Kruger, pre-crisis (Erica Fellicella) Singer/songwriter Kristy Kruger has put her 50-state tour on hold in order to care for her dog. Seems her cocker spaniel, Mojo, took a dive off a 12-foot ledge, and the resulting surgery cost Kruger more than a decent used car. Rough timing: Kruger was planning…
It will surprise absolutely no one upon hearing “Nip/Tuck,” the first single from The Orange’s new-ish EP, A Sonic Collection of Short Stories from La La Land, that the local act has shared a number of bills around town with Black Tie Dynasty. Their style, however, is less Depeche Mode…
Obviously, tonight’s 20th anniversary party at Superpages.com Center–a select event for “friends” of the venue and promotional co-sponsors, held right before tonight’s Roger Waters show–celebrates the 20th birthday of the venue, not the name, which we openly mocked when it was announced earlier this year. Anyone got any great memories…
The Glow in the Dark Tour featuring Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco May 1, 2008 Superpages.com Center Better than: Battlestar Galactica. The lights are off, and an LED screen floating above the stage showcases a passing starscape. The crowd, enthused by what’s to come, starts chanting Kanye West’s…
If you skipped out on the Dallas International Guitar Show a couple weeks ago at Dallas Market Hall, you missed some serious shreddage from the Malmanator. This video, recently posted by user JRGuitar, shows master guitar wanker Yngwie Malmsteen doing what he does best: making a bunch of technically impressive,…
In the paper version of our coverage this week, Darryl Smyers calls Eleven Hundred Springs’ new disc, Country Jam, “two-stepping fare of rare intellect and subtlety, a great record of real music.” Having received the disc here in DC9 HQ as well, we can certainly see where Darryl’s coming from–this…
…or so this web site implies by placing the ever-annoying “first annual” phrase right beneath the logo for the upcoming August 31 event, called Dia De Los Toadies. Fittingly, it’s happening at Possum Kingdom Lake in Graham and features local acts Dove Hunter, THe BAcksliders and Tejas Brothers on the…
We get a LOT of press releases mailed and emailed to our offices. Very few actually turn into anything. Until now. Presenting Out of Context Press Release Quote of the Week, in which we quote only our favorite part of a music-related press release…and barely mention what the release is…
Us olds here at the paper version of DC9 remember well the name T-4-2, try as we might to erase Dallas’ new-wavers from our musical memory. The band, which underwent several lineup changes over the course of its lifetime, was, for a time, a rather big deal; it was, after…
A video project created by Dallas artist/musician Paul Slocum, known around these parts for Tree Wave and the And/Or Gallery, has become something of a viral phenomenon on the web, racking up more than 27,000 views on YouTube alone. The video is a hypnotic loop of a scene from the…
Look what we’re hooking you up with tickets for… First person to email me with “Kanye West Tickets” in the subject line gets two tickets and a VIP parking pass to tonight’s show at Superpages.com Center with Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiaso. Go! Update: The contest is over…
There are two very large, very obvious, protruding reasons to see Dolly Parton perform in person. And then there’s a slew of others, not the least of which is the fact that the country music icon ain’t getting any younger. No, the 62-year-old singer hasn’t shown any signs of slowing…
The stateside release of Dizzee Rascal’s 2003 album Boy in Da Corner found the grimy, reggae-influenced London rapper in a precarious spot, forced to follow fellow Brit The Streets in trying to break into the U.S. market. But whereas The Streets showcased a spoken word-like, thoughtful flow, Rascal’s effort seemed…
2007 was a banner year for Sri-Lanka-by-way-of-London artist M.I.A.—Mathangi Arulpragasam, if you’re nasty (or a showboat). With the release of her highly anticipated sophomore effort Kala, M.I.A’s worldly, hip-hop-fueled, throw-everything-from-the-fridge-at-the-wall-until-it-sticks philosophy to music making found itself tops in the eyes and ears of music critics across the globe. The disc…
I guess you could say I spent last Thursday night behind enemy lines. Except it wasn’t really a hazardous situation. There was no threat of danger. Also: very little sneaking around. And definitely no Owen Wilson. Still, I felt out of place. I was attending Quick’s inaugural Big Thing music…
Maybe. Nothing’s set in stone, but according to this Morning News report of last night’s City Council meeting on the Trinity River project, Stevie Ray’s name made it onto the list of 10 possible names for the new road. The full list? •Ascension Drive •Cesar Chavez Boulevard •Eddie Bernice Johnson…
Gossip site Showbiz Spy quotes the June issue of Glamour, revealing that Jessica Simpson is not only “in love” with Tony Romo–she’s written a song for her man. The song’s called “Back in My Old Boots,” and apparently it’s about how “comfortable” Romo makes her feel… Interesting. Of course, this…
Even though this post from our sister paper in Minneapolis purports to be about salvia and whether it’s a good idea to smoke the marijuana alternative while attending a Roger Waters show (specifically in Dallas, oddly enough), the whole thing seems more like a slap in our city’s face than…
Dallas-born jazz clarinet and saxophone player Jimmy Giuffre died late last week on Thursday, April 24, of pneumonia and complications of Parkinson’s disease. After learning to play the clarinet at the age of 9, Giuffre began performing in local bands. Later Giuffre was drawn into the big band world and…
See, it is about who you know: When the (pretty kickass) independent hip-hop label Definitive Jux–home to El-P, Aesop Rock, Dizzee Rascal, Del The Funkee Homosapien, RJD2, Mr. Lif and more–was looking for a DJ to remix the recently released album from rap trio Hangar 18, local DJ and beatmaker…
Tiger Moth’s Myspace picture: neither a tiger nor a moth. Go figure. Glenn Jackson, drummer for local rockers Tiger Moth, cannot believe the positive buzz his band is already generating. “We are only five shows old, but the most common response from the crowd has been, ‘Holy shit!’,” says Jackson…
Talk about an earful! Zing!!! Pitchfork’s kinda been all over Japanese noise rock act Boris’ new release, Smile, which is released stateside today. And Josh Baish of Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios in Denton keeps finding himself mentioned in the copy. Why? Well, the story goes like this: Baish went to…
