Smashing Good Times At Reunion Arena

Maybe you caught the story in yesterday’s DMN about the demolition of Reunion Arena that starts up this week? Looks like that old warhorse of an entertainment venue should be completely gone by the end of September. I still have a lot of fond memories of the place, including The…

Better Late Than Never: Check Out A Whole Bunch o’ NX35 Clips.

Missed NX35? Or, perhaps, you just wanna relive all the glory (or at least some of it)? Well, today’s your lucky day, hotshot, ’cause a Youtuber named wwunderful went and uploaded a whole slew of clips from the fest for your viewing pleasure, including the above clip of Telegraph Canyon…

Shiny Around The Edges Is “Ambivalently Fierce.”

A little over a month ago now, Merritt Martin offered up her praise for Shiny Around The Edge’s latest release, Holy Roller. This week, All Music Guide does the same, saying that the married Denton duo’s disc “might be the best ambivalently fierce album of its kind since Low’s underrated…

Buy A Limited Edition Erykah Badu Poster For A Good Cause

Like Erykah Badu? Alright, then! What about good causes–like the helping the blind? OK! We’re getting somewhere! Like art? Yeah, I know, I know–who doesn’t!?!?! Now, the easy part: Got a spare grand? Maybe more?(Crickets.)Oh, come on! Watch the above video and tell me that those Steven Lopez prints aren’t…

Picture Show: Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Granada

The Brian Jonestown Massacre played the Granada Theater on Monday night, hurling an intensely back-lit psych rock performance at fans who made it out for the night. If you missed it yesterday, be sure and check out our Last Night review, in which Lance emphatically proclaims the show not a…

So, Yeah, Crystal Castles Canceled At The Granada Last Night…

…and, as a result, about 1,200 fans were left out in the lurch. What gives? We’re gonna makes some calls and try to find out what happened, from all angles. But, in the meantime, I’m guessing this story from WeShotJr doesn’t do the Canadian duo any favors. (Or is it favours?)…

Video: Calhoun Loses Its Hold On Chuck. Except Not At All.

As promised, the Fort Worthians in Calhoun saw their song “The Earth Has Lost Its Hold” pop up in last night’s episode of NBC’s Chuck–twice, in fact. (Suck on that, The Bright!) Above, you can watch the whole danged episode. Or you can just skip right ahead to around the…

Joe Jonas To Perform In Frisco! Oh, Wait, Not THAT Joe Jonas

As if hot suburban soccer moms weren’t reason enough to hang out at Warren Sports Complex in Frisco this summer, the park will have free live music at 7:30 every Friday night in June. And one of the acts playing—OMG!– will be Joe Jonas. Yep, you read that right, 13-year-olds!…

Short Echoes: You Know You’re Wrong

It was 15 years ago last week when a landscaper found Kurt Cobain’s body sprawled out on the floor of his garage apartment. Time flies when you’re dead, huh? His suicide will always be a shining example of why an aspiration to celebrity is such a vacuous exercise in ego…

Last Night: Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Granada Theater

Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flavor CrystalsGranada TheaterApril 13, 2009Better Than: attending a seance while rolling on ecstasy. If you noticed the bank of candles that greeted you as you walked through the Granada’s double doors from the foyer into the theater, you could tell last night’s show wasn’t going to be…

Exploding Plastic Prepares First Release: Little Black Dress

Exploding Plastic Records, the new Idol Records art-pop imprint, is almost ready to go with its first release, Little Black Dress’ Snow In June, which is set for a May 5 release.You may recognize a few members of Little Black Dress’ lineup–namely frontman Toby Pipes, also of Deep Blue Something,…

Night Moves: Klever and Craze at the Lonestar Room

As the Morrissey crowd cleared out from the Palladium Friday night, DJs Klever and Craze were just getting started in the Lonestar Room next door.More shots from the Nicaraguan-born Craze and Atlanta-based Klever’s touring show in our slideshow here.The Night Moves action continues halfway through that slideshow, with shots of…

Sink Your Teeth Into This Odd eBay Story…

A friend of DC9 passed along a link to this news story this morning, which, within it, mentions that a Rockwall man purchased the plaster impressions of Tiny Tim’s top and bottom teeth on eBay earlier this week from a seller in Methuen, Massachusetts. Even more odd? He paid the…