Zach Condon and crew packed ’em in at the Prophet Bar last night for Tactics Productions’ Beirut show. The band is touring for their August-released album The Rip Tide, which, as the pictures by contributor and roving photographer Mike Brooks indicate, have plenty of trumpets (we’re literally listening to the…
As you probably already know, today’s my last day here at the helm of DC9 HQ. And since the day’s now over, well… yeah, I guess this is it.It’s been a good, almost four-year run. There were some ups and, OK, some downs, but overall, I think it trended toward…
As we’ve talked about in recent weeks, the Fort Worth music scene is on top of its game. And, The Burning Hotels are leading the charge, with a newly released self titled LP that has redefined their sound. Their recent show at Dada was a big success, according to piece…
Seems like most indie music fans had no idea that the Balkan’s had their own unique brand of folk music before Zach Condon started mining that territory for sonic gold under his Beirut moniker. Despite being so closely affiliated with the roots music of that region, Beirut has for years…
Considering that pre-South by Southwest bash 35 Denton announced its first round of performers last week, I guess it makes sense, then, that the Austin fest would announce its own first round of performers this week — and that their list is indeed larger than 35 Denton’s list of 17…
I’ll level with y’all: The only things I’ve heard from Washington D.C. rapper Wale are his Seinfeld-themed mixtapes, 2008’s The Mixtape About Nothing and last year’s More About Nothing. The rest of his non-sitcom library has just flown past me, I guess — even his debut album, Attention Deficit. The…
Scotland’s We Were Promised Jetpacks triumphantly return to the DFW area this week, headlining at Trees on Saturday. As evidenced by their newly-released record, In the Pit of the Stomach, the four-piece has a snarling post-punk sound — and it’s not the kind you dance to. We caught up with…
That exciting triple-bill we announced back in September featuring Health, John Maus and Quintron & Miss Pussycat and slated to come to Denton’s The Warehouse on New Year’s Eve will now be a decidedly less exciting affair. Mostly because it won’t be happening. The show, promoted by Matthew & The…
Chris Mueller, known by most in the music community as the man behind the local band-adoring Ghost of Blind Lemon music blog, announced this weekend that, effective immediately, he’s now the main man in charge of the booking responsibilities at The Crown & Harp on Lower Greenville.The Crown & Harp…
Got two hours to kill? Then, by all means, give the above clip of Miss Erykah Badu talking to the folks at the Red Bull Music Academy a watch and hear her talk about her sonic evolution, her musical upbringing and the debt she owes to artists such as J…
Closing out October, for us, is a sad deal. For starters, we’re still feeling nostalgic over the incredible time we had at the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase and Ceremony. Second, we’re waving goodbye to Pete Freedman as he sails off into the Grey Havens. But before we break the…
There was a time in the late ’90s when Ricky Martin was an inescapable superstar. His hit, “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” was omnipresent, on every radio station at all times. People were so obsessed with Martin’s south-of-the-equator style that he ushered in an entire so-called Latin Invasion, most of which…
Das Racist, Danny Brown, Despot, Fat Tony Sons of Hermann Hall October 29, 2011 Better than: losing your buddies at the combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. The three members of Das Racist stepped up to grace Sons of Hermann Hall’s’ blue-curtained stage at just about 11:45 p.m. Heems (Himanshu…
Wild Flag, Drew Grow and The Pastors WivesThe LoftOctober 28, 2011Better than: only experiencing the album. At least every once in a while, a performance causes a person to reflect on that eternal question: “Did I waste my money on this?” While the age of digital music has made it…
Explosions in the Sky, Burning Hotels Winspear Opera HouseOctober 28, 2011 Better than: living in Odessa When they attempted to perform at the outdoor Strauss Square in Dallas last month, the persistent rain prevented Explosions in the Sky from playing. To prevent any recurrence, Friday night’s show was moved inside…
Halloween is on Monday, so there should be a good handful people in costume out and about this weekend — kind of like the zombies at the Dallas Observer Music Award Showcase. And there will be many opportunities to get out and about this weekend, which is chock full of…
St. Vincent’s performance(s) at the Kessler Theater and Good Records this weekend were stellar showcases of the Dallas native’s ability to totally shred on the guitar, while keeping it together vocally. Only problem is, the Kessler shows were sold out.Fortunately, if you were one of the many unlucky ones who…
Berkeley’s Testament has now been shredding for almost three decades. Just the fact that they’re still making quality examples of the style they helped usher in says a great deal about the group’s artistic character. Sure, as is the case with just about every other band that’s stayed relatively active…
At 72, keyboardist Ray Manzarek has just about done it all. Best known at the keyboardist for the Doors, Manzarek has stayed busy as a performer and producer for the past three decades. Joining forces with renowned slide guitarist Roy Rogers in 2008, the duo have recorded two critically acclaimed…
There are three very specific reasons why this poster designed by former DC9 contributor Lance Lester works so well. And they are? location, location, location…
If it feels like things have been hectic of late, that’s because they have been. October just tends to be that way around these parts, what with standard fall touring schedules pumping up the show-going options on top of the hype and added excitement that comes with such seasonal events…
In this week’s paper, we caught up with Mary Timony, the post-punk, guitar-playing darling of ’90s outfits Autoclave and Helium and currently of Wild Flag. That new outfit, unavoidably, has been given the supergroup tag thanks to its members’ impressive pasts. In addition to Timony’s credible past, the group also…
