Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: vinyl is making a comeback. Physical medium, tactile experience? High fidelity? John Cusack? Well, what you haven’t heard is that Hand Drawn Records is looking to provide Dallas with a sought-after service: convenient record pressing for local artists. Dustin Blocker and Alex…
A lot of great shows are happening this weekend. Lenny Kravitz and Sting do some concerts for college football, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell returns to our proximity, Mineral has a reunion show, Ex Hex puts a spell on us, and the Molly Ringwalds do 1980s music. We hope you’re…
Early in 2014, Denton rapper Bryan “Infidelix” Rodecker decided to do something crazy: He quit his job waiting tables, cashed in his life savings and headed overseas with the wild idea of traveling the world to teach kids how to rap. But when he arrived in Spain, he quickly found…
This past Labor Day weekend in Fort Worth during the Clearfork Music Festival, it was evident early on that the atmosphere would be dampened by the rather thin turnout. But the general malaise that swept through the sweltering, empty spaces of land along the Trinity River proved no match, however,…
Almost five months ago, Jonas Martin was seated amongst his fellow band mates of local roots rock outfit, Goodnight Ned, in an Oak Lawn Avenue coffee shop on a warm July morning, anxiously awaiting the album release party of their sophomore album. It is January now, and Martin is seated…
For Sandra Davalos, who goes by the stage name Moth Face, writing a good song comes naturally. First, she lays down the drum track, throws in the melody and comes up with the words to go along with the music on the spot. Overall, the average time it takes for…
Before Bitch Teeth, Rick Eye had found himself in the most harrowing well of depression he’d ever encountered. Desperate for a distraction, he formed the band as an outlet to create something that emphasized the discordant and uglier side of life. In doing this, he found himself and founded the…
JT Donaldson is something of a jack of all trades. Partner of Josey Records, globetrotting DJ, occasional promoter and a prolific producer. He jumpstarted a lengthy career in house music with the “Duality” single on DJ Cajmere’s legendary Chicago house label Casual records in 1996 and has continued to churn…
No band breaks up for good anymore. With festivals offering exorbitant sums to bands and easy access to music on the Internet, it’s no longer taboo for an independent band to reunite, even if the reunion is short-lived. Heralded bands from the ’80s and ’90s don’t need to tour nine…
Coachella, one of America’s most prominent destination festivals, announced their 2015 line-up early this afternoon. The headliners for the festival are AC/DC, Jack White and rap cherub Drake. Those folks are all well and good, but that’s not exactly why we’re here telling you an event that takes place all…
Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions With Yells at Eels, Peladini, Viator and Burnt Bridge Road Crown & Harp, Dallas Monday, January 5, 2014 This week’s installment of Stefan González’s Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions ended with an incredible improvised set from Yells at Eels featuring John Dikeman, an American saxophonist now living…
Since 2006, Dallas-based metal band Wo Fat has seared ears around the globe. Make no mistake: This trio, consisting of Kent Stump, Tim Wilson and Michael Walter, isn’t offering up simple hard-rock that’s just hard enough to be considered metal. According to the group’s Facebook page, “Psychedelic Doom” is how…
It was an ambitious plan, and one that would’ve been exciting to see played out this spring: the first annual Deep Ellum Block Party, a sprawling mix of music, art and comedy in the heart of Dallas’ coolest neighborhood. But we’ll have to wait at least another year to see…
Welcome to 2015, and a solid three or four months of having to correct yourself every time you accident write “2014.” (Good thing no ever writes anything by hand anymore, am I right?) It’s the first full week of January, and we here at DC9 at Night are ready to…
Dallas is now a major event town in the U.S.A. This is a point that is not an opinion so much as it is the fact. We have become the destination for all kinds of major events. We’ve had a Super Bowl here. We have hosted the Final Four. We’re…
In Dallas, Tru Def is a terrific antidote to these days of cold and gloomy weather. He has a sunny disposition, dressed dapper with perfectly sculpted hair on his face and head, and is as cordial as anyone you will ever meet. He has known he was put on this…
There’s a ton of wonderful shows in Dallas this week. Native Texan Luke Wade, of The Voice fame, does a show at Trees. Lenny Kravitz and Sting play shows as a tie-in to the College Football postseason. Sturgill Simpson hits the casino gig after selling out Club Dada majorly in…
In terms of Dallas hip hop, 2014 was ruled by Blue, the Misfit, A.Dd+, the, Outfit, TX, Buffalo Black and Sam Lao. We talked about them incessantly and deservedly so. They made great music and performed their asses off. Hell, the Outfit, TX made their way to Art Basel in…
It’s been five long years since the Dallas Cowboys have appeared in the playoffs, and some would say that the years of futility, and dream crushing mediocrity would have humbled the fanbase. BUT FUCK NO WE’RE COWBOYS FANS! The little modicum of success that the team has attained this year…
Meet Mearl, Earl and Estaban. Just three regular dudes playing a psychedelic rock show at Mable Peabody’s the week before Halloween. Upon careful and highly technical inspection, you might notice that these are actually the male alter egos of the members of Denton’s Pearl Earl. The band locks in to…
Hey, friend, it’s 2015. We’re living in the future. There’s the Instagram. The kids are doing the snapchatting and the twittering. You can watch a whole movie in the palm of your hand on a square that’s 1/4 of an inch thick. We’re in the future. But, where the hell…
2014 has been a great year for High Rollaz, the hip hop duo consisting of Word Life and Accomplice. Aside from playing a host of shows around Dallas, they also played gigs all around the country, including at SXSW in Austin and A3C Festival in Atlanta. They’ve also shared bills…
