Since we’ve already directed your attentions to one new music video from an act with area ties, really, what’s another at the start of the work week? (Welcome back, by the way.)This one comes from former UFOFUer and Secret Machine member Benjamin Curtis’ new Brooklyn-based project, School of Seven Bells,…
So, Westlake’s own JoBros debuted the video for their new single, “Paranoid,” from the upcoming Lines, Vines and Trying Times album (due out June 16; set your calendars) on Myspace this weekend, and, well, that’s it above. Call me crazy, but I’m kinda digging the tempered, synthed-up style. At the…
The Octopus Project,This Will Destroy You, UmeGranada TheaterMay 23, 2009Better Than: Watching three exuberant non-Texas bands trying to have some fun on a Saturday night Three Texas bands delivered well-crafted, wildly diverse music to an appreciative audience at the Granada on Saturday night. Opener Ume provided a tight set of…
Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, Telekinesis, and Everything, Now!Hailey’s Club, Denton May 22, 2009Better than: Sitting at home trying to come up with a more ridiculous band name than Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s. There’s a popular old saying, “Less is more.” On Friday night at…
Flock of Seagulls, When in Rome, Gene Loves Jezebel, Dramarama The House of BluesMay 22, 2009(Just Barely) Better Than: Starring in my own reality show called Dancing with the MILFs. Advertised as “Lost ’80s Live,” the quadruple bill sponsored by a local radio station attracted a decent-sized crowd to the…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, May 26, 2009…Former Wilco member Jay Bennett was found dead in his Illinois home over the weekend.Could American Idol loser Adam Lambert be the new frontman for Queen? It looks like Brian May wouldn’t rule it out… Kelly Rowland has moved…
Hey guys, it’s a long weekend! Who knew! Fortunately, we’ve already talked about most of the top shows coming happening around the region either on the blog or in print. Still, there’s some others we think you should know about–and, certainly, that you should check out, should you get the…
Joshua Flemming, singer and guitarist for the relatively new local duo known as The Phuss, is hyped about the band’s debut effort (which hits the streets this summer), as well as the band’s big show this weekend, opening up for the Flametrick Subs and The Von Ehrics at the Longhorn…
Stereo On Strike’s Wanz Dover is on pace to digitally release six EPs of his dub-influenced Blixaboy project in advance of a planned June album release for The Geek. They’re all available for purchase through Amazon, iTunes, Digital Tunes and Emusic; the album will be released as a CD and…
In this week’s print edition of DC9, Observer contributor Doug Davis checks in to hype up tomorrow night’s The Octopus Project, This Will Destroy You and Ume bill at the Granada Theater tomorrow night, saying that the show “showcases a trio of excellent Texas bands that bring shoe-gazing–leavened with fun–to…
The above video clip shows Garland’s own Mike Judge’s Beavis & Butthead riffing unmercifully on Letters to Cleo’s “Here & Now” video, a song that, way back in 1995, went all the way to No. 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, go figure. But why post the video? Well,…
Fast-rising local MC Dorrough Music is on a ridiculous tear at the moment. Over a month after first making a major splash on the Billboard charts, his first two singles, “Walk That Walk” and “Ice Cream Paint Job,” are still rising steadily. This week, “Walk That Walk” reached No. 30…
Major props to CBS 11 and “award-winning reporter” J.D. Miles for following up on our Rec Shop coverage from earlier this week by a) adding nothing new to the story, b) blatantly filming a computer logged onto DC9 without giving any credit to the paper (although, score, you can like…
With the recent emergence of Asher Roth coupled with the return of Eminem, it was only a matter of time before features like this one, which chronicles the history of white rap artists, started popping up around the Internet. This “White Men Can’t Rap?” feature in particular takes a look…
Weird news out of Forever the Sickest Kids camp this week, as the band has been forced to cancel a string of shows because… um, well, this is a little awkward… ok, let’s just say it… because guitarist Marc Stewart caught the swine flu. Stop laughing, guys, this is serious…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 22, 2009… Jay-Z bought out his Def Jam contract for a reported $5 million. Since he’s got the spare cash layin’ around: Jay, I could use some cash… The Arctic Monkeys used Black Sabbath as inspiration for its new album…
Von Dada designed this poster for Sunday night’s Club Dada bill of riff-metal masters Zoroaster, the sludgy build-up stoner rock of Mouth of the Architect and local twin-guitar experimental act H…N. I like how the poster mixes creative and original psychedelic touches (like the black splotches in the background and…
On Tuesday night, local D-Town Boogie-er B-Hamp celebrated the release of his debut disc, B Dash, by hosting a signing session at the Southwest Center Mall (Formerly Red Bird Mall) Eargazum location and, later, by taking to Aura Lounge to celebrate with local hip-hop and professional sports celebrities. Observer contributing…
While they’re at it–you know, demanding unpaid royalties and compensation and all–Dallas production duo Play-N-Skillz might wanna take to task a certain plumber by the name of Mario, too. Hopefully not, though, because this five minute and 25 second medley of contemporary hip-hop hits converted to 8-bit blips and bleeps,…
A press release popped up in the inbox this morning, confirming something we all already knew for the most part: that the band would be touring this summer in an “An Evening With The Old 97’s” format, with band members Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond opening the show performing their…
It was five months ago now, that we first learned of Fort Worth native and American Analog Set frontman Andrew Kenny’s newest project, The Wooden Birds. Well, just last week, The Wooden Birds’ debut disc, Magnolia, earned its release on the pretty excellent Barsuk Records label. It’s a largely subdued…
Tonight, a few blocks south of I-30, in a warehouse at 1800 Lear St., a couple heavy hitters of the local indie and roots rock scene will take to the stage at an event called Refactory 1 that aims to bring together creative types in the area music, fashion and…
