night City Tavern Was On Fire

Josh Florence has a DOMA nomination or two under his belt, and was part of the team that made Homegrown Festival such a great success again this year. Further, he's an owner of prominent music spots Dada (reopened two years this January) and City Tavern. Florence tends to be an enthusiastic force fo ... More >>

Here We Go Magic on Picking Up Nigel Godrich (and John Waters)

"It was a really amazing gift for us as a group," acknowledges Michael Bloch, guitarist for Brooklyn quartet Here We Go Magic. The gift? Nigel Godrich, the producer and "sixth member" of Radiohead, offered his services for the band's new album, A Different Ship. Godrich and Thom Yorke became fans of ... More >>

Here We Go Magic On Picking Up Nigel Godrich (and John Waters)

Five Local Venues That Need To Step Up Their Game

Not sure if you caught last week's Show Announcements post. There was some pretty good stuff in there, especially now that we're entering live music's busy season, but week after week the House Of Blues listings catch my eye. It's one of the best venues in town. In fact, we gave it a Dallas Observer ... More >>

Drake Returns, Dave Matthews Band and More Show Announcements

​Summer is upon us (kind of has been since January), and that means it's time to get your butts wet on the Gexa Energy Pavilion lawn. Unless, of course, you're rich enough to have "reserved seating money." You kind of have to for the just announced Drake show on Wednesday, May 16, which will cost ... More >>

Matthew and the Arrogant Sea Get the Daytrotter Treatment

Matthew Gray as a cartoon​Seems Denton concert promoter Matthew Gray stepped out the limelight for about a month, which was a smart move. He garnered quite a heap of press and ill will in October and November, when Denton Country Proper -- his upstart company -- booked and canceled high profile sh ... More >>

More Trouble in Denton County Proper: Here We Go Magic, Eleanor Friedberger Shows Canceled

Here We Go Magic won't be performing in Denton this weekend.​It looks like the trouble with Matthew Gray's Denton County Proper that we mentioned just days ago was only the beginning. It seems that Gray, the lead singer of the critically acclaimed Denton band, Matthew And The Arrogant Sea, and the ... More >>

Denton County Problems: NYE Show with Health, John Maus is 86'd as Accusations Fly

Denton! Denton! USA!​That exciting triple-bill we announced back in September featuring Health, John Maus and Quintron & Miss Pussycat and slated to come to Denton's The Warehouse on New Year's Eve will now be a decidedly less exciting affair. Mostly because it won't be happening. The show, pr ... More >>

My Morning Jacket and Guns N' Roses Top a Good, Solid List of Show Announcements

My Morning Jacket​On the heels of an incredible performance at Austin City Limits Music Festival last weekend, My Morning Jacket have announced that they'll be taking their show on the road. And, thankfully, since they skipped North Texas on the first leg of their Circuital album tour, they'll be ... More >>

Oates, Here We Go Magic To Play Upcoming, Three-Day United Way Benefit in Denton

Juan PatinoJohn Oates​I just spent way too much time scouring the Internet for a clip of the classic 1999 Saturday Night Live send-up of Behind The Music where Chris Kattan, playing John Oates, riffs on the fact that, yes, it was very much his idea to add in the handclap parts to Hall & Oates' ... More >>

Last Night: Here We Go Magic, Caveman, Carlo Canlas at Dada

Here We Go Magic, Caveman, Carlo CanlasDadaMay 24, 2011Better Than: Sitting in a bathtub at home with a dog and a baby both trying to eat each other.Pete Freedman's phoneHere We Go Magic goes unplugged. Because, you know, they had to.​First, there was a crash, followed by a series of booms, and th ... More >>

Three Shows Worth Investigating Tonight

Although not as busy as last night, there are still a few musical options in our area this Tuesday night that are well worth investigating.

Do You Believe In Here We Go Magic?

White Rabbits' Stephen Patterson Shares The Aim, Potential Titles For His Band's Next Disc

White Rabbits​When White Rabbits headlines The Loft this Saturday, the band won't be doing so as part of a big national tour. Rather, the group, which has been holed up in Austin for the past few weeks working on their upcoming, third long player, is treating its brief swing of Texas dates as a br ... More >>

Show Announcements: Here We Go Magic, The Books, This Will Destroy You, The Death Set, I Love Math, Widespread Panic, Selena Gomez, Devin The Dude, Cinderella, Dolly Parton & More!

Here We Go Magic​Last time Here We Go Magic came to town, it was as the odd-fitting support on a tour with Dr. Dog. And on the night of their performance, Here We Go Magic stole the show from the Beatle-esque roots rockers, despite Dr. Dog's overpowering light show. Sure, Here We Go Magic's record ... More >>

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Daniel Hopkins Hails The Walkmen's "Less Is More" Approach on the John Congleton-Produced Lisbon

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.​Clubs ed ... More >>

The Best National Album Releases of 2010

Last Night: Dr. Dog, Here We Go Magic at South Side Music Hall

Dr. Dog, Here We Go MagicSouth Side Music HallNovember 13, 2010Better than: hanging out with a bunch of college students anywhere else.Dr. Dog​On Thursday, Dr. Dog brought quite the diverse crowd to the South Side Music Hall. They had the token indie rock fans, loads of SMU undergrads, and an abno ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Levon Helm at Verizon Theatre, Dr. Dog at South Side Music Hall, Every Time I Die at The Loft, Bear Hands at The Nightmare, The Room Sounds at Doublewide, Salim Nourallah at Bar Belmont and Nadia Washington at The Kessler

It's another hopping musical Thursday evening around town with a show for just about everyone.

My First Show: Dr. Dog's Zach Miller Recalls Seeing Rockapella With His Parents

Welcome to a new feature here on DC9 called My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be.Michael ForesterDr. Dog's Zach Miller​Tomorrow night, Dr. Dog brings its unapproved-by-Pitchfork Amer ... More >>

Amidst Confusion, The Palladium Showroom Re-Brands Itself as the South Side Music Hall

​Fun fact about last night's Guided by Voices show at the Palladium Showroom: Not only was it the tour kick-off for that classic lineup, but it's also the last time we'll ever see a show in the Showroom.Well, under that name, at least.Effective immediately, the room will now be known as the South ... More >>

Last Night: Here We Go Magic and Beach Fossils at The Loft

Here We Go Magic, Beach FossilsThe LoftAugust 4, 2010Better than: Seeing these headliners open in a hot and crowded Granada, as was the case last time around.Here We Go Magic​ Last summer, Brooklyn's Here We Go Magic opened for Grizzly Bear in what many considered to be one of the concert highli ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to See Here We Go Magic and Beach Fossils Tonight at The Loft

Brooklyn soft-pop quintet Here We Go Magic is on a sizable world tour in support of their newest record, Pigeons, and they will be passing through town tonight at The Loft. The band's members started as more of a folk outfit, but have outgrown the genre since signing with Secretly Canadian last yea ... More >>

Here We Go Magic, Beach Fossils

Tuesday, August 3, at The Loft

A Golden Ticket Can Be Found At The End Of KXT's Pledge Rainbow...

​Surely, you've noticed the pledge drive efforts going on over at KKXT-91.7 FM of late, yeah? Us too.Annoying? Mostly. Necessary? Most definitely, given the station's public radio domain.But it's not all bad: Anyone and everyone who pledged to the station this week--and anyone and everyone who doe ... More >>

Show Announcements: Christina Aguilera, Sundress, Maxwell, Here We Go Magic, Pleasant Grove, Blues Traveler, and Creed

Frank MicelottaChristina Aguilera​As Lady Gaga proceeds to hog the female pop-star spotlight, our Britneys and our Jessicas are slowly fading into the background--but not without a fight. Christina Aguilera recently teamed up with electroclashers Le Tigre for the track "I Hate Boys" on her new rec ... More >>

What It Was Like: Here We Go Magic, The Middle East, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Frightened Rabbit and Those Darlins

Night One of SXSW 2010 saw things kick off on quite the bitchin' note--and not just because of the big names. They were around, sure--Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Broken Bells and Spoon all shared a stage at Stubb's (and a massive line to get in, natch)--but there was plenty else to see without ... More >>

Last Night: Grizzly Bear at the Granada Theater

Grizzly Bear, Here We Go MagicGranada TheaterJune 15, 2009 Better than: pretending I wanted room to dance anyway... There's nothing like a false start to a song to gauge an audience's mood at a concert. Take what happened seven songs into Grizzly Bear's set at the Granada Theater l ... More >>