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Good/Bad Art Collective's Rock Lottery 11 Announced
October 30, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Denton's historically-popular Good/Bad Art Collective, an artist-run co-operative studio and gallery that was active from 1993 to 2001, comes out of the woodwork each year to organize its Rock Lottery...
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The Seven Best Concerts In Dallas This Week
October 29, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Nas' New York state of mind.Nas and Lauryn Hill Monday, October 29, at the Palladium Ballroom, $54.75 This pairing is an inspired one, and especially notable for fans of Lauryn Hill, who...
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The Five Best Shows In Dallas This Weekend
October 25, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Ben KwellerBen Kweller Friday, October 26, at The Kessler Theater, $22.50-$30 Texas native Ben Kweller is currently finishing up the handful of shows on his 62-date worldwide tour, in support of his...
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The 10 Best Halloween Shows in DFW
October 25, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Roger CaldwellRob ZombiePerhaps the pressure of planning your witty political costume have driven you to write off Halloween 2012 altogether. Don't throw in the towel just yet! There are plenty...
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Five of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Kendrick Lamar, Maroon 5 and More
October 24, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Kendrick Lamar Wednesday, October 31, at South Side Music Hall, $34.29 Here's a last-minute announcement for ya. If you still haven't nailed down your Halloween plans for next week, Scoremore's bringing Kendrick...
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The Five Best Concerts In DFW This Week
October 22, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Norah Jones' new album coverNorah Jones Monday, October 22, at McFarlin Auditorium, $60.55-$71.32 Norah Jones is making her way back to her old stomping grounds tonight at McFarlin Auditorium, after kicking off...
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1919 Hemphill's 10th Anniversary Show - 10/21/12
October 22, 2012 in DC9 At Night
The rules at 1919 Hemphill. Photos by Rachel Watts.1919 Hemphill's 10th Anniversary 1919 Hemphill Sunday, October 21 Sitting on an old, tattered yellow chair inside 1919 Hemphill's DIY music space, volunteer Al Rios...
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The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Weekend
October 18, 2012 in DC9 At Night
MadonnaMadonna Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, at American Airlines Center, $48.50-$358.50 Get your outfits ready, Madonna is upon us. When she kicked off her world tour back in May, thus...
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Get To Know Your 2012 DOMA Nominees: My Wooden Leg
October 17, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we'll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we've done on them, or...
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Sofar Sounds Does Denton - 10/13/12
October 16, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Photo by Brian Hamm, courtesy of Sofar SoundsSerynThis past Saturday, a brick house tucked away in a tree-lined neighborhood just north of Texas Woman's University was transformed into a conduit...
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Get To Know Your 2012 DOMA Nominees: The Colurs
October 15, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we'll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we've done on them, or...
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The Six Best Concerts In DFW This Week
October 15, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Sleigh Bells at the Granada Theater in April, by Mike BrooksSleigh Bells, AraabMuzik Tuesday, October 16, at House of Blues, $23 Still riding out the buzz from their second studio album, Reign...
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The Six Best Concerts In Dallas This Weekend
October 11, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Afghan WhigsCheck out more of this weekend's shows via our shiny new concert calendar Afghan Whigs, Centro-matic Sunday, October 14, at the Granada Theater Within the bowels of the '90s reunion machine, Ohio's...
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Sofar Sounds' Secret Shows Are Buzzing In DFW
October 11, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Polly SimonThe Angelus at August's Sofar SoundsAs torrential thunderstorms spanned North Texas one day last August, a petite woman stood clutching a clipboard on the large wrap-around porch of a...
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Six of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Tum Tum & Big Tuck, Sufjan Stevens and More
October 10, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Big Tuck and Tum Tum (right) in the video for "Yeah Doe"Tum Tum & Big Tuck, A.Dd+, Dustin Cavazos, DJ Sober vs. DJ Q Thursday, November 8, at Dada Tickets for this...
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The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Week
October 08, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Mind SpidersMind Spiders, Lenguas Largas, Occult Detective Club Monday, October 8, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios When Mind Spiders' front man Mark Ryan transitioned from the studio to a live band in...
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Def Rain, Cool Womb - Macaroni Island - 10/7/12
October 08, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Rachel WattsGravies and the Main Dish Sauce and their fan Craig Welch (seated)Def Rain, Cool Womb, Know Nothing Party, Gravies and the Main Dish Sauce Macaroni Island Sunday, October 7 About 30 bodies...
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The Six Best Concerts In Dallas This Weekend
October 04, 2012 in DC9 At Night
AstronautalisAstronautalis, Friday, October 5, at Granada Theater This time last year, former North Texas rapper Astronautalis had just released his 11-track gem, This Is Our Science. This Friday, he opens for Flobots,...
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Five of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Buke and Gase, Deftones, This Will Destroy You and More
October 03, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Buke and Gase Buke and Gase Saturday, October 6, at City Tavern, $7/$10 An NPR favorite, Brooklyn duo Buke and Gase will be folkin' it up with Fox and the Bird and...
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Five Denton Bands You Should Get To Know
September 27, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Daniel MarkhamFall in Denton is a breeding ground for music.The town receives its annual boatload of fresh faces dropped at its doorstep, from college freshman to young couples laying roots....
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A Comedy of Errors: The Fumbling of the Denton Time Capsule
September 21, 2012 in DC9 At Night
via Glen FarrisWhen Denton musician Glen Farris arrived at the corner of S. Locust and E. Hickory Street on the morning of September 12 and uploaded an Instagram photo of...
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"No Jerks" At Macaroni Island, Denton's Newest House Venue
September 11, 2012 in DC9 At Night
After an amicable boot to the curb by his former roommate -- newly engaged Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios owner Josh Baish -- Gutterth Records' Michael Briggs found himself needing a...
