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Who Should Bon Iver Collaborate With Next?

With the news this week that former Dallas/current Minneapolis rapper Andy Bothwell, aka Astronautalis, is collaborating with Bon Iver on a new album, it made us think of his recent collabo with The Flaming Lips, and his James Blake team-up. Is Justin Vernon like one of those rappers you pull in for ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Before Ben & Skin, There Was Skinny Fresh & Ruben

​Before there was "Ben & Skin," the local morning sports radio talk show on KESN-103.3 FM ESPN Dallas, there was Jeff "Skinny Fresh" Wade and Ruben Ayala, who made up Hydroponic Sound System. And, in a 2001 issue of the Observer, former music editor Zac Crain profiled the duo, who had just rel ... More >>

Green River Ordinance Asks That You Take Out Of My Hands Out of Their Hands -- For Free.

​Fort Worth's Green River Ordinance has gone through something of a major transition of late -- what with the band splitting from its major label home, Capitol Records, and then (successfully) asking for its fans to fund their future efforts. And, hey, in today's turmoil-filled major label music w ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Flaming Lips at The Palladium, Kid Rock at the Verizon Theatre, Seryn at Lochrann's, Nicholas Altobelli at Dan's Silverleaf and DISCIPLINE at Rubber Gloves

Well, all right! Tonight's the night: We're finally starting to feel the effects of Super Bowl XLV in tonight's goings-on in the form of two pretty major concerts. But for those local die-hards hoping to avoid the madness, there are still some other fine options. Just be sure to be careful out the ... More >>

More Super Bowl Weekend Shows Pop Up As Kid Rock, Jason Derulo, Others Announce Gigs

​Seems Maroon 5 isn't the only act coming to town during Super Bowl weekend, as the Big Game comes to North Texas on February 6. Unfortunately, though, as of now, they still appear as if they're the only ones throwing a free show for all to attend. A few more Super Bowl weekend concerts were annou ... More >>

Watch: Green River Ordinance -- "Dancing Shoes"

Fort Worth's Green River Ordinance has made fast work of moving on from its split with Capitol Records and putting out new material on its own. Last week, after the band came ahead more than $20,000 ahead of its stated $15,000 goal for donations from fans so it could release a new EP, the band did j ... More >>

Denton's Own Sly Stone Is The 38th Greatest Musical Artist of All-Time, Says VH1...

Speaking of Denton ranking highly on lists today, have you guys been watching VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time countdown this week? It's a guilty pleasure, for sure, especially if you enjoy hearing people like Sebastian Bach and members of the Barenaked Ladies talk about their musical heroes. ... More >>

Watch: Green River Ordinance -- "On Your Own"

Yesterday, Fort Worth's Green River Ordinance released the above music video for "On Your Own," the second single off the band's major label debut, Out Of My Hands. It's a gorgeous video, I'll give them that. But, man, if the song doesn't sound like Third Eye Blind or some other '90s bands. Kind of ... More >>

Jessica Simpson Talks Romo and Why, Yes, She May Indeed Be "Sexual Napalm"

Tony Romo's been all over the place this week: on Jimmy Kimmel Live, in that what-the Super Bowl video and, last night, on the Late Show With David Letterman. Well, actually, Romo wasn't on Late Show -- he was just the topic of conversation. The Richardson native was ostensibly visiting Letterman to ... More >>

The Anvil Experience, Mitra

Tuesday, January 26, at House of Blues

Night Moves: A New You For 2010

Ray and Peter LekHelloooo 2010: At the Cavern Thursday night.​ Our nightlife photographers covered New Year's Eve three ways last weekend, stopping in on DJ sets at Zubar and the Cavern Thursday night, and classing it up at Thrive, where Kaya Jones from the Pussycat Dolls, 6 Gauge from VH1's Daisy ... More >>

Jesse Holley Makes a Fine Catch

​As promised, I ventured to Grand Prairie's Quick Trip Park Friday night for some Dallas Desire Lingerie Football. In a word: Loved it. And not just the toned female physiques running around in their bras and panties. (Though, if you haven't seen Erin Marie Garrett in and/or out of "uniform" ... More >>

Video: Kelly Clarkson -- "Already Gone"

Looks like I'm about a month late on posting the video for the latest Kelly Clarkson single, "Already Gone," but you'll have to pardon my missing its initial release. There was a pretty big controversy over the song--and not the video--right 'round the time that the above formal-attire clip saw its ... More >>

Terrell Owens Still "Clueless" About What Happened With the Dallas Cowboys

The painfully modest former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver's new reality show bows on VH1 Monday (psssst ... you can watch the debut episode in its entirety right this very second, if that's what you're into). Which is why he was on Jimmy Kimmel's ABC late-night show Thursday -- talking, yet again, ab ... More >>

Night Moves: Double Dose of Party Pics

Ray and Peter Lek We owe you a nightlife slideshow here on DC9, after a quiet time at our nightlife crew's favorite clubs two weeks ago. Luckily, last weekend was so chock full of Night Moves goodness, we're making amends here with a two-fer Tuesday pair of photo sets from the Lek Brothers.In Friday ... More >>

ZZ Top's Got Some Stories To Tell. On VH1, No Less.

Late in March, the Dallas natives (what up, Woodrow Wilson?) and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in ZZ Top went up to Chicago and taped an episode of VH1's Storytellers to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary. Later this month, on Saturday, June 27, at 9 p.m., the channel will premiere the show. In th ... More >>

Dallas Mavericks: Worst Week Ever

  You know that stupid VH1 show Best Week Ever? Well, when VH2 comes out with Worst Week Ever I've got a candidate: Your Dallas Mavericks, May 3-10, 2009. Sunday: Lose Game 1 to Denver Nuggets/ Fail to respond when Kenyon Martin punks star Dirk Nowitzki with a forearm to the back. Mon ... More >>

More DPD Surveillance Cams are Coming. And Here's a List of Where They're Needed.

The Dallas City Council's committees have plenty on their plates today -- everything from establishing a trust fund related to the NBA All-Star game to checking in on the Lancaster Corridor, which is in serious need of some upgrading, to parsing over crime stats (according to the Dallas Police Depar ... More >>

Fashion 4-1-1

McKinney gets a visit from the Glam God

Today In Music News: Behind The Music Returns, Courtney Love Makes Some Bank and The Stone Roses Say There Is No Reunion

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 20, 2009... Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland are just two of the upcoming subjects on VH1's relaunched Behind The Music.  Looks like Courtney Love is the only one who made any money from a publishing deal to license Nirvana's music. ... More >>

Whitt's End: 3.13.09

Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *I promise to watch Terrell Owens' reality show on VH1. Provided that I get to see the unedited footage of T.O.'s reaction when agent Drew Rosenhaus calls with the four most depressing words an athlet ... More >>

Today In Music News: Chris Brown Gets Backers, Rachel Ray Gets Bands, and Hammer and Ice Are Back WIth A Brand New Invention

Your daily dose of music news for Friday, February 27, 2009...People are starting to stand up in defense of Chris Brown's actions--like Kanye West and Bow Wow. Meanwhile, everyone else in the world is still backing Rihanna.In Orem, Utah, tonight, Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer will share a stage for the ... More >>

The Village Voice's Annual Pazz And Jop Poll Is Now Up And Running

Earlier this month, we unveiled our Dallas Observer contributors' top albums and, in some cases, top singles of the year, as submitted to the annual Pazz & Jop poll conducted by our sister paper in NYC (in some cases, to the best of our recollections).Well, now the full results of those submiss ... More >>

MTV Names New Amerykah The 9th Best Disc Of '08`

Considering that I've only seen eight of the 25 artists mentioned in MTV's year-end best albums list (Kanye West, Lil Wayne, No Age, Death Cab, Vampire Weekend, Panic At The Disco, MGMT, Coldplay) actually have their viddeos played on MTV or sister network VH1, you've gotta imagine that, for 17 of t ... More >>

New Kids On The Block, Natasha Bedingfield

Sunday, October 19, at American Airlines Center

Dallas-based Blockdot Company Creates Hip-Hop Video Game For VH1...

He So Married: Notes from Luther Campbell's Dallas Nuptials

Luke Campbell Talks Tying The Knot, Hip-Hop And Finding His Son's Porn Collection

Oso Close To Perform In Dallas Theater Center's Upcoming The Who's Tommy Run

Guess What Music Video With Local Ties Has Been Added To VH1's Rotation?

Josh Alan Friedman and VH1 Come Clean on Sex: The Revolution

Get to Know Sara Bareilles at Good Records

Good Friday: Wall of Sound, Doug E. Fresh

Gutter Ball

Dalek

Abandoned Language (Ipecac)

Bloc Party

A Weekend in the City (Vice Music)

Flying Solo

Saturday, November 4, at The Cavern

Going on a Polyphonic Spree Spree

Odds & Ends

On Pantera's Behind the Music special, Phil Anselmo offers fans two equally pleasing options

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Rollin'

Get your motor running for the Hot Import Nights Tour

Go Ahead, Tear Us Apart

Reality TV has turned Britney Spears, Bobby Brown, Howard Jones and INXS into fascinating punchlines

The Legend of Billy Hicks

Or, why sax player is no longer a viable occupation in rock and roll

Baboon

January 30

Get Your Kicks

These Kung Fu cats are fast as lightning

Scene, Heard

More reality TV

Run, don't walk

VH1 hires Flickerstick to be on of its Bands on the Run

Flanagan's wake

VH1 vice president's novel about the music business mourns an era just since passed

L7

Slap Happy (Wax Tadpole/Bong Load)

Junk rock

George Gimarc and an ex-Pistol make for some Rotten Television