I had a quick chat with Smile Smile’s co-singer/guitarist Ryan Hamilton, a.k.a. the nicest guy in the world, on the phone to get the skinny on the band’s upcoming CMJ appearance. Turns out, Hamilton and his singing cohort Jencey Hirunrusme don’t know yet with whom they’ll be playing at their…
Welcome to Good Friday, DC-9 at Night’s go-to spot for the lowdown on the weekend’s musical goodness. Each Friday, we’ll post suggestions for your best bets for Friday through Sunday in Big D, Little d and Funky FW. Hopefully, each week you’ll ignore our cheeky little intro, and go straight…
The five guys in Memphis May Fire are surely having a good day. The Dallas hardcore band is officially on the Trustkill Records roster. For the time being, the label as posted a pretty picture of MMF on the opening page of its site with the line: “The most exciting…
Art for Peace and Justice artistic director Dr. Tim Seelig sent me the link to the group’s first music video, “Red State Blues,” featuring local diva, Denise Lee. Fun stuff, but go to the actual YouTube page and check the heated comments…
Station 4 (or S4), Dallas’ biggest gay dance club goes in a different direction tonight from the usual techno/trash disco/Top 40 format. Instead, it’ll be hosting Houston’s DJ Cubanito for one night only as Café con Leche, where “Dallas’ best dance floor goes Latin.” Although, I’m not really sure how…
A Friend of Unfair Park sends us a fascinating story involving a Seattle-based law firm specializing in international affairs, a Japanese-based maker of printing presses, The Dallas Morning News, the illegal sale of printing presses, and a $19-million dollar settlement last month in a malpractice suit. Fascinated? I am –…
Club Dada was filled with cubicle drones who looked like they came straight from Chotchkies. I would venture to guess a lot of code went unwritten last night. The geeks gathered to see their king: Jonathan Coulton. You’ve heard the story by now: He used to write software, quit to…
DC-9 at Night has just learned that local group Smile Smile will perform at the esteemed CMJ Festival in New York this year at the Alphabet Lounge on October 17. Details to come. — Jonanna Widner…
Allow me to preface this review by saying every Roots performance I’ve been to has been the best show I’ve ever seen. Last night’s Hip Hop Honors tour kept the trend, but delivered a special dose of showmanship, because the Roots crew wasn’t there to play its own songs. The…
KDGE The Edge radio station (102.1 FM) announced some of the details of its Hullabaloo show. The “alternative” radio tapped a few of its heavy rotation favorites to hold down the stage at the Nov. 2 concert, including Blue October, Shiny Toy Guns, Yellowcard and Sick Puppies. The show is…
Damn that Super Bowl scent is intoxicating. A 2-0 start, a void in the defensive line and, voila, the Dallas Cowboys are taking a chance on a guy known to stockpile more munitions than David Koresh. Dallas’ signing of gun-toting, run-stuffing Tank Johnson is, of course, vintage Jerry Jones. This…
Jacknife is back home from its summer tour with The Autumn Offering, and ready to shred at home. The metal band will take over Tomcats in Deep Ellum on Friday, Sept. 28. Industry 6, The Crimson Veil and others will open. The show kicks off at 8 p.m. and $10…
Bryce Avary at the Granada Theater a few months back. (Brian Harken) Good news for anyone (and everyone, it seems) familiar with Bryce Avary, a.k.a. The Rocket Summer: Colleyville’s most famous panty-dropper and writer of catchy pop-rock tunes has won the most recent Yahoo! Music “Who’s Next?” contest, wherein fans…
The Door has up and moved, our buddies at Unfair Park tell us. The all-ages venue’s old digs at Elm and S. Hall streets has been bulldozed to make room for more condos. Apparently, we just don’t have enough condos. On the upside, The Door has moved into the Gypsy…
We just got word Shanghai 5, that odd, fun little torch-rock-twisted-burlesque band fronted by she-with-the-mind-bending-voice singer Amy Curnow, is prepping for a big ol’ political extravaganza. Tuesday, Sept. 25, the Dallas County Young Democrats will host a wing-ding with S5 headlining and the Kul opening. If you haven’t heard the…
Lest you missed it last night, Carter Albrecht’s girlfriend Ryann Rathbone spoke with WFAA Channel 8 about the night her boyfriend was shot after exhibiting bizarre, violent behavior. Specifically, she speaks of the smoking-cessation drug Chantix, which both she and Albrecht were using, and which some people surmise can cause…
Our buddies at Unfair Park tipped us off that WFAA-Channel 8 will air an interview with Carter Albrecht’s girlfriend Ryann Rathbone at 10 p.m. tonight. She’ll talk about the events leading up to his death two weeks ago. — Chelsea Ide…
Every day in My Morning Jacket is like a day at the beach. (Mark C. Austin) If you know anyone who skipped out early at ACL, we know what they missed. Sunday’s sets included Bloc Party (in direct sunlight), My Morning Jacket (pretending to be at a beach) and our…
PlayRadioPlay may not be playing a show anywhere near us until Nov. 21 (the band is currently on tour with Spill Canvas and Daphne Loves Derby), but fans can get excited now. PlayRadioPlay is sharing a new ethereal indie tune, “Selfish Introvert,” on its MySpace page. Check it and let…
To the Arctic Monkeys a festival like Austin City Limits is old hat. (Merritt Martin)So, the whole festival thing is such a mixed bag. There are the hassles you know about that I won’t really detail too much here — expense (admittedly, the beer and food prices are reasonable here),…
We can’t help but smile at the Spinal Tap-esque shirt rocked here by Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke. (Merritt Martin)So, something about blogging about ACL just makes me want to make funny lists. This will probably piss off all the music purists who desire set list details and various musical…
“So, Elaine said to me, ‘You get those people on those buses and you get them there, regardless of whether they can read!'” — Lady trying to get drunken festival-goers aboard shuttle buses efficiently, speaking to other shuttle lady. “I like the Smashing Pumpkins and marijuana.” — Dude to his…
