In the scheme of local music promoters, Ken Welker’s 13th Floor Music is a relative upstart. The company itself, based in North Dallas, is barely a year old, and Welker himself has only been working as a promoter for the past couple years. But already 13th Floor has built up…
We’ll give AraabMuzik this much: At least he didn’t wait till the fans were already inside the door at Trees to cancel his concert. (Sorry, Young Thug, but not sorry.) In all seriousness, though, word came out this afternoon that the East Coast producer, who was scheduled to headline Trees…
Most of the time, it’s pretty lame to say that a weekly concert lineup has “something for everyone.” This week, however, it’s kind of true. Or, better put, the shows that are happening in and around Dallas over the next seven days really run the gauntlet. There are staunch liberal…
Dallas isn’t exactly renowned for being a bike-friendly city, but over the weekend that point was driven home to the music community when one of its own, drummer Trey Alfaro from the band the Phuss, was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident while riding his bicycle Friday night. While Alfaro’s…
For anyone familiar with the fate of beloved Dallas rock band Spector 45, there are few things that could make the story any more tragic than it already is. Within a few weeks of each other, two of the band’s members, Frank Campagna (a gifted and charismatic young singer and…
Everybody has a story about Trees. It could be about one of the legendary punk shows from Deep Ellum’s quote-unquote golden years. It could be about Kurt Cobain. Or it could be from any number of nights spent there since the venue reopened five years ago. Regardless, those memories are…
We here at DC9 at Night are always on the lookout for fresh talent. Naturally, that means seeking out new music and the folks who make it. But it’s more than that, too. It also means finding new writers to add to our roster of contributors. We always welcome interested…
Alright, folks, July is in its waning days. Starting Thursday it’ll already be August, which is something we can look at a couple different ways. On the one hand, we could try and finish off this month strong. On the other hand, we could try and start next month off…
The folks at Index Festival continued their staggered announcement process yesterday for their 2014 lineup, announcing a slew of bands to add to the dozens that they already had revealed back in June. Granted, they were much more low-key this time around; there was no concert, no party, no Corby…
Beyoncé and Jay Z AT&T Stadium, Arlington Tuesday, July 22, 2014 For the first half of her and Jay Z’s appearance at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday night, it looked like this show was all about Beyoncé. Every time she was onstage, Bey’s presence trumped that of anyone else in sight…
When we attended the Lady Gaga concert last week at American Airlines Center, we were left with one particularly strong impression from the night: that Mother Monster is close as ever with her Little Monsters. That may hardly be news at this point; from the time Gaga first achieved here…
Lady Gaga American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, July 17, 2014 Who is Lady Gaga? It’s a question she may have asked herself in recent months. Certainly the popular narrative would have you think so. In spite of releasing an album,artPOP, that went to No. 1 late last year, the buzz…
Last week was a bad week for anyone who loves Death Grips. The band’s break-up announcement was at once a surprise and not a surprise, given the band’s history of no-showing its own concerts. (Granted, fans of Death Grips probably also like getting stood up, so who knows, their demise…
The DFW punk scene has just gotten one band shorter in its ranks. Fort Worth trio Special Guest announced on their Facebook page right before the holiday last week that they had decided to call it quits. For anyone familiar with the bands that frequent 1919 Hemphill, this undoubtedly came…
We’ve spent the past week looking back at all our favorite parts of Dallas (and greater North Texas) music from the first half of 2014 — our favorite concerts, videos, rap albums and country albums. Now, on the eve of America’s birthday, we’re capping it all off with what we’d…
It’s been more than 20 years since the Toadies dropped their signature record, Rubberneck. In fact, maybe you’ve heard about it. But what really makes the occasion seem significant is that the boys from Fort Worth are still going strong all these years later, gigging regularly around Texas and even…
Six months is a long time. Well, maybe not that long, but measured by concert calendar time, it’s more than long enough to fit in lots of memorable experiences. So as we cross the midpoint of 2014 with the first day of July, DC9 at Night is continuing its recent…
We’ll say this much about Erykah Badu: she has a real sense of humor. This year has seen her get into some hot water — that whole performing for an African dictator thing didn’t go over so well — but the Dallas R&B singer is still out having plenty of…
Diarrhea Planet With Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires and Party Static Three Links Wednesday, June 25, 2015 What’s it mean to party? The guys in Diarrhea Planet know a thing or two about it. In fact, they almost have it down to a science. It involves lots of…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 20 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Can Turkyilmaz. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Ryan Thomas Becker works in a library. It’s not a job he chose so much as one…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 20 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Can Turkyilmaz. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Scott Beggs has always been a gambler, so he knows that every time you sit down at…
What a production. The folks at Index Festival have gone out of their way this year to build up anticipation for the show, now in its third year, which will happen in late September. Case in point was last night’s announcement party at Trees, which was sponsored by Chicago brewer…
