The Cool Kids (Band)

Last Night: Girl Talk and The Cool Kids at the Granada Theater

Girl Talk, The Cool KidsGranada TheaterJune 23, 2011Better than: sweating to the oldies.Ally Jayne HoffmanOf course there was confetti last night. It was a Girl Talk show, for crying out loud. See more photos in our slideshow.​Greg Gillis is not an aerobics instructor. But perhaps the man be ... More >>

Girl Talk, The Cool Kids

Thursday, June 23, at the Granada Theater

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to See The Sold-Out Girl Talk and Cool Kids Show at the Granada

Kevin TodoraThe scene at Girl Talk's last show in Dallas.​Mashup artist Girl Talk is known for putting on one heck of a show. So, yeah, the lucky few who managed to score tickets his sold-out show tomorrow night at the Granada Theater -- all tickets for the event were scooped up less than an hour ... More >>

Blink-182 & My Chemical Romance, Girl Talk & The Cool Kids, and Many Other Announcements

Blink 182 are back, and they're looking for corporate sponsorhips​This week's most notable show announcements come our way via huge corporate sponsorships -- one from Honda Civic, and the other from 7-Eleven. The former, which features the newly reunited pop-punk forefathers Blink-182 and their mi ... More >>

Q&A: DJ A-Trak On The Importance Of Bringing DJ Culture Out of Clubs and Into Live Venues

A-Trak​For over a decade now, Alain Macklovitch has been a prominent name in the DJ world. But winning the Disco Mix Club's Wold DJ Championship in 1997 as a 15-year-old prodigy was just the start of what was to come from the guy who performs under the name of A-Trak. In 2004, Kanye West, after ha ... More >>

Our Final SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: So, Who Do You Think Came Out on Top?

To infinity... and beyond!​Gossip, gossip -- if you've been following our daily power rankings of buzz at SXSW 2011 over the past few days, then you know that, yes, indeed, Kanye West has had it all week long at this year's annual festival in Austin.And, after briefly losing the top slot in our ra ... More >>

Good Friday: Moondoggies, Ume, The O's, Sarah Jaffe, The Cool Kids, New Science Projects, Chris Johnson, The Virgin Wolves, Menkena, Bob Schneider, 30 Seconds To Mars & More!

Moondoggies​Despite having a terrible name, Moondoggies' brand of Americana and alt-country is surprisingly good -- so good that, last month, the Seattle quartet's song "What Took So Long" was featured as NPR's song of the day. While drawing some comparisons to Fleet Foxes, their four-part har ... More >>

The Cool Kids

Saturday, January 22, at Trees

Listomania: The 15 Best Concerts of 2010

​With apologies to Robert Earl Keen, Devin the Dude, Cake, Hayes Carll and the multitude of also-rans filling up the regional concert calendar in these final weeks of 2010, it's safe to say, I think, that, with Friday night's Wu-Tang show at the Granada Theater, the year in live music effectively ... More >>

Last Night: Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt at Trees

Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt TreesDecember 2, 2010Better than: going to an actual SMU party.Chiddy Bang​Lest there remained any question as to whom the music of Chiddy Bang is meant for, the Philadelphia-based, indie rock-sampling hip-hop duo provided the answer at Trees last night.Or maybe it's more ap ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Chiddy Bang at Trees, Tame Impala at The Loft, Danny Balis at The Belmont Hotel, Grant Jones & The Pistol Grip Lassos at The Kessler and Heather McCready at Poor David's Pub. And That's Just The Beginning...

Quite the nice and busy Thursday evening of music going on in our area tonight -- one highlighted by a very nice collection of local acts.

DOMAXXII: Relive The Experience With Some New Footage of The Cool Kids, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights and The Secret Machines.

​Only a month later, we're finally wrapping up the joy and wonder that was DOMAXXII. We all had a blast this year--with several fun new additions like the award ceremony's on-stage mash-ups and the first-ever, incredibly hot, outdoor stage, presented by Bud Light. Our friends at Expat Films went t ... More >>

What it Was Like: Tweed EQ, Foe Destroyer and Nervous Curtains at the DOMAXXII Showcase

Rachel ParkerFoe Destroyer showcased its talents at The Door last night.​Tweed EQThe Door7 p.m.The '70s-inspired blues-heavy arena rock that Tweed EQ throws down isn't all that much unlike anything one might find in a random smoked-filled blues bar on any given weekend. Perhaps the one aspect that ... 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 >>

Good Friday: DOMAXXII Showcase Edition

​Not sure if it's possible to be reading this right now and still be unaware of the biggest show coming to town this weekend. Saturday in Deep Ellum, we will kick off the Dallas Observer Music Awards festivities with the most kickass showcase we've ever put on. Aside from over 40 of the area's top ... More >>

Local Musicians Tell Us Why They're So Excited About The State of the Scene.

More DOMAXXII Showcase News And Info Than You Can Handle. Also? Free Wristbands!

​Hello, Unfair Park. It's nice to be here. Thanks for having me. Sorry to say, though, it's just a short stay--a follow-through on a promise I made yesterday to Robert, y'know. That promise? That I'd roll on through to this side of the fence for a moment to tell you a little "something-something" ... More >>

More Details On Next Weekend's DOMAXXII Showcase. Plus: Set Times For All Of The Stages!

​A couple weeks back, we announced the initial, tentative lineup for this year's Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase, which will run from 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, until the wee hours of Sunday, July 18, at six venues--not to mention an outdoor stage--in Deep Ellum. We really couldn't be more ... More >>

DOMAXXII: The Performers For The July 17 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Are...

​We've been pretty much dying here at DC9 HQ, sitting on this information, just waiting to put it out there for you. And now the higher-ups have given us the green light. You ready? Better be.On July 17, we'll be hosting our the fourth annual showcase for our Dallas Observer Music Awards (the awar ... More >>

What It Was Like: Add Another 17 Bands To The Growing Tally...

Pete FreedmanAfter a day filled with old favorites like Superchunk and new ones like The xx, heading to see a new band like Band of Skulls seemed fitting. And it worked out...​What day is it today? Saturday? Let's see... got here on Wednesday... and that was Day One... so I guess yesterday was Day ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: Teenage Cool Kids and "Foreign Lands" Show Us That The Grass Is Always Greener at No. 2

[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. 2 on the list--and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastl ... More >>

Download: A-One And Sober Release D-Town-Heavy Mixtape For H-Town Sneaker Summit

​Following up on the Picnictyme-hosted mix for last summer's Kixpo sneaker exposition, DJs Sober and A-One put together a mixtape for last weekend's H-Town Sneaker Summit--and it features a handful of Dallas rappers on it (alongside Lil Wayne, Nas, Jay-Z, Cool Kids, Alicia Keys and more). Released ... More >>

Looking Back on the Biggest Local Music Stories of 2009.

Good Friday: The Party, Preston Grey, James McMurtry, The Fox and The Bird, GWAR, Snoop Dogg and David Cook

After an almost year-long hiatus, The Party makes its triumphant return tonight at The Loft.​Lots happening this weekend--a surprising amount, actually--so let's cut all semantics and jump right into the shows that need to be added to your weekend calendar considerations. First, some reminders of ... More >>

Tonight's Clipse/Cool Kids Show At The Granada? Canceled.

Too cool for the Granada? Doubt that's it.​Late yesterday we were fixing to end the day on a high note, and send two pair of DC9 readers to the Granada's double-bill of hip-hop duos scheduled for tonight.But the good people at the Granada sent word instead that Clipse and Cool Kids had bowed out. ... More >>

Clipse, Cool Kids

Wednesday, August 12,at the Granada Theater

Teenage Cool Kids Start Growing Up