Gold Fields on The Realities of a Major Label Deal in 2013

In just two short years, Australia’s Gold Fields have gone from a relatively obscure new-wave influenced dance pop band to the precipice of something much bigger. When the band’s full length debut, Black Sun, hit the racks this past February, Gold Fields hit the States for a whirlwind four month…

Pinkish Black’s New Album Is Streaming Now

Fort Worth’s fanciest metal band Pinkish Black has a new album coming out, and Pitchfork still loves them. Still loves them so much, in fact, that they’re offering a free stream of that album, called Razed to the Ground right now, a week ahead of its official release. You can…

Who the Hell is Danko Jones?

Who the hell is Danko Jones? “We’re just a hard rock band from Toronto,” he says. Yet, something in his radio friendly voice hints at a deeper meaning behind a man who shares a name with Danko Reproductions, a custom body shop; Emile Danko, a fictional Homeland security agent; and…

Meet Tyler Tallant, One of DFW’s Most Promising Young Guitarists

Blazing through guitar riffs on stages across Texas isn’t something an average 15-year-old does. But Tyler Tallant of Keller/Fort Worth area isn’t your average teenager. He’s someone whose passion for music causes him to spend most of his waking hours mastering the craft of guitar playing. And his constant practicing…

Lance Lopez on What Dallas Blues Needs Now

Lance Lopez is a blues talent unlike any other working today. He spent much of his childhood here in Dallas before moving to New Orleans, where he launched a career that includes mentorship from Billy Gibbons. You can read more about Lopez in this week’s music feature, but we didn’t…

Ticket Company Prekindle’s New Deep Ellum Headquarters Is Now Open

Dallas’s own locally-run ticketing company, Prekindle, is movin’ on up to the Deep Ellum side. The four-year-old company has officially opened their new headquarters at 2528 Elm St., in arts-and-venue-packed Deep Ellum. Since Prekindle’s founding by co-owners and former band mates Dave Howard and Pete Swulius, the company has started…

Music Photographer Fabien Castro Started Out Shooting Action Figures

It wasn’t long ago that live music shots were, while certainly appreciated by the bands, just a nice nuance for local musicians to get. With online socializing skyrocketing, photography as well as video have become crucial tools for a band at any level. We’re lucky to have a pretty good…

How to Get Your Concert in the Dallas Observer

Today marks one month since I took over as your Dallas Observer Clubs Editor. Among other things, I maintain our extensive concert calendar, and I’ve learned very quickly what a big job it is. With so much amazing live music going on in this city every week, it can be…

Life in Deep Ellum Church Treats its Music More Like a Concert

Dallas is home to one of the richest religious music scenes in the country. Over the summer, we’ll be attending services, both big and small, of many denominations, as well talking to musicians , directors and pastors. Here at DC9 at Night, we’ve covered many churches this summer, but none…