Proof that the ’90s are truly back: Rolling Stone gives the Toadies some love on a blog post today and Spin continues showering the Toadies with hype, this time filming some exclusive acoustic rooftop sets in Manhattan with the Fort Worth boys. –Pete Freedman…
Doug Burr, with Glen Farris in the background. (Robert Hudson) Next week’s paper will feature a running diary of sort from Dave Sims in his weekly Denton-focused North of the Dial column. The piece focuses on a recent weekend-long recording session from Doug Burr, his band members and a few…
The Party rock the party that rocks the body. (Matt Hawthorne) Having dominated Dallas’ dance floors for two years with their unique approach to “party rock”, The Party continues to roll deep with an entourage of loyal jitterbugs. Celebrating the two-year anniversary of the creation of their wildly popular DJ…
Dallas’ Play-N-Skillz, a duo of half-Venezuelan, half-Argentinian brothers who both rap on their own songs and produce tracks for others, aren’t exactly newcomers to the national hip-hop game–they produced and co-wrote Chamillionaire’s huge hit “Ridin'”, and they’re the beatsmiths behind “Got Money,” one of the sure-to-be hits off Lil Wayne’s…
Surely, you saw Jesse Hughey’s review of New Science Projects’ new album, Crocodile, in this week’s print edition of DC9. And, surely, you raised an eyebrow when he crowned the disc’s “Wet Sights” as having the Line of the Year in area music: “You can come in my mouth, don’t…
Oh, to be that guitar! I never imagined this job would ever lead to opportunities like interviewing a former Hillary Duff tourmate and Seventeen cover boy, but Teddy Geiger was kind enough to tell us about upcoming Peter Cattaneo film The Rocker. Starring Rainn Wilson, Josh Gadd, Emma Stone and…
This week, in the blazing afternoon sun, Aural Ambush trudged around West Village on the hunt for citizens who would don our headphones and listen to “Eraser” by No Age. The song is the second track on Nouns, the Los Angeles-based band’s newest album, and its first record on Sub…
We always appreciate it when visual artists and musicians collaborate, whether it’s by putting on a big event, holding a concert in a gallery or museum, or complementing live music with interesting visuals. But we don’t want to overlook the smaller ways in which visual artists and musicians work together,…
As if tomorrow afternoon’s event, with Mayor Tom Leppert running a town hall meeting in Deep Ellum, wasn’t a little weird to begin with, there’s this: Frankie Campagna of Spector 45 will be opening for the mayor. In other news, I’m gonna be auditioning bands to open for all of…
In case you were curious about what Smile Smile’s scene was like, or if you’ve been wondering if Freddie Prinze Jr.’s acting chops have improved since She’s All That, we present the following clip from Jack and Jill vs. The World: …and your answers are: “Brief!” and “No!” Still, Smile…
Thanks to the Friend of DC9 who pointed this Pitchfork review out to us before we got around to our own daily surfing this morning. It’s a review of Denton’s Pyramids’ debut, self-titled record. And according to the ‘forker who wrote this piece, the record’s, oh, a 6.5 (which, case…
The intersection of Cedar and Oak streets, just off the Denton Courthouse Square, has been full of backhoes, barricades and construction workers for most of this past spring and early summer. In fact, the entire stretch of Cedar Street between McKinney and Hickory streets has undergone a complete facelift, including…
The work of reclusive biologist and nature writer Alistair Graham may seem like rather unlikely inspiration for a rock album, but then again, Austin’s Shearwater is no ordinary band, and lead singer Jonathan Meiburg is certainly no ordinary tunesmith. Graham’s 1973 collaboration with photographer Peter Beard, Eyelids of Morning: The…
Dean Spunt, drummer/vocalist for unconventional rock band No Age, doesn’t mind being referred to as a punk rocker. After all, Spunt was first inspired by the likes of Hüsker Dü and The Minutemen, bands that were initially lumped in with American hardcore punk of the ’80s, but quickly distinguished themselves…
Reckless Kelly more than lives up to the implications of its moniker (inspired by a infamous Australian bank robber) and its hometown (Austin). Led by brothers Willy and Cody Braun, Reckless Kelly plays alt-country the old-fashioned way: lots of sweat and spit and no time for the catatonic slickness inherent…
Who would have ever thought Stone Temple Pilots would top off 16 drug- and drama-addled years by hitting the road for a reunion tour? I’ll admit it: not me. Then again, rehab’s expensive and with at least three albums’ worth of solid music (out of five), the band can make…
Rubber Gloves’ Josh Baish has a lot invested in this show—’bout an earful, to be exact. It’s an almost surreal story: Baish heads to a Boris show, gets into a tussle and, subsequently, has his ear bitten off. Later in the night, Boris’ band members find his ear amongst their…
Olds, rejoice! A Funland reunion—sorta, barely, naw, not really. But Peter Schmidt—sitting on a solo disc he’d best release pronto, goddamnit—will be performing with Matt and Bubba Kadane, as they preview new New Year material from the September release titled, ahem, The New Year, which, from sneak peaks, is far…
Two years ago, 19-year-old Sachse resident Dondria Nicole was just another kid with a camera hooked up to her computer. And ’cause she liked to sing, she started recording herself doing so. Then she created a YouTube account for her friends to watch. Pretty simple premise, right? Now, fast-forward the…
Destined to be a stoner classic, Tha Carter III should silence critics who think Lil Wayne can’t make a cohesive album. III is pop rap to giggle to and marvel at, from “Phone Home,” where Wayne gives his outer-space shtick the full treatment, to “Misunderstood,” in which he disses Al…
New Science Projects consists of Dale Jones screaming, singing, moaning, ranting and screaming some more while slashing away at a buzzing resonator guitar, occasionally adding a drum loop or electronic noise, or ditching musical accompaniment altogether to growl a cappella. The raucous blues- and rock-influenced folk is recorded so hot…
When listening to country-folk-bluegrass bands that clearly have rock leanings, the first question becomes: Why not have a drummer? Take Denton’s feisty sextet A.M. Ramblers, for example. These guys pick, grin, shout and carry on like someone’s got a hot poker dangerously close to a sensitive area—yet nary a rhythm…
