The Walkmen

This Week's Top Show Announcements: Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, Keith Urban, P!NK and More

It's all pop stars and mainstreamers today. Lil Wayne, P!nk, John Mayer, Mumford & Sons ... this is a show announcement post that doesn't happen all too often. Soak it in. But let's not lie, the biggest announcement is Lil Wayne's tour, especially since we've all been wondering if he's OK since bein ... More >>

Top Show Annoucements: Metric, Rodriguez, The Walkmen and More

Metric Sunday, April 28, at House of Blues, $28-$38 It took them a little while (since the late '90s) but Metric has made it. Big. The group's 2009 release, Fantasies can take most of the credit for that when they unleashed the addicting, head-bobbing and shoulder-swaying hit "Gold Guns Girls." Sexi ... 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 >>

This Week's Top Show Announcements: The Weeknd, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Ariel Pink and More

The WeekndFriday, June 15, at House of Blues, $30/$35-$49.50At age 22, critically acclaimed R&B innovator Abel Tesfaye, the man behind The Weeknd, has accomplished more than most artists in a lifetime. All of his music has been released via digital download, and now it looks like he's ready to c ... More >>

The Walkmen Coming to Granada Theater on September 19

In what I consider one of my top five events of the year thus far (don't worry, birth of my son, you're safe), The Walkmen have added additional tour dates to their calendar, including a performance in Dallas. The Granada Theater locked the band down on Wednesday, September 19. Tickets will go on sa ... More >>

Reptar - The Prophet Bar - 2/24/12

Reptar, Quiet Hooves, Zhora The Prophet Bar Friday, February 24 "We are about to get nasty," said Graham Ulicny moments before "Sebastian," a standout from Reptar's self-titled album. The Athens, Georgia group didn't disappoint. Combining the nerdy dance vibe of early Talking Heads with the more mo ... More >>

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Cover/Tribute Act, Best Label, Best Producer

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Cover/Tribute Act, B ... More >>

Astronautalis Finds Different Chart Success

ACL Stage Banter: The Weekend's Funniest and Most Interesting On-Stage Quotes

Marco TorresAnd the award for ACL 2011's best stage banter goes to Kanye West.​Now that Austin City Limits Music Festival is in the rear view mirror, all we have are the memories. That is, unless you spent the weekend drunk and high, in which case you might not even remember who performed, let alo ... More >>

Austin City Limits Music Festival: A First-Timer's Recap

Pete FreedmanThe sweet, sweet ACL crowd.​Before this weekend, I'd never been to Austin City Limits Music Festival. Actually, I'd never been to any outdoor music festivals the scale of ACL. I've probably been to eight or nine South By Southwests, and, before heading down to Austin this weekend, I h ... More >>

ACL Capsule Reviews: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Walkmen, Broken Social Scene, and Elbow

Elbow brought the Manchester rain on Sunday.​And just like that, the heat returned. The hot sun beat down on the wet grass, creating an inescapable humidity in Zilker Park on Sunday. As such, the people came prepared to sweat it out. The same guys hawking ponchos yesterday now had packets of ... More >>

Bravo, Max!

Dog's Light Self-released

True Widow, The Nighty Nite, Joey Kendall

Saturday, June 11, at the Double Wide

Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire and Coldplay Highlight 2011 Austin City Limits Bill

​We had some fun yesterday trying to guess the bill for the 2011 Austin City Limits Musical Festival -- and, hey, we were right about Kanye West, if nothing else. Early this morning, the folks behind the festival announced for full lineup for their end-of-summer offering. And, as expected, the 10t ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Black Lips at The Loft, Lauryn Hill at House of Blues, James Taylor at the Music Hall at Fair Park and Seryn at Renfield's.

A fairly packed Wednesday night of music awaits the discerning listener who wishes to venture out this evening. Oh, and Charlie Sheen will be winning with tiger blood at the AAC tonight, too.

Does 35 Conferette Really Promote Local Artists?

Over The Weekend: The Walkmen at Granada Theater

The Walkmen, The Head and The Heart, SerynSaturday, March 5, 2011Granada TheaterBetter than: sitting at home listening to great vintage records.Kevin TodoraThe Walkmen played at the Granada Theater on Saturday night. For more photos from the night, check out Kevin Todora's slideshow.​Looking at th ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Tomorrow Night's Walkmen Show at The Granada Theater. Also: A Free Poster!

​This morning, it was announced that The Walkmen's highly anticipated show at the Granada Theater this weekend has finally sold out. Not all that surprising, really, considering the amount of acclaim their latest album, Lisbon, has received. And deservedly so: Lisbon's quiet take on classic Americ ... More >>

Q&A: The Head and The Heart's Jon Russell Talks About What Makes Seattle So Special and Why His Band Doesn't Sound Like Fleet Foxes

Just back from the band's first tour of Europe, Seattle's The Head and the Heart are currently making their way across the U.S. opening up for The Walkmen. Interestingly, the two acts couldn't be more dissimilar. But that dichotomy should mostly result in a beautiful blending of styles. Playing soft ... More >>

Good Friday: The Walkmen, Alejandro Escovedo, Trashcan Sinatras, The Virgin Wolves, Young The Giant, The Hope Trust, Nmperign, Sundress, Randy Travis, Remy Le Boeuf & More!

The Five Amigos or The Walkmen​After kind of a dud last weekend, we've got a pretty solid list of shows to see this weekend. And topping the list for some of us here at DC9 headquarters is The Walkmen concert at The Granada Theater on Saturday night. In this week's paper edition, we ran a piece ab ... More >>

How Dallas Shaped The Walkmen's Sound

Between Production Work With St. Vincent and David Byrne, Paper Chase Mastermind John Congleton Launches New Band Nighty Night

John Congleton​Just a few minutes ago, local producer John Congleton confirmed to DC9 that he is indeed currently producing St. Vincent's third, as-yet-unnamed album at his Elmwood Recording Studio in Oak Cliff. No surprise there: Congleton played a major role in Dallas native Annie Clark's sophom ... More >>

Our Critics' Year-End Top Ten: Darryl Smyers Turns Things Down A Notch And Screams About The Walkmen's Lisbon

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.​Noted Wi ... More >>

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Daniel Hopkins Hails The Walkmen's "Less Is More" Approach on the John Congleton-Produced Lisbon

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.​Clubs ed ... More >>

The Best National Album Releases of 2010

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Andy Odom Touts Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti's "Surprising and Varied" Before Today

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.​ Denton-based scribe Andy Odom picks ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Crushed Stars -- "Eyeliner"

Crushed Stars​ Speaking of Crushed Stars, mastermind Todd Gautreau will be bringing his project to La Grange tonight to showcase his latest material, which, mind you, is mostly the product of his own mind and playing. Aside from some assistance from drummer Jeff Ryan (Sarah Jaffe, Pleasant Grove) ... More >>

Show Announcements: The Walkmen, The Octopus Project, Sarah Jaffe, Will Johnson, Devin the Dude, Pete Yorn, Mogwai, Ke$ha, Bobby Patterson, Lions, Hayes Carll & More!

The Walkmen don't actually look like this.​Over the last 10 years, The Walkmen have released acclaimed album after acclaimed album, with only a few duds along the way. 2008's You & Me proved the band's longevity, and 2010's Lisbon fortified it. And they'll be bringing their raucous fly-by-the- ... More >>

Gig Alert/Bonus MP3: Hear Flashbulb Fires' "Pyramid Scheme" and Catch the Band Tonight at Andy's Bar in Denton

Flashbulb Fires can be found under "F."​Hailing out of Denver, Flashbulb Fires is an alt-rock quartet in vein of the Arcade Fire and Pedro The Lion. At least, that's what the band's promotional material says. To me, there are some other interesting influences popping in and out of the band's sombe ... More >>

Staff Trax: Happy Birthday, The Walkmen, Stars, Sarah Jaffe, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and, uh, Rammstein?

​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 dominate our coverage. Consider this a chance to get some more insight into our personal tastes. And a chan ... More >>

Another Big Record On John Congleton's Resume: The Walkmen's Lisbon

Casual Friday at The Walkmen's house.​You may or may not remember all the way back to last March, when NX35 music festival single-handedly overtook DC9 for about a week. One of the top headliners, The Walkmen, who played a stunning set at Hailey's Club, were one of the many reasons that the festiv ... More >>

NX35 Grows Up With Second NX35 Conferette

Picture Show: NX35 Sunday Night

Patrick MichelsDance, Dance Evolution.​Hey, ever heard of Neon Indian? We embedded ourselves deep into dance territory for this picture show. We also caught some other bands, you know--like Ishi, Florene, Giggle Party and The Walkmen. Patrick Michels was deep in dangerously hipster trenches for ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: The Walkmen at Hailey's Club

The Walkmen​Band: The WalkmenVenue: HaileysTime: 11:25 p.m.The buzz was loud and the venue packed last night in anticipation for one of the bigger bands taking part in this year's version of NX35: New York City's The Walkmen. Since I got to Hailey's early, I happened to catch a couple members of t ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: NX35 2010 Closes Its Four-Day Run In Fine Fashion

Patrick MichelsIshi played to a packed RGRS house on Sunday night.​Another night, another slew of solid lineups all around the heart of downtown Denton for Sunday's final night of the four-day North by 35 Music Conferette. And, early in the evening after the previous night's blow-out Flaming Lips' ... More >>

10 Must-See Acts To Catch at NX35

NX35 Publishes Final Schedule, Announced Eight Track Museum Details

​A couple quick NX35notes to pass along. First and foremost, on Friday, the conferette's blog announced its show schedule for Sunday, the final night of the Denton-centric deal. The big show to circle that night? The Hailey's-hosted bill of The Walkmen, Pomegranates and Jookabox. Earlier today, me ... More >>

The Walkmen, Other Acts Added to NX35 Bill

​This afternoon comes word that a handful of other acts have been added to the already stout NX35 lineup. Fat Possum Records' The Walkmen is the big name, of course. But others include DFW's own Trebuchet, Saboteur and Jack with One Eye, Austin's Pure Ecstasy and French duo Electric Electric.In ... More >>

ACL '09: So Can We Get This Party Going Already, Or...?

​Pretty sure I'm in Austin right now--seems it at least; there's a whole bunch of young people running around acting like there's something going on. I dunno, this is a pretty early wake-up call for me. But I digress: I'll be here all weekend long, along with Observer Web editor and photogra ... More >>

Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?

Bonus MP3: Rorschach Muse - "Skyscraper Dive"

But who will watch Rorschach and the rest of The Watchmen?​Brothers Todd and Greg Brin used to front Magneto Combo which released four albums starting in 2001 and culminating with the magnificently titled Betty White Knows Her Porn in 2007. But since Magneto Combo bit the dust, the brothers Brin h ... More >>

The Features

Some Kind of Salvation (Self-released)

Over The Weekend: Constantines and Crystal Antlers at Sons of Hermann Hall

Constantines, Crystal AntlersSons of Hermann HallJune 5, 2006Better than: Any show I've been to this year.In front of about 100 people, Canada's Constantines played as if its audience at Sons of Hermann Hall on Friday night numbered in the thousands. Full of fire and vigor, the unkempt quartet made ... More >>

Last Night: The Walkmen At House Of Blues’ Pontiac Garage

The Walkmen aren't as Dark as You Think They Are

Singer Hamilton Leithauser wants to give his band's dark reputation the boot

Odds & Ends

Rubber Gloves will soon be able to pour one out for the indie-rock homies

Best Live Music Venue

Hailey's

Just a Suggestion

South by Southwest comes to Austin, but why can't Dallas get in on the action?

The Walkmen, French Kicks, Mink Lungs

March 12