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  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Riley Breckenridge of Thrice: "We Like to Think of Music as More an Art Form Than a Product."

    For nearly 15 years, California's Thrice has been one of the more intriguing alternative rock bands going. With an attitude of constant growth, the four-piece has incorporated elements of punk, metal and electronica into their heady and literate stew. Thrice's highwater mark would have to be The Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    This Week In Dallas Music History: Tripping Daisy Made The Best Record of Their Career

    ​This week 13 years ago, the members of Tripping Daisy were on the verge of giving birth to Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, the greatest record of their career.In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, Robert Wilonsky visited the TD boys in their sweaty East Dallas rehearsal space, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    This Week In Dallas Music History: Tripping Daisy Leaves Island Records, Goes Independent

    ​It turns out that Tripping Daisy getting dropped from Island Records was the best thing that ever happened to Good Records Recordings. It's hard to know, though, if Tim DeLaughter knew that back in 1999, when the brand new indie label was launched and Tripping Daisy was on the cusp of recording i ... More >>

  • Music

    July 1, 2010

    Justin Bieber, Sean Kingston

    Monday, July 5,at the Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie

  • Music

    April 8, 2010

    The Buck Pets Return For Their Own Reasons

    Monday, July 5,at the Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie

  • Music

    January 21, 2010

    Rebel Yell

    Monday, July 5,at the Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie

  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    Innerpartysystem

    Saturday, December 12, at The Door

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!) Announces New Album Details

    Kolby Schnelli Analog Rebellion's Daniel Hunter​I perfectly understand Daniel Hunter's frustration. Really, I do. As PlayRadioPlay!, the Aledo native did get lumped into the mall-punk scene by a lot of people--us here at DC9 included. But, upon going back and listening to the still super-young 20- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    The Rocket Summer Preps New EP, Announces Full-Length For Early 2010

    Bryce Avary​Grapvine's own The Rocket Summer--or pretty much the person we all have to thank for the success that all the mall-punk acts of the region have been having in recdent years--dropped some big news earlier this week, announcing two new records set for release in the near future. Later th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: The Bad Sleep Good or Not At All.

    They were loud, rude, bratty and obnoxious. They smoked pot, drank lots of beer, did drugs and slept in their clothes. If you were a guy who hung out at Theatre Gallery during the late '80s, chances are pretty good that one (or more) of them fucked your girlfriend. And they got away with it all be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Top Ten Dance Albums of 2008

    Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    PlayRadioPlay Splits With Label

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2008

    Good Friday: Dove Hunter, Shooter Jennings, PlayRadioPlay!, Spector 45

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2008

    Studio Notes: Bridges and Blinking Lights, PlayRadioPlay!, Jacknife, FTSK, Secret Handshake

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2007

    The Perfect (Rocket) Summer Single

    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 >>

  • Music

    March 28, 2002

    Local H

    March 28

  • Music

    June 21, 2001

    Tricky

    Blowback (Hollywood Records)

  • Music

    May 4, 2000

    Out There

    Paul Weller

  • Music

    December 30, 1999

    The show-me slate

    DeRogatis' Top 10 Reasons for Living in 1999

  • Music

    December 9, 1999

    Insane Clown Posse

    DeRogatis' Top 10 Reasons for Living in 1999

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    Out There

    Tricky with DJ Muggs and Grease

  • Music

    June 17, 1999

    The preacher and the Prophet

    Why can't we all just get along? The history, or not, of Russell and Jeff's Deep Ellum

  • Music

    April 29, 1999

    1999 Dallas Observer Music Awards

    Why can't we all just get along? The history, or not, of Russell and Jeff's Deep Ellum

  • Music

    April 15, 1999

    Tripping, not falling

    The Daisy doesn't need a major label to keep making, and selling, its music

  • Music

    December 31, 1998

    Homewardsounds

    Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

  • Music

    November 12, 1998

    Out There

    Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Out There

    Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

  • Music

    August 27, 1998

    Out There

    Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

  • Music

    July 16, 1998

    Out There

    Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

  • News

    July 2, 1998

    Getting the business

    With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

  • Music

    June 4, 1998

    Out There

    With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Out There

    With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

  • Music

    February 19, 1998

    Roadshows

    With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

  • Music

    January 1, 1998

    Rock and roll over

    In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

  • Music

    October 23, 1997

    Out There

    In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

  • Music

    May 8, 1997

    Out There

    In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

  • Music

    March 13, 1997

    Out There

    In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

  • Music

    January 9, 1997

    Spirit of '96

    Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

  • Music

    January 9, 1997

    It was a very good year

    1996 lived up to its predecessor while presaging great things to come

  • Music

    June 13, 1996

    Out There

    1996 lived up to its predecessor while presaging great things to come

  • Music

    January 11, 1996

    Kicking his habit

    Billy Goat's Mike Dillontries to live down his past

  • Music

    November 9, 1995

    Out There

    Billy Goat's Mike Dillontries to live down his past

  • Music

    June 15, 1995

    Good and messy

    Tripping Daisy's Firecracker explodes with riches

  • Music

    May 25, 1995

    Plastic explosives

    Push the Tripping Daisy and make them come up

  • Music

    April 20, 1995

    Reviews

    Push the Tripping Daisy and make them come up

  • Music

    April 6, 1995

    Dour times

    Portishead creates a sad poetic sound that separates dreams from reality

  • Music

    March 2, 1995

    Licensed to steal

    Negativland makes its case in a new book and album

  • Music

    December 15, 1994

    Home grown

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

  • Music

    December 1, 1994

    Beating time

    New Bohemians show proves you can go home again, but only for a little while

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