Mike Snider

Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids: "We Were Doing it Just to Get Some Beer and Meet Chicks"

Back in the mid '80s, you couldn't find a more fun experience than catching Southern Culture on the Skids. Rick Miller's psychobilly/surf rock creation could turn even the most modest of crowds into a seething, food throwing collection of fools that seemed to feed on the music's trailer park charm. ... More >>

An Oral History of the Dallas Music Scene

Some of Dallas' most successful musicians recount the rebirth of its most storied entertainment district: Deep Ellum.

Sons of Hermann Hall to Erect Plaque Honoring The Fallen Musicians Who've Played The Venue

Patrick PerezMany greats have played Sons' stage.​Mike Snider is sick of area musicians dying. Worse, he's sick of seeing how the whole community comes together in the wake of a death -- not because there's anything wrong with that, he's quick to say, but because he doesn't understand why we can't ... More >>

Last Night: The Civil Wars and Rayland Baxter at The Texas Theater

The Civil Wars, Rayland Baxter Texas Theatre July 13, 2011 Better than: any other concert ever performed at the Texas Theatre.Taryn WalkerThe Civil Wars​The name The Civil Wars suggests that the two members, Joy Williams and John Paul White, are at odds with each other -- except the opposite is t ... More >>

Hungry on DART's Green Line? Here's a Big Honkin' List That Might Help

​It took four years and $1.8 million to complete the longest light-rail construction project in U.S. history -- says DART -- but a little more than one month since DART's Green Line opened, it's been for all intents and purposes a success. While the full line was officially opened on December ... More >>

Show Announcements: Sorta Reunion, Bitter End, Fair To Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sarah Jaffe, Murder By Death, Ozomatli, Sevendust, Jeff Beck, Yanni and More.

Sorta​It's no secret that the folks over at AllGood Cafe have always loved the band Sorta, the now-defunct Dallas supergroup that called it quits shortly after the untimely and shocking death of Dallas music legend Carter Albrecht. Since that breakup, the band's members haven't disappeared from th ... More >>

Good Friday: Wu-Tang Clan, The O's, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Dead Twins, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, James McMurtry, Stoney LaRue, Boys Named Sue & More!

​The biggest concert this weekend is undoubtedly the already sold-out Wu-Tang Clan show at Granada Theater tonight. With the obvious exception for Old Dirty Bastard, every member of the Wu will be at the performance except for RZA. But even without the drum machine genius, this is one of the most ... More >>

Good Friday: Heavy Make-Up With Edie Brickell, Dresden Dolls, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Hayes Carll, Stars, Black Mountain, Black Angels, Social Distortion, Misfits, Comrade, Marc Cohn, Pomegranates, Roger Waters & more

Edie Brickell​Certainly not the biggest, but the most notable show coming to town is Heavy Make-Up at The Kessler Theater on Friday night. The group features Edie Brickell, fellow New Bohemian Kenny Withrow and Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess. This improvisational band is certain to recall th ... More >>

Santiago's Taco Loco Express: Crazy Big, Crazy Bad and Crazy Sad

​On a Sunday morning when our son was at his grandmother's house, the missus and I headed to Deep Ellum for brunch at All Good Café. Mike Snider's restaurant and live-music venue is a fantastic place for brunch -- if you can tolerate waiting in line. Then I saw the little building with a roof ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets To Catch The Paper Chase, True Widow and The Boom Boom Box at Sons of Hermann Hall on Friday Night

Seems things have been heating up on the east end of Deep Ellum lately, what with Sons of Hermann Hall's amped-up bookings of late (Hope Sandoval, the four-night run from the Old 97's, etc.). And that trend only continues as the lodge hosts a fine triple-bill on Friday night featuring three of the ... More >>

Last Night: Old 97's at Sons of Hermann Hall (Night One of the Band's Four-Night Residency)

​Old 97's, Rhett Miller, Murry HammondSons of Hermann HallDecember 26, 2009Better than: most of the aftermath associated with the most wonderful time of the year...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Like most Dallas-Fort Worth area shows from the Old 97's of late, last night's affa ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Tonight's Hope Sandoval Show At Sons of Hermann Hall

Hope Sandoval​ In this week's print edition of DC9, you won't see an interview with Hope Sandoval. Rather, I think, you'll see something a little more interesting: an interview with the Mazzy Star singer's current musical and household partner Colm O'Ciosoig, better known to many as the drummer of ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Tonight's Trey Johnson, Danny Balis and Ward Williams Songswap at AllGood Cafe

​Yesterday, we mentioned Trey Johnson, Danny Balis and Ward Williams songswap taking place tonight at AllGood Cafe, a sorta Sorta reunion, in a sense, as those three's former Sorta bandmate Chris Holt will also be in attendance. Will there be Sorta songs performed? We can't say. But four former me ... More >>

Sorta Like Sorta: Trey Johnson, Danny Balis, Ward Williams and Friends To Play AllGood Tomorrow Night

Mark Fuentes​ For obvious reasons, a full-blown Sorta reunion just ain't in the cards. But, tomorrow night at AllGood Cafe, fans of the DOMA-winning favorite are in for pretty much the next best thing, as four former Sorta members, (and some friends) are slated to share a performance stage once m ... More >>

Old 97's To Play Four Consecutive Nights At Sons of Hermann Hall

​More big news from Mike Snider today--this time about an upcoming string of shows scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Eve at Sons of Hermann Hall. In short: Longtime favorite local alt-country outfit the Old 97's has been booked to play four consecutive nights at the Deep Ellum ballroom, f ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Tonight's Strange Boys and Alejandro Escovedo Show At Sons of Hermann Hall

Catch The Strange Boys and Alejandro Escovedo Tonight At Sons of Hermann Hall. The Dallas sons and current Austin residents in The Strange Boys are making two stops in North Texas this weekend as they head north and east out of Austin to launch their summer tour. Tomorrow night, you can catch the fe ... More >>

Distant Gig Alert: The Jayhawks' Gary Louris And Mark Olson To Perform Together At Sons In April

AllGood Cafe's Mike Snider checks in this week with a pretty imperssive upcoming get at Sons of Hermann Hall--at least for alt-country devotees.On Friday, April 19 17, at Sons, Gary Louris and Mark Olson, both of the seminal alt-country act The Jayhawks, will perform together again for what should ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To See Rhett Miller And Sarah Jaffe At Sons Tonight

Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller is back in town--this time to record his upcoming solo record with Blame It On Gravity producer Salim Nourallah. But it's not all work and no play for the singer-songwriter. Tonight, he takes to the stage at Sons of Hermann Hall for a quick one-off date before heading ... More >>

DOMA XX: And The Nominees Are...

The First Stage

So you want to be a rock superstar, huh? First you've gotta find a home for your sound

What It Was Like: Old 97's, Cloud Cult, Tapes 'n Tapes

Mokah Music Summit: The Morning After

Prom Is for Suckers

Lollipop Shoppe is bringing groovy back

Charity Cases

Good ways to spend some money. Just get a receipt for your taxes.

Tea Totaled

Another domino falls in Deep Ellum

Best Night of Local Music Ever. Oughta Be, Anyway.

T.C.B. or T.Y.A. Saturday Night, Y'all

Magical History Tour

Kickin' It In Aisle Five

We didn't get the budget for a DOMA documentary, so here's a quick behind-the-scenes rundown instead

It's a Draw

In the Dallas music scene, who brings the biggest crowds?

Eleven Hundred Springs and The Cornell Hurd Band

January 10

Strong Foundation

Bar of Soap founders celebrate 20th year in Dallas music scene

Scene, Heard

Todd Deatherage's newest up for grabs; Buzz-Oven reheats; New info on Centro-matic and Polyphonic Spree discs

Hash Over

Teahouse of the former Moon

Defunct space gets a new lease on life

To every season

The times they are a-changin' at the Sons of Hermann

Together again

Respected but short-lived country-rock outfit the Cartwrights are getting back together

All a-flutter

Another local songwriter has a cut on a major-label release

Spirit of '96

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

Ja, das is country punk

The old world discovers the Old 97's

Roadshows

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