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This Week's Top Show Announcements: Erykah Badu, fun. and More

Erykah Badu's Birthday Jammy Tuesday, February 26, at Granada Theater, $25 Yesterday Deb told you about EB's quickly approaching birthday blowout at Granada. If you can afford to slink into work a little worn out the next day, go ahead and buy your tickets to the Tuesday night party now, while they' ... More >>

Is Adele's 21 the 21st Century Commercial Equivalent to Thriller?

This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we'll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste. Fleetwood Mac will be playing in Dallas at the American Airlines Center June 4, and their reis ... More >>

Tegan and Sara - AT&T Performing Arts Center - 10/11/12

Tegan and Sara AT&T Performing Arts Center Thursday, October 11 Perched in the tangle of highways near downtown Dallas sits a grassy hill inside the AT&T Performing Arts Center. It slopes no more severely than a handicapped ramp; it is surrounded by vine-covered concrete, and open to the overlookin ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Week

Mind Spiders, Lenguas Largas, Occult Detective Club Monday, October 8, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios When Mind Spiders' front man Mark Ryan transitioned from the studio to a live band in 2010, it was a breath of fresh air for the DFW punk scene. Since then, he's steered clear of the one-man sho ... More >>

Eleven of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Rihanna, GZA and More

Check out our shiny new concert calendar for more upcoming shows Rihanna Tuesday, April 16, at American Airlines Center, $39.50-$125Don't know what you'll be doing on April 16 yet? Get with it. Tickets are only $125, dude. Just grab a hammer and break the glass on your emergency Rihanna Concert F ... More >>

ACL 2012 Announced: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Iggy & the Stooges and More

The Austin City Limits Music Festival line-up was announced at midnight, and I'm kind of miffed that RHCP are billed above Neil Young. Beyond that, you've got the usual ACL formula: the top tier of tried and true go-to festival acts (no surprise seeing the Black Keys or Jack White on this bill).Then ... More >>

Whiskey Cake: Like Deliverance, But with More Fancy Whiskey and Way Less Gang Rape

Walking through the front doors of Whiskey Cake on Christmas Eve, my father says it best: "I feel like I'm in the movie Deliverance." The abundance of rustic wood, plaid and whiskey barrels lend a backwoods-stillhouse vibe that's further reinforced by our handsome blonde server, who sports suspender ... More >>

Watch: Kelly Clarkson, Astronautalis, Memphis May Fire, My Brightest Diamond and The O's All Release New Music Videos Worth Watching

No, that's not a new Astronautalis music video in the clip above. That's just a snippet of the rapper's oh-so-impressive performance at the Homegrown Music and Arts Festival back in May. But the clip does feature the SMU grad born Andy Bothwell debuting to Dallas audiences his song "Contrails," whic ... More >>

The Conversation: When is Music Too Negative, Too Hateful? Is There a Line?

Tyler, The Creator seems like a nice young man.​Just last week, DC9 ran a review for the Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival that took place at the Granada Theater. The show, which featured 10 acts -- from Shabazz Palaces to Preteen Zenith -- was pretty great. But a big hot-button topic surrounded the venue ... More >>

Good Friday: Memorial Day Weekend Edition!

The Twilight SingersSam Holden​This week, since we won't be around on Monday, we're going to include Monday's shows in this here weekend round-up of sorts. And it just so happens that what may be the biggest show of the weekend is on Monday: The Twilight Singers and Margo & The Nuclear So & ... More >>

Last Night: An Horse at The Loft

An HorseThe LoftMay 22, 2011Better than: Tying me kangaroo down, sport.An Horse​Australian duo An Horse rode into town on the leading edge of last night's storm system for a show at The Loft. The storm was a likely contributor to the smallish turn-out -- 80 people, maybe. Blame the band for the we ... More >>

In Defense of My Chemical Romance: 10 Bands That Look Emo, But Aren't.

My Chemical Romance​You know the look: Checkered sneakers, skinny pants, that forlorn gaze through a cascade of floppy bangs. Emo kids are easy to spot. Or are they? Can you tell that a band is emo by the way they look? In this week's paper, we talked to My Chemical Romance guitarist Frak Iero a ... More >>

Good Friday: Third Eye Blind at Taste Of Addison, and the Rest of This Weekend's Shows

Third Eye Blind​Not the strongest weekend we've ever had, but there are still some pretty solid shows happening around town. The show scheduled for Saturday at the Taste Of Addison Main Stage isn't really one of them, but it's definitely the weirdest bill we've seen in a long time: Third Eye Blind ... More >>

Q&A: Fences' Christopher Mansfield On Wussy Pop Music, Being An Obsessive Workaholic

Fences is an indie pop outfit masterminded by Christopher Mansfield, an intense 27-year-old who now calls Seattle his home. Originally from Boston, Mansfield has the look of a scrawny punk, but the guy's music is a fascinating amalgamation of emo and alt-country. His songs have drawn comparisons to ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: Smile Smile's Ryan Hamilton Can't Hear Enough Frank Sinatra, John Mellencamp or Third Eye Blind.

Smile Smile's Ryan Hamilton​Delightfully catchy.That's exactly how you can describe the folk-flavored indie pop being made by the boy-girl duo Smile Smile. Members Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme are riding high on the success of their Kirtland Records-released sophomore offering Truth on Tape ... More >>

Staff Trax: The Philistines Jr., Typhoon, Kylesa, Amy Cook and Fences

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 >>

Listen: The Riverboat Gamblers Cover Bad Religion's "Heaven Is Falling" For Spin

​The punk rockin' Denton ex-pats in the Riverboat Gamblers are no strangers to the folks at Spin--not, at least, since the music mag vaulted the band from small regional clubs and the pages of Alternative Press and into the limelight by naming the band one of the best live acts in America. And the ... More >>

Picture Show: Tegan & Sara Pack Good Records

All photos by Mattie Stafford​The first 50 people in line for Tegan and Sara's in-store on Friday, September 10, got to meet the adored duo. But plenty others waited for the chance--and early, too. Good Records' Chris Penn reports that people were lining up at the Greenville Avenue record store as ... More >>

Good Friday: Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Music Festival, Autolux, Designer Drugs, Sarah Jaffe, Dave Matthews Band, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Nick Cannon, Lyfe Jennings, Guitar Shorty, Paramore, Tegan & Sara, Rigor Mortis, Jonas Brothers & more

​This weekend is stuffed with some pretty big shows, but the biggest one coming to town this weekend might be Saturday's Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Music Festival at Superpages.com Center with Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, our own Hellyeah and many more.Maybe getting all jacked up on repackaged ... More >>

Gig Alert: Tegan And Sara To Play Good Records Before September 10 Verizon Theatre Show

Tegan and Sara​The last time that Tegan And Sara were in town, they played a surprisingly brilliant set to a sold-out crowd at the Palladium Ballroom. They've booked another, bigger tour with fellow mixed-up-teen sensation, Paramore, which will make a stop at the Verizon Theatre on Friday, Septemb ... More >>

Astronautalis Releases A Pay-What-You-Want Mix with DJ Fishr Pryce

​Earlier this week, SMU alum Astronautalis and longtime DC9 fave DJ Fishr Pryce joined forces to release a new, pay-what-you-want mixtape called DANCEHALLFLOORSOUND!!! I'd try to explain it, but over on the mix's download site, Astronautalis describes for us what the tape is:A mixed tape (in the c ... More >>

Show Announcements: Jackson Browne, Maxwell, Jill Scott And More

Jackson Browne comes Here in August.​The line that connects dots as seemingly disparate as Nico, The Eagles and Spiccoli makes its way to Grand Prairie this summer as singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne makes a North Texas stop on his world tour with collaborator David ... More >>

Gig Alert: An Horse Performs at Rubber Gloves Tonight

Tegan & Sara, Steel Train, Holly Miranda

Thursday, February 25, Palladium Ballroom

Lilith Fair To Return This Summer With Local Artists And A Dallas Stop

This logo wasn't lying. ​In yet another sign that the '90s are back, or perhaps never really ended, Lilith Fair is returning this summer with a 33-city schedule (including Dallas) revealed so far. Even better news: the lineup is strong enough that you won't have to promise your boyfriend a blowjob ... More >>

Show Announcements: Spune Sets Seasonal Soirees, More

That's right, kittie, the Spune Rites Of Spring Fling is coming. ​With the holidays upon us, we know it's hard to think about anything beyond New Year's Day. But if you've already got your 2010 calendar handy, mark a couple of dates, because Spune has a couple of intriguing seasonal festivals in t ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: Max Moon Sells Us On "Urban Outfitters" at No. 10

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my 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. 10 on the list--and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a free download of the track. Last ... More >>

Photos: ACL Sunday Grab Bag

Austin City Limits Music Festival Announces Lineup

Tegan and Sara, Northern State

Friday, November 9, at House of Blues

Tegan & Sara

The Con (Vapor/Sire)

Rain or Shine

We drove to the Austin City Limits Music Festival in ponchos, but we left wearing surgeon's masks

Buzzed

SXSW 2005: The crowds, the hype bands and all the Shiner Bock you can drink

Rockin' Around

Holiday gifts for the music lover in your life

Tegan and Sara

So Jealous (Vapor/Sanctuary)