Welcome to a new joint venture between DC9 at Night and the folks at We Denton Do It aimed at introducing local audiences to up-and-coming acts they may have missed during recent stops through town. They’re the kind of acts we think you’re gonna want to know–and right away, as,…
Bright and early this morning, Blender.com went ahead and debuted the second music video from Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights’ major label debut, Pardon Me — but the song the video is for isn’t really a new song at all. Nope, “Gypsy Woman,” the album’s second single, has been…
Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is a chance for musicians to get a crash course in playing in a rock band. Whether your drumming skills are on par with Meg White’s or somebody who can play “Pride & Joy” note-for-note in a dark corner of a Guitar Center, the intent…
Elton John and Leon RussellFort Worth Convention CenterNovember 13, 2010Better than: living your life like a candle in the wind. The backstory behind Elton John’s most recent tour isn’t really about Sir Elton at all, actually: He’s touring, you see, alongside Leon Russell, with whom he collaborated for his latest…
Felice BrothersThe LoftNovember 13, 2010Better than: wondering how far TCU will fall in the BCS standings because they didn’t win by 50 points. For the second consecutive night at The Loft in Dallas, a band showed up and gave the crowd not only more than it bargained for, but almost…
On Saturday night, for the second time in two years, the Dandy Warhols rocked out at the Granada, this time in support of their greatest hits album The Capitol Years 1995-2007. And although the band is getting older (lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor is 43), the band’s still surprisingly energetic. And that’s…
Freelance Whales, Miniature Tigers, GenerationalsThe LoftNovember 12, 2010Better than: helping my wife put up the early Christmas decorations in our house (for real). It’s sometimes easy to forget how powerful of an impact that buzz can have on a young band’s existence. And, yes, buzz is a bit of an…
It seemed like the biggest hindrance to Kanye West — or “Conway” as Dubya calls him — earning a wide-ranging pop music acceptance was his ego. Turns out a persecution complex may have trumped the producer/rapper/auto-tune aficionado’s legendary ego, though…
The biggest show coming to town this weekend is, without a doubt, Elton John and Leon Russell at the Fort Worth Convention Center on Saturday night. The two piano-playing legends of yesteryear have teamed up on a new album called The Union. And with producer T-Bone Burnett at the helm,…
DJ Fishr Pryce thrives off spontaneity — and, as has been made clear in the past, he doesn’t like to take himself too seriously.”I’m not afraid to be goofy,” he says. “And I think that makes me a little different [from other DJ’s in town].” Fittingly, the experienced hip-hop DJ,…
The news came down yesterday: DJ Merritt, who has helmed the long-running and much-revered three-hour, Saturday night, EDM-focused show “Edgeclub” on KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge since 1994, was told that last Saturday night’s episode of the show will be its last.”There was no warning,” says Merritt, who just this year…
Over on Unfair Park moments ago, Big Bucks Burnett announced, at long last, that he’s finally found a home for his Eight Track Museum. Long story short: Merry Christmas, Deep Ellum! Literally. Opening day’s December 25. Somewhere on Commerce Street. He ain’t saying exactly where. Not for a couple more…
Kelly Dearmore went and got all highfalutin in his praise of the Felice Brothers in this week’s paper while previewing the New York-based roots rock outfits upcoming show at The Loft tomorrow night:At once vaudevillian and also contemporarily raw, New York’s Felice Brothers have been perhaps the key cog in…
Looks like our friends at You+Dallas (by which we mean our co-workers moonlighting at other outlets) have gone ahead and filed another clip of their “Downbeat Dallas” web series, which they’ve already used to feature Sarah Jaffe and Doug Burr. This episode features Seryn, whose long-awaited debut just recently saw…
Some people have wild stories on how they became band members. Others just grew up together. And some, like Freelance Whales, meet each other on Craigslist.And sometimes, that can make for the best results. Freelance Whales’ electro-pop debut album, Weathervanes, has garnered massive critical acclaim, along with the requisite comparisons…
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. From Philadelphia to the Philippines, Dallas has made…
Levon Helm, Ray LaMontagne Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie November 11, 2010 Better than: watching my old Rick Danko instructional bass VHS tapes. I don’t know what’s wrong with some people. We’ve all been in a situation where we go to a show to see only one artist on a bill,…
Dr. Dog, Here We Go MagicSouth Side Music HallNovember 13, 2010Better than: hanging out with a bunch of college students anywhere else. On Thursday, Dr. Dog brought quite the diverse crowd to the South Side Music Hall. They had the token indie rock fans, loads of SMU undergrads, and an…
It’s never really ever crossed my mind, but I would think that being a child actor isn’t always that bad. I mean, not everyone who is a child actor turns out so bad. Look at Mindy Cohn! Sure, you have to give up a lot of your childhood and miss…
It’s another hopping musical Thursday evening around town with a show for just about everyone…
Sometimes color can overwhelm. Other times, it’s just so pretty…
New York based emo-rock act Bayside have been around for a while–since the year 2000 to be exact. But that doesn’t mean their new music has lost any of the angst of their earlier records. Its members are just taking a different approach from many of the bands in the…
