The Denton-based pop-punkers in Bowling for Soup stop on by the Granada Theater for a headlining gig on Monday night–which, turns out, is gonna be quite the all-local affair. Joining the purveyors of all things 1985, high school never ending and girls that all the bad guys want are fellow…
The Bone may not have been as revered as, say, Club Dada, but the venue deserves some credit for staying open as long as it did. Note the past tense, though: Earlier this month, the long-running blues venue located on the corner of Elm and Crowdus Streets, which, in recent…
We already named it our Poster of the Week, sure. But we’re excited for tomorrow night’s show at Hailey’s for a few reason–not the least of which is the fact that we here at DC9 are among the show’s sponsors.No, let’s not just think that we’re selling you on this…
If so, Midlake’s Tim Smith has got you covered. The Denton-based band’s frontman just-releaed this Lala playlist of songs that the band says inspired its upcoming album’s “obscure” and “British folk” influence. And, uh, it’s obscure alright. Can’t say we here at DC9 are all that familiar with the names…
Michael Roberts doesn’t take long to explain the backstory of Colourmusic in his write-up in this week’s Observer. In fact, it just takes him one sentence:.The first concept that sounded equally interesting to both [of the band’s founders] involved writing songs inspired by colors–a notion reflected in the name of…
It was bound to happen sooner or later, I guess. So don’t act too surprised by this news: This morning saw the release of Neon Indian’s Daytrotter Session. These sessions, you’ll recall, are live performances at the Rock Island production studio of the same name–and they’re available as free downloads…
Credit where it’s due, FADER: Your D-Town Boogie coverage? It’s really been phenomenal. Seriously! You lack the benefit of being in the thick of it all–like, say, us, for better or worse—watching these artists on a day-to-day basis. And yet, unlike so many other national media outlets, you’re not ignoring…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, December 4, 2009…Wanna see something weird for New Year’s? Then check out the Flaming Lips play its version of Dark Side Of The Moon in entirety.Caleb Followill says he didn’t mean for Kings of Leon get so popular. Then why did…
‘Tis the season! Just look around you, we’re all sufficiently waist-deep in the trite tidings of holiday decor and decorum, as it all started about two days before Halloween. It can all be a bit taxing on the eyes and ears, especially when speaking of all the Christmastime cliches parading…
Megadeth made its triumphant return to Dallas last night at the Palladium, joined by Machine Head and others around the midway point of its Endgame tour.Plenty more photos from the show are up here in our slideshow from photographer Roger Caldwell…
The Granada Theater offered DC9 readers five pairs of tickets to Saturday’s Aesop Rock show, which is a must-see for fans of eccentric, thought-provoking indie hip-hop. Pitchfork may not be too keen on his latest project, the MURS/Slug collabo Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez, but Aesop Rock is…
As Jesse pointed out in last week’s Observer (and mentioned here on DC9 alongside a free mp3) Ryan Thomas Becker celebrated the release of his solo CD Neighborhoof at J&J’s Pizza in Denton Tuesday night, joined by The Beaten Sea and Grant Cross.You can check out more photos from the…
One of the best–but least heralded–area singer/songwriters, Annie Benjamin, is playing as part of a cool triple-bill at CD Source this Saturday. Also appearing will be local soul singer Montrose and something called Acoustic Distortion.Benjamin is a middle-class, middle-aged mother of two who somehow finds time for a solo career…
Last year, I had the opportunity to talk with singer/songwriter/guitarist Malcolm Holcombe–and his rags to rags story was one of the most interesting things I’ve heard in some time. And, tonight, Holcombe brings his beautifully ragged brand of folk to the intimate confines of AllGood Café. Hailing from North Carolina,…
With Polyphonic Spree ringleader Tim DeLaughter holed up to work on new music, Good Records manager Chris Penn says, the Dallas symphonic indie-pop band will not be doing its Holiday Extravaganza this season. But that doesn’t mean the record store is being completely Scrooge-like this year. From 3 p.m. to…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, December 3, 2009…Of Montreal may get its chance to break out of the indie world and into the diva world: Beyonce would like to work with the band. Arcade Fire is near the completion of its newest album, which will be…
Given the drastic stylistic break from his band’s convoluted, eight-bit screamo-thrash roots, Avery Williamson struggled with the question of whether to change the name of his music project. After all, everything is different. The arrangements have become more sophisticated. The melodies have taken a J-pop-influenced turn. Most dramatically of all,…
The artist formerly known as Smog, Bill Callahan used to churn out lo-fi four-track cassettes mostly about sitting alone in his room, mumbling in a distracted croak over amp noise and loops, sour guitars, and freeform song structures—great, morbid stuff, and he had a sly sense of humor about it…
Approaching two decades as a functioning band (with a few admittedly sketchy years in the beginning), AFI is effectively in punk rock for the long haul. The band ushered a million or so people into its cult through 2003’s certified platinum Sing the Sorrow with the help of some catchy…
This week, denton Deluxe officially released the fifth volume in its ongoing series of compilation CDs featuring local music. And, like the previous four editions, Volume 5 delivers a few selections from every nook and cranny of Denton’s diverse tableau of musical genres. Take the first three cuts, for example,…
Ryan Hendrix and Nick Turner, the founding partners of Colourmusic, aren’t cut from the same cloth. Hendrix is an Oklahoma native who worships at U2’s altar, while Turner is a Brit by birth who much prefers My Bloody Valentine’s oeuvre to anything by Bono and company. No wonder that, when…
It’s right there on the packaging sticker—the only thing on Rachel Bazooka’s head-spinning, 97-minute, double-disc debut release, Colorbl nd, that features any words at all—and it reads quite clearly: This CD, unlike any before it, boasts the so-called “Dallas sound.” Wait. The what? Never heard of it. It’s not exactly…
