The last couple of years have followed an interesting path for British singer-songwriter Bobby Long. Both geographically and musically. After learning cello and guitar by the time he was 18, when he started writing his own songs, the young and dashing Long began to set his sights on open mic…
In 2008, Los Angeles noise pop quartet Warpaint released their debut EP, Exquisite Corpse, an effort that earned the band massive amounts of attention — enough so that the band was asked to open for several high-profile acts, including Akron/Family and the nationally sold-out tour from The xx. Now, after…
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s new, ambitious project, Masters of Film Music, aims to showcase some of the most talented film scorers in Hollywood, and, as part of its offerings in the series, the DSO has been inviting these composers to come to Dallas and have a collection of their film…
During South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin a few weeks ago, I ran into Josh T. Pearson’s manager Peter Sasala at one of Pearson’s many performances. We spoke briefly about all the rave reviews that Pearson’s new album Last Of The Country Gentlemen had received, including one we recently…
There was no doubting that it would happen eventually, but late last month, it finally did: Kanye West’s brilliant 2010 release, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, went platinum.And, OK, while that’s maybe not a huge deal for West, whose entire catalog has already gone platinum multiple times over at this…
On Thursday, April 21, we here at DC9 will be launching something that we’re pretty darn excited about — a new, monthly concert series with our favorite local bands, fittingly called DC9 at Night’s Locals Only. Working in tandem with the folks at the Gilley’s complex (Palladium Ballroom, South Side…
Do you “dig music?” Do you believe that “one great rock show can change the world?” Do you like web sites?Fine coincidence this is, then, because we’re currently accepting applications for summer internships! And maybe we’ll even hire you!Hey, we said maybe.Some requirements: You need to be enrolled in college;…
When The Books released their first album, Thought for Food, in 2002, critics raved about the duo’s unique sound, which stemmed from the fact that Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong took found sounds (mostly from various cassettes the pair had purchased from The Salvation Army) and surrounded these fragments…
That first step into Midlake’s new studio is a tricky one — especially at night. The entry way is actually a sectioned-off sitting room, and it’s pitch black, forcing one to step lightly to avoid knocking over anything of value. The blackness is fitting, representing the blank slate a new…
Almost four years into its existence as one of the longest-running and most revered DJ nights in Dallas, Cool Out Mondays, long a staple in the upstairs portion of Lower Greenville’s recently departed The Cavern, started a new phase last night, moving into its new home in the upscale digs…
Back in November, the Sulphur Springs-sprung progressive hard rock act Fair to Midland announced a new label home and promised its fourth full-length come springtime. Well, clearly, they really meant summertime. A new press released issued late yesterday announces a new release date of June 14 for the disc, as…
We’ve now been waiting, oh, four months or so, for news of the upcoming collaborative, Spaghetti Western-themed album called Rome from Danger Mouse, Danielle Luppi, Jack White and Dallas’ Own Norah Jones. And, finally, some traction on that front: Danger Mouse recently released a trailer, featuring interviews with all of…
Everybody loves a good prank on April Fools’ Day. Everybody, that is, except the person on the receiving end of said prank. Which is to say the people like us here at DC9 HQ, who spend our days looking for pertinent local music news and information to pass along to…
Back in July of last year in the paper version of DC9, we stated that folk troubadour and musical entrepreneur Joe Pug “devised a strategy for marketing himself that simply wouldn’t have been possible only a few years ago.” We were talking about the Internet, of course — and in…
I guess Rick Perry isn’t just pro-gun; turns out he’s also pro-sword. Or so we can glean from the above photo, which also indicates that he might be pro-mall-punk, too. Yes, that’s Jonathan Cook and Austin Bello of Dallas’ Own Forever The Sickest Kids crossing swords with the Governor of…
Back in January, you may recall, we passed along a new Air Review track called “Waiting Lessons,” which the supremely talented local band offered up to DC9 readers as a free download, all while warning that the song would not be included in the band’s forthcoming America’s Son EP. Scary…
It’s an annual tradition around these here pars, when those oh-so-hip folk with the leather jackets and motorcycles fake square off against the ones in square-framed glasses and their Italian scooters. Yes, it’s Rockers vs. Mods weekend. And this weekend’s festivities are once again quite full of events to keep…
Musicians releasing songs to benefit those in need is not a new phenomenon — look no further than 1985’s “We Are the World” charity single, by the supergroup USA for Africa, featuring Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, and strangely enough, Dan Aykroyd. And let’s not forget the awesomely awful Haiti remake.Civic…
A couple weeks ago, we shared with you the music video for Dallas rapper Que P’s collaborative effort with A.Dd+’s Slim Gravy, a song called “Ain’t No Mo Love,” in which Que P bemoans, in rather incendiary manner, the lack of shared appreciation between hip-hop acts in town. Seems Que…
Maybe the best free event you’ll attend all year, the annual joint celebration that Good Records throws for both Record Store Day and the store’s birthday always makes for quite the happening shindig. No surprise, then, that this year’s offerings are once again top-notch.On Saturday, April 16, the Lower Greenville…
On Monday, as you no doubt recall, we recommended you check out and download (for free!) A.Dd+’s debut full-length, When Pigs Fly. And, well, we stand by that recommendation. The album’s awesome.But, on an album completely filled with gems, perhaps the most sparkling of them all is DJ Sober’s contribution,…
I happened to exchange a few notes this morning with Old 97’s guitarist Ken Bethea, and turns out the timing couldn’t have been better: Just a few minutes ago, Bethea wrote back to confirm that the 97’s have finally set a release date for The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2. The…
