Israel’s Monotonix have been known around these parts to throw crazy concerts that really do demonstrate just how crazy the Middle East can actually be. And we at DC9 have loved it, going as far as to calling the trio’s live shows “one of the best.” But that doesn’t mean…
You may have not heard of New Jersey’s Bosco Delray yet, but if the early buzz is a signal of things to come, you will certainly know the guy soon. Mixing early rock and roll (Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry) with dancehall and hip-hop, Delrey is plying his craft in…
Mumford & SonsNovember 4, 2010House of Blues Better Than: Going to a show at House of Blues when the Mavericks or Stars are in town. The frenzy that currently envelopes English folk-rockers Mumford & Sons is as clear as it is impressive. Last night at the House of Blues in…
Well, today is the day some of you have been waiting for. It’s the last Today In Music News post. I know, I know.It’s been a long and winding road of the best news stories the interweb has to offer. And it’s over now.But don’t worry your pretty little head…
Featuring some big names both old and new, it’s just another crazy busy musical Thursday evening…..
Not only is it for a good cause, but, hey, check out that lettering!…
NX35 is dead.After months of hints, rumors and premature tweets, the Denton-based music festival has formally announced its name change to 35 Conferette.The festival, which started in Austin as a day-party to celebrate and showcase Denton bands during SXSW, became a North Texas institution three years ago in an effort…
Original Texas punk rocker Alejandro Escovedo has built a good living for himself and an even better following (these days, at least) with his blend of punk and alt-country. The highly influential Texas-born star has mellowed out a bit since his days in the California punk scene, but he’s still…
Garland-raised country starlet LeAnn Rimes is only 28, but already, she’s lived a life–a full half of it, even, since she became the first country act to win a Best New Artist Grammy in 1997 as just a 14-year-old. In more recent years, her personal life has become tabloid fodder–which,…
Sadly, Analog Rebellion has canceled his appearance tonight at The Loft due to the passing of his grandfather. And though we were looking forward to seeing him perform at this show, this night’s still sure to be a great one, with The Appleseed Cast headlining the affair and The Rocketboys…
You remember Album Tacos, right? Of course you do–it was the Internet meme where photoshoppers inserted glorious tacos (in forms abstract and literal) into album covers. What the hell would you do in life without these genius memes? Anyway, we thought we’d throw–thanks to our resident art dude Alexander Flores–another…
Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink’s coming out with a new album, so we better get this party started…
A few weeks back, we passed along word of a new St. Vincent-sampling track from Kid Cudi. The song, called “Maniac,” which also features rapper Cage, samples Dallas native Annie Clark’s “The Strangers” (off her 2009 release, Actor) and is set to be included on Cudi’s new album, Man On…
Chris PhelpsAfter an eight-year run at Warner Bros., Tyler’s Eisley will now call Equal Vision Records home.Today, after a two-year battle with Warner Bros. Records, Eisley, the Tyler-based, indie rock family band, is moving forward with plans to release their long-awaited third record. And, for the first time in their…
A few years ago I went to see Grandaddy at the Majestic in Downtown Dallas. Midlake’s drummer McKenzie Smith was there, too. He turned to me at one point in the set and said, quite sincerely, “This is probably my favorite band of all time!”Seems things have come full circle…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, November 4, 2010…It turns out the split of Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Tish may have been caused by Tish doin’ the deed with Bret Michaels. Maybe she just wanted a guy who had a career, ya know?Damon Albarn just…
In the middle of a field somewhere in Denton lies a barn. The barn sits on an acre of land—some of which is occupied by a house (the address of which owners would prefer remain undisclosed), a backyard and all the other regular fixtures of a home—including functioning power outlets…
Looking for 2010’s Merriweather Post Pavilion? The Barcelona synth-pop quartet Delorean produce the kind of modern, rapturous electronic music that’s sure to merit a bit of “Spanish Animal Collective” chatter. The band’s ravishing third record, Subiza, is a marvelously textured collection of the echoing diced vocals, easy beats and loping…
Magic Kids belong to the legion of young artists sucking inspiration from ’60s pop—Phil Spector’s horn-and string-laden symphonies, two-minute Brill Building paeans and the Beach Boys’ harmonies. The band’s full-length debut from earlier this year, Memphis, takes its name from the band’s hometown, following up on a pair of buzzworthy…
Embodying the implicitly dangerous recreation expressed by their name, power trio High on Fire deliver savage chronic metal thunder with pecs-flexing panache blending portentous chug and pyrotechnic flash. Singer/guitarist Matt Pike growls with feral ferocity like Lemmy’s long-lost twin over fluid fever-blister leads chasing locomotive rhythms on the rails of…
There is a group of musician elite, whose members stand out as totally different, clearly following a muse that is unseen and unheard by others. They make music on their own terms, challenging the listener in ways that can dazzle and sometimes bewilder. And they challenge themselves, too, refusing to…
Let’s get to the heart of the matter up front: Is Deerhunter a band, or just another tool for the prolific songsmith Bradford Cox? “The band dynamic is really strong,” says Moses Archuleta, drummer and Cox’s co-founder in Atlanta’s indie darlings, Deerhunter. “We feel really strongly about the four of…
