Joni Mitchell

The Seven Best Songs for Earth Day

Today marks the 43rd Earth Day, and to celebrate, we over at DC9 at Night put together a list of some of our favorite songs about the large, luscious planet we call home. Make sure to add any favorite environmentally-themed songs in the comment section below. Happy Earth Day!

The Power of Dallas: Erykah Badu Gives Tyler a Bump and Bill's Old Friend Makes the White House

This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we'll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste. Tyler, The Creator features several artists on his new album, and according to CD Source owne ... More >>

Marriage Proposals, $16 Margaritas and Other Things Seen and Overheard at Chris Botti's Verizon Theatre Show

​Let me make myself clear: I love Chris Botti's music. Not in an ironic or tongue-in-cheek way. Yes, Botti, the trumpet player who's played with everyone from Sting to Josh Groban to Steven Tyler. He's the kind of guy your parents love, along with Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand. This admis ... More >>

It's Only Life Sends a Singing November Valentine

Theatre Too romances tunes of John Bucchino; KDT takes dull journey with 26 Miles.

Last Night: Tom Rush at the Kessler Theater

Tom Rush The Kessler Theater October 26, 2011 Better than: sitting at home waiting for it to stop raining in St. Louis. At 70, Tom Rush is the elder statesman of the singer-songwriter era that began in the late 1960s. Known as the person who introduced audiences to the songwriting talents of James ... More >>

Good Friday: The Independence Day Edition

Bettmann/CorbisWillie Nelson at his second annual Fourth of July picnic in 1974​It's hot as hell and the area burn bans are in full effect, which can only mean one thing: It's time to celebrate our independence! This weekend's live music offerings are fairly strong, but at Billy Bob's Texas in For ... More >>

Five Shows To Go See Tonight, Tonight

Quite the busy Thursday evening of music we have here. From classic singer-songwriter fare to a trio of quality alt-country acts, there's a little something for everyone on display tonight.

Jonathan Richman and Four Other Criminally Underappreciated Talents

Pedestrian Playlist: What Does Cowboys Stadium Architect Ralph Hawkins Listen To?

Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to people of interest in the metroplex about their taste in music, including likes, dislikes, and guilty pleasures. We're calling it Pedestrian Playlist -- because, hey, everyone listens to music. A dude wearing a tie like that is bound to ... More >>

The Kids Are All Right: In Praise of Lesbian Family Values.

Just Wright

Today In Music News: Bret Michaels Hospitalized, New M.I.A And Joni Mitchell Takes The Gloves Off

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 26, 2010...Brett Michaels has been hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.It sounds like marrying into the Seagram's fortune hasn't dampened M.I.A's rebel spirit.Finally a music feud with some teeth... Joni Mitchell calls Bob Dylan a "fake and a ... More >>

Something's Afoot At The Old Tower Records Spot On Lemmon

Sure Hope You Like Norah Jones

Flower Power

Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark on peace, love and understanding

Gotta Love Jones

No Regrets

Tom Rush continues his battle against the singer-songwriter stereotype

Jangled Belles

Holi-divas! premiere and Santaland revival make it the worst Noel at WaterTower

Odds & Ends

The two weirdest extremes of local rock get the spotlight in great weekend music fests

Beth Orton

Comfort of Strangers (Astralwerks)

Picks in '06

It's time for some good news in local music--why not start with four amazing albums?

Making Kingfish Pies

Denton's enigmatic Midlake en route to success--and paying off their credit cards

Julia Fordham

Friday, August 20

Tanya Donelly

Whiskey Tango Ghosts (4AD)

Déjà Vu

Broken hearts and bleeding lungs

Look No Further

In 2003, the best was hard to find but easy to hear

Mandy Moore

Coverage (Epic)

Beauty and the Beat

Aria ready for Renée Fleming?

Habitat for Inhumanity

The "asylums" depicted in The Magdalene Sisters are insane

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Turin Brakes

Ether Song (Astralwerks)

The Minus 5

Down with Wilco (Yep Roc)

Norah Jones

Come Away With Me (Blue Note)

A Real Mother

When Shawn Colvin had a kid, it made giving birth to a new album a little harder

Holidaze

Unwrapping our annual roundup of musical season's greetings--and beatings

Folk that

The Chieftains prove folk music can be popular -- as long as you record with Elvis Costello and The Rolling Stones

Girl trouble

Rock and roll is still a man's, man's, man's, man's world

Out There

Out There

Letters

Fair game

Feminism posing as trend, profit masquerading as activism, and a bunch of really bad songs: Why Lilith Fair isn't so fair at all

Rock and roll over

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

Power lines

Jimmy Webb wrote one of the greatest songs ever, but don't tell him that

Dallas doll

Barry and Jerry's place offers good food and a touch of their idea of class

Out There

Out Here

Roadshows

Fifteen nailsin the coffin

Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

Out Here

Reviews