Temperatures will probably still hover around 100 degrees by the time Green Day and AFI roll into town, but make no mistake: Their fans will still come out in droves. Busy these days promoting their 21st Century Breakdown album as their Tony-award-winning musical continues to play on Broadway and their…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
The New Pornographers, The Dodos, Imaad Wasif The Palladium Showroom Saturday, July 24, 2010Better Than: staring at Lady Gaga fans. On their third visit to the Dallas area, The New Pornographers finally got to be a headliner. (See more photos in Hal Samples’ slideshow.) Given the size of the Palladium…
Celebrating seven years as a night to dance to mod, R&B, soul, and reggae from the ’60s, The Smoke is the closest thing to a Northern Soul all-nighter in Dallas. Once housed at Avenue Arts in Fair Park, its DJs have called Sons of Hermann Hall their home for the…
Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, The Henry Clay People The Palladium Ballroom Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Better than: playing “Lazy Eye” on Guitar Hero at home. The crowd that came out to Silversun Pickups’ headlining set at the Palladium seemed like a cross-section of people who have seen 30 Seconds to…
Seems the longer The New Pornographers are together, the more the band’s coed lineup expands. Currently touring as a nine-piece, at the center of the band have always been the songwriting contributions of its two lead singers, Carl “A.C.” Newman and Dan Bejar. Newman writes most of the material, while…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
WarbeastReno’s 10 p.m.The back room of Reno’s was well-attended as Warbeast ripped through an eight-song set that lasted 40 minutes. No, the room wasn’t packed the entire time, but there were plenty of folks milling about between the front and back of the place. And the people that were there…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend dominate our coverage. Consider this a chance to get some more insight into our personal tastes. And…
The Hold Steady, The WhigsJuly 10th, 2010Granada TheaterBetter than: sitting at home and watching that episode of Lost where Hugo mentions The Hold Steady. There were a few understandable question marks going into The Hold Steady’s show on Saturday night. Would they be able to deliver a great show now…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Whether or not you believe The Hold Steady is the greatest bar band in the world, expect to see a spectacle when the Minneapolis four-piece comes to town—the kind of no-nonsense spectacle that can make you cheer and celebrate life, and not in a flimsy, superficial way. Craig Finn and…
Van’s Warped TourSuperpages.com CenterJuly 3rd, 2010Better than: last year’s Warped date. Thank you, Hurricane Alex. Were it not for your rain and wind, the thousands of folks at the Warped Tour would have felt like those dropped in the desert in the movie Punishment Park. Instead, the thousands who showed…
After a long day of playing in the old Starplex’s parking lot, bands on the Warped Tour—as well as their crew members—want to hit up just one venue: The Double Wide. It’s a perfect marriage: Since it’s not too far away from where these acts play during the day, there’s…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
