Miranda Lambert

Country Divas Ashley Monroe and Kacey Musgraves Have a Need for Weed

This week the Golden, Texas native Kacey Musgraves finally releases her eagerly-awaited debut album, Same Trailer, Different Park. Indeed, it's fitting that she's from a town named Golden, as the new album is but the most recent example of some serious Solid Country Gold that's come from the younger ... More >>

The Pistol Annies

Saturday, September 29, at Billy Bob's

Seven Mainstream/Top 40 Country Acts That Don't Suck

For almost as long as country music has lived as a genre, the argument about what makes a song, album, singer or group "country" has existed. Depending on who you ask, over time, and especially in the past couple of decades, country music has either splintered into dozens of wildly different and com ... More >>

Preview: Miranda Lambert at Gexa Energy Pavilion

Ten of This Weekend's Top Shows: Jane's Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Memoryhouse and More

Jane's Addiction, The Duke SpiritThursday, May 10, at McFarlin AuditoriumAfter seeing Perry Farrell (who is strangely older than my parents) perform a really bad set at South By Southwest a few years ago, seeing Jane's Addiction doesn't pique my interest as much as opening psych-tinged act The Duke ... More >>

The Most Exciting (Non-Football) Super Bowl Moments!

TEXANS CELEBRATE AMERICA - Neither of the pre-game patriotic performances achieved Whitney Houston-level kudos, but both were delivered tastefully and capably. Lindale's Miranda Lambert did some nice harmonizin' with her hubby on "America the Beautiful," and Burleson's Kelly Clarkson shared her Nati ... More >>

"What in the Devil Is She Doing With a Rock and Roller?": Loretta Lynn Is a Lifer

​Loretta Lynn keeps it rather simple when summing her progression from childhood cabin in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to the illustrious Winspear Opera House, where she performs Sunday night. "It really has been an interesting journey. It's a hard story to believe, but it really is interesting." ... More >>

Vince and Dawn Barnhill Have Seen a Million Faces, Rocked Them All

​ Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Vince and Dawn Barnhill have been running Universal Rehearsal since 1987, five years before they tied the knot. Over that time, they've hosted rehearsals by Erykah Badu, The Dixie ... More >>

Music Video Monday: New Clips From Sunny Sweeney, Larry g(EE), Bornfree and The Orange

That charmer singing about a broken heart in the above clip is one Sunny Sweeney, a resident of Longview (just a short jaunt east along I-20, past Miranda Lambert's Lindale and Eisley's Tyler). Now, here's the impressive thing: In addition to the above video, released just two weeks back, having 1. ... More >>

Ready For The Voice's Season Finale? Well, How About Some Local Connections To The Show?

​Confession time, y'all: I've been watching The Voice on NBC all season long. Kind of loving it, too. And why not? It's like the perfect blend of American Idol and Made. (Speaking of Made: I highly recommend trying to catch a re-run of Play-N-Skillz's recently aired episode of that show, especiall ... More >>

Good Friday: Robyn, Beth Orton, Sebadoh, Miranda Lambert, Broken Social Scene, Tapes N' Tapes, Ty Segall, Nadia Washington, Flowers Of God, Toby Keith, Mixmaster Mike, Swans, Hares On The Mountain & More!

Robyn​This weekend will be insane. And it all starts with Swedish pop star Robyn, who will be performing at South Side Music Hall tonight. She's managed to find a nice happy medium with her highly credible, highly danceable, modern pop music, and tonight will afford her fans a chance to see just h ... More >>

Miranda Lambert

Friday, February 18, and Saturday, February 19, at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth

Fourteen Texans Walked Away From the 2011 Grammy Awards With Trophies To Bring Home

The big winner at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night? That, surely, was The Arcade Fire, who, whether you've heard of them or not, walked with the coveted Album of the Year title at this year's festivities. But, really, Texas as a whole didn't do too bad as the Texas Music Office in Austin has remind ... More >>

Show Announcements: Lucero, Hellyeah, The O's, Robern Earl Keen, Miranda Lambert, REO Speedwagon, Bob Schneider, Genitorturers, Corrosion Of Conformity & More!

Ben Nichols​Yesterday, we mentioned the first batch of shows listed for the next few months over at Club Dada -- but we still thought that Lucero's performance set for Thursday, February 24, was worth mentioning again. Last time they came through, they didn't really get a fair shake, playing at 1 ... More >>

Staff Trax: The Futureheads, Fake Problems, Small Black, Ashley Ray, Alex Parks

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 >>

Staff Trax: Black Mountain, of Montreal, Miranda Lambert, Rhys Chatham, Daniel Lanois & Bambi Lee Savage, Grinderman

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 ou ... More >>

Dallas Gets Its Lilith Fair Date and Lineup. No Badu, Though...

​So, we've been keeping tabs on the "Lilith Fair Is Back!" announcements for a while, thinking it was kind of a big deal with a long list of pretty interesting artists and a somewhat surprising North Texas bent. Plus, we knew it was coming to Dallas at some point this summer, so there was that.Yes ... More >>

Selena Gomez Becomes The Latest North Texan on The Kinda Impressive Lilith Fair Tour Lineup.

Past her prime already?​Another month, another North Texan gets added to the kinda impressive Lilith Fair tour lineup...Yep: Today comes the news that Grand Prairie's own Dis-kid, Selena Gomez (who our sister paper down in Houston is already pegging as past her prime at just 17 years old), has bee ... More >>

Norah Jones, Other North Texans (Including Neon Indian, Who'll Also Play Fallon Thursday Night) Named to 2010 Bonnaroo Lineup

​ All day yesterday, (via Twitter) Bonnaroo went ahead and announced its lineup for this year ordeal, which will take place June 10-13 in Manchester, Tennessee, and it's a pretty impressive lineup featuring the likes of Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Dave Matthew Band, Kings of Leon and the Flaming Lips, w ... More >>

Eli Young Band Adds A Little Nashville Spice to Denton

Lilith Fair To Return This Summer With Local Artists And A Dallas Stop

This logo wasn't lying. ​In yet another sign that the '90s are back, or perhaps never really ended, Lilith Fair is returning this summer with a 33-city schedule (including Dallas) revealed so far. Even better news: the lineup is strong enough that you won't have to promise your boyfriend a blowjob ... More >>

Dixie Chicks and Old 97's Named to Texas Music's Best Albums Of The Decade List, Other Area Acts Named Among Its Artists Of The Decade

​The new Texas Music magazine popped up in the snail mail yesterday, and in a joint celebration of both the end of the '00s and start of the mag's 10th year in existence, the magazine, like many others before it, went ahead and listed its favorite albums and artists of the decade. And, of course, ... More >>

What Do Chuck and Mark Cuban Have in Common? All-Star Celeb Game, That's What.

Zachary Levi​Even though tickets go on sale Tuesday, there's been no official announcement concerning the famous faces suiting up for the 2010 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, which will take place February 12 at the Dallas Convention Center during the three-day Jam Session to be held in advance of th ... More >>

Good Friday: Black Joe Lewis, Allman Brothers, The Paper Chase, Who's Bad, Finch, Jonathan Tyler, Quebe Sisters, Miranda Lambert, Colin Hay, Hollywood Undead, Miley Cyrus

Rivalries bring out the best in people, huh?​Don't even begin to kid yourselves: Getting around town this weekend will be a pain. Lower Greenville in particular? It's gonna suck. So hard.What really sucks though, is that it's a pretty packed weekend of live music, and if you're gonna head out on t ... More >>

This Year's Chevy Main Stage Performers At The State Fair

​After the jump, the complete, just-released lineup of acts playing the Chevrolet Main Stage at this year's Texas State Fair. Without looking, though, I'm guessing you probably have an idea of what's in store.So, on that note, let's just knock the highlights out of the way right now: Miranda Lambe ... More >>

Chris Knight, Back Porch Mary, Mo Robson Band

Thursday, April 2, at the Granada Theater

Eli Young Band

Friday, March 27, at House of Blues

ACL: Sunny Sweeney Yes, Vampire Weekend No

Miranda Lambert

Saturday, April 12, at Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie

Julie Roberts, Miranda Lambert

Friday, May 20, at the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival

KSCS Country Fair 2005

Saturday, April 9