Ian MacKaye

The Biggest Mistake Most Bands Are Making With Facebook

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: The Night Fugazi Bombed the Bomb Factory in '93

Dischord​The most embarrassed I ever felt at a live show was April 16, 1993, at the old Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum -- otherwise known as The Night Those Assholes Up Front Wouldn't Leave Fugazi The Fuck Alone. I just relived it again, courtesy the Fugazi Live Series slowly rolling out on the Discho ... More >>

The Conversation: Lead Singer Stage Behavior, How Much is Too Much?

Mick Jagger, the ultimate frontman​Make no mistake; there is a big difference between a run-of-the-mill lead singer and a bona fide frontman. Huge, really. Not just anybody has the magnetism required to convince 20,000 people at the American Airlines Center to raise their hands above their heads a ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Joe Lally, True Widow

Joe Lally, True Widow Bryan Street Tavern November 6, 2011 Better than: seeing a Michael Anthony solo show. Alison ChesneyJoe Lally​Sunday's double bill of Joe Lally and True Widow might have not brought out a large crowd, but it seemed like everyone who showed up really wanted to be there. Thou ... More >>

Soundgarden's Kim Thayil Talks His Band's Legacy, Plus Grunge's Revival and Future.

Kim Thayil​With the 20th anniversary edition of Nevermind being released earlier this year -- and with the subsequent buzz it churned -- it would seem we are on the brink of a full-blown grunge resurgence. But what is being somewhat overlooked in all the Nirvana hype is that the early '90s Seattle ... More >>

As Fame Chases Him, Bon Iver Keeps Running

Patricia Rodriguez Still Relies On The Pre-Show Advice Ian MacKaye Once Gave Her Band

Patricia Rodriguez​Given her DJ nickname of Tigerbee, maybe it's not surprising that Patricia Rodriguez is a very busy person. When she isn't working on her artwork, she serves as one of the main people behind the theme-party DJ troupe, The Lollipop Shoppe. She's also spent time playing bass with ... 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 >>

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 >>

OK Go Moves Past The Labels

Over The Weekend: The Evens, Action Sports Champs, Cowboys

X, Henry Rollins, Riverboat Gamblers

Tuesday, August 29, at the Gypsy Tea Room

He's So Emo

Eric Grubbs chronicles two decades of DIY music the only way he knows how--doing it himself

Black Eyes

Cough (Dischord Records)

Chin Music

Henry Rollins takes no prisoners and wants no sympathy

Record Players

Forget the Gloria Record's past. Just Start Here.

Fugazi

April 1

Making Hay

Haymarket Riot struggles to distinguish itself from its heroes, and may yet succeed

Fugazi

The Argument (Dischord)

Jimmy Eat World

Bleed American (DreamWorks)

Listen Up

Who says 2000 was a bad year for music?

Sound mind

Calvin Johnson isn't a musician. He just plays one onstage.

What a Jem

Cohen plays Fugazi like an Instrument

Their noise

After 10 years, Superchunk and Merge Records are still working. But they're not working for you.

The Make-Up

Landing gear

J. Robbins takes off again on Burning Airlines

Major Mistakes

Signing to a record label can be bad for a band's health. So why do they keep doing it?

Wired shut

Jawbox's odds-and-ends Scrapbook makes a wonderful farewell

Carry that weight

While Fugazi continues to rage against the machine, it really just wants to be a regular ol' band

Eyesight to the Blind

A historian and a playwright bring a Dallas blues legend's story to the stage

Love, Albini style

The man who made a career out of ugly music makes a beautiful record

Home grown

Are local record labels a springboard to success, or success itself?

The meaning of nonsense

If rock bands all sound the same, then why does Jawbox do it?