Dylan Sneed Is Set To Leave Dallas At The End Of The Summer

Sneed’s taking off. (Wade Griffith) Local folk singer/songwriter Dylan Sneed says he’s had enough of Dallas. So, at the end of August, he plans on relocating to South Carolina. After spending most of the past year touring with Kristy Kruger, Sneed was getting set to record the follow-up to 2007’s…

If You’ve Got, Oh, $200K To Burn, This Might Interest You

I imagine Future Audio’s equipment is more advanced than this. Just guessing. A Friend of DC9 clued us into this Craigslist ad this afternoon, which promises “one of Dallas’s [sic] top” and “first rate” recording studios in exchange for a cool two hundred grand. And, yeah, it made us curious,…

Our 20th Annual Music Award Ballots Hit The Streets Tomorrow

Make sure you grab your hard copy of the Observer tomorrow, folks. It’s kind of a big issue. Inside it, you’ll find our 2008 Dallas Observer Music Awards ballot. That’s right: We’re fast-approaching our 20th annual DOMAs. So grab your copy and send in your votes. Or follow the instructions…

Lone Star 92.5 Is Out For Blood This Week

So this may seem slightly promotional right now, but it’s for a bloody good cause. (Get it? Bloody! It’s a blood drive! Damn, we’re good.) Anyway, KZPS-FM Lone Star 92.5’s 34th Annual Blood Drive is in full swing. (And yeah, we know what you’re thinking: 34th annual?! Well, think back…

Roy Bennett Gets In A Daze With Its New Single

The local pop rockers in Roy Bennett have just issued a new single and accompanying video–and both show a surprising amount of sophistication for a trio of slackers from Lake Highlands. Actually, Ben Templeton, D. Hayes Smith, and Collyer Spreen all work at area music studios as engineers, so it…

Last Night: Tom Waits at the Palladium Ballroom

Tom Waits Palladium Ballroom June 23, 2008 Better than: Waiting out the post-show traffic. It was hot as balls, there was no opening act, the crowd was filled with braying jackasses and a single ticket cost ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. So was An Evening With Tom Waits on his Glitter and…

Bonus MP3: Patty Larkin — “Hallelujah”

Patty Larkin. (Jana Leon) Last year, I got the pleasure of interviewing singer/songwriter/guitarist Patty Larkin. Besides being friendly and funny, Larkin was also unafraid of claiming equal status with some of the best (predominately male) guitar players. And her 11th CD, Watch the Sky, which was released earlier this year,…

Playback: The Week (6/13/08 – 6/20/08) In Review

Here’s what you might’ve missed this week on DC9 as you poured one out for your boy Tim… – We mourned the loss of Eric and Deborah Stuer and found out about the upcoming benefit concert for their children. – We wondered why on earth France finds itself fit to…

Matthew and the Arrogant Sea Plant a SEED Tomorrow Night

That sea…so arrogant right now…that sea… (Melanie Gomez) If you can’t wait until the October release of Family Family Family Meets The Magic Christian on Nova Posta Vinyl, you can hear Matthew and the Arrogant Sea tomorrow night at Sons of Hermann Hall, where they headline SEED, an Art Conspiracy…

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Sunday Night’s True Colors Tour

The 2008 True Colors Tour rolls through town this weekend, and, yep, we’ve got tickets for you. Be warned, though, folks, these tickets are probably for the slightly older, more nostalgic set. Oh, and they’re lawn seats, which is unfortunate, too. But, hey, they’re free! And, all things considered, there…

Aural Ambush: Times New Viking

This week, armed again with our discman, headphones and camera, we ambushed unsuspecting citizens at The Shops at Legacy in Plano, where we’ll be spending at least part of our weekend. We played our victims the song “(My Head)” by Times New Viking of Columbus, Ohio. The track is on…