Pedro the Lion

The Only Mash-Up That Matters

Wall of Apathy

Lucky layover

Slowride

Building a Building (Deep Elm Records)

Ben Gibbard, David Bazan, Johnathan Rice

Monday, May 14, at the Granada Theater

Newness Begins

At this weekend's Wall of Sound Festival, the New Year resolves to play its first local gig in two years

Patience for the Ride

Centro-matic began as a one-man band. Ten years later, it's Denton's greatest quartet.

Undertow Orchestra

Friday, February 24, at Hailey's

Heading Out

A prayer journal reveals life on the other side of Korn

Odds & Ends

Midlake on The Late Late Show; enter The Drams; and say bye-bye to Sara Radle

Buzzed

SXSW 2005: The crowds, the hype bands and all the Shiner Bock you can drink

Pedro the Lion & John Vanderslice

Friday, June 11

Seldom and The Velvet Teen

November 16

What's Mine

Former Velocity girl Sarah Shannon strikes out on her own

Scene, Heard

A near encounter with Reverend Horton Heat's fists

Five for Fighting

Selected Notes on Music, 2000

David Bazan

Curse Your Branches (Barsuk Records)

David Bazan, Say Hi

Thursday, October 8, at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton

Aural Ambush: David Bazan

Today, we welcome back an old friend to the blog. That's right: It's the return of Aural Ambush, a feature we hope will be back and running regularly in these confines we call DC9. It's been a while, though, so, for those who may have forgotten the concept, a quick refresher: We grab an mp3 from an ... More >>

Last Night: David Bazan, Say Hi at Dan's Silverleaf

David Bazan, Say HiDan's Silverleaf, DentonOctober 8, 2009Better Than: trying to drive home in the rain.If we pretended that this photo was from last night, you'd probably believe us, huh?​Even before the storm rolled in and David Bazan finally lumbered on stage at Dan's Silverleaf, last night's e ... More >>

Year in Review: 2009's Best Indie Records, the College Rockers Honor Roll

Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten splendid records with an amorphous rock 'n' roll designation, albeit in a perhaps slightly more experiment ... More >>

Gig Alert/Bonus MP3: Hear Flashbulb Fires' "Pyramid Scheme" and Catch the Band Tonight at Andy's Bar in Denton

Flashbulb Fires can be found under "F."​Hailing out of Denver, Flashbulb Fires is an alt-rock quartet in vein of the Arcade Fire and Pedro The Lion. At least, that's what the band's promotional material says. To me, there are some other interesting influences popping in and out of the band's sombe ... More >>

Made a Playlist, Now Checkin' it Twice: By Request, Last Night's Christmas Music Show

​Many thanks to the many folks who tuned in and called in during last night's late-night Christmas-music spectacular, which gets a replay on KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket) beginning, why, right this very moment. (That'll be just the three-hour yuletunes special, not the two hours of pirate-radio non-h ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Lewis Makes More Progress With Deep Elm Records

L. LadshawJust before Lewis slipped out of focus, entirely.​In the late '90s and early aughts, there were a handful of Dallas bands that made a big splash locally, and a slightly smaller splash nationally. Today's edition of This Week In Dallas Music History focuses on one such act -- Lewis, whose ... More >>

David Bazan's Newfound Lack of Faith

L. LadshawJust before Lewis slipped out of focus, entirely.​In the late '90s and early aughts, there were a handful of Dallas bands that made a big splash locally, and a slightly smaller splash nationally. Today's edition of This Week In Dallas Music History focuses on one such act -- Lewis, whose ... More >>

Good Friday: The Independence Day Edition

Bettmann/CorbisWillie Nelson at his second annual Fourth of July picnic in 1974​It's hot as hell and the area burn bans are in full effect, which can only mean one thing: It's time to celebrate our independence! This weekend's live music offerings are fairly strong, but at Billy Bob's Texas in For ... More >>