The Sex Pistols

David Walker Built Cabinets For The Stones, Saw Devo Melt Down and Witnessed Freddie Mother Fucking King

Nine DFW Acts To Catch at SXSW

Mixtape: 10 DFW Acts To Catch at SXSW

Ah yes, 35 Denton is coming at us fast and furious, so keep an eye out for our preview and 173 rules for surviving the upcoming "fest season" in next week's issue. However, there's another festival called SXSW that a lot of people seem to be excited about. Bruce Springsteen's set to play an "intima ... More >>

Ten Local Music Entities Ready for Reality TV

​Dallas has always been a wellspring of source material for reality show producers looking to put some squick-worthy drama on television. Along with the new Most Eligible: Dallas and Big Rich Texas shows that make up the crust on the bottom of the basic cable reality barrel, we've seen some me ... More >>

Pittsburgh Label Reissues Early Releases From Legendary '70s Dallas Punks The Nervebreakers

David "Nicke Blitz" Mitchell​Truly one of the seminal bands in Dallas history, The Nervebreakers' heyday came way back in 1977 when the band got the chance to open up for a Dallas date with Ramones. Then, in 1978, they did the same for the Sex Pistols -- and even got a mention in Rolling Stone in ... More >>

Which Musicians Will Die in 2011?

David "Nicke Blitz" Mitchell​Truly one of the seminal bands in Dallas history, The Nervebreakers' heyday came way back in 1977 when the band got the chance to open up for a Dallas date with Ramones. Then, in 1978, they did the same for the Sex Pistols -- and even got a mention in Rolling Stone in ... More >>

Last Night: The Adolescents at The Loft

The Adolescents, Lower Class Brats and The ScandalsThe LoftDecember 29, 2010Better than: Staying home and watching Sid and Nancy.The Adolescents​A surprisingly large collection of Dallas' unwashed and unwanted gathered together at The Loft last night to witness a fine triple-bill of old-school pun ... More >>

Staff Trax: Shawn Chrystopher, Autolux, Drew Kennedy, Karen Elson, The Gaslight Anthem, Great Northern and The Psychedelic Furs.

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 >>

Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby

Wednesday, June 16, at Bryan Street Tavern

News & Notes: Back to Paddling, Golf With a Porn Star, More Good Guys and the Sex Pistols

Bradley Whitford in Deep Ellum in The Good Guys pilot​A few Friday follow-ups, beginning with:ABC News has picked up on Gilbert Leal's mission to bring paddling back to the Dallas Independent School District -- despite the fact that the school board and the super ain't too interested in handing ou ... More >>

Good Friday: Blue October, Le Cure, Drawn by Jaymz, Boys Named Sue, The Fox & The Bird, Mono, Dosh, Hello Lover

This is happening, folks.​As you're probably already aware, we're embarking on the mother of all weekends. That's right; Edgefest is upon us. By now, you might have tried your luck at winning one of our ticket giveaways--after all, what self respecting Limp Bizkit fan wouldn't? But if trying to ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: "The War Across The Alley"

[Editor's Note: This is the last time we'll be running Echoes and Reverberations as a regular feature here on DC9. Will we see future installments? Don't know yet. But in the meantime, a big thanks to Jeff Liles for the past 30 installments of the series. It's been fun.]Shallow Reign, performing at ... More >>

North of the Dial

[Editor's Note: This is the last time we'll be running Echoes and Reverberations as a regular feature here on DC9. Will we see future installments? Don't know yet. But in the meantime, a big thanks to Jeff Liles for the past 30 installments of the series. It's been fun.]Shallow Reign, performing at ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: The Photography of Vern Evans

[Editor's Note: This is the last time we'll be running Echoes and Reverberations as a regular feature here on DC9. Will we see future installments? Don't know yet. But in the meantime, a big thanks to Jeff Liles for the past 30 installments of the series. It's been fun.]Shallow Reign, performing at ... More >>

Punk's Greatest Hits and Biggest Dicks

[Editor's Note: This is the last time we'll be running Echoes and Reverberations as a regular feature here on DC9. Will we see future installments? Don't know yet. But in the meantime, a big thanks to Jeff Liles for the past 30 installments of the series. It's been fun.]Shallow Reign, performing at ... More >>

Making a List, Checking It Twice

[Editor's Note: This is the last time we'll be running Echoes and Reverberations as a regular feature here on DC9. Will we see future installments? Don't know yet. But in the meantime, a big thanks to Jeff Liles for the past 30 installments of the series. It's been fun.]Shallow Reign, performing at ... More >>

Will Rock Band and Guitar Hero Save Us?

Are rocker videogames the new MTV—and will they help us save the music universe?

Ghosthustler Resurrects '80s Synth Beats

Ghosthustler's sound leaves you nostalgic for the future

Oddities

Still more sad stuff, plus the good news that the Longhorn will host a show

Northern State, Polyphonic Spree

Saturday, March 24, at Riprocks, Denton

Furs Trade

Richard Butler preps a new record and ponders his band's former glitz

Groovy, Far Out and Monkee Business

Richard Butler preps a new record and ponders his band's former glitz

No More Pussy

Fabricated pop groups are nothing new, but these Dolls are more than bad--they're a threat

Freak Scene Revisited

Fabricated pop groups are nothing new, but these Dolls are more than bad--they're a threat

Looking at America

Flogging Molly's Dave King left Ireland for a career in rock, but he couldn't escape his roots

Sound Man

Flogging Molly's Dave King left Ireland for a career in rock, but he couldn't escape his roots

Devotchka

How It Ends (Cicero)

Gabba Gabba Henh

The Ramones bopped toward history and an unhappy end

Pick of the Litter

Six years in, the Deep Ellum Film Festival has become the cagey vet

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Six years in, the Deep Ellum Film Festival has become the cagey vet

Hank III

January 16

The Negro Problem

More flamboyant than Liberace, Turbonegro has come to reclaim the States

Rock & Droll

The members of White Light Motorcade are road scholars

Triumph of the Wilco

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart pushes pop propaganda

Tiger Trap

With so many other things to ask Le Tigre about, who's got time for music?

Adam and the Ants

Antbox (Columbia Records, UK)

Prague Rock

Uz Jsme Doma want people to listen to the whole story--in Czech

Letters

Leavin' on a jet plane; Crummy teachers; Learning experience

Jonathan Richman

Leavin' on a jet plane; Crummy teachers; Learning experience

Out There

Leavin' on a jet plane; Crummy teachers; Learning experience

Gadzooks

Leavin' on a jet plane; Crummy teachers; Learning experience

Great men

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

Sucking on the '70s

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Sucking on the '70s

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Roadshows

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Out There

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Out Here

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Roadshows

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

Out Here

A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

King of the mild frontier

Adam Ant's back, so unplug the jukebox and do us all a favor