There are more music festivals in Dallas at any given moment than there are Tumblr blogs about One Direction or goldfish in a Petsmart. Yes, another festival is happening this weekend, but you should absolutely be paying attention to this one. What more can you ask for than a festival…
On a rare day off, War On Drugs’ frontman Adam Granduciel speaks to me from his Philadelphia home. In the background, clinking kitchen noise can be heard as he prepares his morning coffee (“French Press,” he specifies). The 35-year-old songwriter hardly needs the caffeine; he’s excitedly loquacious as he speaks,…
Oaktopia Festival With Neon Indian, Immortal Technique and more Denton Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20, 2014 For a line-up that didn’t really move the needle much, Oaktopia sure as hell brought out the kids. Which is a fantastic thing if you were a venue who could charge people…
This is the last full week of September. Soon enough it’ll be October, then Halloween, then Christmas and then 2015. Time flies so spend it wisely, like by going to shows in North Texas. There’s yet another music festival, a rock legend at the American Airlines Center, free shit at…
Well, it’s the weekend once again. We here at DC9 hope you powered through the week and that you’re looking for some relief. We want you to go to some bars and have a few drinks. We want you to pregame beforehand. (That’s just being fiscally responsible.) But most importantly,…
Lily Allen With MR Little Jeans House of Blues, Dallas Monday September 15, 2014 On her first visit to Dallas at the House of Blues, Lily Allen took the stage purple-haired and dressed like a shiny bit of Christmas tinsel. She was surrounded by a backdrop of large baby bottles…
The Black Lips With King Khan & BBQ and PVC Street Gang Granada Theater, Dallas Saturday, September 13, 2014 There’s been a fair amount of talk about rock ‘n’ roll music in the past few months. Whether it’s an unintelligible acceptance speech by Alex Turner or the death sentence handed…
Dia De Los Toadies Festival With the Toadies, Old 97’s, Ume, Quaker City Night Hawks, Pleasant Grove, Somebody’s Darling, Residual Kid, The Longshots and Blank-Men Panther Island Pavilion, Fort Worth Saturday, September 13, 2014 With apologies to the out-of-town artists that performed during Saturday’s Dia de Los Toadies concert at…
Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest IV With Panda Bear, SOPHIE, Ejecta, Doss and Blues Control Granada Theater, Dallas Friday, September 12, 2014 The first song I recall falling in love with was “Kokomo,” the ’88 Beach Boys radio hit. I was four or five and in my mom’s car on the…
The week ahead will have its mundane moments. That’s just a part of life. However, as per usual, we here at DC9 have more than a few ways to spice it up for you with some live music suggestions. There’s the biting satire of Lily Allen, Justin Nozuka’s soulful folk,…
This one might’ve gotten by you last night. It nearly got by us. Thursday night at Twilite Lounge is normally the territory for Good Luck Karaoke, but last night the routine got put on hold and singer-songwriter Madison King played a show instead. Oh, and it was also Rhett Miller’s…
Well, it’s the weekend and it’s been a crazy week. The National Football League has proven itself to be a true shitstorm and foreign affairs, with ISIS and all, aren’t looking so hot. But at least you’ve got music. You’ve worked hard all week and now you can go out…
Isaiah Rashad With the Outfit TX, Blue the Misfit and Buffalo Black, 7 p.m. Thursday, September 11, at Trees, 2709 Elm St., 214-741-1122 or treesdallas.com, $3 In 2013, L.A.-based indie label Top Dawg Entertainment found a new wave of Southern trill in their newest affiliate, Isaiah Rashad. Deep from the…
“We want to write epic songs so that we can do big, epic shows,” says Matthew Vasquez, frontman for Delta Spirit. Speaking from a tour stop in Chicago during a lightning storm, Vasquez says that he is ready to return to Dallas. He gets his wish tonight as his band…
Do It for Durrett Benefit Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth Monday, September 8, 2014 Even if you don’t religiously follow the Texas Rangers, it’s impossible to miss the mark that Richard Durrett left on the Dallas media landscape. In the years that he spent cutting his teeth at Texas Christian…
Collectively, a city sluggishly heads back to to its desk. Welcome to the working week. Your weekend is over, hopefully it was perfectly fun. (Well, unless you watched the Cowboys game.) But there is plenty more to be had by seeing live music. As per usual, a few great shows…
Brad Paisley Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, September 5, 2014 Brad Paisley and I go back. Way back. As in he followed me on Twitter a little more than a year ago. So it’s not exactly BFF-status, but I’ll take what I can get. After the follow, my life got…
Aretha Franklin Winspear Opera House, Dallas Saturday, September 6, 2014 Tuxedos and glittering, fancy dresses were the preferred attire Saturday night at the Winspear Opera House. And no, the well-heeled in attendance were not there to see a production of Wagner. Soul music queen Aretha Franklin was in town for…
Drake vs. Lil Wayne Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Sunday, September 7, 2014 Cards on the table, I think Drake is shit. For the life of me I can’t see the appeal, and it’s not for lack of trying. I’ve peered inside the music, taken a few strolls, and always came…
A great thing about holiday weekends is that they bleed into the next week, just a little bit. Yes, you’re thrown out of whack treating a Tuesday like it’s a Monday and that’s weird — it throws off your workplace vertigo. But, your week is only four days long and…
As the summer winds down, September usually sees the kick-off of proper concert touring season for the fall. When it comes to electronic music, this month is no exception. With a big-name indie dance act like Hercules and Love Affair rolling through town alongside a Chicago house veteran like Gene…
Buffi Jacobs came from a classical background. She’s played in rock bands and collaborated with musicians and artists of all stripes. She even spent this summer on and off tour. But now, after all those years of work, Jacobs has a new project, one that pulls together all those disparate…
