AC/DCAmerican Airlines CenterNovember 2, 2009 Better than: sleepwalking through another night of the World Series snoozefest… AC/DC didn’t rip a page from the Rolling Stones playbook last night and dig deep into its early catalog. Rather, with few exceptions, the band played it by the numbers, sticking predominantly to its…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, November 3, 2009…Hot Chip have announced plans for a new album. It’s good to see that dance-rock isn’t dead just yet.Britpop legend Ian Brown was arrested for “allegedly” beating his wife. Gives “Bye, Bye Badman” new meaning…It’s hard to tell what’s…
Sorry if things have been a little slow around here this afternoon–just preparing this week’s no doubt delightful dead tree edition of DC9 at Night is all. Don’t fret: Things should pick up plenty tomorrow with a couple of mp3s, giveaways and kickass videos to share with the faithful. In…
We’d really like to hear the thinking behind some of the costume choices our nightlife photographers caught out in Dallas last weekend.Why do I always wait till Halloween night to come up with a costume? Thank god I’ve got this green body stocking, matching mask and blue running shoes. [Always…
Butthole Surfers at the Granada Theater on Friday, Oct. 30I just realized Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary and I went to the same college (20 years apart, mind you). That’s kinda strange, considering the guy who voiced Barney the big purple dinosaur also graduated from Trinity University. There’s…
Hanson, HellogoodbyeHouse of BluesNovember 1, 2009Better Than: Spending $80 to sit in the nose bleed section at another concert Hanson stopped in at the House of Blues last night to perform before a more than loyal crowd as part of its Use Your Sole Tour. But these weren’t the kid…
Butthole Surfers, Peaches and MEN Granada TheaterOctober 30, 2009 Better than: Not too much–especially since it was my birthday. About this same time last year, the original conglomeration of the Butthole Surfers came to Dallas to perform for the first time in over a decade. And even though drummer Teresa…
Brand New, ThricePalladium BallroomOctober 30, 2009Better than: flipping through zillions of censored horror flicks on cable. Waiting for the members of Brand New to approach the stage was more like waiting for a song to begin on Guitar Hero–or kinda like an encore before the show even begins. One of…
The Pogues and Justin Townes EarleThe House of BluesFriday, October 30, 2009Better than: any other pretense for self-destruction this Halloween weekend. For most of the show, the argument behind me simmered at a level of quiet disagreement–a nudge into the crowd, a quick tug of restraint and a few words…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, November, 2009…Not even prison can keep Lil Wayne from releasing music. Now if prison could only keep him from more horrible facial tattoos…Spoon will release their new album Transference in January. Sweet, more indie Billie Joel!Does Corey Taylor lose some cred…
Love it when Halloween falls on a weekend, as is the case this year. What that means for music fans is lots of costume contests and tribute nights, and bands and fans will likely be even more intoxicated than usual–so be careful out there. Recently someone told me his drinking-and-driving…
Listen: We know this is a busy weekend. Lots to do–and only so much candy to consume in order to sugar-rush yourself through it all. But this still deserves your attention: At 7 p.m. tonight at the Barry Whistler Gallery (located at 2909-B Canton Street in Deep Ellum), long-time local music…
I know it’s a big holiday weekend and all, but, for most of us at least, there will be life after Saturday night. So you might as well start planning next week now.This should help: The instrumental hard rock/metal purveyors in Pelican are stopping by for a gig on Monday…
In case there was any doubt that Nic Hernandez was spot on about Lou Barlow’s in-store performance at Good Records last week, Barlow himself confirmed as much today. While out on the road right now with Dinosaur Jr. and Built to Spill, Barlow, who is playing at least two sets…
Every year, right around October 1, I start hoping that I will receive some sort of sign, a fantastic message, that the titans of what I like to call “Broadsword Rock” will come together and rock the knights and maidens of the Doublewide. I’m talking, of course, about Blood on…
Earlier this week, the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay! and now known as Analog Rebellion, Aledo’s Daniel Hunter, released the above clip, which offers fans yet another glimpse at the direction of his upcoming record. Specifically, the above song, which is set in the video to a clip of Hunter…
If, somehow, you managed to miss last night’s KERA premier of St. Vincent and Andrew Bird’s episode of Austin City Limits, the folks at PBS have done you a solid, friend: The whole thing–all 56 minutes and 46 seconds of it–is up and streaming at PBS.org, or, well, right here.And,…
Mutemath, As Tall As LionsPalladium BallroomOctober 29, 2009Better than: Watching Spinal Tap’s Experimental Jazz Odyssey… well, almost better. It was clear that when Mutemath started its set that it would be playing new songs–lots of ’em. And it was clear that the band was going to have to work hard…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 30, 2009…Folk singer Taylor Mitchell was killed by a pack of coyotes in Nova Scotia.Punk drummer Chuck Biscuits has died. Wait… no he didn’t?An alleged autopsy photo of Michael Jackson have been shopped around to the media…
I must say, this is pretty impressive. Reminiscent of what some refer to the golden age of rock posters (i.e, Bill Graham’s Fillmore days, et al) with labor-intensive hand-drawn illustrations that comprise the entire content of the poster and integrating the text with the image itself, this poster may not…
Recently reunited Australian powerhouse hard rock act Wolfmother is in town tonight, performing a show with Heartless Bastards and the thenewno2 at the House of Blues.But, before that, something out of the ordinary: To further promote the release of the band’s new album, Cosmic Egg, the Aussies will be stopping…
Even if you’re not a regular reader of its dripping-with-sarcasm content, visiting the oh-so-self-aware Hipster Runoff today is a must for any local music fan, as famed HR webmaster Carles has taken two local products, St. Vincent and Neon Indian, and, more specifically, their fanbases, to task today.First, in the…
