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The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, January 7-10

The Growlers, The Vacant Lots Thursday, January 10, at Dada, $13/$15 Since 2006, Orange County has claimed a band of revved-up boys looking to start a fire, although more often than not they stick to creating the experimental surf sounds that mimic California's beachy landscape and add a twist of dr ... More >>

A Polaroid Journey Through the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

Following the Polawalk in Fort Worth on Saturday, armed with three different analog instant film cameras, I set out to document some of my favorite performances, people and moments of the 2012 Dallas Observer music awards showcase. The shots with an orangey-yellow hue were shot using a Polaroid Spec ... More >>

The Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase: A User's Guide

We're taking over Deep Ellum on Saturday. Come along, will you?

A Guide to the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

It occurred to me recently that, within the DFW music scene, people really love to draw county lines. So what we were trying to illustrate with our 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees is that Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton aren't three separate entities, but rather one big music community that ... More >>

A Dispatch From the Untapped Beer and Music Festival

See also: The people of Untapped Festival Listen: Dallas, Texas has become unstuck in time. At least that's how it felt in the short break between the shot glass full of beer and the guy in front of me wearing a Vonnegut jersey that bore the number five. That's a Slaughterhouse Five reference, rig ... More >>

Zhora on Getting Bowling For Soup To Sign A Coaster, And The Power Of *NSYNC

Zhora may have only been together for a short while, but they seem to gain more fans with every show they play. Fronted by former Ishi vocalist Taylor Rea, their music is a blend of programmed electronic beats and live instrumentation. Rea and bandmate Taylor Cleveland sat down with us on a pleasant ... More >>

Preview: The Black Dotz, Zhora and Blixaboy at Bryan Street Tavern

Thursday, March 8, at Bryan Street Tavern

Reptar - The Prophet Bar - 2/24/12

Reptar, Quiet Hooves, Zhora The Prophet Bar Friday, February 24 "We are about to get nasty," said Graham Ulicny moments before "Sebastian," a standout from Reptar's self-titled album. The Athens, Georgia group didn't disappoint. Combining the nerdy dance vibe of early Talking Heads with the more mo ... More >>

The Queen of Excess: Kim Finch Rocks the Double and Single Wide

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Who is Kim Finch? Hell if she knows. She'd pour you a nice shot if you could help her figure that out. Finch was once "Puncho Villa" in the Assassination City Derby, from 2005-2007, but f ... More >>

MP3 Dig: Zhora's "Futuristic Land"

The longer I'm in Dallas, the more I'm coming to realize Ishi is a very divisive band. Zhora features former Ishi members Taylor Rea and Rob Bastian. Their free four-song EP just dropped, and it features some amber electronic waves of '80s grain, as well as a song that smells like a hit ("Sunset") ... More >>

You Plus Dallas Reveals Ishi's Mission Statement: "Turn That Frown Upside Down"

It's been a year of starting over for Ishi. Earlier in 2011, the band lost dynamic singer Taylor Rea, who was replaced by the talented but far less charismatic Becky Middleton. The band seems to be moving forward nicely, though.And, as we see from the above interview piece posted over at You Plus Da ... More >>

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Album, Best Electronic Act, Best Punk Act

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Album, Best Electron ... More >>

Stream: Ishi -- "Disco Queen"

​The summer started out fairly rough for area electronic favorites, Ishi. In May, you may recall, half the band split from the project, leaving the Brothers Mudd (John and J.J.) behind to pick up the pieces. Didn't take too long to do that, fortunately enough for the band. By the time ex-members T ... More >>

MP3 Premiere: Ex-Ishi Players Release "Sunset," Their First Single As Zhora

Zhora​Just a little more than two months after the announcement that vocalist Taylor Rea and guitarist Rob Bastien were leaving the adored area electronic act Ishi to start a project of their own, the twosome is ready to unveil their new sound.Called Zhora, the group's sound picks up at a place no ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Ishi, The Burning Hotels and Air Review at Trees

Ishi, The Burning Hotels, Air ReviewTreesJune 24, 2011Better than: Twitter beef.Dylan HollingsworthThe former co-vocalists of Ishi.​In usual fashion, Dallas came out on Friday night to dance. It's just what's happened around these part for the past year and a half: When Ishi headlines Trees it has ... More >>

Good Friday: Vans Warped Tour Launches During A Busy Weekend of Shows

It's already started!​It's that time of the year again, when the heat has all of our teenage angst at an all-time high. The folks behind the Vans Warped Tour planned accordingly with this year's installment of the fest, which will be at Gexa Energy Pavilion today. So, if you're extremely pissed at ... More >>

There Once Was A Band Called Ishi...

Ishi Splits In Two: Half Of Ishi Bolts To Form New Band; Other Half Recruits New Members

Dylan HollingsworthTaylor Rea's out, but John Mudd says Ishi will soldier on.​ This weekend, when Ishi performs its as-scheduled set at the Double Wide on Sunday night, fans will no doubt notice something missing: Earlier this week vocalist Taylor Rea and guitarist Rob Bastien announced that they' ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Toro y Moi, Cloud Nothings and Ishi at Club Dada

Toro y Moi, Cloud Nothings, IshiClub DadaMarch 19, 2011Better than: rushing halfway across downtown Austin to cram into an at-capacity venue, club or the ever-popular Fader Fort for a rushed 25-minute South-by-Southwest-style set. Toro y Moi​With more than 300 presale tickets sold before Saturd ... More >>

Counting Down the Best Local Albums of 2010

Unexpected Influences: Ishi's Taylor Rea Explains Her Inner Appreciation For The Blues

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. Everyone's favorite wannabe Bangle.​Very few bands can claim to have ever walloped Dallas ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Lalagray Offers A Confident Introduction, But Leaves Out The Hard Part, at No. 16

[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 16 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to hear a stream of the track. Also after the jump, c ... More >>

What It Was Like: The Cool Kids and Ishi at the DOMAXXII Showcase

Patrick MichelsThe Cool Kids brought the Outdoor Stage to an awesome close last night.​The Cool KidsOutdoor Stage8:30 p.m. As the stage was getting broken down from The Secret Machines' set and set up for The Cool Kids, it looked like the Texas heat had gotten to the Deep Ellum crowd. There was h ... More >>

Ishi Gives Dallas What It Wants