Over the Weekend: Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax at Superpages.com Center

Slayer, Megadeth, AnthraxSuperpages.com CenterSeptember 24, 2010Better than: getting sick from fried Oreos at the State Fair. Dylan HollingsworthSlayer’s Kerry King was beaming on Friday night.​Usually, it’s a proving ground when a band plays before Slayer. And, if you’re worthy of sharing the stage with the legendary thrash act, you’re on…

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 25: DJ Sean Michaels

Having grown up in the ’80s, DJ Sean Michaels gives credit to the era for the his diverse taste in music, and he claims that much of his inspiration came from the time period as well.”My music pallet is not just one type of music,” he says. “Some of my…

True Widow Gets Signed to Kemado Records?

We’re pretty unabashed fans of Dallas’ own True Widow here at DC9 HQ, where we still spin the band’s incredible self-titled debut from 2008 on about a weekly basis–or pretty much whenever we need our fix of surprisingly melodic and heavy dirge rock. (Happens fairly regularly, actually.)So we’ve been sitting…

Last Night: Torche, The House Harkonnen at The Nightmare

Torche, House Harkonnen, White Mountain The NightmareSeptember 23, 2010(A Little) Better Than: Torchy’s Tacos. Torche brought their Florida stoner metal prog rock to 60 or so people at The Nightmare in Deep Ellum last night, and took them all along for a head-banging journey…

Last Night: Kings of Leon, The Black Keys at Superpages.com Center

Kings of Leon, The Black KeysSuperpages.com CenterSeptember 23, 2010Better than: the last time Kings of Leon came through town. It just felt so comfortable–all of it, from the band’s performance to their crowd’s reaction and their own on-stage demeanor. Kings of Leon, for better or worse, is finally comfortable with…

Last Night: Smashing Pumpkins at The Palladium Ballroom

Smashing PumpkinsPalladium BallroomSeptember 22, 2010(A Little) Better Than: Staying home and listening to the first four Smashing Pumpkins’ albums. This show at the Palladium last night, featuring Bill Corgan and a whole new cast of Smashing Pumpkins behind him, was said to be a sell out. It was also supposed…