The Apples in Stereo

The Ten Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: March 21 to 27

We're changing it up here a bit, guys. For the past several months you've seen two blog posts outta me each week, breaking up the area's best concerts into two separate blog posts: Freakin' Weekday and Freakin' Weekend. Starting today, you'll get just one: Freakin' Week; which is a go-to guide for w ... More >>

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 >>

The 10 Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, Starring Aesop Rock, Identity Fest and More

Every Thursday we bring you our 10 favorite concert options for the coming weekend. Find every concert for this weekend and beyond at dallasobserver.com/concerts. Identity Festival Friday, August 10, at Gexa Energy Pavilion Identity Festival pretty much marks the greatest day of the year for EDM fa ... More >>

The Olivia Tremor Control - Sons of Hermann Hall - 4/27/12

The Olivia Tremor Control, Woods, Deathray Davies Sons of Hermann Hall Friday, April 27 Odds are, if you're an astute follower of the DFW music scene, you've attended a Tactics Productions or Parade of Flesh event at some point. So when they co-conspire to put on the same show, expect good things. ... More >>

The No-Holds-Barred Salim Nourallah/John Dufilho Interview You've Always Wanted To Read

John Dufilho to Release Album With Vocals From Ben Kweller, Chris Walla and More

John Dufilho​John Dufilho is a busy man. Always has been. When he's not playing in his band Deathray Davies, he's drumming in Apples In Stereo and producing records, including local act Sealion's next one.But, sometime early next year, he plans to release his most interesting project to date. Dufi ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: The Deathray Davies Are Set To Stun

​Just over a decade ago, when The Deathray Davies got their start, they were sort of a reverse supergroup; just about everyone in the band has since moved on to perform with bigger acts. Lead singer John Dufilho now drums for Apples In Stereo; Jason Garner and Dylan Silvers are now in Polyphonic S ... More >>

Good Friday: The Actual Good Friday Edition

Those Darlins perform at Rubber Gloves tonight.​We've already had a busy week of shows, but that doesn't mean the weekend's shows will be spare. There's actually quite a few nice choices this weekend. Let's start by re-capping the oneswe've been mentioning all week.Tonight, Those Darlins will brin ... More >>

Elephant Six Holiday Surprise Tour

Tuesday, March 1, at The Loft

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Merritt Martin Cherishes The Exceeded Expectations of Nick Cave and Grinderman's Grinderman 2

In this week's paper, you may notice a piece including some of our DC9 writers' choices for best albums of the year. But, space being limited, we couldn't run all of our writers' lists. So, thanks to the power of the Internet, we're doing just that, right here.​In-house ... More >>

The Best National Album Releases of 2010

Last Night: The Apples in Stereo at the Granada Theater

Apples in StereoGranada TheaterNovember 8, 2010Better than: going forward in time at regular speed.Apples in Stereo​Robert Schneider is an interesting man. When not fronting the The Apples in Stereo, the guy spends his time speaking at math conferences and tinkering with mind-controlled synthesize ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to Tonight's Apples in Stereo Show at the Granada Theater

In this week's paper, I catch up with the Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider -- and interesting guy, to be sure -- who, in addition to founding the Apples and the ridiculously influential Elephant Six collective, has recently become a darling on the mathematical speaking circuit and has, as you can ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Apples in Stereo at The Granada, Tyler Hilton at The Loft and Nonpoint at Trees

Back to the drudge of the work week. But, hey, at least you have a couple of nice musical options this evening...

Watch: Apples In Stereo -- "Floating In Space"

No, the Denver-based, Elephant Six-associated Apples in Stereo are not locally based. They're from Denver. We already said that.But the band does boast a major local connection: Local musician/all-around good dude John Dufilho, frontman for local long-timers The Deathray Davies and I Love Math, is t ... More >>

The colliding past and presents of local music.

New Additions to the 2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Includes One Act With Dallas Ties

John Dufilho & Apples In Stereo​We've been doing lots of talking about this year's installment of Austin's Fun Fun Fun Festival--and with good reason. It's looking like everything good about SXSW and Austin City Limits Music Festival combined into one big party in Waterloo Park on November 5, ... More >>

Staff Trax: The Apples in Stereo, Arcade Fire, Paul Brill, Built to Spill, Twin Sister and The Futureheads.

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 >>

Show Announcements: Dr. Dog, Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings, Neon Indian, The Vaselines, Frightened Rabbit, The Apples In Stereo, Kiss, Dandy Warhols, Fergus And Geronimo, Slayer, Megadeth, Blonde Redhead and others

Jason NocitoDr. Dog defies gravity​Dr. Dog has the innate ability to spin out quality record after quality record thanks to the band's duel songwriters Scott McMicken and Toby Leaman. Along with a distinct Beatles influence, there's some Lennon/McCartney competition going on between the two singer ... More >>

Watch: John Dufilho Waves To A Confused Elijah Wood In The Apples in Stereo's New Video

Yesterday, The Apples in Stereo, which, these days, features Dallas' own John Dufilho, leader of the Deathray Davies, on drums, released the video for "Dance Floor," the first single off its soon-to-be-released newest album, Travellers in Space and Time. The fun, quirky video stars, as you'll see, o ... More >>

Circulatory System

Signal Morning (Cloud Recordings)

Apples In Stereo

#1 Hits Explosion (Yep Roc)

Dear Deathray Davies

Thank you, Deathray Davies, for not breaking my heart

Peel, Tammany Hall Machine, Lalaland

Friday, June 8, at Hailey's, Denton

Random Notes

It's the Weekend, Music for Our Ears

Zac's Tracks o' Wax

Odds & Ends

At this week's Dallas Video Festival, local audio gets the spotlight treatment

2006 Dallas Observer Music Awards

After the Wall

Over 80 bands later, this weekend's Spune Productions fest left listeners elated...the few who endured it, anyway

'70s Glam-Disco Party

Of Montreal proves there's life, funk and creativity after Elephant 6

Home Brew

Local dispatches from SXSW

Road Rules

The Deathray Davies remember a few of 500 shows

Jack With One Eye, The Shapes

Saturday, July 10, at Bar of Soap

Apples in Stereo

April 19

Apollo Sunshine

March 27

The Impossible Shapes

February 9

Lift Off

This may be it for Lift to Experience

Clinic, Apples in Stereo

September 29

Best Alternative Club

Trees

Best of the Best

This pretty much speaks for itself

Call and Response

November 24

Dressy Bessy/Lilys/Silver Scooter

The California EP (Kindercore)/Selected (File 13)/goodbye EP (Peek-A-Boo)

Out There

The Power Puff Girls

Find our way

On its new album, The Apples in Stereo don't sound like anyone but themselves

SXSW Diaries

A thousand bands + a dozen parties + one cigarette lighter = average South By Southwest

Dream weaver

Olivia Tremor Control rustles through the Black Foliage for the perfect sound(s)

More Top 10 lists, sort of

Zac Crain's Top 10 Texas Albums:

Zac Crain's Top 10 National Albums: