This edition of This Week In Dallas Music History isn’t exactly from this week in Dallas music history. It’s a few months off, actually. But we hope you’ll look the other way on that minor discrepancy. After all, we’re taking a look back to the Observer issue that came out…
Those poor, poor Miami Heat players just can’t catch a break. First, they lose the NBA Finals. Then they become the laughingstock of Twitter — for the second time this week, actually. Back on Tuesday, you may recall, the Twitterers of the world joined forces to mock Lebron James’ receding…
Archers of Loaf, The Globes The LoftJune 12, 2011Better than: seeing a Parade of Losers reunion. It was a lot to ask of people to divert their eyes away from the television when the Mavericks were one victory away from winning the NBA finals. No matter who was playing on…
True Widow, The Nighty Nite and Joey KendallDouble WideJune 11, 2011Better than: killing a litter of kittens.A few minutes before acclaimed area rock producer and former Paper Chase frontman John Congleton took to the stage at the Double Wide with his new band, The Nighty Nite, for their much-anticipated live…
Calhoun, Radiant and MenkenaKessler TheaterJune 10, 2011Better than: crossing the river to do anything else Dallas.Midway through Calhoun’s loose, rollicking set at the Kessler Theater on Friday night, frontman Tim Locke addressed the crowd. “It’s kind of casual tonight,” he said. “So, we’re gonna be, you know…” OK, so, its…
This weekend’s concert portfolio is strong to quite strong. Interestingly enough, though, the biggest local show will be happening at one of the area’s smallest venues, as John Congleton’s new band The Nighty Nite make their Dallas debut at Double Wide on Saturday. They’ll be sandwiched between headliner True Widow…
For two years now, Juan and Oscar Salinas, the Dallas-based production duo known as Play-N-Skillz, have publicly and repeatedly claimed that they had never received payment for their work on the 2009 Grammy-winning T-Pain and Lil Wayne collaboration, “Got Money,” from Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III release. Yesterday, they took…
Public restrooms are never pretty. At best, they’re clean, utilitarian, and stocked. Concert venues are, in particular, hot spots for awfulness in the public restroom arena. Even the cleanest, most well-stocked loo can turn into a soggy mess after visits from a few particularly intoxicated patrons.We sympathize with venues. We…
Speaking of Bad Sports: Back in January, you may recall, we told you the story of how Portland’s Dirtnap Records became the go-to label for Denton punk rock — a tale that dates back to 2003, when Dirtnap main man Ken Cheppaikode first came across the patriarchs of the current…
To this day, the mere mention of the term “Seattle Band” conjures up images of flannel and angst-fueled grunge more than it does the harmonic, beard-enrobed folk-rock that now serves as the rain-drenched city’s chief musical export. But while the coffee-stained town seems to churn out top-notch folk rock and…
Paul Collins’ Beat, Bad Sports, Occult Detective ClubRubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, DentonJune 9, 2011Better than: a night filled with powerless pop. Power-pop, generally, is a young man’s game. It takes a certain vigor, a certain snottiness and a certain youthful energy to pull off chugging, three-minute takes on young love…
No, Mark Abuzzahab, the new program director at KXT-91.7 FM (and their very first, by the way), isn’t here yet. Won’t be for a few more weeks. He’s still down in Austin, finishing up his stint as the music director at KGSR-93.3 FM Radio Austin. Then the Minneapolis native will…
Tonight at Dada, the English indie folk outfit known as Noah and the Whale will perform. Good band, interesting name — especially since, we just realized, there isn’t actually a dude named Noah in the group after all. Not even a guy whose name starts with the letter “N.” Just…
We’ve had Cary Pierce, Tiger Darrow, Salim Nourallah, Nicholas Altobelli and Smile Smile at Patio Sessions so far this year: a wild mix of styles and sound. It was no different on Thursday’s steamy afternoon: celtic masters The Killdares played outside the Winspear Opera House, in Sammons Park. Our photographer…
If this poster were an NBA Draft prospect, Jay Bilas and Hubie Brown would go on and on about its impressive length. Probably its upside, too. But we here at DC9 just think it’s purdy…
Less than a year ago, we told the tale of Frisco’s burgeoning music scene. But it seems that, as quickly as it appeared, the Frisco scene has now officially burned out. At least for now. Matthew Harber of Wellhouse Co., the entity behind Frisco’s musical growth, confirmed to DC9 yesterday…
Anyone who has visited Austin’s South By Southwest music festival more than once over the last decade has noticed a huge evolution in Austin’s music scene. Most of Austin’s longtime music lovers repeat the same cry year after year — that this one is always worse than the last.This week’s…
Tonight’s show at Denton’s Rubber Gloves Rehearsals Studios, featuring Paul Collins’ Beat, Bad Sports and Occult Detective Club, promises to be a scorcher — even if a certain tattooed bar manager doesn’t crank the AC down to 63 degrees. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.It’s no secret: Denton’s Bad Sports…
Fans of punk, emo, classic funk, alt-country and even food will all find plenty of options on tonight’s fairly busy — ahem — menu…
The Antlers, Little ScreamThe LoftJune 9, 2011Better than: Being in some hospice somewhere. When DC9 spoke with The Antlers’ keyboardist Darby Cicci for a piece we ran in last week’s paper edition, he mentioned that on the band’s new critically acclaimed album Burst Apart, he’s carrying more weight than he…
Twenty-one years ago today, Wilson Phillips’ “Hold On” shot all the way up the Billboard charts to become the No. 1 song in America. Somewhat adorably, the honor came 25 years after two-thirds of the vocal group’s father, Brian Wilson, scored his own No. 1 hit with the Beach Boys’…
Bless my lucky stars! Lady Antebellum is back on the charts! In the fall, they’ll be releasing an album with the ominous title, Own The Night, which makes them sound like they’re vampires or a street gang wearing 19th century dresses with huge skirts. I do declare: They must have…
