Kris Kristofferson

The Search for the Perfect Guitar, Part III

"Vintage Silvertone Acoustic guitar," "1977 Dobro Duolian," "Martin 00X1 Auditorium Acoustic Guitar (14 Fret)" are just some of the headlines advertising guitars on Craigslist, but how are you supposed to play them, hear them, feel them? When you order a guitar online, you're missing an important p ... More >>

Christ, It's Another Red Dawn

North Koreans (and audiences) go home unhappy.

Ronnie Fauss Readies New Album, Drops "Night Before The War"

As we noted a few months back, Dallas-based folk rocker Ronnie Fauss landed himself a pretty sweet record deal. The release of his album, I Am The Man You Know I'm Not on the New West imprint Normaltown Records is nigh upon us, and a few songs are starting to leak out prior to the full-length's rele ... More >>

What The Fuck Happened To Vodka?

Remember when Sean Connery ordered a Smirnoff martini "shaken, not stirred," while appearing in Goldfinger? The vodka bottle's label was not-so-casually displayed facing the camera, kicking off a whorish product placement campaign that runs through all the Bond films. Back in the Connery days, thoug ... More >>

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #79-60

Best Texas songs, #100-80 The Spotify playlist for songs #79-60 79. Lift to Experience, "Falling From Cloud 9" From one of the best albums of any North Texas act in recent history, "Falling From Cloud 9" is one of the more accessible songs on 2001's The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads. It's probably t ... More >>

Calhoun's Tim Locke Talks U2, Metallica and My Morning Jacket

​ Calhoun frontman Tim Locke will be live and full in effect on Thursday night at Dan's Silverleaf. Opening for The Life and Times, the Fort Worth four-piece will deliver a show that could be as inspiring as the shows Locke saw as a kid, which range from John Denver all the way to Metallica. H ... More >>

Joyful Noise: Nothing Is Sacred

Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah are rolling in something, but it's not holy.

MP3 of the Day: Ronnie Fauss' "Clay Pigeons"

​Local alt-country maestro Ronnie Fauss hasn't been a stranger to area coffeehouses since the release of his excellent 2009 Brent Best-produced LP, New Songs For the Old Frontier. Since then, he's released two more EPs, with each one not only improving in overall quality, but also in general r ... More >>

Billy Joe Shaver, Naptime Shake

Friday, November 11, at the Kessler Theatre.

The Conversation: Is Playing Other People's Songs Respectable?

Dallas disco cover band Le Freak​A well-timed cover can be just the thing to take a band's live performance from good to great. But if the execution of the song is off, it could blow the whole set. On the flip side, although playing a cover is a risky move, sometimes the rewards can make an artist ... More >>

Top 100 Reasons Texas Is Twice as Awesome as Any Other State

Merritt MartinOh, you can damn well bet this is on the list.​By now most of you dear readers are well aware of the Gawker-produced list of the 50 Worst States In America. Gawker placed their home base at 50, and the Lone Star State at 13. Sure sure, our placement could be worse, but instead of ... More >>

Good Friday: Bro Fest, Kessler Theater Turns One, Peter Murphy, Roman Numerals, Tombs, Robert Earl Keen, Third Day, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Toro Y Moi, Snoop Dogg, Valient Thorr & More!

The Greenhornes headline Bro Fest 2011​This weekend is all about South By Southwest spillover, and the entity that is taking advantage the most is Parade of Flesh, who will be hosting the third annual Bro Fest all day on Sunday at Club Dada. For more information on the 22-band, half-indie, half-me ... More >>

My First Show: Les Américains' Jeff Parker Saw Butthole Surfers, Stone Temple Pilots and Firehose -- In A Water Park, Even.

Welcome to 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. Les Americains​Jeff Parker spent many years as the bassist for [DARYL], but Les Américains has been his m ... More >>

Listomania: The Songs That Give Thanks, a Field Guide

Not a song, but we sure are thankful for this.​It's hard to argue with Charlie Brown: Thanksgiving is here, man (paraphrased). Over on our on food blog, City of Ate, the writers are counting down to Thanksgiving with odes to their favorite T-Day foods. DC9's thinking: why can't we join in on t ... More >>

Rollin' Them Sevens

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 >>

Last Night: Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson at Bass Hall

Merle Haggard, Kris KristoffersonBass Hall, Fort WorthFebruary 17, 2010Better Than: Watching classic country performances on YouTube and thinking to yourself "damn, I wish I'd seen so-and-so before he died."Patrick MichelsJust a couple legends sharing a stage. No big deal. For a slideshow of shots f ... More >>

Crazy Heart

With Friday Night's Stop At Lola's, Kris Kristofferson Helped the Lone Star Film Festival Honor an Old Friend

Patrick MichelsKristofferson accepts the award named for his longtime friend and collaborator Stephen Bruton, Friday night at Lola's Saloon.​Even knowing the award would carry his good friend's name for years to come, it wasn't easy for Kris Kristofferson to stand onstage at Lola's Saloon Frid ... More >>

Good Friday: Calhoun, Hayes Carll, Red Headed Stranglers, Metal Rouge, Wildflower!, The Lash Outs, A Tribute To Stephen Bruton, Dem Southernfolkz, QCBS Benefit

There are so many options for music lovers this weekend that it's almost overwhelming. Remember, back in the days when you used to go to video stores to rent movies, how it felt to just stare at the cases with no idea what you wanted to watch, and there were so many choices that you got a headache b ... More >>

Forth Worth Native Stephen Bruton Has Died at 60

Renowned musician and Fort Worth native Stephen Bruton passed away on Saturday after complications from throat cancer. He was 60 years old.Over a nearly 40-year career, Bruton worked with the likes of Alejandro Escovedo, T. Bone Burnett, Bonnie Raitt, Johhny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings  ... More >>

Through the Night

Kristofferson helps Bass Hall make it

Like a Bat Out of Hell, the USA Film Festival Schedule is Released

Billy Joe Shaver Navigates Heartbreak

The musician proves to be a true Texas cowboy

Brothers Grim

Wendell Baker is a dysfunctional Wilson family affair

Ode to Billy Joe

A Texas treasure returns to Dallas

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Kris Kristofferson

Monday, November 13, at Bass Concert Hall

Waylon Away

Sierra Swan

Tuesday, August 29, at the Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

Star Struck

Nashville's greenhorns hit Irving

Just Married

SXSW, Scene and Heard Day Two

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Oh, Norah

Requiem for a Dreamer

This horse movie needs to be put down as soon as possible

Shock Treatment

An experimental director and a harrowing tale fit The Jacket perfectly

Dorkula

Blade confronts the ultimate vampire, and geeks everywhere rejoice

Method Rocking

Minnie Driver and Juliette Lewis have started bands. Come on, you know you're curious.

Mary Lou Lord / Mark Eitzel

Live: City Sounds (Rubric) / Music for Courage & Confidence (New West)

Roller Blade

So long as it keeps moving, Blade II entertains

Career Moves

Loudon Wainwright III brings his listeners along for the ride

Banding together

Don't call The Resentments a supergroup--or even a group for that matter

'Sunday Morning,' coming up

Kris Kristofferson has lived a dozen lifetimes, and they keep on coming

Limbo crock

Sayles goes to Alaska and brings with him a lot of hot air

This girl's life

Team Merchant Ivory's latest release reaches out and touches no one

Blood sucker

This vampire killer, despite its pedigree, never comes to life

Bar chords

Harry Dean Stanton sings--but then, he always has

Oedipus Tex

Nothing is what it seems in John Sayles' border-town tragedy, Lone Star

More a legend than a band

Sloppy and perfect, Golden Smog is the best of all worlds