Dallas Urban Radio Personality Nate Quick Died Late Last Night

The late-night tweets came fast and furious from area MCs and radio personalities alike, each relayed with a certain tone of shock.The surprising word was spreading fast: Earlier in the evening, at approximately 10 p.m., Dallas urban radio personality Nate Quick passed away, apparently due to liver complications. According to…

Norah Jones Announces A November Release For Her Next Album

According to a press release that apparently went out to every media outlet in the world today, Dallas’ own Norah Jones has a new album coming out in November–her fourth overall, and first in two years. After the jump, the press release in full, since it features some Jones quotes…

Fun Fun Fun Lineup Includes VEGA

Along with Les Savy Fav, Atlas Sound, GZA and (deep breath) The Jesus Lizard, The Fun Fun Fun Fest November 7 and 8 in Austin will include one local boy-turned-Austinite: former Ghosthustler Alan Palomo’s second-newest project, VEGA.Though the former Dentron dweller isn’t yet listed on the festival’s “lineup leaks” page,…

2826 Could Step Closer To Re-Opening After Thursday

Surely, you recall back in April when we passed along news that the old Club Envy space could be re-opened at some point as 2826 (which, yes, as olds will recall, was the original name of the venue in that space).Well, as Robert alluded to earlier today on Unfair Park, that…

Alan Palomo Didn’t Do Drugs, Started Neon Indian.

People still can’t get enough of Neon Indian, the sun-drenched VEGA side-project that has still yet to make its live performance debut (that comes on Sunday, September 13, at the Monolith Festival in Morrison, Colorado), including the folks at Pitchfork, who not only approve of the band’s early singles from…

Festival News from Austin City Limits: Bands Wanted

The lineup for this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival is being set and worthy bands are being encouraged to sign up for something called The Sound and The Jury competition.Here’s the scoop that got sent to me via email this morning: “Round One is live now and bands can…

Tonight’s Clipse/Cool Kids Show At The Granada? Canceled.

Late yesterday we were fixing to end the day on a high note, and send two pair of DC9 readers to the Granada’s double-bill of hip-hop duos scheduled for tonight.But the good people at the Granada sent word instead that Clipse and Cool Kids had bowed out. Close followers will…