Bonus MP3: The Texas Red Legs — “Long Way to Lubbock”

Rattlesnake Inn, the full-length debut from The Texas Red Legs, recently hit the streets, and the North Texas quartet has kindly offered up a fine cut from the album for your listening pleasure. Check it out…Bonus mp3: Very reminiscent of The Band and Dylan–and that’s not a bad thing at…

Night Moves: SXSW Special

Along with the rest of the DC-9 crew, the Lek Brothers made it down to Austin last week for a look at the music festival with more of a dance and DJ focus.The Lanai Rooftop Lounge, Hair of the Dog and Barcelona were a few of the venues they hit…

Video: PVC Street Gang — “Night Terrors”

The debut effort from Denton’s PVC Street Gang is supposed to hit the streets any day now, so check out the band’s brand new video, which is set to the song “Night Terrors” from the band’s forthcoming EP. Like the band, it’s a bit out there–kind of a mix of…

The Theater Fire’s Matter and Light Gets The Pitchfork Treatment

Seven months after the album’s release (and not a moment too soon), The Theater Fire’s pretty excellent Matter and Light has been reviewed by the tastemakers over Pitchfork this morning, and the album’s earned itself a very respectable 7.4 rating from critic Stephen M. Deusner.And unlike so many Pitchfork reviews,…

Calhoun To Have Song Featured On Upcoming Episode of NBC’s Chuck

Big news out of Calhoun camp this week as the great Tim-Locke-led Fort Worth band has learned that the final song off of its excellent Falter.Waver.Cultivate disc, “The Earth Has Lost Its Hold,” will air at some point during the April 13 episode of NBC’s quite entertaining geek-turned-CIA agent action-comedy…

Download: Two New Tracks From St. Vincent

It’s no secret that we’re big Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) fans around these parts. So we’re pretty much giddy about the two new mp3s from the former Dallasite that are making the rounds on the blogosphere today–ones you should definitely check out and download ASAP.The first finds Clark pairing…

The Cool Kids Send Teenage Cool Kids A Cease and Desist Order

On some level, yes, perhaps this was inevitable. But after many locals realizing it for some time now, it seems that the Chicago-based hip-hop duo The Cool Kids–or more likely, the people who represent them–have finally been hipped to the fact that, here in DFW, there exists a lo-fi punk…

VEGA Gets Some Love From… ABC News? Sure, Why Not.

With ABC News and Pitchfork Media pairing up for CD reviews and all, maybe it’s not so surprising to see former Dallas-based artist Alan Palomo and his VEGA project getting some love from ABC News in this segment the national news organization ran today (sorry–can’t figure out how to embed)…

Eli Young Band

In eight years, the Eli Young Band has graduated from neighbors in the University of North Texas dorms to a major-label country act whose star is on the rise. Steady touring earned the Eli Young Band a sturdy regional following, and a friendship with Miranda Lambert eventually introduced them to…

Mudvayne, Nonpoint, In This Moment

It used to be that Mudvayne was always the runner-up to Slipknot for “most theatrical nü-metal band.” But now that the Illinois four-piece has abandoned its costumes, makeup and stage names, what’s left? Quite a bit, actually—even after frontman Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett moonlighted as members of Vinnie…

Black Tie Dynasty, The Burning Hotels, Airline

Rumors are a given for any band. Take Black Tie Dynasty’s breakup, for instance. When that announcement came, the rumors were everywhere, some touching on trouble with former label Idol Records, others implying a bizarre love triangle involving Smile Smile (thanks DC9 commenters!). Whether those tales were true is something…

U2

The new U2 record is pretty lousy, and that’s lousy news for us all—devout fans, professional detractors and the defiantly indifferent alike. Your personal emotional investment (or lack thereof) notwithstanding, the rising tide of No Line on the Horizon’s overwhelming artistic/economic triumph would have lifted all boats, would have trickled…

BLK JKS

When BLK JKS formed almost a decade ago, the band took a lot of flak in its native Johannesburg. Rock ‘n’ roll was viewed as the music of the antagonistic West, and BLK JKS was unabashedly rock. Since then, however, the band has become a regional phenomenon, inspiring a cosmopolitan…