A couple weeks back, we announced the initial, tentative lineup for this year’s Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase, which will run from 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, until the wee hours of Sunday, July 18, at six venues–not to mention an outdoor stage–in Deep Ellum. We really couldn’t be…
In last week’s paper, I listed my picks the eight best local album releases of the year. Mostly because, well, it’s been a hell of a year. From expected delights from Erykah Badu to unanticipated treats from The Beaten Sea, yes, the first half of 2010 has been an incredibly…
Denton’s Teenage Cool Kids have been tinkering away on their highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s Foreign Lands, an album we not only adored among last year’s crop, but that we also named as one of the area’s best releases of the ’00s.And, actually, it seems like they’re closer to…
The Brooklyn-based bar rockers in The Hold Steady, having just dropped their latest, Heaven Is Whenever album in May, are knee-deep in their national summer tour, with stops all over the U.S. and even the occasional dip across the Canadian border. Their new album has met widely positive reviews, and…
I’m starting to think that this Jason DeRülo character is going to end up as a serious, serial pop peeve of mine…..
Between Courtney Love taking over much of our headspace this week–not to mention our pretty much constant preparation for the ever-impending DOMAXXII Showcase (coming up on Saturday, July 17) and Awards ceremony (the free-to-attend affair taking place at the Granada Theater on Tuesday, July 20)–we regrettably forgot to call out…
Rick Ross introduced his so-called “epic trilogy” to hip-hop fans back in 2008 when he first released “Maybach Music” with Jay-Z on his sophomore album, Trilla. He released the second installment last year on his Deeper Than Rap album with some help from T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Kanye West, who…
Joe Pug, Doug BurrSons of Hermann HallJuly 8, 2010 Better Than: Waiting to see on TV where LeBron chose to play basketball. KXT-91.7 FM’s Barefoot at the Belmont show turned into a Hardwoods at the Hermann one on Thursday night. Since the open air of the Belmont Hotel isn’t, you…
Cadillac Sky, Seryn House of Blues July 8, 2010 Better Than: a hoot–it was a hoot and a half.Cadillac Sky performing “Born Lonesome” last night at the House of Blues.Cadillac Sky guitarist David Mayfield took a sweaty pause from his emphatic playing to patiently teach the crowd at the House…
Back in 2008, after years of hitting nearly every coffee house in DFW, Dylan Sneed decided to leave the area and venture out on a journey across America. That journey finally led him to South Carolina, where he recorded his new full-length, Texodus, with a hoard of friends and co-…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 9, 2010…At this point in its career, starting a label is probably the smartest thing Wilco could do.The Toadies are offering up on of their “new” Feeler for free download over at Spin.com.Drake just can’t catch a break in the…
After Mike Hamilton and Alan Uhler moved to Dallas from Michigan in 2009, it took the pair little time to hook up with James Alvarez and form Gray, the New Black. The band has been busy playing around the area and recording songs for its debut full-length that will be…
Some bands are so talented you should really see them live. Some one-man bands have women stir scotch with their breasts on stage. And, sometimes, you get lucky and win tickets to see both in one night.Bob Log III, the unique and enigmatic guitarist from Tucson, will be playing at…
Local hard rock/metal band The 12th of Never has just finished recording its debut album and will certainly feature a bevy of tracks from said album when the band plays tonight at The Cavern.Although The 12th of Never has been around in one form or another since 2003, the quartet…
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…
A few months ago, we were surprised to find that local independent record label Executive Music Group boasted a No. 1 single on Billboard’s Alternative Radio chart. It was baffling news because we’d never heard of the label, nor their SoCal-based, Sublime-sound-a-like band, The Dirty Heads, who earned the No…
We’ve got quite a backlog of CDs we’ve never gotten around to, so we’re going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Indigo GirlsStaring Down…
If you’re a fan of One Tree Hill, there’s a good chance you already have your ticket for Saturday’s show at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios in Denton. But if not, you might just save a few bucks on the cover. What do Dove Hunter, Shiny Around The Edges and Dust…
HoleHouse of BluesJuly 7, 2010Better Than: The train wreck we anticipated. Way better, actually. The fans gathered at the House of Blues last night had every reason to expect an on-stage debacle from Courtney Love and the four-piece backing band of players she now calls Hole. They didn’t get one,…
Mates of State, Free EnergyGranada TheaterJuly 7, 2010Better than: Sitting home and watching cooking shows Mates of State were back at the Granada last night playing to a very appreciative crowd of fans that filled the theater’s floor level–but not the whole theater space. The balcony section was closed off…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 8, 2010…And people thought the vuvuzela’s were annoying at the World Cup: Now attendants of the closing ceremony are going to have to suffer through Shakira’s warbling.Who knew Lady Gaga would stir up illegal cosmetic contact sales? Did Arcade Fire…
Lightning Bolt is a two-piece band from Providence, Rhode Island, and in the past 12 years, Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian Gibson (guitar) have released four chaotic, spazzy art-metal albums that are metal only in the loosest way. Lightning Bolt songs are like crazy, wounded wildcats: dangerous and unpredictable, with…
