Punk Rock

Ten Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: May 23-29

Hello again, all! So, what you may not know is that each week I try to decide which picture of which band should go at the top of this weekly blog post. This week I settled on Guns N' Roses, since their fans span several generations; even though the tickets to their show this week are so totally out ... More >>

The Ten Best American Hardcore Punk Albums

Seeing that a form of Black Flag is touring right now (and playing Trees on Friday), we thought it a good time to investigate American hardcore punk rock. For all practical purposes, the beginning of hardcore in the states happened in the early 80's. While many hardcore acts were inspired by the Sex ... More >>

Why Kanye West May Prove to Be the Perfect Punk Rock Rapper

This weekend Kanye West released two new singles off his upcoming album, Yeezus, in the most grandiose possible fashion. On Friday, he announced the video for his newest single, "New Slaves," would be projected onto 66 buildings across six cities around the world in one night. Crowds gathered by the ... More >>

The Ten Greatest Texas Punk Bands

With D.R.I. coming to Trees last night, we at DC9 thought it might be opportune to look at some of the legendary punk bands that have claimed Texas as their home. These days, D.R.I. is better known as a metal act, but when they began life way back in 1982, Kurt Brecht and crew were a classic hardcor ... More >>

Titus Andronicus is Here to Spread the Good Word of Literature, Seinfeld and Weezer

Titus Andronicus takes its name from a Shakespeare play -- fitting, given the theatrics of leader Patrick Stickles and his band. From a practice space in New York, Stickles spoke with DC9 about how his band loves Dallas and how he doesn't consider himself a great musician before his show tomorrow ... More >>

Blag of The Dwarves on Sex, Drugs and the New Taylor Swift Single

Friday night's lineup at Deep Ellum's newest audible invader, Three Links, is a bit of a dream for those of us who love our punk raw and possibly infected. Now, seeing The Dwarves live, standalone, is a crucial experience at least once in the life of all from the rebellion set....but this time aroun ... More >>

The Jealous Sound's Blair Shehan Remembers his First Guitar: A Black and White Epiphone

In honor of the Jealous Sound's third appearance in the DFW area in 12 months (they play in the House of Blues' Cambridge Room tonight), we caught up with frontman Blair Shehan on how he got into playing guitar, hardcore punk, and where the band is now. What drew you to playing guitar? I grew up ... More >>

How The Atomic Tanlines Went From Church Choir to Crawling Around in Broken Glass

The Atomic Tanlines received plenty of praise last year with their blend of punk, free jazz and soul. The Denton-based five-piece sat down with us at the Waffle House where they started to discuss their background in music. You can catch them this week at Le Bitch Manor on Thursday and at Dada on Sa ... More >>

Riot Fest - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 9/22/12

Riot Fest Gexa Energy Pavilion Saturday, September 22 Though the inaugural Dallas edition of Riot Fest was a mild success, here's something the festival's organizers should consider if it returns next year: give the audience some kind of clue when bands are going on. While the Heineken Pavilion sta ... More >>

Keith Morris of OFF!: "When I Think of a Supergroup, I Think of Asia"

Even without considering his most recent band, OFF!, Keith Morris' punk rock credentials would be secure. Best known as the original singer for Black Flag and the founding member of the Circle Jerks, Morris has been at the forefront of the American hardcore and punk experience for the better part of ... More >>

Trophy Wives' Tony Ash: "Fugazi Was Actually My First Show Ever"

Louisville, Kentucky four-piece Trophy Wives are giving DFW a treat this week. Not only are they playing Andy's Bar in Denton tonight with Bad Design, they're also playing Double Wide on Thursday with Nervous Curtains and Descender. They'll be previewing material from their album Old Scratch, so don ... More >>

A Not-So-Vulgar Discussion of Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power

In honor of the recent 20th anniversary reissue of Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power, two music writers sat around a kitchen table and talked about it. One is clearly older than the other one. Eric Grubbs: When that record came out in 1992, what do you remember, aside from grunge and Nirvana being ... More >>

Tom May of The Menzingers Talks Joe Biden, Being Irish and Playing Pure Punk Rock

On the Impossible Past, Philadelphia quartet The Menzingers' new third effort, is a wail of an album. Angry, passionate and, best of all, literate, the songs resonate with the kind of pure punk spirit that made bands like Black Flag and The Misfits so important to the American indie scene. Speaking ... More >>

Here Holy Spain remembers the Galaxy Club, among other first shows

​ With plans for a follow-up to this year's acclaimed Division, 2012 looks good for pop-punk trio Here Holy Spain. To tide you over, they have a song on this year's Idol Christmas compilation called "God-Damn This Christmas." As the band wraps up the year, all three recently shared with us t ... More >>

Q&A: Jerry Only of The Misfits: "A lot of Punk and Metal Bands Came From Our Loins."

In various incarnations over the course of three decades, New Jersey's The Misfits have made a mark in the history of punk rock. Starting way back in 1977, singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only had a vision of combining punk rock's roar with imagery from horror movies. What they did was creat ... More >>

Q & A: Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré Talks Mixing Genres, Provoking Thoughts and Having to Wait Too Long to Play

Sticking out in the busy musical environment of Los Angeles is not an easy endeavor. Just ask Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré, a hardworking post-punk outfit trying to make a mark for itself in the highly competitive City of Angels. By choosing an unusual name and by mixing the sounds of numerous ... More >>

Keith Morris and Steven McDonald Explain Off!'s Rise From The Ashes of The Circle Jerks.

Off!​From the Raymond Pettibon album art, which invokes his classic album covers for his brother Greg Ginn's band, Black Flag, to the thundering downstrokes, rubbery machine gun rhythms and brash spirit, Off! is a time machine to the early days of West Coast punk. And the band boasts two illu ... More >>

400 Blows' Skot Alexander On Punk: "It's a Clothing Store in The Mall Called Hot Topic."

​Talking to Skot Alexander of the Los Angeles-based punk act 400 Blows is like conversing with your drunken uncle. It can be pretty funny, but also a little frustrating: One moment, the guy expresses a well thought out opinion about the sterilization of punk rock; the next moment, the guy can ... More >>

Greg Ginn Talks Texas, Improvisation and the Legacies of Black Flag and SST Records

Greg Ginn​ If only known for his work with the seminal punk band Black Flag, guitarist Greg Ginn would still occupy a revered spot in the annuls of alternative music. His fractured, feedback-laced style immediately stuck out within the hardcore punk movement of the early '80s. But Ginn ... More >>

Over The Weekend: C.J. Ramone at Trees

C.J.Ramone, HoodratTreesJuly, 15, 2011Better than: most tribute acts in which a member of the original band performs that band's songs with a new backing band (we're looking at you, Axl) Ammy Sussman/Getty ImagesC.J. Ramone​What is it that makes an artist keep performing their band's music, year ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: God Save the Longhorn Ballroom From the Sex Pistols

Via.​Seeing as how C.J. Ramone's in town tonight, I'd hoped this recording of the Ramones at the Fair Park Band Shell from July 26, 1990 (password's "gle-gle.blogspot.com," if you're so inclined), would be at the very least listenable. Only, it sounds like it was recorded from someone standing in ... More >>

Last Night: Warped Tour Kickoff Party at the Double Wide with Against Me!, Lucero, Mike Herrera, The Aggrolites and Missile

Warped Tour Kickoff Party with Against Me!, Lucero, Mike Herrera, The Aggrolites and Missile The Double Wide June 23, 2011 Better than: any house party you've ever attendedDavid WilsonAgainst Me! put on a thrilling performance last night at The Double Wide. For more photos from the event, check ... More >>

Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Recalls Attending Warped Tour as a Teen

Looking Back at The Best and Worst Lineups Seen In Warped Tour's 17 Years Of Existence

​The Warped Tour has always had a lot of bands and a lot of different bands. Sure, you're not going to see these bands end up on any Pitchfork best-of, but the tour doesn't exactly play to people who decree most things in life as "meh," either.Even in its first few years, you could see a hardcore ... More >>

Four Shows to Tickle Your Fancy This Tuesday

Whether it's glam metal, Midwestern punk, wholesome indie pop or arena rock from South Africa, we got a little bit of everything in the musical offerings this evening.

Face to Face, Strung Out, Blitzkid

Sunday, June 5, at the Granada Theater

Over The Weekend: Edgefest 21 at Pizza Hut Park

​Edgefest 21 with Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Social Distortion, Flogging Molly and othersPizza Hut Park in FriscoApril 30, 2011 Better than: staying at home, engaged in a rousing game of Tetris. Every year, in the cruel summer heat, KDGE-102.1-FM The Edge's annual Edgefest concert draws large cr ... More >>

Q&A: The Meatmen's Tesco Vee Talks Offensive Humor, Old-School Punk and Life After It.

​There wasn't a more offensive punk band in the early '80s than The Meatmen. Even in a market cluttered by hardcore bands popping up in droves in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., the Lansing, Michigan, band, led by Tesco Vee (a third grade teacher born Robert Vermeulen), distinguished itself wit ... More >>

Q&A: Mike Watt Talks The Minutemen, The Stooges and How The Hell He Ended Up On A Kelly Clarkson Album.

If known only for his work with the legendary trio known as The Minutemen, bassist Mike Watt would still have his place in rock 'n' roll lore. But even after that band disintegrated following the death of singer/guitarist D. Boon, Watt pressed on and formed another acclaimed trio: Firehose. And, whe ... More >>

How A Portland Label Became Denton Punk Rock's Biggest Advocate

Last Night: Against Me!, Cheap Girls and Fences at Trees

Against Me!, Cheap Girls, FencesTreesJanuary 24, 2011Better than: seeing some lo-fi band that thinks it's punk rock.Ally Jayne HoffmanFor more photos from last night's Trees show, check the slideshow.​The easiest way to describe the 80-minute onslaught Against Me! offered up to its enthusiastic Tr ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Escape the Fate at South Side Music Hall, Best Coast at the Granada and Against Me! at Trees

A solidly packed Monday evening of music awaits those who don't mind stepping out on a cold winter's night...

Against Me!, Cheap Girls, Fences

Monday, January 24, at Trees

Tonight, Tonight: Ozzy at the AAC, Authority Zero at Trees, Danny Balis at Lola's and NOFX at House of Blues

Pretty busy Thursday evening we have here, highlighted by the Price of Darkness himself, and a pair of punk rock quadruple-bills.

Last Night: The Adolescents at The Loft

The Adolescents, Lower Class Brats and The ScandalsThe LoftDecember 29, 2010Better than: Staying home and watching Sid and Nancy.The Adolescents​A surprisingly large collection of Dallas' unwashed and unwanted gathered together at The Loft last night to witness a fine triple-bill of old-school pun ... More >>

Social Distortion Ages Gracefully

Tonight, Tonight: The Octopus Project at South Side Music Haoll, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience at the Fair Park Music Hall, The Queers at The Boiler Rom (in Denton), Corb Lund at The Granada and Robbie Fulks at All Good Café. Plus: A Few More!

By this busy line up of shows, you'd think it's already Friday.

Over The Weekend: Bad Brains at the Granada Theater

Bad Brains, Spector 45 and Here Holy SpainThe Granada TheaterFriday, October 29, 2010Better than: reliving my punk rock past at home listening to actual recordsBad Brains​Before a sizable, middle-aged horde, legendary Washington, D.C. punk act Bad Brains put on a formable display of full throttle ... More >>

Poster of the Week: U.K. Subs, Total Chaos and Star Fucking Hipsters at Trees

​ Nothing says British punk rock like a tattered Union Jack, right?

Green Day, AFI

Thursday, August 26, at Superpages.com Center

Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People

Wednesday, July 21, at the Palladium Ballroom

For Your Long Weekend Listening Pleasure: Frank Zappa, Blondie Do Dallas Way Back When

​With an extra day this weekend, an extra night: Blondie on December 1, 1979, from an unspecified Dallas venue; and Frank Zappa at the Dallas Convention Center Arena on October 17, 1980. Both, revolutionary in their own right.They're both flawless recordings -- Blondie because it was for radio. As ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Buzzcocks at The Loft

BuzzcocksThe LoftJune 11, 2010Better than: nostalgia.Buzzcocks​Buzzcocks (a more appropriately named band escapes me at the moment) roared into The Loft on Friday evening delivering on the promise of the Another Bites tour premise: The band roared through their first two albums--and a few other ge ... More >>

The Buzzcocks Talk Punk's Past and Future

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets To See The Buzzcocks at The Loft Tomorrow Night

In this week's paper, Doug Davis checks in with Pete Shelley, frontman for legendary Brit punks the Buzzcocks, who, tomorrow night, stop through Dallas for a gig at The Loft--the second-to-last stop on the band's two-year world tour. One of the original pop-punk acts, Davis extols the Buzzcocks' eff ... More >>

Gig Alert: Alexisonfire, Trash Talk, La Dispute, Therefore I Am at The Prophet Bar Tonight

Trash Talk​It's always a great thing when the best band on a lengthy bill is not the headliner. One, you usually can get up front and check out the action. And, two, you might not have to stay out so late. Of course, the shows start pretty early at The Prophet Bar, so perhaps that second thing won ... More >>

Q&A: Drive A's Bruno Mascolo Talks Green Day, Emo and Los Angeles' Punk Rock Legacy

Drive A​Drive A is a relatively new rock quartet with solid punk leanings. Led by appropriately snotty lead vocalist/guitarist Bruno Mascolo, Drive A hails from Los Angeles and is happy to harken back to the classic hardcore punk days of Orange County when bands like Black Flag and the Adolescents ... More >>

Warcola/Spittin' Bullets

Join the Battle in Hell Split EP (Life of Strife Records)

Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent

Thursday, July 16, at the Palladium Ballroom

30 Years In, Meat Puppets Are Still Going