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Pleasant Grove

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Justice for Justice, the Burned Puppy, is Now Worth $25,000

    There's nothing like the sad death of an adorable puppy to stir up the police, animal services and the media. That's certainly the case with Justice, the 4-month-old lab-terrier mix doused in lighter fluid and burned in a Pleasant Grove apartment complex on April 4. Justice suffered through a week o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2012

    Justice, the Puppy Burned in Pleasant Grove Last Week, Died Last Night

    The caretakers of the puppy who suffered third degree burns over most of his body were optimistic until the very end. But last night, Justice died after some of his wounds became infected and his condition worsened, according to a posting by DFW Rescue Me. The dog was rescued in Pleasant Grove last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2012

    Dallas PD's New Year's Eve, By the Numbers

    WFAA​The Dallas Police Department sends word this morning: It guesstimates 30,000 turned out for last night's Big D NYE in Victory Plaza, otherwise known as the Dallas Stars' post-game party that filled a few hours of Channel 8 airtime in between all that Dick Clarking. And while DWI numbers aren' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Kirtland Records To Release The Boom Boom Box's Debut LP

    Mike BrooksLast night: Baboon's horsehead blues​ Since we've already got Baboon on the brain today -- have you seen the insane slideshow from last night's Scratch Acid show yet? -- let's add one more bit of news. Kirtland Records will be releasing the debut album from The Boom Boom Box, featur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Thirteen Locals, Who Feds Say Are Linked to Los Zetas Cartel, Indicted For Coke Trafficking

    ​Stories linking Los Zetas -- a drug cartel consisting of, among others, former Mexican Army commandos -- with North Texas have been around for years. Take this story, from three years ago, connecting a Collin County deputy constable with a cousin said to be working for the cartel. In March, The N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    City's Ready to Part, Properly, With Its Surplus Property. And: Look Out, Payday Lenders.

    The city needs to auction off this slice of Greenville Avenue.​We've long wondered, including just last month, why the city can't (won't?) unload its old libraries and other so-called surplus properties, and time after time City Manager Mary Suhm has said: The market's just not right. But in just ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2010

    Crushed Stars

    Convalescing in Braille Simulacra Records

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Unexpected Influences: Rapper galleryCat Talks About Loving The Cure, Taylor Swift and Folk

    Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. We're calling it Unexpected Influences -- because, we hope, that's what it will show.​Dallas rapper galleryCat is known for his multi-instrumental live affairs, which often end up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets For Pleasant Grove, Mike Graff And Derek Rogers At The Kessler Saturday

    ​Pleasant Grove will be at The Kessler in Oak Cliff Saturday for a very special performance. Not only is it a rare (reunion?) show for the band that for years has been either broken up or on the verge of breakup, depending on who you ask, but they'll be performing their album Auscultation of the H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Good Friday: Pleasant Grove, Toadies, B.o.B., RTB2, Queensryche, Ishi, Slobberbone, Spooky Folk, Dark Dark Dark, Trey Songz, Dondria, More...

    ​Dallas has seen many bands come and go. Some put out records that generated a lot of hype, but ultimately were forgotten. Some released albums that defined our music scene and still stand up today. Pleasant Grove is an example of the latter, and their crowning achievement is their album, Ausculta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    DART Sends Word: Sales Tax Drop Will Cause "Indefinite" Delays of Three Significant Projects

    ​We've known since March that Dallas Area Rapid Transit's $3-billion drop in sales tax receipts would put on hold several key projects, chief among them the second downtown rail line, or D2. But exactly what and for how long? Those are answers we didn't know, not until this evening. DART spokesman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    What's On the Council's To-Do List Today?

    ​Here, to start your morning, a few highlights from today's 858-page council agenda, which we'll begin with a shout-out to Brad Kirby. Surely you remember him? Back in January, Kirby went down to Dallas City Hall to tell the horseshoe about his stolen dogs. He proposed an ordinance that would make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Bonus MP3: Anonymous???? -- "Summertime"

    ​Pleasant Grove rapper Anonymous???? is on the verge of staging an Intervention on the music world. This will be a little different than a real-life intervention, though. In a real intervention, you think you're about to have a party, only to have a bunch of friends and relatives bitch at you abou ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2010

    The Best Area Album Releases of the '00s

    ​Pleasant Grove rapper Anonymous???? is on the verge of staging an Intervention on the music world. This will be a little different than a real-life intervention, though. In a real intervention, you think you're about to have a party, only to have a bunch of friends and relatives bitch at you abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    After City Approves More Than $1 Billion in Bond Funding for South Dallas, Task Force Finds Ways to Spend Another $100 Million

    Sam MertenSeveral members of the Mayor's Southern Dallas Task Force packed the city council chambers Tuesday afternoon as they unveiled plans to revitalize 10 areas of South Dallas. The task force, consisting of approximately 250 folks split into 13 groups, recommended the city include a minimum of ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2009

    Man Man,The Boom Boom Box, Giggle Party

    Friday, April 24, at The Lounge on Elm Street

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Highlights, Lowlights and Northern Lights From Saturday's National Record Store Day Celebration At Good Records

    Patrick MichelsJonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights on Good's outdoor stage.Spent all day Saturday (well, for the most part) at Good Records for the store's combined 9th Birthday Bash and National Record Store Day Celebration. And, given the at-times cool and at-times brutally humid weather, tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    St. Vincent's Actor Set For May 5 Release

    Annabel Mehran 4AD has announced the release date of St. Vincent's sophomore release, Actor, and, as the header to this post implies, we can expect the disc about two and a half months from now. The disc, produced here in Dallas by The Paper Chase's John Congleton, also features North Texas musician ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Bonus MP3: Anonymous -- "Get Up"

    "I don't know what you've been told, but George Bush is out of control," raps Anonymous at the beginning of "Get Up." The track combines the Pleasant Grove rapper's rhymes about the troubles plaguing the Bush-plagued country with inspiration and hope, all over a Lehtmo Joe LehtMoJoe-produced militar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Good Friday: Pleasant Grove, Airline, Marilyn Manson, Record Hop

    "I don't know what you've been told, but George Bush is out of control," raps Anonymous at the beginning of "Get Up." The track combines the Pleasant Grove rapper's rhymes about the troubles plaguing the Bush-plagued country with inspiration and hope, all over a Lehtmo Joe LehtMoJoe-produced militar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2007

    Digging Deep Holes for the Future

    "I don't know what you've been told, but George Bush is out of control," raps Anonymous at the beginning of "Get Up." The track combines the Pleasant Grove rapper's rhymes about the troubles plaguing the Bush-plagued country with inspiration and hope, all over a Lehtmo Joe LehtMoJoe-produced militar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    A Farewell from His Friends

    "I don't know what you've been told, but George Bush is out of control," raps Anonymous at the beginning of "Get Up." The track combines the Pleasant Grove rapper's rhymes about the troubles plaguing the Bush-plagued country with inspiration and hope, all over a Lehtmo Joe LehtMoJoe-produced militar ... More >>

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    2006 TOP 10

    More Top 10 lists from our writers

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Money Waters

    Swalhaggin (Noir Sound Records)

  • Music

    December 1, 2005

    Odds & Ends

    The holiday spirt begins with gifts from The Feds, Good Records and Texasgigs.com

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    North Texas New Music Festival

    Friday, September 30, throughout Deep Ellum

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    Odds & Ends

    Pleasant Grove needs a drummer, the Oasis of Hope needs your support,and Tom Heinl needs a cigarette

  • Music

    April 8, 2004

    Good Vibrations

    Changes at Good Records, plus news on the Polyphonic Spree and a royalmea culpa

  • Music

    March 25, 2004

    Dallas on Display

    Area acts get their share of shout-outs

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    On the Town

    We endured nine straight nights of booze and smoke to bring you this news. You can thank us later.

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Waste of Good Air

    More thoughts on the Dallas Observer Music Awards

  • Music

    March 21, 2002

    Conference for Cynics

    SXSW offers up dreamchasers, diatribes and some darn good music, too

  • Music

    January 10, 2002

    Hear Here

    Local music was better than ever in 2001

  • Music

    January 3, 2002

    Safe at Home

    Don’t forget the local boys...and girl

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    Not Just Yet

    Upcoming music happenings offer much to anticipate

  • Music

    November 15, 2001

    Various Artists

    Sunny Teriyaki Hamburger Breakfast (Summer Break)

  • Music

    May 3, 2001

    Scene, Heard

    We'll take most of the blame, but not all of it.

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    Scene, Heard

    Dallas-Denton-Forth Worth bands make their biggest impact yet at SXSW

  • Music

    January 25, 2001

    Scene, Heard

    Trees closes its doors...for a while

  • Music

    January 4, 2001

    Scene, Heard

    Counting down the days 'til February

  • Music

    December 21, 2000

    Scene, Heard

    We've been trying to tell people for months

  • Music

    November 23, 2000

    Various Artists

    Electric Ornaments: An Idol Records Christmas Collection (Idol records)

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Hijinks at Trees

    Long-overdue debuts

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000

    Best live music venue

    Gypsy Tea Room

  • Music

    September 7, 2000

    Scene, heard

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

  • Music

    June 29, 2000
  • Music

    May 25, 2000

    Across the Bar

    Adventure Club's b-day bash; "Surreal" multi-act bills; Funland reunited (sort-of); Get a job

  • Music

    January 27, 2000

    Scene, heard

    We'll try to write something good

  • Music

    August 26, 1999

    Across the Bar

    Deep-sixing Deep Ellum Records; The Tomorrowpeople play every song they know; Pleasant Grove gets Last Beat; Adventures of Jet hopes to be Born on the World Wide Web

  • Music

    May 20, 1999

    Liberation front

    Two local Web sites hope to bring Dallas music to the world

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