When I first heard the name Bruno Mars, the immediate thought that came to mind is a classically trained singer with a bouncer’s build–like a more fit Cee Lo. Imagine my disappointment when “Bruno Mars” ended up being a lanky crooner…
Alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham has always received positive reviews, sold moderately well and attracted good-sized crowds to his shows. But, lately, he’s riding an even bigger a wave of good fortune.When Bingham was asked to contribute a couple of songs to the soundtrack to the film Crazy Heart, he had…
Vampire Weekend, Beach House, The Very BestPalladium BallroomOctober 6, 2010Better than: watching the Yankees win another play-off game. To understand just how good 2010 has been for Vampire Weekend, one can look at their trips this year through Dallas: Their first time through last April had them playing a sold-out…
Back in March, when The Soft Pack and Those Darlins joined forces to take part in Parade of Flesh’s post-SXSW Bro Fest bill at the Double Wide, we kind of geeked out–not to mention the fact that we openly pondered how so fe2w made it out to the show. These,…
As if you needed more reason to start following Sarah Jaffe, our friends at You+Media, which includes have posted the above clip, the second installment of the web channel’s “Downbeat Dallas” series, which features DC9’s own Daniel Hopkins as its host. Filmed at Jaffe’s Sons of Hermann Hall CD release…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 7, 2010…Apparently even the British government digs xx. A new online campaign has been set up urging Weezer to split up. That’ a little harsh, no? They could’ve at least gone after Nickelback. Lil’ Wayne was put in solitary confinement…
Seasons will change. The sun will set and rise again. Austin will host some music festival. It happens every few months with almost mathematical precision: Some massive event will pop up just beyond our southern horizon, causing an exodus of North Texans to flood Interstate 35 to take in the…
Let’s get this right out of the way from the jump: The new album from the Old 97’s, The Grand Theatre, Volume One, is the best thing the band has done in years—since the ’90s, even. When you consider that the band’s been around for coming up on two decades…
Fights happen—in relationships of family, politics, love and, well, the inner workings of a band. And it’s no big secret that Cincinnati/Brooklyn’s The National comprises two sets of actual brothers (Aaron and Bryce Dessner and Bryan and Scott Devendorf) along with frontman Matt Berninger. But with the band’s latest release,…
Alejandra Deheza never thought she’d be where she is now. Playing in a rock band was never part of her plan. In fact, everything that’s happened in her music career up until now has been a fluke. But she and her identical twin sister Claudia, along with formerly Dallas-based musician…
For a scrappy DIY pop duo, Matt and Kim have enjoyed some pretty substantial success. Partially thanks to inescapable breakout hit “Daylight” (and partially thanks to a whole lot of web exposure), the pair are everywhere right now—being featured in TV shows and commercials, getting some radio love and playing…
Considering that this show has been sold out for well over a month, Friday night’s performance by The xx hardly needs a recommendation. Thankfully, the major buzz surrounding this trio from London is well deserved. Although the band has only one album to its credit, The xx’s self-titled debut is…
While the early aughts saw a fair share of bands mining post-punk records by the likes of Wire and Gang of Four for precious riffs and inspiration, none of those bands stood out as heirs to the coveted throne as clearly as The Futureheads. The English quartet writes succinct songs…
Quite the hopping hump day we have here. While Monday and Tuesday each had a couple of interesting musical offerings, this particular Wednesday night has a bounty of choices for those in search of cool sounds…
Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we’ve been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to…
Just two years ago, when Brooklyn-based dance-punk duo Matt & Kim stopped through town, they did so with a gig at Fort Worth DIY space 1919 Hemphill. Last year, when the band returned, it did so with a gig at the House of Blues’ Cambridge Room. And, this weekend, when…
In just four years, Two Door Cinema Club have gone from a group of high school buddies to rocking thousands at festivals all over the world. That much isn’t necessarily surprising: The band’s sharp, dance-infused indie rock has drawn comparisons to Passion Pit and Hot Hot Heat. And, while they…
Last time soul revivalist Mayer Hawthorne came through the region, it was back in March for a gig at The Loft as he and his band, The County, stopped off along its travels to SXSW in Austin. Tomorrow night, he returns to The Loft, and under similar circumstances: Hawthorne, this…
The punk rockin’ Denton ex-pats in the Riverboat Gamblers are no strangers to the folks at Spin–not, at least, since the music mag vaulted the band from small regional clubs and the pages of Alternative Press and into the limelight by naming the band one of the best live acts…
In tomorrow’s print issue of DC9, I take a long hard look at the Old 97’s eighth studio release, The Grand Theatre, Volume One, which earns its release on Tuesday, October 12. And I find, as we’ve been saying since we first heard the disc back in August, that it’s…
Steve SatterwhiteWe Shot JR’s Stoned Ranger is about to close the book after a five year run.We talked a little about the demise of Denton’s blog We Shot JR last month when they announced that the end is near. Well, on the blog’s last day, Saturday, October 30, hipster and…
Neon Indian, Profuse 73, Miniature TigersGranada TheaterOctober 5, 2010Better than: the album, which is a miracle for an electronic act. Few Dallas acts have non-Dallas acts opening for them. Even fewer electronic acts can boast about having a live show that enhances instead of degrades the material. But the Dallas-bred, Austin-wannabe Neon…
