Social Distortion

House of Blues' Chris Spinks: "Venues Should Be Able to Help Each Other, Rather Than Fight Tooth and Nail"

Chris Spinks' folks raised him on a strict diet of classic rock. His friends upgraded that diet to all things Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords when he got a little older, starting with Social Distortion's Live at the Roxy. From there, he played in a pop-punk band or two, landed a gig at the Vans store, ... More >>

Support Local (Country) Music: Four North Texas Albums You Need

In recent months, the North Texas country community has produced some solid albums, and future months will witness the release of anticipated records from Somebody's Darling, Grant Jones and Ronnie Fauss. While vets like Eleven Hundred Springs, Tejas Brothers, the King Bucks, Nate Kipp and Mo Robson ... More >>

Dropkick Murphys - House of Blues - 2/27/12

Dropkick Murphys House of Blues Monday, February 27 A Dropkick Murphys show isn't one to hold surprises, nor is it one to attend when you're just looking for a decent night of music. Don't get me wrong, the beloved Celtic punk band's performance last night at House of Blues was spot-on in just abou ... More >>

Girls at Granada, Yann Tiersen at Trees and More Show Announcements

Girls​One of the biggest records of 2011 came from San Fransisco's Girls, who successfully mine early rock and roll influences to create notable and at times brilliant albums. Gorilla Vs. Bear has championed the band for years, and the blog is bringing Girls to the Granada Theater on Friday, March ... More >>

The Vatican Press on Metallica, LeAnn Rimes

Fort Worth's The Vatican Press has been kicking around for the past few years, sprung from a lineage of classic post-hardcore and emo. Frontman Eddie Hennessy even grew up with the guys in Jimmy Eat World, and recently reunited with his old band Haskel to open for them. The band is preparing to rel ... More >>

Day Three of Austin City Limits '11: Dallas-Born Ruby Jane Kicks Thing Off and The Sun is Back

Pete FreedmanDallas-born 16-year-old Ruby jane kicked off Saturday's proceedings in fine fashion.​ After a lackluster Saturday, things are already heating up on Sunday afternoon at Zilker Park. Actually, they were plenty hot in the morning, too: Temperatures soared into the '90s, but, more importa ... More >>

Ten Things You Can Expect to See At Austin City Limits 2011

Nick 13 on the Similarities Between Country and Punk: "They Are Both About Pure Emotion."

Nick 13​Best known as the leader of the psychobilly outfit Tiger Army, Nick 13 took a bold step by releasing a solo album of traditional, old-school country back in June. No longer content to wallow in the retro-rock and punk stew of his own band, Nick apparently decided to go way back and li ... More >>

Concert Foul No. 4: The Front Row Beer Mule

Don't be a jackass.​It's a big night. One of your favorite bands of all-time is in a venue small enough to where you can be closer to them than you had ever imagined. You're not up front, but damn it, you're close enough and you're ready for the show to begin.Sure, rock shows can be rowdy, and you ... 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 >>

Last Night: Face to Face, Strung Out, Blitzkid and The Darlings at the Granada Theater

Face to Face, Strung Out, Blitzkid, The Darlings Granada Theater June 5, 2011 Better than: punching a hole in your TV after the Mavericks' game. Face to Face​Face to Face didn't hit the stage until late in the evening (five minutes after 11, to be exact), but the large crowd that gathered in the G ... More >>

Members of Face to Face and Strung Out Remember Their First Show Experiences

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Trevor Keith and the guys in Face to Facce​For those dis ... More >>

Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire and Coldplay Highlight 2011 Austin City Limits Bill

​We had some fun yesterday trying to guess the bill for the 2011 Austin City Limits Musical Festival -- and, hey, we were right about Kanye West, if nothing else. Early this morning, the folks behind the festival announced for full lineup for their end-of-summer offering. And, as expected, the 10t ... More >>

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 >>

Can't Decide Between Arcade Fire and Edgefest 21? This Venn Diagram Should Help.

Sure, it's the Canadian Edition. Still.​Kind of a tough choice going tomorrow night here in the Dallas area, as two intriguing concert options go head to head. On the one hand, you've got KDGE 102.1-FM The Edge's Edgefest 21 show at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, featuring performances from Jane's Addi ... More >>

Edgefest vs. Arcade Fire: Who wins?

Breaking Down The Sights and Sounds of Saturday's Dueling Shows.

My First Show: Chuck Ragan Snuck Out of His Parents' House to See Sick Of It All.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Jill RaganChuck Ragan​Chuck Ragan may be best known as one of the frontmen of Hot Water Music, but for the past few years, he's tou ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Crosby and Nash at Verizon, Danielson at The Loft, Volbeat at House of Blues, Marina & The Diamonds at the Granada and Tartufi at Hailey's

What a great hump-day musical lineup we have this evening. Definitely something for everyone in this list of goodies...

Obligatory Edgefest 21 Bill Announcement Post

​On Friday afternoon, the folks at KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge announced the bill to the 21st edition of their recurring Edgefest concert series. And, after years of disappointing bill after semi-disappointing bill, this one, finally, packs an actual punch.At Pizza Hut Park in Frisco on Saturday, April ... More >>

Listomania: The 10 Best Albums That Were Supposed To Come Out, But Never Did, in 2010

​Albums get delayed all the time. (Cue Chinese Democracy joke). Sometimes it's because of the close relation of creativity and procrastination. Other times, business overtakes art. More often than not, though, it's just a sheer mystery. So, in looking back at the year, we decided to think about al ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Social Distortion, Lucero and Frank Turner at House of Blues

Social Distortion, Lucero and Frank Tuner House of Blues - Dallas, TX November 20, 2010 Danny Clinch​ Better Than: A show that Frank Turner wasn't opening. Saturday night at the House of Blues, the social skills of Mike Ness and his crew of rockabilly punks were anything but distorted. Orange ... More >>

Good Friday: Heavy Make-Up With Edie Brickell, Dresden Dolls, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Hayes Carll, Stars, Black Mountain, Black Angels, Social Distortion, Misfits, Comrade, Marc Cohn, Pomegranates, Roger Waters & more

Edie Brickell​Certainly not the biggest, but the most notable show coming to town is Heavy Make-Up at The Kessler Theater on Friday night. The group features Edie Brickell, fellow New Bohemian Kenny Withrow and Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess. This improvisational band is certain to recall th ... More >>

Social Distortion Ages Gracefully

Staff Trax: Janelle Monae, Social Distortion and Neutral Milk Hotel

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 ou ... More >>

Conversions with God (aka Lemmy)

Gig Alert: D.I. At Lakewood Bar and Grill Tonight

​Legendary '80s California punkers D.I. make a rare local appearance this evening at the Lakewood Bar and Grill. Although lead shouter Casey Royer is the lone original member of D.I., the band's sound hasn't changed all that much from the froth and snarl approach first introduced on Ancient Artif ... More >>

Come Out And Play

The Von Ehrics Wrestle With Their Identitiy

The AirborneToxic Event, Alberta Cross

Tuesday, March 17, at The Loft

The Valentine Failures

Saturday, October 25, at Reno's Chop Shop Saloon

Greyskull

Pretty in Ink (Self-released)

Social Distortion

Tuesday, November 7, at the Lakewood Theater

Left Alone

Saturday, August 19, at the Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

45 Grave

Sunday, February 19, at Club Clearview

Destroying Babylon

Death by Stereo wants to unite the world's punk and metal kids. How sweet.

March Madness

Irish eyes are smiling at the Greenville Avenue parade

Social Distortion, the Explosion

Wednesday, September 29

Sounds of Liberty for All

Seventies punk band T.S.O.L. refuses to fade away

The Flatlanders

June 26

Critics' Picks

MxPx

Sleep talking

Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness discusses...well, not much

Every which way but loose

The Dallas scene flourishes beneath the chaos

The 1997 Dallas Observer Music Awards

It was a very good year

1996 lived up to its predecessor while presaging great things to come

Roadshows

Events for the week