Yesterday, Grapevine’s own Bryce Avary (aka The Rocket Summer) released the new video for the lead single and title track from his recently released You Gotta Believe EP–which, you might recall, has already spent some time atop the iTunes Alternative charts in it’s just-over-a-month-long shelf life.Here, The Rocket Summer again…
[Editor’s Note: Over the next 25 days, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 25 on the list–and click after the jump for a free download…
Folks who like their Americana earnest and earthy should think about heading down to Poor David’s Pub tonight to catch a crowded bill of country singer-songwriters.Headlining this acoustic evening is Wade Bowen. Born and raised in Waco (although we shouldn’t hold that against him), Bowen now resides in the much…
Well, the weekend’s here, thank the Lord. And, as always, we’re here to present you with your concert-attending plans. First, as always, the shows we’ve already hyped…Tonight, Bill Callahan stops by the Granada Theater, Colourmusic pops on in to The Cavern and The Edge Steals Christmas out at the Nokia…
The Denton-based pop-punkers in Bowling for Soup stop on by the Granada Theater for a headlining gig on Monday night–which, turns out, is gonna be quite the all-local affair. Joining the purveyors of all things 1985, high school never ending and girls that all the bad guys want are fellow…
The Bone may not have been as revered as, say, Club Dada, but the venue deserves some credit for staying open as long as it did. Note the past tense, though: Earlier this month, the long-running blues venue located on the corner of Elm and Crowdus Streets, which, in recent…
We already named it our Poster of the Week, sure. But we’re excited for tomorrow night’s show at Hailey’s for a few reason–not the least of which is the fact that we here at DC9 are among the show’s sponsors.No, let’s not just think that we’re selling you on this…
If so, Midlake’s Tim Smith has got you covered. The Denton-based band’s frontman just-releaed this Lala playlist of songs that the band says inspired its upcoming album’s “obscure” and “British folk” influence. And, uh, it’s obscure alright. Can’t say we here at DC9 are all that familiar with the names…
Michael Roberts doesn’t take long to explain the backstory of Colourmusic in his write-up in this week’s Observer. In fact, it just takes him one sentence:.The first concept that sounded equally interesting to both [of the band’s founders] involved writing songs inspired by colors–a notion reflected in the name of…
It was bound to happen sooner or later, I guess. So don’t act too surprised by this news: This morning saw the release of Neon Indian’s Daytrotter Session. These sessions, you’ll recall, are live performances at the Rock Island production studio of the same name–and they’re available as free downloads…
Credit where it’s due, FADER: Your D-Town Boogie coverage? It’s really been phenomenal. Seriously! You lack the benefit of being in the thick of it all–like, say, us, for better or worse—watching these artists on a day-to-day basis. And yet, unlike so many other national media outlets, you’re not ignoring…
It’s right there on the packaging sticker—the only thing on Rachel Bazooka’s head-spinning, 97-minute, double-disc debut release, Colorbl nd, that features any words at all—and it reads quite clearly: This CD, unlike any before it, boasts the so-called “Dallas sound.” Wait. The what? Never heard of it. It’s not exactly…
To end today’s blog day, a few treats to pass along your way, courtesy of a trio of local artists already over all this Thanksgiving business. Yep, three acts, all from vastly different facets of the local music scene have already moved on, releasing Christmas songs for your listening pleasure…
I’m not quite as undersold on Norah Jones’ The Fall as, say, Wilonsky is. But, hey, to each their own, I guess. I can, however, say that the first two leaks from Miss Jones’ forthcoming Chasing Pirates Remix EP aren’t wowing me. Shame, too, as there’s some big names involved…
For two albums now, the artist formerly known as Smog and (Smog) has gone by his birth name, Bill Callahan, and despite of some early concern from his fans, the past few years have really only seen Callahan’s fanbase grow. It helps, of course, that 2007’s Woke on a Whaleheart…
Another month, another new track from Damaged Good$–which, sure enough, you can expect to be a regular occurrence as part of Theodore Beard and Coool Bully’s on-going promotion for their upcoming Spread Love, Not Germs disc. The song’s something of a banger–and, better yet, showcases a bit more of the…
Not that our friends over at the ridiculously popular, highly influential Dallas-based music blog Gorilla Vs. Bear exactly need our help in drawing attention to their site, but today certainly merits a visit over to their confines today, as the site has released its year-end list of top albums. No…
Seems Aledo’s own Daniel Hunter just can’t let go of his PlayRadioPlay! moniker–or maybe it’s that his fans won’t let him? Either way, last week, via a blog post to his MySpace page, Hunter announced that in January, alongside with the release of his debut album (Ancient Electrons) under his…
Ran into George Quartz not too long ago and came away from our brief conversation knowing two things: 1) Faux Fox, Quartz’ beloved, grimy, electro-dance outfit is pretty much completely done, and 2) He’s really getting into the work he’s doing in his new outfit called Personal Victories with George…
Speaking of movie trailers, check the above one for Crazy Heart, which will earn its release on Wednesday, December 16. The movie, which stars Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell, features Bridges in the starring role as Bad Blake, a down-and-out country singer looking for a new…
Pop on over to DallasBoogie.net, or visit this YouTube link, and you’ll see the trailer for an upcoming documentary called Dallas Don’t Dance, We Boogie, which focuses on the local hip-hop movement, the D-Town Boogie, and the love and hate it inspires amongst rap fans both local and otherwise. It’s…
…and, to end the day today, how about a random treat from our friend DJ Fishr Pryce, just for kicks?A few weeks back, Fishr, who currently DJs every Friday and Saturday night at Kenichi, told me about a quick edit he’d done to a song everyone ’round these parts is…
