Paul Simon

Edie Brickell: "I Worked The Booth At The Granada Theater. I Was In That Booth All By Myself and Daydreamed When I Wasn't Working."

Edie Brickell might not live in Dallas anymore, but she still thinks very fondly of her roots here. Her latest project is The Gaddabouts, a supergroup featuring session musician legends like drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Pino Palladino, and they released the double-disc set Look Out Now! last week. ... More >>

Ten Musicians' Ghosts That Still Stalk The Earth (And How To Dress Up As Them For Halloween)

​Now that the calendar has official turned to September and the back-to-school fervor is over, we've come upon that special time once again when big-box retailers to start rolling out their Halloween merchandise. Since we here at DC9 love Halloween, we think it's never too early to begin planning ... More >>

Deep Ellum Blues: How Come These Influential Dallas Acts Don't Have Deep Ellum Murals?

​Deep Ellum is in many ways the music capital of Dallas. Yes, the area has had its ups and downs. No, it hasn't always been the center of the music scene, especially with Denton consistently pumping out artists at a rapid rate. But, fact is, without a doubt, Deep Ellum has for over a century now b ... More >>

Guitar Great Cornell Dupree, Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died at 69

Moments ago, an old Friend of Unfair Park sent along this obituary that appeared on Variety's website last night: Guitar great Cornell Dupree died at his Fort Worth home Sunday at the age of 69. For those unfamiliar with the name, you're certainly well-versed in his estimable body of work -- which e ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Senses Fail at Lola's Saloon, Dylan Sneed at the Kessler Theater and Willis Alan Ramsey at Poor David's Pub

Not a bad selection of shows for a Wednesday night, especially if you're into poppy punk or prime Americana.

Vampire Weekend Doesn't Suck.

The 15 Worst ...and Friends! Albums Of All-Time

​It's hard not to remember Santana's 1999 album Supernatural. Besides just the Rob Thomas collab "Smooth," which we've spent the past decade trying to erase from our memories, the album received a lot of attention at the time for being one of those records that featured a different collaboration w ... More >>

NBA Dunkers Do Dallas In One Wild, Wintry Wonderful All-Star Weekend

David Bazan

Curse Your Branches (Barsuk Records)

Good Friday: Peter Murphy, Math the Band, Jeremy Fisher, Cas Haley, Solitude Aeturnus, Little Black Dress, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Band of Heathens, Forever Sunday, Brave Combo, Les Americains, Red Collar, Steve Earle, Affliction Summer Slaughter Tour, Chuck Ragan

Weekend's here. Rock 'n' roll and party time. Let's dive right in. First, the shows we've already hipped you to this week...Tonight at the House of Blues, the Meat Puppets will toss you into a "Lake of Fire." Also, up in Denton, there's the Mothfight!, Florene and Red Faced Laughter show at Bee's Ma ... More >>

David Byrne

Sunday, June 14, at the Majestic Theatre

Carter Albrecht's Final Disc; Raised By Tigers' Sendoff

Quietly, Carter Albrecht's Solo Record Has Found Its Way On To iTunes

It says on iTunes that Carter Albrecht's solo album Jesus is alive ... and living in London has been available since February 9. Carter's father, Ken, and Robert Jenkins, whose Summer Break label is co-releasing the disc in conjunction with the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation, say that's wrong, and ... More >>

Amos Lee

Saturday, September 20, at the Granada Theater

Pet Peeves

The Beach Boys are popping up everywhere this year in music but don't seem to be getting their due

Despite Comparisons to Too Many Acts, Brooklyn's Yeasayer is Truly Original

What It Was Like: Basia Bulat, Foreign Born, Vampire Weekend, DeVotchKa, Robyn

Laying the Foundation: Or, Carter Albrecht's Dad Needs Your Help

Use Your Illusion

Slayer's leader talks spirituality, slaughterhouses and Simon

No Business Sense

Dylan Sneed left the corporate rat race to embrace his talent and his faith

Dylan Sneed, Collin Herring and Slider Pines

Thursday, August 9, at the Double Wide

Adrian!

Prog-rock legend Belew powers up the Granada

Festivus for the Rest of Us

No need for ACL--there was plenty to see within Dallas city limits

Forgiven

Stranger Things have happened to Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

Joe Strummer Revisited

Two long-lost reissues shed light on a punk icon.

What She Is Now

A New Bohemian's new sound

He Goes Now

Joe Strummer is dead. Merry effin' Christmas.

The Other Side

You could call The Dismemberment Plan boring. But you won't.

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

Scene, Heard

Music heals, now more than ever

God Only Knows Why

There's much to learn -- and forget -- about TNT's All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson

Out & About

David Sanborn

Just Beautiful

A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10

Joe Jackson

Night & Day II (Sony Classical)

Preview

Sean Na Na, Ted Leo

Please kill me

A handy guide to the worst local records of the '90s

Mob rules

In case you just woke up this morning, The Sopranos returns Sunday

New world disorder

Tom Z's restless experimentalism has earned him adoration from music's cognoscenti everywhereexcept in his native Brazil

Out There

Out There

Only a memory

The Deep South decadence of Memory Dean

The quiet man

Cornell Dupree is the ultimate un-showoff

Farther along

Emmylou Harris has a new boxed set, but she won't be trapped by that cardboard tombstone

Events for the week

Roadshows

Out There

From hereto eternity

Frank Sinatra isn't dead.He's just an 80-year-old man

The Devil and Mr. Newman

America's greatest songwriter descends to hell and aspires to heaven in Faust

Chocolate and cheese

1994 wasn't The Year of Anything--except great music

The language of lite

Everything But the Girl's Ben Watt laments the duo's adult alternative fate