Kris Youmans

A First Look at the New Bar in Deep Ellum, Three Links

Former bar LaGrange is quickly morphing into Deep Ellum's newest addition, Three Links. The bar will be headed by three members of the Odd Fellows society: Scott Beggs, owner of Fuzzy's Taco Shop and former La Grange manager, Oliver Peck, Elm Street Tattoo owner and acclaimed tattoo artist, and Kris ... More >>

My First Show: Best of 2012 Edition

We decided to check back in with some of the people we interviewed this year for My First Show, and ask about favorite concerts, records, and most-wanted Christmas gifts. Bad Design's Steven Altuna takes the cake for best answer for a Christmas wish. What was the best show you saw this year? Evan ... More >>

Granada Talent Buyer Ryan Henry Has His Ear to the Ground

Ryan Henry's played with the New Frontiers and is ramping up new act, Low Dark Hills, but we figured we'd catch him while he's still largely behind-the-scenes at the Granada Theater, where he's crawled up the ladder from working on their "Serenity" crew (who handle security and maintenance) to being ... More >>

Restaurant Owner Chris Jeffers Has a Music Venue. What Will He Do With It?

The Best Five Dallas Venues to See a Show for Free

In these economic times, the live music budget in many households is one of the first to go. When things get tight you either need superior finagling skills or a place to see free shows. Of course, there are tons of free shows in town. In fact, if you head over to Potbelly right now you'll catch a g ... More >>

The Foundry Hosts First Show Saturday With The Black Dotz, Boom Boom Box & More

​Oak Cliff's Foundry, built into the space of previous bar Jack's Backyard, is quickly becoming one of the coolest venues in town. Thing is, it hasn't even had a show yet. This weekend, a Rockers vs. Mods party will remedy that.On Saturday, Sleezy Mancini, The Black Dotz, Missile and The Boom Boom ... More >>

2011 Music, Turned Up to 11

Deuces, D

After almost four years on the job, an outgoing music editor takes one last stab at making sense of it all.

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Experimental/Avant Garde Act, Best Talent Buyer, Best Local Music Advocate

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Experimental/Avant G ... More >>

The Conversation: How Do Newcomers To The Region View The Music Scene in North Texas?

George SteinmetzShow us to the music!​We here at DC9 are deeply entrenched in the local music scene. Among the in-house writers alone, we've got at least a collective 60 years of experience in North Texas music.It's also safe to assume that a good portion of our readers have been going to shows si ... More >>

Loft and South Side Music Hall Talent Buyer Kris Youmans Launches Independent Company

Dylan HollingsworthKris Youmans​ After a year and a half spent working as talent buyer for the Gilley's Complex on South Lamar, focusing on South Side Music Hall, The Loft and the Jack Daniel's Saloon, Kris Youmans has announced today the formation of his own, independent talent buying agency. In ... More >>

Last Night: The Antlers, Little Scream at The Loft

The Antlers, Little ScreamThe LoftJune 9, 2011Better than: Being in some hospice somewhere.Looks like the guy in the bottom left might have come for the wrong Antlers.​When DC9 spoke with The Antlers' keyboardist Darby Cicci for a piece we ran in last week's paper edition, he mentioned that on the ... More >>

The Music Angle in Irving's Mayoral Race

Local Music 'Mericans: Booking Agent Kris Youmans Will Convince You To Spend Your Hard-Earned Money At His Shows.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Kris Youmans​Kris Youmans has one of those jobs that looks cushy from the outside, but, from the insid ... More >>

Last Night: Deerhoof at The Loft

DeerhoofThe LoftFebruary 2, 2011Better than: Ice, ice babyDoug DavisDeerhoof​It was a stroke of good luck, aided with a bit of coaxing by Loft promoter Kris Youmans, that got two luminaries to agree to share the bill on Wednesday night at The Loft. And, for fans of more experimental music, the o ... More >>

Show Announcements: Elephant 6 Holiday Extravaganza Tour 2011, Flogging Molly, STYX, Mini Mansions, My Chemical Romance, Kool Keith, Smith Westerns, Yann Teirsen & more

Christmas in March. Thanks Elephant 6!​Over the weekend, at a loft venue in Brooklyn called The Schoolhouse, Jeff Mangum, the man behind the Elephant 6 record label and the band Neutral Milk Hotel, performed a rare surprise set for about 75 onlookers. At the performance, which can be heard over at ... More >>

Is the ACL Spillover Effect Just a Big Myth?

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets For Boris Tonight At The Loft

​Tokyo avant-garde hard-n-heavy rockers Boris are making a highly anticipated tour stop tonight at The Loft in Dallas. That's reason enough for excitement, but the icing on the cake is that Chicago's Russian Circles are also on the bill, adding some slow-building, heavy-riffing instrumental madnes ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets For Tonight's Phosphorescent Show At The Kessler

Unfortunately, Willie Nelson will not be joining Phosphorescent at tonight's show. But chances are you'll hear a Willie song or two.​Have we mentioned yet how stoked we are about tonight's Phosphorescent show at The Kessler? Oh yeah, I guess we have. Writes Noah W. Bailey in this week's print supp ... More >>

Guided By Voices Make Dallas First Stop On Reunion Tour

​You were probably all excited to hear that Guided By Voices are reuniting with the classic lineup for The Hallway Of Shatterproof Glass Tour, but were dismayed to see that Dallas wasn't on their tour itinerary. Which is not to say that GBV aren't worth a drive to Austin for their September 30 ... More >>

DOMA XXII: And The Nominees Are...

​Well, we did it. Just minutes ago, we reached 300 followers on Twitter for our @DOMATweets account. Which means, as promised, it's time to reveal the ballots.After the jump, feel free to peruse the ballot for your 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards. And, in the comments, go to town on your thought ... More >>

A Couple Big Shake-Ups In Area Booking Agent Allegiances In The Wake of Live Nation's Setting Up Shop In Dallas...

Kris Youmans​Two years back, Kris Youmans took home a Dallas Observer Music Award that named him the best booking agent in town thanks to his work bringing in some of the bigger indie acts around to the Granada Theater. As of yesterday, though, Youmans is out at the Granada, having accepted a job ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets To See Bill Callahan at the Granada Theater on Friday

For two albums now, the artist formerly known as Smog and (Smog) has gone by his birth name, Bill Callahan, and despite of some early concern from his fans, the past few years have really only seen Callahan's fanbase grow. It helps, of course, that 2007's Woke on a Whaleheart was Callahan's poppies ... More >>

Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?

Dallas Observer Music Awards

Make Up Your Mind: Toadies Performing "Possum Kingdom" At Possum Kingdom

Hey, remember that Dia De Los Toadies festival shindig back in August? Course you do--we gave away tickets. Anyway, Spin.com, a site that's showed no shortage of love for the Toadies' still-newish No Deliverance record, has another exclusive with the band today, this time of the band performing--get ... More >>

Astronautalis and The Riverboat Gamblers Return to Town

OK, so we have a pretty expansive definition of "local"

American Werewolf Academy

Triceratops (Self-released)

Astronautalis Posts Update on New Album, Including Sample Track

Our 20th Music Awards

1988-2008: Two Decades of DOMA

DOMA: The Winners! Announced! (Yay!)

DOMA XX: And The Nominees Are...

La Reunion Power

Advice for the New Observer Music Editor

A lot of music editors enter the Thunderdome. None gets out alive.

Big D's Great Roar

You Think Darrell Jordan's Having a CD Release Party at Good Records?

Zac's Tracks o' Wax, This Time With Sound

All Covered Up

Craft and Driver

Yaris fuels the Dallas arts scene

A Slowride to Heavy Rotation

Ever Since the Turn

the pAper chAse blames its musical maturation on two equally scary things--The Exorcist and ZZ Top

Uh, I Don't See Any Violins...

2006 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Freemasons, Eh? Not Entirely.

Odds & Ends

Get in on The Rocket Summer's next music video before his major label deal kicks in

War Stories

Or: What do confiscated videotapes, cops and stolen apples have to do with Red Animal War?

Everyone's a Critic

Or at least a handful of musicians and music-industry types are, for a few brief moments

Scene, heard

Darlington disolves; Rubber Gloves gets booked; Mandarin time; Club anniversaries; Shabazz 3 heads north; Plus, much, much more

Rock on

Chris Weber comes back to Denton to try his luck with Rock Lottery

Across the Bar

Post from Vermont is returned to sender; Who is A Quick One; The Cavern experiments; The Volares get good print