Pretty sure I’m in Austin right now–seems it at least; there’s a whole bunch of young people running around acting like there’s something going on. I dunno, this is a pretty early wake-up call for me. But I digress: I’ll be here all weekend long, along with Observer Web editor…
Seems every year, right around this time, we start to notice the same thing: the abundance of impressive shows on the upcoming concert calendar. This year’s no different. In fact, this week alone is just straight-up bonkers good. The biggest names are, well, kinda huge: Sunny Day Real Estate, Kings…
Tomorrow night in Fort Worth, Telegraph Canyon extends its impressive summer into what it hopes will be an equally successful fall by hosting the official release of both the CD (which has been made available at shows, but not officially put in stores and whatnot till now) and the LP…
For the past few weeks, we’ve been following the efforts of various DFW area artists trying to scam their way into the final slot at this weekend’s Austin City Limits Music Festival via the annual competition called The Sound and The Jury. And, last night at Antone’s in Austin, the…
…and for those stuck on Youtube still, here’s your link.You might recognize a few familiar faces in the crowd at last week’s DC9 in SPACE taping with The Beaten Sea–namely, the members of The Fox & The Bird, who themselves stopped by SPACE a few weeks back, which makes sense,…
In last week’s dead tree version of DC9, I chatted up Polyphonic Spree leader Tim DeLaughter about the resurgence of his Good Records Recordings label, which, after a three-year absence in terms of releases, is returning to the market in a big way with upcoming releases scheduled from the Spree,…
In last week’s DC9 in SPACE installment, Dem Southernfolkz dropped by our loft space to talk about their writing process, but also to hype up the then-upcoming release of their free-to-download, four-song EP, Something To Hold On To.Well, this week, over at the band’s sharply revamped Web site, as promised,…
Buried in this week’s newsletter from Kirtland Records comes this bit of exciting news for fans of the long-haired, tattooed, hippie freaks in Eleven Hundred Springs: In February, the boys will be releasing a new album called This Crazy Life. Regional country fans will no doubt remember the band’s last…
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The Secret Machines, UmeGranada TheaterSeptember 29, 2009Better than: reminiscing about the old days and listening to “Another Morning Stoner” all alone in my bedroom, huddled up in a ball, crying. Actually, most things are better than that… There was a…
Last Friday afternoon, Jesse Hughey and I finally got around to checking out the new Reno’s Bar & Grill and its marquis menu item, Dimebag’s Blacktooth Whiskey Burger, which features a whiskey-soaked patty, onions grilled in Coca-Cola and an entire section of the local music community’s heavy hearts. Well, not…
By now, you should already know the deal with Zound Sounds, Marc Solomon’s music school with multiple locations about the Metroplex where aspiring area youngsters learn from a staff of music teaching locals who are out there actually doing what the kids themselves hope to be doing as well one…
Like Bosque Brown before it, Neon Indian finds itself as the subject of The Guardian’s “New Band of the Day” feature today–although, if you read the copy, it’s kinda tough to determine if Paul Lester’s really all that into the music. More than anything, Lester uses the band as a…
In this past week’s edition of the Observer, noted emo nerd and contributor Eric Grubbs talks The Get Up Kids, bemoaning the fact that the last time the band played the Dallas-Fort Worth region, it was relegated to an under card performance during a Dashboard Confessional show. It was a…
We’d heard rumblings out of Erykah Badu camp about a free show at Victory Plaza in October, and, earlier this week, a press release from Red Bull confirmed as much: On Friday, October 16, Badu and The Cannabinoids will perform a free concert alongside Oklahoma’s Shiny Toy Guns as a…
Nothing Play-N-Skillz does these days should really come off as too big a surprise–the two-time Grammy-winning, Dallas-based production duo of Juan and Oscar Salinas have been keeping fans on the edge of their seats for some time now, offering up big news (starting their own label), new tracks (still kinda…
Last year, the annual Dallas EDM festival known as Meltdown celebrated its tenth anniversary by bringing Moby in to headline its event, which was held at the Lizard Lounge. This year, alas, no Moby (although he will be in town on October 4 for a show at the Palladium). But,…
It’s been a minute since we checked in on Roy G. and The Biv, who, surely, are most easily described as the sugar to Alan Palomo’s spice when it comes to Denton-bred electro-dance outfits. Well, today comes a spate of news, actually: First, and perhaps foremost, the duo of Max…
Those familiar with the finds published in his books The Rise of the Creative Class and Who’s Your City? weren’t necessarily inundated with a wealth of new material to ponder during Richard Florida’s talk at the University of Texas at Arlington on Friday night. But at the debut speech of…
Let me apologize in advance if this week’s installment of Good Friday reads a little short: I’ve been having trouble concentrating since lunch, when Jesse Hughey and I stopped by The Grill at Reno’s and indulged in a pair of Dimebag’s Blacktooth Whiskey Burgers. Seriously tasty stuff, folks. Been stuck…
You’ve already read Danny Fulgencio’s review of last night’s Monotonix show. Now check out his impressive slideshow recap. You won’t regret it…
It’s been a week for Dallas hip-hop king (for the moment at least) Dorrough: This week, the Lancaster native learned that the sales on his “Ice Cream Paint Job” single have earned him a gold record. And, perhaps more exciting, he also learned that he’s up for three awards in…
One of my own personal favorite acts from SXSW ’09, Brooklyn’s Asobi Seksu returns to Denton this weekend to perform on a Sunday night bill at Hailey’s with DC9 favorite Matthew and the Arrogant Sea. In this week’s paper, contributor Shae Moseley breaks down the draw of Asobi Seksu (which…
