Listen: Doug Burr — “Mirror Ball”

Kinda been an all-over-the-map day here at DC9. Not sure exactly what we’re supposed to make of it, either. All this D-Town Boogie and mall punk news? Plus high schoolers and Willie Nelson? Hey, I guess we had some sort of hand in making this bed. Might as well lie in…

Download: Robert Gomez’s Daytrotter Session

If there’s one regret we have, looking back on our list of the 40 best songs of 2009, it’s that, somehow, we completely forgot about Robert Gomez’s rather brilliant 2009 release Pine Sticks and Phosphorus and, specifically, “The Hunting Song.” How? Because, well, sometimes, we’re idiots. And by “we,” I…

No Idea Festival To Be Held At Phoenix Project Next Sunday

Last year’s performances at Lola’s Sixth in Fort Worth marked the first time the improv/experimental music No Idea Festival came to the North Texas area. This year the event will be held in Dallas at a far grittier venue, the home base of the non-profit art- and music DIY collective…

Listen: Lil Twist & Lil Chuckee — “Girl I Got You”

Up to this point, we really haven’t heard too much from 16-year-old Dallas rapper Lil Twist. We knew a few things, of course: Namely, that he’s a member of Lil Wayne’s Young Money crew and stopped by to join the man on stage at Wayne’s American Airlines Center performance back…

Dem Southernfolkz’s “The Message” Earns MTV Jams’ Approval

Congratulations to the soulful area hip-hoppers in Dem Southernfolkz, who this morning saw their video for “The Message” get MTV’s approval for rotation on its MTV Jams channel. It’s the band’s first video to earn airplay on one of the cable station’s many subsidiary channels–but, if the band has its…

Pitchfork Pets FUR, Purrs At “Black Castles”

We kinda figured we wouldn’t be the only ones to dig on some of the Denton-based Bryce Isbell’s latest work under his FUR moniker: Just over an hour ago, Pitchfork offered up its take on FUR’s collaboration with Neon Indian frontman Alan Palomo, “Black Castles,” a song we offered up…

Art Rock: Giggling All The Way From London to Kettle Art

Mayhaps you noticed this post earlier today on Unfair Park. Then again, maybe you didn’t. Either way, it sure bears repeating: Damien Weighill, the man behind the oh-so-awesome video for Giggle Party’s “Jason Bought a Hatchet” will be stopping through town at the end of the month, putting his art–which…

Want Nicholas Altobelli To Give You Some Free Music? Send Him An Email.

Local alt-country singer-songwriter Nicholas Altobelli has just completed work on The Regulator, his third effort, due out in April of next year. Besides finishing off the new album, though, Altobelli’s been busy scheduling shows and other appearances throughout January to help promote the release. Beyond a slew of shows around…

Parade Of Flesh Announces Initial Bro Fest 2010 Lineup

We’re big fans of what John Iskander is doing around town with the shows that he’s booking under his Parade of Flesh moniker. But you already knew that.What you might not have known, however, is that Iskander’s been planning another post-SXSW bash–as he’s been known to do in the past…