The Game (Rapper)

Meltdown Festival: The Best and the Worst of Dance Music and Culture

The moment I became a believer came at 9:45 pm. The sticky, simmering sun had long since lowered, giving way to a clear night filled with cool gusts of wind. I had just sat through a few horrible sets at the Phoenix Rising Stage, deflated at how the festival had seemed to cater to the young, demogra ... More >>

Rage Against the Machinima

As YouTube becomes increasingly wealthy, its stars and the networks that contract with them battle for money and creative control.

Converge's Jacob Bannon On Queen, Texas Wrestling and Being a Licensed Mixed Martial Arts Instructor

Jacob Bannon, lead singer of the mighty Converge, returns to Dallas tomorrow night at Dada, as the four-piece promotes their latest, All We Love We Leave Behind. We caught up with him about the first record he bought, his first tattoo, how he got into mixed martial arts and his love for Texas wrestl ... More >>

The Nine Best and Funniest Moments from Saturday at ACL 2012

The return of terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad rain made Saturday a muddy but fun mess. Thankfully, the downpours didn't dampen the spirits of the crowd on day two of ACL, but it did seem to thin out the herds. Aside from remembering how to walk in inches-deep goop like we did back at the Dillo ... More >>

Rufus Wainwright: "If You're Getting Only Good Press, Something's Wrong"

Rufus Wainwright's music is hard to categorize. It's not really pop music because too often it lacks the kind of simple catchy hooks that make for great radio fodder. He composed an opera and has set Shakespearian sonnets to music, but you can't really define him as a classical composer. Across all ... More >>

Whoa, Rufus!

Why Folks Are Complaining About Lil Wayne Breaking Elvis' Record - And Why They're Wrong

By Chaz Kangas Last week, rapper Lil Wayne added to his already-quite-substantial legacy by breaking Elvis Presley's record for most songs on the Hot 100 charts by a solo artist. Immediately, however, many began squawking that this record deserved an asterisk, a la Roger Maris' 61 home runs. See ... More >>

10 of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Justice, Rufus Wainwright, Zammuto and More

JusticeWednesday, October 31, at Palladium Ballroom, $40Justice is sort of a gateway band for many younger electronic music fans. Their concise jams (I'm partial to their high-profile remix of Simian's "We Are Your Friends") make it easy to get on the dancefloor, which is essentially what is expecte ... More >>

"Gay Is Okay": Amarillo Rapper Adair Lion's New Video For "Ben"

Texas rapper Adair Lion just released his new video for "Ben," which uses the hook from the Michael Jackson song of the same name. The song is off his upcoming release Michael & Me, which will drop on the anniversary of Jackson's death in June. More notable, though, is the message of the song. "Ga ... More >>

Hood Loved It: Kendrick Lamar Gets Intimate at Trees

Kendrick Lamar Trees Thursday, January 19 Since the last time Kendrick Lamar graced a Dallas stage, his star has only been on the rise. His most recent mix tape, Section.80, has garnered buzz, rave reviews and a spot on Drake's upcoming tour with ASAP Rocky. That's one buzzy tour, but the party las ... More >>

Video: Control the Fate of John Wesley Coleman III in 'Wild Zoo'

When he's not playing with the North Texas-bred Golden Boys or paying tribute to country curio Gary Stewart, garage rock bon vivant John Wesley Coleman III is being rendered as a video game character. One that basically shoots a gun and jumps around in a scuzzy 8-bit gutter. Sounds about right. ... More >>

Last Night: Tim Kasher, Aficionado, Sea Lion at The Loft

im Kasher, Aficionado, Sea Lion The Loft September 7th, 2011 Better than: filming your own version of Say Anything's proposed sequel.Tim Kasher​Given the turnout for last night's show, with the floor in front of the stage not even half-full, Tim Kasher could have played for less than an hour a ... More >>

The Worst Show Tim Kasher's Ever Seen? An Opening Set From Poison at a KISS Show.

​ Tim Kasher, on a break from recording with Cursive and The Good Life, is trekking through the states on his own at the moment. And he's doing so in support of a couple of solo release, too -- last year's The Game of Monogamy, and a new EP featuring some leftover songs from that same recording s ... More >>

Tim Kasher, Aficionado, SeaLion

Erykah Badu to DJ Dallas Mavericks Playoff Pep Rally at South Side Music Hall on Saturday

Drew WilliamsDJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, aka Erykah Badu.​The Little Mavericks sure have local basketball fans in a tizzy now that they're up two games to none on the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Playoff's Western Conference Semifinals. And even one Erykah Badu is getting in on the fun -- just mome ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Red Bull SoundClash at the Palladium, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead at The Loft, Doug Burr at Lochrann's Irish Pub, Minus The Bear at House of Blues and Ra Ra Riot at The Granada

Another day, another busy musical evening here in the metroplex. Seriously busy.

Staff Trax: Mark Ronson & The Business Intl., Quadron, Balkan Beat Box, Two Cow Garage and Tim Kasher

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 >>

Q&A: N*E*R*D's Pharrell Williams Talks Social Commentary, T.I.'s Recent Arrest and Producing The Game's New Disc.

It may not seem like it, but N*E*R*D has been around for almost 10 years now, playing their genre-defying style of urban crossover rock. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, the band brings its experiences from the mega-successful Neptunes and puts it into a unique rock experience ... More >>

Today In Music News: Nerds Get Ready For Musical Showdown, Jenny Lewis Boycotts Arizona And The Game Ain't Dead

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2010...Two tech giants are going head-to-head in the digital music realm.Jenny Lewis is boycotting an Arizona show like she boycotts meeting fans after shows at the Granada.The Game wants you to know that even though his career may be, h ... More >>

Clint Eastwood, 79 And Facing The End Of A Very Prolific Directing Decade, Is Virtually Unstoppable, Tackling Mandela And The Hereafter

Today in Music News: KRS-One's Still Anti-Violence, Kurt Cobain's Still Worth It, Stereogum's Got The Goods And Wayne Coyne's Feeling The Spirit...

Your top national music stories for Wednesday, December 24, 2008: Remember back in '89 when no one knew we were in the midst of Hip-Hop's "golden age" and KRS-One schooled us on why non-violence is good with the ditty "Self Destruction?" Well, now the young pups of today can have their own ve ... More >>

Moniker Deathmatch: Local Rapper Pikahsso Has Some Competition...

Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (Atlantic)

$30,000 Millionaires: Douchebags in the Mist

Venturing into the Dallas jungle in search of the elusive $30,000 millionaire: Is he myth or fact?

Billy Joe Shaver

Everybody's Brother (Compadre Records)

E-40

My Ghetto Report Card (Reprise/BME)

Snoop Dogg, the Game

Friday, May 13, at Smirnoff Music Centre

The Game

The Documentary (Aftermath/G-Unit (Interscope)

Santana

February 15

Sean Paul

Dutty Rock (VP/Atlantic)

Made on the Margins

For 15 years, the Dallas Video Fest has flickered on the fringe

Slight Club

Stuck in the Panic Room, Fincher takes us to a most familiar place

Wu-Tang Clan

Iron Flag (Loud)

Method Men

The Crystal Method's Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland come back from their lost Tweekend

Being Spike Jonze

The acclaimed rock-video director has made one of the year's oddest, funniest films. So why is he scared of his own shadow?

Night & Day

January 14 - 20, 1999

1998 Best of Dallas

Sports

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2, 1998

Back in the game

At 38, Public Enemy's Chuck D goes 'where no age has gone before'

A bush league of their own

Long before the Texas Rangers, major-league baseball was played in Dallas by a minor-league team called the Dallas Eagles

Out There

The Truth is out there

Erykah Badu profits from her role as soul music's last, best prophet

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

Bewitched, bothered, bewildered

What to make of Erykah Badu's latest album

One-on-one

With Mavericks Coach Jim Cleamons and GM Don Nelson, life's a constant battle for position

Out Here

Events for the week

Lone Star State of disgrace

Tributes to Buddy Holly and Willie Nelson are anything but