Los Angeles’ Local Natives have been shooting towards folk-rock stardom ever since an epic 2009 SXSW performance that set the band up for a big year, regardless of the critical acclaim its 2010 release Gorilla Manor has received. At its performance at Sons of Hermann Hall earlier this year the…
Are you one of those people annoyed by the word meme? Well, turn away dear friend. Yesterday, the Daily Mail posted an incredible photograph from the Ryder Cup–one depicting a golf ball not much more than a nose hair away from the lens. Of course, the Interneters of the world…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 5, 2010… Do you want to do your part and help a legendary sound engineer/producer pay his bills? Now you can!Velvet Underground’s Moe Tucker supports the Tea Party?After his triumphant performance over the weekend on SNL, Kanye let us know…
Monday night’s aren’t usually hopping with musical performances. But there are a couple of things going tonight on that certainly warrant a bit of attention. Each of these events could help cure a bad case of the Mondays…
We interrupt your normal stream of unbiased local music coverage for a brief, fairly biased notice.Tonight at The Libertine (2101 Greenville Ave.), the local music love-fest called The Local Hang, where yours truly plays strictly local music all night long for a crowd of fervent supporters, will be celebrating its…
Little Grizzly, 2001In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, former Dallas Observer music editor Zac Crain tells the story of Little Grizzly’s coming of age in 2001 as they were poised to release their sophomore album, I’d Be Lying if I Said I Wasn’t Scared. Little Grizzly,…
Oscar and Juan Salinas, better known as Dallas’ Own two-time Grammy-winning superproducers Play-N-Skillz, hosted a pair of MTV producers in their Deep Ellum studios on Friday evening as a group of eager young Latinas lined up for the chance to join the brothers on on their recently announced, in-development MTV…
Hate Kanye West all you want. But we here at DC9 think he’s the biggest rock star around. Everything about him–from the narcissism to the award show interruptions to the free downloads to the fashion obsessions and the online Twitter rants–just makes him all the more polarizing in the eyes…
Before Texas-OU rattled the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Shakira brought her tour through Dallas’ American Airlines Center for her own bit of shake-n-bake. And the already-elated crowd got a taste of pure Shakira-heaven when she made her way to the stage… through the crowd.Our photographer Kevin Todora had to bust…
Between the Rangers’ and University of Texas’ weekend losses, there might be enough desk-chair-throwing sports talk to last the morning. Oh well, here’s a little more reason to chatter: After Oklahoma’s 28-20 win over UT, football fans brought out the hook ’em horns on the streets of Lower Greenville.Our photographers…
Eisley, Christie DuPreeBrewtones in TylerOctober 1, 2010Better Than: Just about any blast from the past. On Friday night in Tyler, a hodgepodge of around 150 young hipsters, adults and children sat comfortably in the auditorium of Brewtones, an occasional rock venue built into the Vineyard Church the members of Eisley…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 4, 2010…A new movie about The Beach Boys is in the works that’s not a biopic. I’m not exactly sure how that works, but, I’m sure it will be better than the VH1 movie about the band.Eminem is reportedly set…
Earl HarvinThis weekend has some pretty interesting shows. One of the most exciting is Jazz at The Kessler with The Mike Dillon & Earl Harvin Show at The Kessler Theater. Dallas drumming legend Earl Harvin makes his return to town after several years of living in Los Angeles and Berlin,…
Mr. Daishiki Jones credits his personal style and taste in music to having gone to clubs in Chicago in the mid- to late-’80s, which helped him “soak in the fresh vibrant music, fashion, and culture” of the time. Not long thereafter, the house music DJ started spinning when he moved…
Earl HarvinTwo of the top percussionists to ever come out of North Texas, Mike Dillon and Earl Harvin, have been teaming up for years to do their one-of-a-kind jazz performances. But the performances in the region have been few and far between of late–ever since Harvin moved to Berlin.But the…
The Burning Hotels’ Chance Morgan just passed along the above alluring clip, which is set to a brand-spankin’ new, New Wave-ish track from the Fort Worth-based post-punkers. The real interesting thing about the video and song, though, is that, well, they’re both kind of spur of the moment deals. Confused?…
The past couple of months have found us talking a lot about the new, upcoming release from the Old 97’s, The Grand Theatre, Volume One. And we’ve been lavishing that sucker, which is due out on October 12, with all sorts of praise.Rightfully so, we think. The disc, as we’ve…
On October 25th and 26th, Cassie’s Frozen Yogurt in Grapevine is honoring the scrappy plummer’s 25 years in the gaming world by offering up eight-bit gameplay and discounts for those who wear video game-esque costumes. It’s good timing, too, since the good folks at “The Internet,” specifically Mariopiano, have done…
Shiner Rising Star UpdateLove & War in Texas in Grapevine September 30, 2010Semi-Final Round, Week TwoAs was the case a few weeks ago, we weren’t able to sit in as judge for the latest Shiner Rising Star happening–a shame, really. One of the two best bands from the first round…
Charles Manson 1969 Police PhotoSurprisingly, Charles Manson is still releasing songs while in solitary confinement. And, believe it or not, there’s a local tie-in: Dallas-turned-Austin-based Withdrawal Records just released an EP, Inner Earth Inferno, featuring two songs from Manson and two songs from Ancient VVisdom, a new Austin-based doom-folk band…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 1, 2010…If you were looking forward to a new Kanye song today via his “GOOD Friday” series… sorry, he’s scrapped it.Fans of Feist will be glad to know there is a documentary about the singer coming out…
Another work week edges slowly towards its conclusion, setting up what should be a great time to visit the State Fair, if nothing else.And to help folks get an early start to the weekend, several intriguing musical selections are playing around our area this Thursday evening…
