The new video for the second single ( “I Do Not Hook Up”) off Kelly Clarkson’s latest disc, All I Ever Wanted, premiered on MTV this morning. Thanks to the power of the Internet, that’s it in the above clip.Clarkson already told Rolling Stone that she thinks the video, which…
Our favorite former-Polyphonic-Spree-member-turned-indie-rock-sensation, Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) just keeps getting more and more love and hype for her upcoming May 5 release, Actor. And not just from us, go figure.Starting tonight at 10:59 p.m. (11:59 p.m. EST), NPR will stream St. Vincent’s sophomore album in its entirety. And, even…
[Editor’s note: This review was penned by our newest Observer/DC9 contributor, Eric Grubbs.] Mark Olson and Gary LourisSons of Hermann HallApril 17, 2009 Better Than: wondering if Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary could successfully do a reunion record and tour. The average age of the crowd was well over thirty as Mark Olson…
A surprisingly big weekend around the region this time around–which is a pretty good lead-in to next week’s also surprisingly big week. First, the shows we’ve already talked about… Right now at Bill’s Records, you can take in the festivities for owner Bill Wisener’s 65th birthday. Later on tonight, there’s…
Well here’s an interesting story from the Dallas Business Journal today. (I read it every day, you know.) Looks like Clear Channel, which owns five area stations (102.1 KDGE-FM The Edge, Mix 102.9 KDMX-FM, 97.1 KEGL-FM The Eagle, Kiss 106.1 KHKS-FM, and Lone Star 92.5 KZPS-FM), is ready to give…
I don’t think it would surprise anyone to learn that the man behind the That 1 Guy moniker, Mike Silverman, is from Berkeley, California. No, that reveal is much more along the “Oh, duh” lines than anything–especially for those familiar with his one-man-band project in which he plays his homemade…
Austin’s Lymbyc Systym sure makes some purdy instrumental ambient electro, as the above video shows quite capably. And tomorrow night, when the band hits the stage at Hailey’s with experimental Denton instrumental duo Florene, it should make for a pretty trippy time. Maybe not as trippy as the above video,…
This show is going to be insane. Trust us. And, thanks to the fine folks at Spune, we’ve got a pair of tickets to hand out to the first lucky DC9 reader to email me with “Bromst” in the subject line. Good luck. You’ll need it.Update: Contest is over. Congrats…
Last we heard from Brendan Telzrow, publicist for the show-canceling Crystal Castles, it didn’t sound like we were gonna hear any word from the band whatsoever in regards to why it backed out of its Tuesday night performance at the Granada Theater at the last minute.Well, that changed yesterday evening,…
After a month-long experiment that seemed to work out well for all parties involved, Vickery Park appears to be keeping its hat in the live music venue ring: Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights will play a free show at the well-regarded drinkin’ hole at 11 10 o’clock tonight. Denton’s…
Over on EW.com’s music blog today, Dallas mall pop hero The Secret Handshake (aka Luis Dubuc) gets a whole lotta love for “TGIF” the second track (and arguably the best cut) from his upcoming My Name Up In Lights record, which will earn release on Tuesday.No real surprise that a…
If your name is B-Hamp, you went down to South Padre Island and performed ‘Do The Ricky Bobby’ at various Girls Gone Wild parties. Kinda puts a whole new spin on the “Stop! Pose for the frame!” lyric, huh?…
There’s no denying the convenience of iTunes or even Amazon’s online store. Or, for that matter, torrents and music blogs (at least when it comes to the pirates among us). The iTunes Store launched in April 2003—seems longer, no?—and lest there be any deluded observers out there doubting the long-term…
Missed NX35? Or, perhaps, you just wanna relive all the glory (or at least some of it)? Well, today’s your lucky day, hotshot, ’cause a Youtuber named wwunderful went and uploaded a whole slew of clips from the fest for your viewing pleasure, including the above clip of Telegraph Canyon…
A little over a month ago now, Merritt Martin offered up her praise for Shiny Around The Edge’s latest release, Holy Roller. This week, All Music Guide does the same, saying that the married Denton duo’s disc “might be the best ambivalently fierce album of its kind since Low’s underrated…
OK, so it’s not Good Records’ National Record Store Day party lineup–not even close, really–but Alrington’s Forever Young Records, a personal favorite of our own Noah W. Bailey’s, has announced its own little celebration for the two-year-old holiday, and it includes, among others, Austin’s Asleep at the Wheel.For the complete…
Happy Birthday, Bill!…
Yes, the Crystal Castles show at the Granada Theater last night–or lack thereof, actually–turned out to be something of a shit show. Between opening band VEGA being on the bill (then not on the bill) and the doors still not being open at 10:15 p.m. (and soon thereafter the show…
Like Erykah Badu? Alright, then! What about good causes–like the helping the blind? OK! We’re getting somewhere! Like art? Yeah, I know, I know–who doesn’t!?!?! Now, the easy part: Got a spare grand? Maybe more?(Crickets.)Oh, come on! Watch the above video and tell me that those Steven Lopez prints aren’t…
…and, as a result, about 1,200 fans were left out in the lurch. What gives? We’re gonna makes some calls and try to find out what happened, from all angles. But, in the meantime, I’m guessing this story from WeShotJr doesn’t do the Canadian duo any favors. (Or is it favours?)…
As promised, the Fort Worthians in Calhoun saw their song “The Earth Has Lost Its Hold” pop up in last night’s episode of NBC’s Chuck–twice, in fact. (Suck on that, The Bright!) Above, you can watch the whole danged episode. Or you can just skip right ahead to around the…
O! M! F! G! Guys! Because three times isn’t enough, really, the local musicians in The Bright got served another helping of being placed into an episode of The Hills last week, or so says a press release we here at DC9 received late yesterday evening. Turns out, the band’s…
