Evan Foster sure makes the life of an interviewer an easy one. The hyper-kinetic frontman for Boss Martians is friendly and accommodating, almost to a fault. “Dude, that’s a good question,” is Foster’s opening response to almost every inquiry. Even when the question is purposely lame, Foster is quick to…
Even if you’ve never heard of Sunny Day Real Estate, you’ve undoubtedly heard countless groups that have been heavily influenced by the band’s sound. Dubbed “emo-core” by Sub Pop when the label released the band’s debut album in ’94, frontman Jeremy Enigk’s emotionally strained, mercurial vocals paired with the group’s…
Smartass geek rock will never go out of fashion. That’s good news to St. Louis’ Ludo, whose quirky pop spills all over its major-label debut, You’re Awful, I Love You—a set of catchy gems played with spunk and sprinkled with cheese. “We look forward to making whatever crazy records pop…
Well, it happened again. Sarah Jaffe upstaged yet another touring act pulling through town. This time—just like the last time it had me scratching my head—it happened at The Cavern. And just as Jaffe had outshined Seattle’s Sera Cahoone and Grand Archives then, in late June, she did the same…
Jerry Wexler, one of the greatest record men of the 20th Century, passed away on August 15. But, before that, I flew to Sarasota, on June 12, for one last visit with him. And he got out of his deathbed for 30 minutes and came alive. I mentioned George Harrison’s…
At first blush, George Steel doesn’t seem like a man known for taking risks. He wears round glasses, his hair is cut in the floppy style of an English choirboy, and one of his favorite topics of conversation is Renaissance choral music. But appearances can be deceiving. In his 11…
I kinda wish this was a joke. But, no, even though “Jenny’s Song” sure sounds like a joke (check this lyric: “Yes, people care for you in Texas / We found your freedom in Tennessee!”), it’s not. Says the CBS 11 report on the recording: One songwriter is hoping her…
It was a little over a week ago now that we hipped you to Dem Southernfolkz by offering up a free download of the title track from the group’s debut LP, The Message. Well, it looks like we’re not the the only ones digging on the Dallas hip-hop trio’s sound…
It’s been a tough last couple of years for the members of Sorta. First, was the painful loss of member Carter Albrecht. Then the departure of Ward Williams to the bright lights of Nashville and Music Row. But, alas good news is finally coming out of the Sorta camp: They…
We’re introducing a new recurring feature here on DC-9 to highlight a few upcoming shows that interest us and, hopefully, you. Mark your calendars for the following shows… Rhett Miller and Sarah Jaffe at the House of Blues Pontiac Garage Friday, September 19 The Pontiac Garage, which used to be…
Yesterday, when the music blog Party Ends posted a very flattering item about local electro dance rocker outfit Faux Fox, it also posted the track “Class Ring onto its site for download. (You can grab it here. And I really recommend that you do.) But, more interestingly, it became the…
Is Greater Good performing for…the greater good? (Matt Cooper) According to the band’s Myspace site, local retro rockers Greater Good (whose new CD, Shake Till I Let You Go, was reviewed in this past week’s paper) supposedly played an event today that’s associated with the Democratic Convention currently taking place…
A few weeks ago, I reported that local singer/songwriter Dylan Sneed was leaving Dallas for the greener pastures of Hartsville, South Carolina. Well, the time is nigh upon us, as Sneed’s last local performance is this Saturday at the newest location of Opening Bell Coffee (300 N. Akard St.). It’s…
Ally David (not pictured here) would have to bend over backwards to hold concerts at her yoga studio. (Julian Andrews) Despite reassurances to the contrary, the likelihood of live music at Bend Studio in the future looks pretty doubtful. All upcoming shows have been moved a couple miles south to…
Shannon Lee will never play in your indie band. (Shawn Northcutt) No one will ever mistake us here at DC9 as classical music savants, but, hey, sometimes we too like a little culture in our music. Sometimes. Like, for instance, right now: We just caught wind of 15-year-old Canadian-born Dallasite…
The best in the catalog? I’d say so. Stumbled across a blog called Pop Headwound this morning, specifically ’cause of this post about the author’s eight favorite alt-country records of the ’90s (which he wrote in response to this zine’s post about the best albums of each year of the…
Dallas’ own Play-N-Skillz, who now have their own Wikipedia page (um….jealous?), are in the news again thanks to Lil Wayne’s “Got Money”, which, you might recall, the South Irving brothers produced. Seems Miami rapper Pitbull told MTV News that the song “Got Money” was originally his. And, in turn, the…
Look out, Buttholes: The original Surfers are back. (Keri Pickett) We’d heard that the Granada was in talks to book this show, but some Friends of Unfair Park, oddly enough, are the ones who confirmed to us that it was gonna happen–and they did so in an irreverent item about…
You may have already seen this in the comment section of this post, but a helpful set of eyes points out that, on Friday, the Fight Bite love just kept going strong–this time thanks to a plug from the USA Today blog Pop Candy. The author of the post writes:…
You might have heard there was a little somethin’ goin’ on this past weekend by the name of Projekt Revolution. Here’s “One Step Closer” from Linkin Park. Just an observation; somebody paid some big bucks for those lights. We like, we like…
Erykah Badu stole the show on Saturday. Everyone’s talking about Erykah Badu’s surprise appearance and performance with My Morning Jacket on Saturday night at the Palladium… Stereogum writes: “I really thought that the Bonnaroo cover of this one would be MMJ’s best one forevermore. But you win, Dallas.” Meanwhile, Chris…
My Morning Jacket Palladium Ballroom Saturday, August 23, 2008 Better Than: Any show where MMJ just covers “Tyrone.” The big news, is, at this point, old news, really. Yes, Erykah Badu performed with My Morning Jacket last night. Yes, it looked like this. Yes, it was a once-in-a-lifetime-type deal. And,…
