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Ian MacKaye

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    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 >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2011

    As Fame Chases Him, Bon Iver Keeps Running

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    OK Go Moves Past The Labels

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

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

    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 >>

  • Music

    August 24, 2006

    X, Henry Rollins, Riverboat Gamblers

    Tuesday, August 29, at the Gypsy Tea Room

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    He's So Emo

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

  • Music

    July 1, 2004

    Black Eyes

    Cough (Dischord Records)

  • Music

    February 20, 2003

    Chin Music

    Henry Rollins takes no prisoners and wants no sympathy

  • Music

    May 2, 2002

    Record Players

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

  • Music

    March 28, 2002

    Fugazi

    April 1

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    Making Hay

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

  • Music

    December 13, 2001

    Fugazi

    The Argument (Dischord)

  • Music

    August 2, 2001

    Jimmy Eat World

    Bleed American (DreamWorks)

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    Listen Up

    Who says 2000 was a bad year for music?

  • Music

    April 20, 2000

    Sound mind

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

  • Film

    March 16, 2000

    What a Jem

    Cohen plays Fugazi like an Instrument

  • Music

    August 5, 1999

    Their noise

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

  • Music

    July 1, 1999

    The Make-Up

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

  • Music

    April 8, 1999

    Landing gear

    J. Robbins takes off again on Burning Airlines

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Major Mistakes

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

  • Music

    December 3, 1998

    Wired shut

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

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Carry that weight

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

  • Music

    November 12, 1998

    Eyesight to the Blind

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

  • Music

    April 2, 1998

    Love, Albini style

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

  • Music

    December 15, 1994

    Home grown

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

  • Music

    November 3, 1994

    The meaning of nonsense

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

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