The Best Dallas Punk and Metal Concerts in September

A quick glance at our comprehensive Dallas concert guide might give you the impression that this month is stuffed with some real crap, metal-wise. Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Godsmack, Seether; it’s like an endless parade of nightmares that has no place in 2014. So we here at DC9 thought we’d…

Three Can’t-Miss Opening Bands at Clearfork Festival

We don’t even know if the term “festival” has much meaning around these parts any longer. It gets thrown around like so many of Tony Romo’s practice balls during training camp and seems to now apply to any concert that has more than two artists and has at least a…

Foxtrot Uniform Forge Their Own Brand of Rebel Country on Cisco

When Kenny Uptain and Kelly Test started Foxtrot Uniform, they were looking to rebel. They’d become disillusioned by the strictures of recording session tradition. Hailing to the unflinching producer’s demands, most of the Texas country scene was obligated to be “clean” for radio play. But for this pair, that just…

Gatsby’s Mansion is an Essential DIY Punk Haven in Denton

Out on his front porch with a clove cigarette, platinum-haired Cade Bundrick leans back in a lounge chair. Behind him sits a headless mannequin wearing a blazer adorned with buttons. The house, the location of which is kept carefully guarded, is recessed in a nook off the road and holds…

The Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, 8/29 – 9/1

It’s the Friday before a three-day weekend! We apologize for the exclamation mark, but our excitement is something we’re not capable of hiding at this point. Mondays suck, so getting to skip them is kind of great. (Besides, we’ve already chronicled our love for Sunday fun days.) This weekend is…

Pat Green Releases Lyle Lovett Duet, “Girls From Texas”

Texas country kingpin Pat Green is also a Fort Worth resident, Dallas restaurant owner and a heck of a live performer. He can now add “Lyle Lovett duet partner” to that list of titles with the release of a new song, “Girls from Texas.” Save from his admirable 2012 collection…

Let’s Do This: Portugal. The Man, Grouplove, Jason Mraz, Juicy J

Bilal 8 p.m. Friday, August 29, at Dada, 2720 Elm St., dadadallas.com, $25-$30 Fun fact about critically acclaimed neo-soul singer Bilal (born Bilal Sayeed Oliver): He was discovered in his teens by none other than the drummer of the Spin Doctors. Did you also know that the band that would…

The Best Sunday Fun Days in Dallas

And on the seventh day, God created Fun Day. Well, okay, maybe not, but really that should have been the case. After all, what better way is there to give the workweek ahead a defiant middle finger than to spend all of Sunday drinking irresponsibly? Damn be the consequences, we…

OneRepublic at Gexa Energy Pavilion, 8/26/14

OneRepublic With Christina Perri and Jamie Scott Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Tuesday, August 26, 2014 It was a typical midsummer show at Gexa Energy Pavilion last night as pop stars OneRepublic hit town. Even late into the night, it was hot — temperatures hung in the 90s — and the…

DC9 at Night Mixtape with DVK

Dallas’ DVK, known as Dustin Van Kleeck when he’s not performing, loves house music and his energizer rabbit level of enthusiasm reflects that. The mix he submitted for the DC9 mix has his personality written all over it. It’s an upbeat and high-energy house mix that features the work of…

Sealion Lives for the Thrill of Playing House Shows

On a sweaty Sunday night in July, Fort Worth indie labels Dreamy Soundz and Lo-Life Recordings threw a party at the Where House. For Panther City music fans, the Where House is more or less the locus for boozy, large-scale, late-night DIY throwdowns. One of the two stages was set…

5 North Texas R&B and Soul Acts You Need To Hear Now

Dallas, you’re hard to understand. It’s hard to contextualize a lot of your actions. How is it that even though Erykah Badu is from these parts, you don’t give much attention to R&B and soul music. Badu is perhaps the greatest R&B/soul act since the Chitlin Circuit cooked its way…

The Best Texas Music Venues for Road Trippin’

As you might have noticed, we’re a bit obsessed with traveling here at the Observer. We’ve given you weekend getaways, food centered trips, and hidden road trips. So it was only a matter of time before we got in on the fun here at DC9. Being that we live and…

Melissa Ratley’s Stolen Guitar was a Story with a Happy Ending

In the early of hours of last Wednesday morning, after playing a Tuesday night set at Adair’s in Dallas, someone broke into the car of local country singer-songwriter Melissa Ratley and stole her beloved acoustic guitar. While a few other personal items from her vehicle went missing as well, it…

The Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 8/25 – 8/31

For once, going back to work on a Monday comes with a pay-off in sight: This week we’ll get a three-day weekend, courtesy of Labor Day falling a week from today. So that, at least, is something to take comfort in. What else is there to be excited about? Why,…

Aerosmith at American Airlines Center, 8/22/14

Aerosmith With Slash Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, August 22, 2014 When Aerosmith hit the stage at American Airlines Center on Friday night, Steven Tyler appeared dressed in a sparkly long coat and top hat. He was posed with guitarist Joe Perry in the middle platform as the band launced…