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Townes Van Zandt

  • Music

    December 8, 2011

    Byrd Song

    Jonathan Byrd's got Texas on his mind, Carolina in his heart.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Last Night: The Jayhawks, Jolie Holland

    The Jayhawks.​Last Night: The Jayhawks, Jolie Holland Granada Theater November 16 Better than: rummaging through closets for dubbed copies of Crossroads episodes. Looking only at The Jayhawks' set list from last night, you could think the show was more for a hardcore fan than a casual one, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Chuck Ragan Knows Good Road Music, Plugged or Unplugged

    Scott ToepferChuck Ragan.​Gainesville, Florida's Chuck Ragan is one of those dudes who just can't go wrong. His more-than-a-decade's work with the still-revered punk act Hot Water Music is often cited by younger punk bands as a key motivator for their own punk-ish endeavors. In the more recen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Grant Jones Names His All-Time Top Five Non-Texan Country Artists

    Grant Jones​Regular readers of DC9 and regular drinkers at just about any North Texas honky-tonk are likely familiar with Grant Jones & The Pistol Grip Lassos by now. Between celebrating a great victory in the 2009 Shiner Rising Star Contest (where they won a recording contract) and suffering ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Q&A: Richard Buckner Talks Music, Murder and Musical Career Assassins

    For 17 years now, Richard Buckner has been one of the most unique singer-songwriters going. Eschewing choruses, Buckner writes in a stream of consciousness matter that resembles free verse poetry set to a fascinating musical backing. Although Buckner was erroneously marketed as a hunky country go ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2011

    Sons of Hermann Hall Turns 100

    For 17 years now, Richard Buckner has been one of the most unique singer-songwriters going. Eschewing choruses, Buckner writes in a stream of consciousness matter that resembles free verse poetry set to a fascinating musical backing. Although Buckner was erroneously marketed as a hunky country go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Over The Weekend: The Flatlanders at Sons of Hermann Hall

    Better than: Seeing the Flatlanders at the Wyly or the Granada, where they've played their last two shows. The ballroom at the Sons of Hermann Hall is their natural element, as dusty and real as the colorful West Texas characters that populate the band's best songs.Will Van Overbeek​The silver-hai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Gig Alert/Bonus MP3: Greg Reichel Plays Adair's Tonight, Shares A Song From His Debut

    Greg Reichel​Raised in Oklahoma, but now a resident of Dallas, Greg Reichel is the best kind of alt-country songwriter, one who enjoys both the old-school, rural soul of Townes Van Zandt and the snotty genius of Ryan Adams.Reichel released his debut album back in 2007 and he's been skimping and sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2010

    What It Was Like: Boys Named Sue, The Naptime Shake and Fox & The Bird at the DOMAXXII Showcase

    All photos by Patrick MichelsFox & The Bird kept things in line at La Grange on Saturday night.​Boys Named SueLa Grange10 p.m.What can be said now about the Boys Named Sue that hasn't been said already over their rabble-rousing course of recent history? Not much, really, but we'll give it a sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Show Announcements: Of Monteal, Ratatat, Dungen, Yellow Fever, Stars, Los Lonely Boys, AA Bondy, MAE, Maroon 5, One Republic and others

    The cover of of Montreal's new record. Also, the cover of my 10th grade notebook​Flamboyant indie-glam act of Montreal has had a busy year. They were just in town a few months ago, and they'll be back at the Granada Theater on Tuesday, November 2, in support of their new record, False Priest. Get ... More >>

  • Music

    March 25, 2010

    It's Good To Make Time For A Bro, Even After SXSW and NX35.

    The cover of of Montreal's new record. Also, the cover of my 10th grade notebook​Flamboyant indie-glam act of Montreal has had a busy year. They were just in town a few months ago, and they'll be back at the Granada Theater on Tuesday, November 2, in support of their new record, False Priest. Get ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Year in Review: 2009's Best Alt-Country Proves that Yes, Willie Nelson is Still a Badass

    We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorite ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    Deer Tick Latches On

    We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Echoes and Reverberations: You Shoot, We Score

    Texas music looks great. It provokes the imagination and illustrates the intangible. For years, we've been providing the necessary flavor to help filmmakers tell their stories. It's what we do; we're obviously good at this kind of thing. And it goes both ways: Movie soundtracks are the kind of thin ... More >>

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Danny Schmidt

    Little Grey Sheep (Waterbug Records)

  • Music

    September 27, 2007

    Billy Joe Shaver Navigates Heartbreak

    The musician proves to be a true Texas cowboy

  • Music

    August 23, 2007

    No Business Sense

    Dylan Sneed left the corporate rat race to embrace his talent and his faith

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2007

    First, the Good News: Jandek's Coming to Town. And Wayne Coyne Shops IKEA!

    Dylan Sneed left the corporate rat race to embrace his talent and his faith

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Blue Norther

    Jesse Sykes spreads the joy of melancholy

  • News

    January 25, 2007

    Goodbye, Groovy East Dallas

    How Jim Schutze forsook his hippie-dippy days and learned to love the snout house

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2007

    Cleanin' Out the Closet

    How Jim Schutze forsook his hippie-dippy days and learned to love the snout house

  • Music

    January 11, 2007

    The Lowdown

    Music tidbits from the Big D

  • Music

    December 7, 2006

    Texas Bard

    Guy Clark remains an understated statesman of true country

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Happy Accidents

    Richard Buckner makes room in his pickup for indie-rock friends but not songwriters

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    No Surrender

    Marah is back in fighting form on If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry

  • Music

    September 1, 2005

    Demons and Angels

    Mara Lee Miller's Bosque Brown walks the fine line between darkness and light

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Find the River

    Smog's Bill Callahan discovers new sounds and voices...and cleans up with Chloe Sevigny

  • Music

    November 4, 2004

    I Heart Winnipeg?

    The Weakerthans' John Samson loves his hometown--and hates it, too

  • Music

    February 5, 2004

    Norah Jones

    Feels Like Home (Blue Note)

  • Music

    July 17, 2003

    Queen of the Road

    Shelley King has been up and down The Highway, looking for a home for her music

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Good Times

    The Hag brings his songs to Fort Worth this week

  • Music

    June 27, 2002

    Dig Dug

    RCA unearths 100 "lost" Elvis recordings, just in time to celebrate his death day

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Robert Earl Keen, Cory Morrow

    May 26

  • Music

    July 26, 2001

    All These Years

    Early success was almost the end of Ray Wylie Hubbard

  • Music

    May 17, 2001

    Ode to Billy Joe

    Billy Joe Shaver has a stunning new album in stores. But he can't enjoy it.

  • Music

    November 16, 2000

    The Last Laugh

    Willis Alan Ramsey's cult keeps growing, 28 years after cutting his first--and final?--record

  • Music

    June 22, 2000

    True believer

    From punk to rock to country, Alejandro Escovedo has weathered the push and pull of family and music

  • Music

    April 20, 2000

    American bye

    Don McLean's career didn't end with "American Pie" -- or did it?

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    Out There

    Jimmie Dale Gilmore

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Lost legends

    Tary Owens helped rescue the early roots of Texas music. Then those songs saved Owens from himself.

  • News

    April 22, 1999

    Letters

    Tary Owens helped rescue the early roots of Texas music. Then those songs saved Owens from himself.

  • Music

    December 3, 1998

    Long journey home

    Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels roll on a perfect road

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Big country

    Don Walser sings deep from the heart of Texas

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Roadshows

    Don Walser sings deep from the heart of Texas

  • Music

    May 22, 1997

    A fistful of tunes

    The Big Gundown squints into the sun, throws its serape over its shoulder, and makes its play

  • News

    March 27, 1997

    Black Maria, Don't You Cry

    Mary Cutrufello's music is full of country heartache. But Texas' most unlikely honky-tonk star is about to become her own boss.

  • Music

    March 20, 1997

    Pop mart

    South by Southwest '97: Will guitars give up the ghost? Yes and no, but mostly no

  • Music

    May 30, 1996

    Angel's wings

    Cowboy Junkies drone and moan toward brilliance

  • Film

    February 29, 1996

    Out There

    Cowboy Junkies drone and moan toward brilliance

  • Music

    February 8, 1996

    The art of implication

    Vince Bell's been dead once, and he's got the record to prove it

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