In the span of five years, Avi Marco, perhaps better known as DJ Avi, has made quite a name for himself around DFW. The Israel-born jock moved to the area in 2005 and has since played numerous venues in both Dallas and Fort Worth, scooping up a couple of residencies…

This week, DC9er takes it’s readers behind the booth with Jonathan Graham–or as he’s perhaps better known, DJG. Graham started his career as a DJ nearly a decade ago in Austin, then migrated north to kick-start the ever-popular “80’s Dance Night” at Hailey’s Club in Denton. Since then, DJG has…

DJ Bad Holly admits that she got her start at DJing through a complete and utter accident. Holly Evans, a.k.a. Bad Holly, volunteered to DJ a party at Doublewide last year at the last minute–and to her surprise received and abundance of positive feedback. “Several people I’d never met came…

Lisa Bush, aka Wild in the Streets, got her start in college, hosting a radio show on KTCU, which led to DJing house parties and at small venues around town. In time, Wild in the Streets had a regular gig alongside soul and funk DJ Eric Hermeyer at the Wreck…

DJ TraDeMarx, aka Chris Johnson (and better known around town as CJ), is relatively new to the DJ game, having gotten his start at spinning just three years ago after a friend asked him to DJ his party. Drawing much of his inspiration from Rio De Janeiro production duo/DJ’s The…

DJ Red Eye has been DJing professionally for 20 years and was exposed to the art of spinning at an early age. “My uncle was a big disco DJ in Austin back in the day,” he says. “His record collection always fascinated me as a kid. I’ve always leaned toward…

Owen Pallett, formerly known as Final Fantasy, released Heartland, his first album under his own name, early this year. And not without anticipation. Before Heartland’s January release Pallett hadn’t dropped a full-length album since He Poos Clouds in 2006. But now, with a new extensive full-length in tow, Pallett is…

Twenty-something years ago, Merritt was just your average high school kid, hanging out and throwing keggers. But, one Saturday afternoon, on his way to help set up a party, Merritt witnessed a series of life-changing events which transformed him into DJ Merritt–pretty much over night. Now, with over two decades…

Los Angeles’ Local Natives emerged on the indie music front early this year with their debut album, Gorilla Manor, which earned its U.S. release on February 16. Since then, the band has received positive reviews from various publications and played shows all over the States, including multiple performances in Austin…

This week’s DC9er presents readers and listeners with not one, but two very different mixes from seasoned area musician, dubstep producer and DJ, Mwanza Dover. And not by accident, either. Dover voraciously admits that there was no way he could “really make one mix that would make sense for what…

This week’s DC9er takes you behind the booth, North of the Dial style, with Denton-based, eclectic party-DJ, Joey Liechty aka Yeahdef. Liechty has been DJing for the past 7 years, and is the founder of  ’90s night, one of Denton’s hottest dance nights, bringing people from Denton and Dallas to…

Chris Keating is effusive, having just returned home to Brooklyn for a few days from a European tour. But he seems a little shocked when he’s reminded that he and his bandmates in Yeasayer will be appearing at the Granada Theater this week as an early date in the band’s…

Thanks to its 2001 debut album, Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi (produced by Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch), Camera Obscura was set for nothing less than indie splendor from the beginning. The Glaswegian band formed in the late ’90s and has since turned out four albums, toured extensively and seen a…

Kenny Lucas aka R.A. Four has been spinning vinyl for a little over a year now, starting only last March. The electro, ambient DJ got his start at Murray Street Coffee Shop, when owner Doug Davis sent out a Tweet looking for a sub-DJ for a Wednesday night. One of…

Joel Trujillo, Jr. is better known around town as Killtron, and he’s been playing party-jams in the Metroplex since 2005. He got his start by listening to “Energy,” a segment on nonprofit listener-supported station KNON, catching the show at every opportunity he had, eagerly listening in, and even recording his…

This week’s DC9er takes you behind the booth with Dallas-based, hip-hop expert DJ A1. Having been exposed to DJ culture at a young age (back in the day, he used to tag along with his cousin, who was a DJ at the time), A1 entered his first DJ battle at…

Band: Neon Indian Venue: Rubber GlovesTime: 12:30 a.m.In September of last year, as mega-hyped area band Neon Indian prepared its debut smash full-length, Psychic Chasms, the band debuted its live show with a gig at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios. It didn’t go so great.Now, having spent the past six months…

Band: Indian Jewelry Venue: Rubber GlovesTime: 12:40 a.m. After witnessing the mind-blowingly brilliant and colorful display that was the HEALTH show at the Boiler Room, it was off to Rubber Gloves to check out Houston’s Indian Jewelry. Upon arrival, there was a decent-sized crowd, the bar was busy, there was…

From Dallas to Austin to England and back again, Cory Kilduff, half of trans-Atlantic DJ duo Ocelot, has not only been making a name for himself here in the Lonstar State, but with shows all over the country and overseas. Oh, and the duo’s got a forthcoming album about to…