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Tomahawk's Duane Denison: "Maybe We Can Make High-Tech Inuit Music"

As a full-time member of Tomahawk -- with vocalist Mike Patton, drummer John Stanier of Battles and bassist Trevor Dunn of Patton's other band, Mr. Bungle -- guitarist Duane Denison has seen the tides turn over his 15-year career, but says the only thing that's really changed about rock and roll is ... More >>

OFF! - Trees - 9/19/12

OFF! Trees Wednesday, September 19 Now that was a real pit. It seems every touring rock act with a GA floor in front of them has one now. Hell, kids will swirl and crowdsurf in front of Evanescence these days, but last night's floor wasn't about old-schoolers showing up the youth. It was about a p ... More >>

Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen on Bad Brains, Fatherhood and Making Heaven

Early morning interviews are always a risky proposition. When I was told to call Hamilton Leithauser, lead singer for indie darlings The Walkmen, at 9 a.m., I feared either early morning grogginess or outright surliness. Instead, Leithauser, who was speaking with DC9 in anticipation of Wednesday's ... More >>

Ten Awesome Show Announcements: Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky, New Order, Deerhoof and More

Father John MistyTuesday, October 16, at House Of BluesJosh Tillman's debut as Father John Misty, Fear Fun, is already penciled in many music critics' 2012 best-of lists. Reports about his May show at Sons of Hermann Hall were excellent. We can only expect this show to be just as solid.

Trophy Wives' Tony Ash: "Fugazi Was Actually My First Show Ever"

Louisville, Kentucky four-piece Trophy Wives are giving DFW a treat this week. Not only are they playing Andy's Bar in Denton tonight with Bad Design, they're also playing Double Wide on Thursday with Nervous Curtains and Descender. They'll be previewing material from their album Old Scratch, so don ... More >>

Mason Bar: A Bar Worthy of Its Neighborhood's Attention if Not a Trip

As the curb says, "watch your step" when entering the front door at Mason Bar; the sudden step up could be potentially lethal for tipsy girls in heels. Inside, a couple occupies stools at one end of the bar, and save for them it's empty -- just a quiet Monday night at the State-Thomas neighborh ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Deb Explores the Dark Corners of The Texas Theatre

​The jaunt to The Texas Theatre is among my favorite through the city. I take a roundabout way down Main Street, through Dealey Plaza to 35. Nothing beats Jefferson Street in this town: All faded jewel tones, party supply stores and beautiful Quinceañera boutiques. It looks frozen in time in ... More >>

Scratch Acid, Baboon

Last Night: Scratch Acid, Baboon Trees December 8, 2011 Better than: Watching a Whitney marathon. Mike Brooks​ See more photos in our gallery. Scratch Acid might not make the kind of music that elicits universal joy. Difficult and straining can only begin to describe this Birthday Party-ins ... More >>

Still Burning

Scratch Acid slouches toward Dallas.

Paper Robot

Hellbiscuit (Wow Signal Music Company)

My First Show: The Get Up Kids' Jim Suptic Got A Black Eye in The Pit of A Helmet, The Jesus Lizard and Therapy? Show When He Was 15.

Get Up Kids​Jim Suptic co-founded The Get Up Kids back in 1995. Their first practice came on his 18th birthday. And, in the following years, his band became a touchstone in the emo community. But their beginnings were pretty humble: Eons before Weezer's Pinkerton was worshipped and the members of ... More >>

Bonus MP3 and Gig Alert: Check Out "Mouthbreather" by The Bled and Catch the Band at The Prophet Bar Tonight.

The Bled​Tuscon's metalcore heavyweights The Bled stop through town tonight for a gig at The Prophet Bar, and these guys incorporate just enough of the classic sludge/noise from the likes of Mudhoney and The Jesus Lizard to keep the indie folks interested.Also, seeing that our weather has taken a ... More >>

This Afternoon at NX35: In His Keynote Talk, Steve Albini Urges Bands To Be More Cutthroat--And Never To Sign Anything

Paul Natkin​Who: Steve AlbiniVenue: Hailey's Club Time: 1 p.m.Musical and recording expertise aside, Steve Albini thinks he might have a knack for instilling guidelines for effective business meetings: "Just tell the motherfucker you're going to cut his throat if he charges you anymore." It has be ... More >>

One Jay Bennett Recalls Another After His Namesake's Passing

Year in Review: 2009's Best Indie Records, the College Rockers Honor Roll

Yeah, pal, that's "college rock," scare quotes very much included. Look, it's a meaningless term. As are "indie," "alternative," "hipster," etc., etc. Let's not overthink this: Here we have ten splendid records with an amorphous rock 'n' roll designation, albeit in a perhaps slightly more experiment ... More >>

Fun Fun Fun Fest Day 1: Crystal Antlers, Shonen Knife, Russian Circles, Death, Neon Indian, Jesus Lizard

All photos by Patrick MichelsDeath singer Bobby Hackney​Choosing Fun Fun Fun over the Austin City Limits festival this year was a no-brainer decision, and I have not regretted the decision to pass on Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam and Ben Harper for a nanosecond. Sitting on the soft grass and turning aw ... More >>

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 >>

Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?

Fun Fun Fun Lineup Includes VEGA

Doesn't he look like he's having fun, fun, fun?​Along with Les Savy Fav, Atlas Sound, GZA and (deep breath) The Jesus Lizard, The Fun Fun Fun Fest November 7 and 8 in Austin will include one local boy-turned-Austinite: former Ghosthustler Alan Palomo's second-newest project, VEGA.Though the former ... More >>

So Many Shows, So Little Time: Let Us Help You Pick the Best

Today In Music News: Tinted Windows Is No Joke, Tough and Go Is No More (?), and Chris Martin Is No Slouch.

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, February 19, 2009... If you're going to SXSW, you may want to check out the worlds most ironic supergroup--Tinted Windows. The band includes ex-Smashing Pumpkin James Iha, the middle Hanson (Taylor), Bun E. Carlos from Cheap Trick and Founta ... More >>

Chief Beef, Joey Kendall, Veloura

Thursday, September 6, at Andy's, Denton

More Sounds of Deep Ellum

Jesus Lizard Goes Yow!

These Bands Are Your Bands

Dan's Silverleaf hosts the ultimate tribute

Country Teasers, Gorch Fock, Silk Stocking, White Drugs

Thursday, June 1, at the Cavern

Mono, Bellini, Gorch Fock

Friday, September 30, at Hailey's

Tomahawk, the Melvins and Dälek

June 4

Making Hay

Haymarket Riot struggles to distinguish itself from its heroes, and may yet succeed

Drive Away

Living in Los Angeles, At the Drive-In does Texas proud

Out There

Shellac

Smells like Leif Garrett

Fifteen years later, The Melvins are still willing to provoke and confuse

Book 'em

Separating the wheat from the chaff in this year's crop of rock-and-roll tomes

Scene, heard

Jet is in labor on the WWW; Notes from KNTU's underground; Return of the Children of the Corn Mo; Prescription: Mark Ridlin; Rotating drum stools

June of '44

No monkeying around

Baboon finally gets free of its label and releases its best, most grown-up record yet

Great men

Gang of Four made magic out of the mundane, turned funk to punk, and died for your sins

The Lizard king

David Yow's got balls--he just doesn't want to show them to you anymore

Out Here

Love, Albini style

The man who made a career out of ugly music makes a beautiful record

Roadshows

Little mascara

The wages of Lollapalooza's sin is Metallica and make-up

Jerry's kid

Mr. Peppermint loves his little Butthole (Surfer)

Bronco hole

Dallas' last great concert hall suffers growing pains

When the well runs dry

The vitality stops, but the music just keeps on comin'

Out There

Out Here

Anal attentive

Local CD for kids' charity backs into trouble over rape song

Scene, not heard

A few clubs and a few bands do not a "music town" make

Roadshows