Blame it on the last weekend of the fair, clear skies after weeks of rain, and this down economy, but Saturday’s attempt to top 1,800 guitarists strumming to the same tune in the same room came up far short of the record set in Luckenbach this summer. But Texas Guitar…
Dorrough’s still spending his days as a BET darling, and, as such, spent part of last week taking a crew from BET.com’s The Deal on a tour of his old stomping grounds as a student at Prairie View A&M University. In the clip above, you can watch Dorrough and his…
Rodrigo y GabrielaHouse of BluesOctober 19, 2009 Better than: anything else in the flamenco-meets-rock-meets-mariachi wheelhouse I’d heard about Rodrigo y Gabriela’s ability to harness the power of a six-piece band with just two acoustic guitars, but seeing the phenomenon live was nothing short of spellbinding. The duo–originally from Mexico and…
Hope Sandoval & The Warm InventionsSons of Hermann HallOctober 19, 2009Better than: having to tell everyone to shut up myself. Hope gets what Hope wants. And, four songs into Hope her Sons of Hermann Hall performance with the Warm Inventions, Hope Sandoval had had enough of some of the relatively…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 20, 2009…Lil Wayne is set to release both Tha Carter IV and Rebirth before the end of the year.Jack White says his former band The Upholsterers hid 100 vinyl EPs in couches they upholstered when that was his day job…
In this week’s print edition of DC9, you won’t see an interview with Hope Sandoval. Rather, I think, you’ll see something a little more interesting: an interview with the Mazzy Star singer’s current musical and household partner Colm O’Ciosoig, better known to many as the drummer of My Bloody Valentine…
Reggae music is all about the good vibes. Unless you’re Buju Banton. In his case, the vibes being sent his way by the LGBT community? They’re quite bad. The reggae star has been inciting the ire of the gay community for decades–ever since the release of “Boom Bye Bye,” which…
Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids faced off against Shiny Toy Guns Friday night, with nothing but Victory Plaza, a swarm of fans and some noise-metering microphones between them.Dedicated readers will have already delved into the show through Nic’s review and the official video we posted earlier, but let’s complete the…
The Black Crowes at the Palladium Ballroom on Friday, October 16I’m not ashamed to say I have a huge crush on Chris Robinson. I think it’s his long, flowing, Jesus-like locks. (We also have the same birthday–it’s fate!) I’m also a huge fan of The Black Crowes, who play around…
Daniel Folmer, Dust Congress, Glen Farris, and Sabra Laval J&J’s Pizza, Denton October 17, 2009 Better than: watching OU-TX fans yell at one another on the parking lot that was I-35E. Were it not a music venue, the dirty basement at J&J’s Pizza would be the kind of place you…
The Cannabinoids feat. Erykah Badu and Shiny Toy GunsVictory PlazaOctober 16, 2009Better Than: a Texas-OU tennis match. Check out photos from the show here in our slideshow. Continuing the time-honored tradition of competition between Texas and Oklahoma, fans at Victory Plaza were treated once again to a duel between the…
Har Mar SuperstarThe Lounge on Elm StreetOctober 16, 2009Better than: watching the Sooners get beat again.From the time Har Mar Superstar strolled onto stage with his Lone Star tallboy, it was clear he was there to party. The bad part? There were only 50 or so people there to party…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 19, 2009…The ghost of Jim Morrison has allegedly been caught on film. I’m not sure if this is a good idea or not, but what better band to do it: The Flaming Lips have recorded a track-by-track “reimagining” of Pink…
Don’t even begin to kid yourselves: Getting around town this weekend will be a pain. Lower Greenville in particular? It’s gonna suck. So hard.What really sucks though, is that it’s a pretty packed weekend of live music, and if you’re gonna head out on the town, well, you’re just gonna…
A funny scene from last night’s Universal Rehearsal Studios-housed run-through for tonight’s Red Bull Soundclash event at Victory Plaza featuring Erykah Badu, The Cannanoids and Shiny Toy Guns: Shiny Toy Guns vocalist Sisely Treasure had just helped Badu run through the lyrics and vocal intonations of STG’s “Ghost Town,” which…
Utilizing window blinds, shaky objects and thunder for the background noise on its debut six-track EP, Evil Memories, Denton-based Baruch the Scribe has the sound to set a truly unique pace for its release show on Saturday night at Hailey’s. Also performing at Hailey’s on Saturday? Toronto-based folk band, Elliot…
In this week’s dead tree version of DC9, Lance Lester extols the virtues of Har Mar Superstar, despite the fact that the singer looks, well, just like Ron Jeremy, right? Writes Lance:Surely, somewhere deep down inside, he has to realize that he’s just a guy who looks like Ron Jeremy…
Marky Ramone, the only living member of the longest-running Ramones line-up (which lasted for 15 years) is going to be chatting about all things punk rock this afternoon with Richard (Big Dick) Hunter on 1360 AM.Besides touring with his new band, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, he’s currently hosting Marky Ramone’s Punk…
From the awesome-unofficial-videos-that-should-be-real-videos department comes this above clip, which features a beyond wasted (on something, just not sure what, exactly) guy, stumbling around a convenience store while trying to buy more booze to get his fix. It’s all set to Neon Indian’s Internet hit “Should’ve Take Acid With You,” only,…
As if a convention center full of instruments and gear weren’t exciting enough, this weekend’s Texas Guitar Show at the Arlington Convention Center also includes a chance to be part of a world record: At 2 p.m. sharp on Saturday, attendees and exhibitors alike will put their Buckethead-vs.-Zakk-Wylde arguments to…
Vivian Girls, True Widow, The Uptown BumsThe CavernOctober 15, 2009 Better Than: flying around in my mom and dad’s homemade hot air balloon… Vivian Girls started its first ever Dallas set Thursday night at the Cavern with a song consisting of four words: “Sound check one two.” Ah yes, the…
Buddy GuyHouse of BluesOctober 15, 2009 Better than: hob-nobbing at the foundation room bar upstairs. “Hi, can I ask you a question?” your author said to the sound engineer at the front of the house. “Yes?” “I’m a journalist for the Dallas Observer, here to cover the show. I was…
