Emil Svanängen’s Loney, Dear stops through Denton tonight, as Darryl Smyers’ wrote in this week’s paper for what should be a hell of a show–and not just because Loney, Dear’s become something of an Internet and press darling for his recordings over the past few years.No, this show actually boasts…
School of Seven Bells premiered the video for its song “Half Asleep” over on Pitchfork.tv today, which is relevant a) because the band’s 2008 release Alpinisms is great, and b) because the band’s guitarist is Dallas ex-pat and former Tripping Daisy, Polyphonic Spree and Secret Machines member Ben Curtis, as…
Local indie pop duo Smile Smile, whose long lost love is the thing legend ’round these parts, is offering a free download of its cover of the Foo Fighters’ “Walking After You” on its web site in anticipation of its free show on Friday night at the Barley House. Check…
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!Per HOB publicist Alli Brodline: “Tonight’s performance has been postponed due to a medical emergency.”…
…courtesy Idol Records, which announced last night the date of and the acts who’ll be playing its annual SXSW showcase. In addition to Idol signed acts Here Holy Spain and The O’s, both of which were announced in the second round of SXSW band announcements, the label has added roster…
After first performing its new song, “I Love You”, two Thursday nights ago to a warm reception at a Club Dada performance, area greaser punk act Spector 45 headed into January Sound Studio early last week to pop off a quick recording of the track so that it could be…
Tickets for John Iskander’s inaugural (and awesomely named) post-SXSW showcase of bands stopping through Dallas on their way out of the Austin free-for-all officially went on sale this morning. Pre-order your tickets for the gig right here. But be warned: The show is at The lounge on Elm Street, as…
Cindy Chaffin of both the Life Outside the Bubble blog and the kinda-defunct-but-maybe-not Fine Line Live blog is spreading a nasty little rumor today that there’s an investor looking into re-opening Trees.But–please–don’t believe the hype. For what it’s worth, this is now, no joke, the fifth or sixth time I’ve…
Yes, Kevin Costner is a musician. No, we weren’t kidding. Yes, he played the Granada Theater on Friday night. And, yes, out of sheer curiosity, you will click this link, which will take you to Gloria Levario’s slideshow of the evening. Because you’re a complete sucker, really…
The big draw this past weekend? Undoubtedly, it was Slobberbone’s two reunion shows–one at Dan’s Sliverleaf in Denton, the other at the Barley House in Dallas.Photographer Daniel Daugherty went up to Denton for us on Friday night to capture the revelry with his lens. Check out his slideshow right here…
[jump] FAMED COMIC AUTHOR HARVEY PEKAR CONFIRMED FOR NX35 PANEL SERIESA Conversation about Jazz with Harvey PekarDENTON – February 9, 2008 – The NX35 Music Conferette is proud to announce the addition of legendary comic writer and jazz critic Harvey Pekar to the March conference’s panel and conversation series. The…
Let’s do this. First, as always, the shows we’ve already discussed.The biggest show tonight’s probably the first of Slobberbone’s two nights of reunions (this one at Dan’s Silverleaf). The O’s open. But there’s also the Don Cab show at RGRS, the Dr. John and Neville Brothers show at House of…
So, no, Merritt Martin didn’t interview Kevin Costner for this week’s print product, but the fact nonetheless remains: Kevin Costner as a musician is a very real concept. And, no kidding, he is playing the Granada Theater tonight, for a performance that, I imagine, will be quite similar to the…
Now that Black Tie Dynasty has gone and broken up, those looking for some retro, new wave sounds might want to turn their attention to a relatively new local quartet, Inner Frequency. Surge, the band’s sophomore EP, hits the streets next week and the band is having at CD release…
The KillersNokia Theatre in Grand PrairieWednesday, February 4, 2009 Better than: That Southwest Airlines “Wanna get away?” commercial where the rapper yells “Thank you, Detroit!” and his hypeman leans in and whispers, “Detroit was last night…” After The Killers opened its set at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday night with high-energy…
Hey there, sports fans! Would ya believe that I’ve been in town a whole year now writing about the local music scene? I mean, it feels like it was only this past weekend that I went to a show only to be confronted by a frustrated local musician who forced…
Welcome to This or That, the weekly segment here on DC9 where we stream an unmarked song and ask, simply enough, “Is this [POP BAND X] or just another crappy local band?” Why? Because we don’t think you’ll be able to tell the difference between the real thing and the…
Word comes today that Polyphonic Spree strings player Rick Nelson (pictured right) has joined up with another musical outfit in addition to the Spree–this one called My Jerusalem–and, as the headline for this post details, it features a number of other experienced musicians, who’ve participated and contributed to projects as…
In last week’s print product, we spoke with M83 frontman, founder and brainchild Anthony Gonzalez about the major influences on his latest release, 2008’s stellar synth-heavy Saturdays=Youth.But what ran in the print issue was only a piece of the conversation–we also spoke with the Frenchman about his current role opening…
Yeah, we covered Los Campesinos! plenty last week, interviewing the band, reviewing the concert, posting a slideshow of the concert, and even ambushing your ears with, well, the same track you’ll hear in the video above, “We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed”. But John Iskander of Parade of Flesh passed…
…and in true Badu fashion, it’s a little eccentric: Erykah’s new-born baby girl is name Mars Merkaba. Again, just like Badu’s labor, the announcement came last night via Badu’s Twitter account. What’s pretty fascinating about all this isn’t that Badu is necessarily using technology to its fullest, but rather how…
There may be other renovations and remodels coming to Club Dada in the near future (we’ll wait to give you the formal details on those as soon as they’re officially confirmed), but, in the meantime, this afternoon saw construction workers entering the long-running Deep Ellum venue’s premises to start work…
