Just last year, you may not have even known who he was. But in October 2012, the release and subsequent success of The Heist (his album with producer Ryan Lewis) turned Macklemore into a household name. What’s even more astonishing is that he did it all as an independent artist…
You’re home for the the Holidays, and you start to get that restless feeling. It’s perfectly natural. The evening’s winding down, and the Thanksgiving spread is now a pile of dishes you don’t want to wash. Maybe there were kids running around all day and you’d like some grown up…
Ugh, next week is going to be gross. Not only are you going to be about 10 pounds heavier from gorging yourself on holiday fare, exhausted from all the passive-aggressive family drama shooting across the dinner table and just all around grumpy from your Black Friday sleep deprivation, but also…
Fight the power! The Door in Dallas has just announced they’re bringing Public Enemy to town on December 29. Tickets are set to go on sale this Thursday, November 21…
On January 26, A.Dd+ threw an album release party like Greenville Avenue had never seen before. For the debut of their highly anticipated sophomore album, DiveHiFlyLo, the Nawf Side of Dallas’ dynamic duo packed 776 people in the Granada. With supporting acts -topic, Tunk and Brain Gang rounding out the…
Dallas synthpop sweetheart Taylor Rea is no stranger to the stage. Since 2010 when she joined the electronic outfit Ishi, she’s been one of the most recognizable names in the local scene. Rea has worked venue and festival stages high and low in this city. In 2011, when Rea and…
Here it is, the moment we’ve all been anticipating and dreading at the same damn time. With cold fronts moving in, the first freeze of the year already behind us, Winter-time is upon us. If you’re brave enough to bare the elements, there are plenty of great shows going on…
Last year, when Drake hit the road to support Take Care, he ended up headlining the highest grossing rap tour of 2012. The critically revered Club Paradise tour earned $42 million worldwide and included guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill and 2 Chainz. It will…
We here at DC9 at Night have just now shaken our hangovers from this past week’s 25th Annual Dallas Observer Music Awards. Now, we’re refreshed, excited, and full of warm fuzzies from celebrating some of our most loved local musicians. The timing is ideal because we’ve got a full week…
Update: Kanye’s LED pyramid has been righted. He’s just announced the modified tour route. Several cities have been rescheduled, a few have been cancelled altogether, but Dallas is right where it was before: December 6 with Kendrick Lamar as support. Original post follows… Shortly after Kanye West cancelled the Yeezus…
The good folks over at Dream Work Conquer Films have dropped a little hotness on your Monday morning with this behind the scenes look into the making of Eminem’s new The Dividends-produced track, “Bad Guy”. The Jeff Adair-directed clip gives us a look into the creative process of newly formed…
Editor: This year, we’re celebrating the 25th Dallas Observer Music Awards. Our coverage will include recollections from last quarter century of North Texas music. Here, our clubs editor remembers the radio show that’s won more DOMAs than any other. When I was growing up, radio had so much power. I…
Happy Halloween, ya freaks! Our favorite holiday is officially here, and boy are there a lot of different ways to celebrate this year. Throw on your costume tonight and catch a free copy of the latest Track Meet DJ Crew compilation, one of the best local rap bills of the…
I have unapologetically loved Alkaline Trio since I was 15 years old. Everything about them worked for me: the skate-punk chord progressions, the gothic imagery, the smart-ass cynical lyrics. I’ll never forget the first time I heard their music, the first time I saw them live or the era of…
The cypher is one of hip-hop’s most sacred mediums. It’s a place where emcees come together to spit freestyle verse, hone their craft, and showcase their skill. This year, we decided to put our Dallas Observer Music Award nominees for Best Hip-Hop Act to the test (vote here!). Over a…
The importance, cultural relevance, and influential impact of Dallas’ Latin music scene can not be stressed enough. Though often written off as a niche in the local market, tejano, cumbia, rock en espanol, and other Latin-centric genres are alive and thriving in Dallas. Which isn’t all that surprising, considering that…
When this show first popped up on the calendar, it raised a lot of eyebrows. Club Dada? For Odd Future offshoot, MellowHigh? Seeing as though the full collective packed out Palladium Ballroom last time they came to town, it didn’t seem feasible that a club as small as Dada would…
Halloween is the best holiday, and that is just a fact. Christmas presents and Thanksgiving dinner are all well and fine, but how often do you get to get shitfaced wasted at a block party dressed as Miley Cyrus or a Ninja Turtle? Probably not enough. This weekend, the holiday…
“I just feel like I’m fucked, haha. Everything is going wrong.” My phone lit up with a text from Lord Byron as I was heading out to day two of Index Fest 2013. The day ahead was going to be a long one, ending with Boiler Room’s local rap showcase,…
Here we are, at four different DFW music festivals in one weekend. What is this? Are we Austin now? Is that what we’re trying to do? We’ve got Index Fest out in Deep Ellum, Lolaspalooza in Fort Worth, Texas Veggie Fair in Reverchon Park, and The Lamar Street Festival on…
The BET Hip-Hop Awards cyphers are now the last remaining reason to watch the show every year. You can’t dilute the integrity of the cypher. It’s tradition of the craft that forces the artist to put up or shut up. You cannot feign talent in this format. You can’t turn…
The temperature is dropping and the changing of the season is finally within reach. Gone are the days of triple digits, at least until next year, and sweet relief has arrived. It feels amazing outside, but there’s always those weirdos who insist it’s “so cold” once it starts to hit…
