Since we’re clearly not getting any real work done today at this point, let’s just keep the Halloween theme going, mmkay? Check out the above Halloween exclusive from the Boss hisself: “A Night With The Jersey Devil.” Kind sounds like the Reverend Horton Heat, says Wilonsky. Sure does. And, iff’n…
Hardly breaking news, as a certain other local publication that’s been all over this band’s junk mentioned this, oh, about a week ago… But, ah hell, since it’s Halloween and all… Sometime Denton-based electronic dance duo Roy G and the Biv also has a special Halloween release to tout today…
Sorry there hasn’t been that much action here today…been busy tweaking and putting the finishing touches on my costume (which is a tandem of sorts with our art director’s). But we’re not the only ones with Halloween on our minds early this afternoon… For instance, check out this email that…
This week’s decision was a tough one. The flyer for the Method Halloween show at Club Dada prevailed, but it was practically a toss-up between it, the Day of the Dead-on-peyote poster for the Alejandro Escovedo/Los Boring Boys show at House of Blues Oct. 31, and yet another great candidate…
Looking for some authentically scary music to catch after all the candy is past out? We at DC-9 feel it’s our duty to guide you through the creepy streets this Friday. We already mentioned a couple in the paper this week, but here are some more cool Halloween shows that…
Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, The Stills Palladium Ballroom October 29, 2008 Better Than: Trying to make a 7 p.m. start time to see the first band. It was an early show last night–the doors were open at 6 o’clock–so I was expecting everyone to be running as late…
Jackson Browne Nokia Theatre October 29, 2008 Better than: Attending (with wife and kids in tow) the various fall festivals at churches in my neighborhood. At 7:30 p.m. sharp, while many folks were still trying to find their seats, Jackson Browne hit the stage at Nokia last night and opened…
Don’t know about you, but I already know what I’m going as for Halloween this year. I’m going as a hypocrite. See, chances are, I’m going to go see something I normally avoid 364 days a year. I’m going to see a cover band. Or, better yet, a tribute band…
Given the depth of this, Dentonite Chris Day’s debut release, it’s tough to tell if its creator is a genius or a loon. The near-nonsensical lyrics certainly suggest the latter: The themes (discovery, remorse, frustration) are simple enough, the general topic matter (women) is familiar too, and the inspiration of…
There’s no doubting the pop sensibilities of Josh Hendrick, frontman for the band that bears his last name, and, from the start of this five-track extended play release, it’s this sensibility that shines through. Yep, Hendrick is a rock band that plays pop music and, yes, that means this band…
In last week’s paper supplement to DC-9, I gave a pretty enthusiastic recommendation of The Frontier Brothers’ Space Punk Starlet. But in case you need more than my word to decide if you need the disc, the band agreed to let us offer the title track as a free download…
TV On The Radio, The Dirtbombs Lakewood Theater October 29, 2008 Better Than: Trying to find some parking around the theater. Talk a bout a beating. Download: UPDATE: We now have a slideshow for your perusing pleasures, with Dylan Hollingsworth’s excllent work behind the lens. TVOTR’s Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp…
Fight Bite’s Leanne Macomber at the band’s CMJ showcase at Pianos in NYC. (Stereogum) Welcome home wishes are in order today for Fight Bite, Denton’s sometimes polarizing, but definitely (ahem) buzz-worthy act. The band recently returned to North Texas after taking to New York City to perform as part of…
Good news for those who missed last weekend’s “Fantastical Film Freakout” at the Inwood Theater: Good Records will screen the Flaming Lips’ years-in-the-making Christmas On Mars tonight at 9 p.m. But if you really love those fearless freaks from Oklahoma–or if you just like free beer–get there early. The store…
My Brightest Diamond. (Julien Bourgeois) So long as we’re still under the guise that Shara Worden, aka My Brightest Diamond, is a kinda local product, given her roots in Dallas and at UNT, well, we might as well link to her latest video since its Gorillaz-meets-cut-out animation style and gloomy…
Chicago’s interestingly titled, progressive pop trio, Oh My God, hits Hailey’s in Denton tonight for a show that also features Denton garage rockers We Are Villains. But it’s something of a miracle that Billy O’Neill and the rest of Oh My God are even making it to Texas. The act…
Fresh off the release of their pretty stellar EP, a message in the ol’ inbox this morning let’s us know that Taylor Young and John Pedigo’s The O’s have already earned themselves a record deal. Not that any of this is that surprising given the positive buzz the band’s been…
This week, we brought you a review of Blackbird Harmony’s second record, Hardwood Exits, a collection of dark country noir from local songwriter Evan Birdsong, recorded by Eleven Hundred Springs’ Steve Berg in Garland. (Before you scoff, just remember: Red Headed Stranger was also recorded in Garland, which bests just…
If this show still happens, it won’t be at Ohlook Theater. Well, that was fast. It took less than two months for Ohlook Theater, Jon Curlee’s DIY punk-rock venue in downtown Grapevine, to get shut down. It seems the building owners didn’t take kindly to some vandalism and subsequently put…
Sometimes–especially after listening to “A Hard Day’s Night”, we long for the ’60s pop days of old: catchy hooks, vocal harmonies and hand clapping sequences. Locksley is the latest modern-day act to attempt to fill that musical void. The songs on their first album, Don’t Make Me Wait, reissued September…
MSTRKRFT House of Blues October 25, 2008 Better than: The Girl Talk show. It’s Friday night and the Dallas air has bite. I check my oversized digital watch for the time. The face glows green and reads 11:24 p.m.–they’re finally about to open the doors at the House of Blues…
This is the third time I’ve tried to write Good Friday today. First time, the power went out and took all my hard work with it. Second time, my Firefox window crashed and took all my hard work with it. No joke, Good Friday is a total bitch to write…
