It’s been a while since we heard anything from the half-Denton- and half-Boston-based electro-dance duo Roy G. and The Biv. Turns out, that’s because Max Townsley and Drew Erickson decided to put the band to rest. They’ve still been keeping busy, though — most recently, Townsley filled in as the…
In this week’s dead tree edition of DC9, Doug Davis wrote a little preview for tonight’s pretty phenomenal bill at City Tavern, featuring Kurt Vile & The Violators, Purling Hiss and Dallas’ own True Widow.It should be a great show, for sure, given the recent successes Vile has had. Writes…
Seems the NFL isn’t the only one choosing not to comment on yesterday’s Dallas Morning News piece that said that the Black Eyed Peas would indeed be the halftime performers at Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington in February. Today, in an interview with Billboard, the Black Eyed…
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin ExperienceFair Park Music HallNovember 18, 2010Better than: I could have ever expected.Not being a fan of cover or tribute bands, I ventured down to Fair Park Music Hall with quite a bit of trepidation. Sure, Jason Bonham was the son of John Bonham, the (sadly deceased)…
Octopus Project South Side Music HallNovember 18, 2010Better than: Quadrophonic?It was bleeding Octophonic! Or so it was last night, when The Octopus Project treated a couple hundred people to an immersive performance of their new Hexadecagon release.As promised in the promotion for this event, the four-member Austin-based band trucked in…
Tribute bands… ugh. From Jason Bonham’s Zeppelin Experience to Peter Hook’s, I guess, Joy Division Experience, the tribute band is a big sad ball of has-been. Or in Bonham’s case, a never was…
By this busy line up of shows, you’d think it’s already Friday…
This much is becoming clearer and clearer: The folks at Magnificent Beard make some fine show posters…
Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to people of interest in the metroplex about their taste in music, including likes, dislikes, and guilty pleasures. We’re calling it Pedestrian Playlist — because, hey, everyone listens to music. The Dallas Zoo is the largest and oldest…
Earlier today, the Dallas Morning News reported that a source has confirmed the long-standing rumors that the Black Eyed Peas would indeed be the halftime performers for the upcoming Super Bowl to take place at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, February 6. And it’s indeed quite the coup of…
Jason Bonham loves talking about his old man, former Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. And why not? Before his untimely and early demise, John Bonham was considered one of rock’s mightiest drummers. Jason followed in his father’s musical footsteps sa a drummer, and even ended up replacing his father when…
We’ve already mentioned tonight’s Octopus Project show going on at the South Side Music Hall on the blog this week, but this show certainly merits a few reminders. See, it’s not just another concert — it’s part of the Austin-based band’s Hexadecagon tour, which, yes, comes in support of its…
Earlier this month, Community star Donald Glover posted this above gem to his Twitter feed. Yes, that’s Chevy Chase and his Community co-star Danny Pudi. Yes, they’re doing the stanky legg. Dallas hip-hop: Not just for animals any more…
To answer a question that may be gurgling in your mind: Yes, we are big Harry Potter fans. After the movies’ scope became somehow more massive after Prisoner of Azkaban (and proceeded to assuage the loss we felt post-LOTR), we just couldn’t help but be fans. And now that Harry…
Y’know, after months trying to forget about Ke$ha — and I tried a lot — a weird idea occurred to me. What if Ke$ha is trying play like the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope?You see, both of them live in bathtubs — yet ignore their hygiene and appearance –…
The greatest hit and tribute album–the greatest things ever invented for a record label to cash in on its artists. Of course, greatest hits and tribute collections are a great way to get to know older bands that you weren’t around to catch initially — or just didn’t care about…
Ryan Hamilton doesn’t see what the big deal is. He and his musical partner Jencey Hirunrusme have performed as Smile Smile for more than five years, splitting the band duties between the two of them, an acoustic guitar and a keyboard. When they recently decided to expand their sound for…
Kurt Vile is a sensational guitarist who spends considerable recording time crafting songs and sounds seemingly designed to obscure that fact. The Philadelphia native has concocted a wildly diverse song book with four album releases during the past three years, all of which demonstrate prodigious skill and a musical palette…
While it might be a tad blasphemous to proffer that an offshoot of Canadian musical collective Broken Social Scene contains any one voice that should be heard more frequently than the others (an inherently capitalist suggestion), plenty of Stars fans (this writer included) feel that Torquil Campbell should play Oates…
Despite having a band name that’s as awkward as it is long, Springfield, Missouri’s Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin’s blend of melodic indie rock and hopeful, catchy songwriting has gotten them kudos from pretty much every source of music press imaginable. And it’s easy to see why: Songs such…
Their members may be spread all over the metroplex, but Deep Snapper is still one of the more prolific bands associated with the Denton music scene. Sure, none of the members actually resides in Denton, but the band’s ties and identity are firmly fixed to the town—and for good reason…
Punk rock, perhaps more than any other musical style in recent times, has evolved into a multi-pronged and tough-to-define assault. What began as a vehicle for the principles of incendiary, raging youth has become, in many cases, an outlet for hoodie-wearing adolescents who have just graduated from the Tiger Beat…
