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  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Crushed Stars on Seeing KISS, Prince and The Replacements

    Crushed Stars' newest record, In the Bright Rain, came out this week, and to celebrate, we asked band mastermind Todd Gautreau and drummer Jeff Ryan about their first shows. What was the first show you remember seeing? Were you with your parents? Todd Gautreau: My first show was KISS. I must have b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Brent Best Explains These 42 Slobberbone Covers

    ​I've still got a few of the work-week rock-and-roll adioses stashed away, and guess I'd better use 'em or lose 'em between now and the next week or so. So let's start with this -- a bootleg officially known as The Bone Collection, featuring 42(ish) covers performed by Slobberbone and, in a few in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    DJ Scott McCullough Remembers Trying to See Pearl Jam Back When They Fought Ticketmaster

    Scott McCullough​If you've been to a themed DJ night like The Lollipop Shoppe or The Smoke, chances are good you either saw Scott McCullough DJing or dancing on the floor. These days, he does a regular Wednesday night gig at La Grange called The Thing?, showcasing plenty of Northern soul alon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    For Your Monday Listening Pleasure: Robert Hunter Comes Alive at Poor David's in 1986

    David Card at Poor David's on Lower Greenville in a photo taken some time in the mid-1980s​I was digging through our old photo archives Friday afternoon -- I think I'm the only one left 'round here who knows we even have such a thing -- looking for a photo that, turns out, I remembered wrong. I th ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2011

    The Decemberists Enjoy Stardom On Their Own Terms.

    David Card at Poor David's on Lower Greenville in a photo taken some time in the mid-1980s​I was digging through our old photo archives Friday afternoon -- I think I'm the only one left 'round here who knows we even have such a thing -- looking for a photo that, turns out, I remembered wrong. I th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Listomania: 30 Songs That Make Us Hungry But Probably Shouldn't

    ​Ricky Martin will be performing at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie tomorrow night. And, yes, that kind of has our mouths watering. No, not because we have a thing for the recently outed Latin singer, but because, gluttons that we are, our stomachs have always growled when we hear his song "Shake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Staff Trax: Delorean, Wintersleep, Tripping Daisy, Das Racist, Them and The Boss.

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Staff Trax: Sleigh Bells, Against Me!, Velocity Girl, Sugar and Pere Ubu

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Staff Trax: Rusko, INXS, Big Dumb Face, MIracle Legion, Glass Candy, Rival Schools

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Andy Hummel On Alex Chilton's Death And Big Star At SXSW

    Alex Chilton​News of Alex Chilton's death came as a horrible shock to Andy Hummel, Chilton's friend and former Big Star bassist profiled in the Dallas Observer after the release of the Rhino box set Keep An Eye On The Sky.Hummel and Big Star's Jody Stephens were scheduled to speak and perform Satu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Bonus MP3: Fate Lions -- "Astronaut"

    Local combo Fate Lions has been around since 2007 in various incarnations, evolving from a rather pedestrian alt-country outfit to far more pleasing new wave/pop unit. Led by songwriter and front man Jason Manriquez, the band has solidified enough to record a full-length debut, Good Enough For You, ... More >>

  • Music

    June 26, 2009

    Math The Band

    Don't Worry (Slanty Shanty)

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: "The War Across The Alley"

    [Editor's Note: This is the last time we'll be running Echoes and Reverberations as a regular feature here on DC9. Will we see future installments? Don't know yet. But in the meantime, a big thanks to Jeff Liles for the past 30 installments of the series. It's been fun.]Shallow Reign, performing at ... More >>

  • Music

    April 2, 2009

    Robyn Hitchcock

    Saturday, April 4, at the Granada Theater

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2008

    Bavu Blakes and the Extra Plairs at ACL Fest

    Saturday, April 4, at the Granada Theater

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Why SXSW When You Can NPR?

    Saturday, April 4, at the Granada Theater

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    To the Ends of SXSW Film

    Saturday, April 4, at the Granada Theater

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Well, We Are Unfair Park, T.O.

    Saturday, April 4, at the Granada Theater

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Good Friday: Vibrators, Modico

    Saturday, April 4, at the Granada Theater

  • Music

    December 28, 2006

    Independence Day

    What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2006

    Signing Off

    What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2006

    Rock Star Goes Opry

    What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Odds & Ends

    In this corner: Salim Nourallah. In the other corner: Doug Simmons. Let's roll!

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    Gabi

    Loneliness Keeps Company (self-released)

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Pop Rocks

    The shiniest and catchiest of 2005's snap and fizz

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Don't Give Up...

    And don't be afraid to suck. A music editor's parting words.

  • Music

    June 9, 2005

    Mark Mulcahy

    In Pursuit of Your Happiness (Mezzotint)

  • Music

    June 9, 2005

    Coldplay

    X&Y (Capitol)

  • Music

    January 6, 2005

    Pinky Swear

    A music critic's resolution for 2005

  • Music

    December 9, 2004

    Drinking the Kool-Aid

    In which the author joins MySpace. Finally.

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Various Artists

    Future Soundtrack for America (Barsuk Records)

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Odds & Ends

    The Polyphonic Spree on MTV, a benefit for Deep Ellum beating victim,and Snooping the Snoop

  • Culture

    March 11, 2004

    Free to Download

    How can you steal music you can't even buy?

  • Culture

    January 15, 2004

    Strung Up

    CMH Records is having a classical gas with every band, like, ever

  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    The Notwist

    Neon Golden (Domino)

  • Music

    August 22, 2002

    John Mayer; David Garza

    August 27; August 22

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Brave Combo

    Joe Cripps and Barrett Martin ride a Fast Horse to record-label utopia

  • Culture

    December 6, 2001

    Hunger Strike

    Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

  • Music

    May 31, 2001

    Tool

    Lateralus (Volcano)

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2000

    Nocturnal confessions

    Portraits of the artist as dreamer

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    Out Here

    Bad Livers

  • Music

    January 27, 2000

    Out There

    Michael Penn

  • Music

    November 11, 1999
  • Music

    January 14, 1999

    Slipped discs

    Are Virgin and Tower really the enemy, or can the indie stores fight back?

  • Music

    October 22, 1998

    Country and Midwestern

    The best of the alt-country lot salute the majesty of the past--while defining the future

  • Music

    May 14, 1998

    Out Here

    The best of the alt-country lot salute the majesty of the past--while defining the future

  • Music

    March 19, 1998

    Only a memory

    The Deep South decadence of Memory Dean

  • Music

    April 17, 1997

    Out Here

    The Deep South decadence of Memory Dean

  • Music

    February 2, 1995

    Roky's road

    The father of psychedelia is not insane, just a little crazy

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