Last night, the OkayPlayer-hosted blog 2DopeBoyz posted this item, which, for all intents and purposes, sure sounds like a new Erykah Badu track–as heard, quite possibly, in a label or press get-together where Badu played the track for a room to get a response and to relay her release strategy…
Former Polyphonic Spree guitarist Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is starting to turn up on year-end lists on the strength of her album Actor. That’s no surprise–it impressed us too–but it is certainly refreshing to see a Dallas musician getting such high praise, even if she calls Brooklyn home now…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, December 10, 2009…Billy Corgan is dating Jessica Simpson? I’m not sure who to feel more sorry for.R. Kelly is planning to write a memoir. I wonder if there will be a chapter dedicated to showers of a golden variety?Eddie Vedder is…
So Rolling Stone announced its top 100 songs of the decade this morning–sure was a crazy decade, huh?–but, despite a heavy lean toward the hip-hop and R&B sides of the spectrum atop the mag’s list, a defiantly retro sound somehow made its way onto this list, courtesy of Denton’s own…
Nothing goes together quite like country music and rodeo action. So with Dwight Yoakam coming to North Texas in February, what better place to perform than the Resistol Arena, home to the Mesquite Rodeo?The country legend hasn’t released anything since 2007’s tribute to Buck Owens, but that isn’t stopping him…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, December 9, 2009…So Lenny Kravitz says he won’t replace Steven Tyler in Aerosmith because he’s “a family friend.” I thought it was because they didn’t have three albums worth of material about Lisa Bonet…Avid music lover, blogger and funny-ass motherlover Aziz…
Kind of crazy to think that five years have passed since Nathan Gale charged the stage, gunned down four people and killed Pantera guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott during a Columbus, Ohio, performance of Dime’s new band, Damageplan.To commemorate the anniversary, Revolver will release a special memorial tribute to Pantera and…
Many, many, many thanks to all those who showed at The Libertine last night for the third installment of my little first-Monday-of-every-month residency there called The Local Hang with Playlister P. It was quite the grand ol’ time. And a successful one, too–mostly because it featured the biggest turnout so…
After the jump, a press release well worth your time if you’re in high school and you’re in a band. But before we get to that, let’s just give you the quick rundown on what’s happening: On January 8, Live Nation, in cooperation with TV network Fuse, will host a…
The Allen Event Center opened just last month–and, no offense to Reba McEntire, who (just as she had at Cowboys Stadium) opened the joint, or to Charlie Daniels, who’ll play there with his band on December 19–but we haven’t exactly felt all that compelled to go to the new venue…
As if making year-end lists wasn’t hard enough already, Thursday will herald the release of the second Gutterth Productions compilation, featuring 34 tracks from 34 Gutterth-affiliated acts. It’s an excellent showcase of the quality music the Denton label and promotion company champions. But Compilation Two is also, with the partial…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, December 8, 2009…Billboard has named Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” as the one-hit-wonder song of the decade. It’s stuck in your head now isn’t it?Cat Power is back to writing her ol’ sad songs. The Washington Post: idiots or just not rap…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, December 7, 2009…Members of Weezer were injured in an accident after its bus skid on ice across several lanes of traffic.Looks like Fleet Foxes is moving into a different, “less upbeat” direction on it’s new album.It looks like there are shows…
The Bone may not have been as revered as, say, Club Dada, but the venue deserves some credit for staying open as long as it did. Note the past tense, though: Earlier this month, the long-running blues venue located on the corner of Elm and Crowdus Streets, which, in recent…
If so, Midlake’s Tim Smith has got you covered. The Denton-based band’s frontman just-releaed this Lala playlist of songs that the band says inspired its upcoming album’s “obscure” and “British folk” influence. And, uh, it’s obscure alright. Can’t say we here at DC9 are all that familiar with the names…
It was bound to happen sooner or later, I guess. So don’t act too surprised by this news: This morning saw the release of Neon Indian’s Daytrotter Session. These sessions, you’ll recall, are live performances at the Rock Island production studio of the same name–and they’re available as free downloads…
Credit where it’s due, FADER: Your D-Town Boogie coverage? It’s really been phenomenal. Seriously! You lack the benefit of being in the thick of it all–like, say, us, for better or worse—watching these artists on a day-to-day basis. And yet, unlike so many other national media outlets, you’re not ignoring…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, December 4, 2009…Wanna see something weird for New Year’s? Then check out the Flaming Lips play its version of Dark Side Of The Moon in entirety.Caleb Followill says he didn’t mean for Kings of Leon get so popular. Then why did…
One of the best–but least heralded–area singer/songwriters, Annie Benjamin, is playing as part of a cool triple-bill at CD Source this Saturday. Also appearing will be local soul singer Montrose and something called Acoustic Distortion.Benjamin is a middle-class, middle-aged mother of two who somehow finds time for a solo career…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, December 3, 2009…Of Montreal may get its chance to break out of the indie world and into the diva world: Beyonce would like to work with the band. Arcade Fire is near the completion of its newest album, which will be…
I’m not quite as undersold on Norah Jones’ The Fall as, say, Wilonsky is. But, hey, to each their own, I guess. I can, however, say that the first two leaks from Miss Jones’ forthcoming Chasing Pirates Remix EP aren’t wowing me. Shame, too, as there’s some big names involved…
Denton’s own Grammy-winning, Simpsons-appearing, Bob Dylan-inspiring, nuclear polka-creating Brave Combo will brave the elements 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, December 12, for an outdoor poolside performance at the Belmont Hotel. But the real star of the Belmont and Smoke Family Christmas Bash will appear an hour earlier, when Santa…
