Music

In this week’s paper, Kelly Dearrmore discusses the new EP release from Denton’s Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, who made an interesting decision with this release, rushing the new disc out to get some new music into its fans’ hands, rather than waiting till a full-length was complete later…

Austin’s Dan Dyer is no stranger to the Dallas market. For the greater part of Dyer’s decade-plus-long career, Dallas booking agents have brought the soul singer to town, clearly impressed with the gospel, folk and baroque elements he incorporates into his sound. And, rightfully so: Check the above clip to…

Kind of a week weak for poster submissions this go ’round. Not that so much is all that surprising. Except for a few blips and bleeps here and there, this week, at least as far as touring acts coming through the region is concerned, is pretty dry. But the above…

First time I interviewed The Gourds’ Kevin Russell I asked him, of course, about his band’s “Gin and Juice” cover. I think it’s a requirement actually. Fair enough: The band’s had some great moments–and probably more musically impressive ones–over the course of its career, but there’s little doubt that “Gin…

Against all odds, mash-ups are still popular–mostly because, yes, white people really like hearing their favorite rap lines placed over their favorite indie rock anthems. Enter the Chicago-based duo The Hood Internet, which specializes in mash-ups that do just that. The duo’s been around since ’07 now, and their popularity’s…

Denton’s Werewolf Therewolf has been punishing audiences (in a good way) since 2008, but this happy little quintet didn’t get around to releasing their debut EP until February of this year. The EP is called Therecastle, and it’s a beast of a record, a seething statement of purpose that gloriously…

There are few epithets in the annals of music journalism more overused than “Dylanesque.” Say it out loud and just try to suppress visions of denim, harmonica racks and a line of nasal-toned knockoffs stretching from Donovan to Ryan Adams and back again. Bill Mallonee has often provoked the “Dylanesque”…

It’s not a bad time to be a hipster who loves “yacht rock,” or album-oriented rock, or whatever term you want to use to describe the kind of breezy soft rock that rules the airwaves of classic-rock stations and mellow VH1 Classic programming aimed at adults (read: old folks). Everyone…

The 8th Continent. Wisconsin. The Majestic Dwelling of DOOM. Whatever you call that small house off Mingo Road in Denton—the one with the all-too-convenient gravel parking lot right across from it—it’s one of the city’s most important DIY venues. The shows all take place in the house’s basement—an architectural rarity…

King of the Rabbit Trail is a unique band—especially when it comes to style and genre fusion. They’re like post-punks in cowboy boots and fronted by Julian Casablancas. For the most part, it’s simple, rough-hewn, alt-country-tinged hard rock, rife with throaty, bitter vocals and loud, dry, dusty guitars. “I Still…

He sings like it’s been days since he’s slept, even more time since he’s eaten, and weeks since he’s had a break from working in the coal mines. Andrew Delaney is a storyteller, sure, but you sense he’s seen genuine hard times. Still, Delaney doesn’t spin his own personal T.M.I…

If the goal of a two-part series is to have the initial installment create enough intrigue and interest for the consumer to eagerly await the subsequent part, then Rodney Parker & Fifty Peso Reward can go ahead and hang their Mission Accomplished sign up right behind their drum kit. Instead…

Scheduled to have finally received its Certificate of Occupancy permit from the city last week, the volunteers at the DIY music and community venue Phoenix Project Collective have a lot to celebrate, so they’re sharing the occasion with other organizations close to their hearts with a two-day festival to benefit…

At the Dallas debut of the Electric Daisy Carnival on Saturday night, shock was in high supply. And it was everywhere. Yep, everything was worth gawking at: the star-studded lineup of DJs that included scene gods Moby, Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Rusko, Klever and plenty of impressive others; the art installations…

Former Polycorns frontman Caleb Ian Campbell rolled through our El Sibil studios in Oak Cliff last week for a taping our recurring video series, DC9 Live at El Sibil. And he brought with him a new-ish sound and even a few friends–members of Denton acts Babar and El Sibil vets…