Robert Jason Vandygriff loves Dallas. So much so, in fact, that the guitarist/vocalist of local country punk trio The Von Ehrics named his band not so much to pay honor to the legendary wrestling family that was recently inducted in its chosen sport’s hall of fame, but, rather, it was…
Alternative bands hailing out of Chicago always seem to be high on the weird factor and less inclined towards melody. Bands like the recently disbanded Chin Up Chin Up and Joan of Arc are two that quickly come to mind.The trio known as Caw Caw certainly doesn’t fall far from…
Chris Vivion, the tall bassist of PVC Street Gang–you know the guy with the flowing mane of hair–has graciously provided a track from the band’s soon-to-be-released, debut EP for your listening pleasure. Check out “Secret Society” after the jump…..
Sometimes I just hate promoters. A couple of months back, I was sent the new album by Tommy Keene, In the Late Bright. The album is great of course, like almost all of the shimmering power pop Keene has released over the past 25 years. Anyhow, I asked the promo…
“Long Way to Lubbock,” the opening cut on this impressive debut, showcases the singing and songwriting acumen of Red Leg frontman Richard Davis. Dense and poignant, “Lubbock” is just one of the nine gems collected on Rattlesnake Inn, making it one of the surprise local releases of the year. Hell,…
Arlington’s Jessie Frye is a determined young singer-songwriter who (thankfully) doesn’t let her classical training get in the way of her pop smarts. The Delve EP is Frye’s debut recording, and its six songs bounce gracefully from cabaret-influenced rock to folk to something resembling alt-country. The only common denominator here,…
If you’re done with your taxes (unlike, say, me) there are a couple of shows worth venturing out for this deadline Wednesday…Local singer/songwriter Eric Neal headlines a nice local bill at Dada’s Listening Room. Back in August, Pete did a nice post on Neal’s Birthday Bash, also at Dada. But…
Maybe you caught the story in yesterday’s DMN about the demolition of Reunion Arena that starts up this week? Looks like that old warhorse of an entertainment venue should be completely gone by the end of September. I still have a lot of fond memories of the place, including The…
The local rock trio known as Roy Bennett has just released a new video for its song “Alone,” and, hey, they actually got a semi-famous actress to star in it!Lead singer Ben Templeton met Farah White, who, among her credits, was one of the beauty pageant contestants in Miss Congeniality,…
Hailing from Arlington, the four members of The Captive, who’ve been involved in several other local bands prior, now have a debut EP, The Way You Behave, to pimp out. Singer/guitarist Ryan Piper was nice enough to offer up this free MP3 of one of the EP’s best cuts, “The…
Dallas’ The Salutation calls what it does “hip-hop-infused, synth-driven alternative rock.” I don’t know about all that, but vocalist/keyboardist Roland Rangel was kind enough to send along this free MP3 for readers (and listeners) of DC-9 to check out, after the jump…
Los Angeles’ El Ten Eleven is headed back to Dallas for a gig at the Double Wide on Saturday, May 16, and the band is looking for your help. To design a poster, that is, for the gig.Interested? OK, then. First, email the band, and you’ll, in turn, be sent…
Starting on Friday and running throughout the weekend is something called The Bloodapalooza Tattoo Art and Music Festival. A quick perusal of the event’s webpage offers a lengthy list of schedule bands. Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of metal acts on the bill. But you know what is a surprise?…
Besides possessing one hilarious moniker, The Dead Kenny G’s is one hell of a jazz/punk trio. Led by percussionist Mike Dillon, a veteran of the Dallas rock scene, this testy triumvirate revels in the long lost nonsense/overboard aesthetic of Frank Zappa. And like Zappa, these guys are top-notch players who…
With a name like Three Cities Burning, you might think this Fort Worth quartet would play music of the generic Emo-punk variety. But they don’t call our western neighbor Cowtown for nothing, folks… Three Cities Burning is nothing more and nothing less than a mainstream country rock outfit. I wouldn’t…
Seemingly out of nowhere, a local release showed up on my desk last week. Normally, this kind of thing doesn’t result in a great deal of enjoyment. But in the case of a sextet known as Most, the pleasure factor proved to be exceedingly high. The Denton band’s debut EP,…
If the three members of Denton’s PVC Street Gang didn’t tell you that they were in a band, chances are you would mistake them for out-of-work computer programmers and motley ones at that. “Well, I am currently out of work,” singer/guitarist Chris McGaha says with a chuckle. Bald, stout and…
What? Good soul music on a Tuesday night in Dallas? It’s true: Those in need of a mellow shot of rhythm and blues should check out Amy Lacour tonight at Opening Bell’s Mosaic location. LaCour, an L.A.-based singer-songwriter born and raised in Seattle, is working on her full-length debut, but…
Oh my, what a summer it’s going to be. Last year, Pete and I got ferociously booed at US Air Guitar Regional Tournament at the House of Blues because we didn’t buy into some of the acts’ hype. Oh well. Even so, I must admit (and I think Pete will,…
Rattlesnake Inn, the full-length debut from The Texas Red Legs, recently hit the streets, and the North Texas quartet has kindly offered up a fine cut from the album for your listening pleasure. Check it out…Bonus mp3: Very reminiscent of The Band and Dylan–and that’s not a bad thing at…
The debut effort from Denton’s PVC Street Gang is supposed to hit the streets any day now, so check out the band’s brand new video, which is set to the song “Night Terrors” from the band’s forthcoming EP. Like the band, it’s a bit out there–kind of a mix of…
Must (still) be SXSW backwash pleasantly infecting our area, as there’s quite a bevy of shows on tap for this evening around the region…..
