Email AuthorDarryl Smyers
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The Ten Greatest Texas Punk Bands
May 09, 2013 in DC9 At Night
The Dicks With D.R.I. coming to Trees last night, we at DC9 thought it might be opportune to look at some of the legendary punk bands that have claimed Texas as...
Titus Andronicus is Here to Spread the Good Word of Literature, Seinfeld and Weezer
May 07, 2013 in DC9 At Night
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The 10 Greatest Alt-Country Bands Ever
April 23, 2013 in RFTmusic
For all practical matters, alt-country began with Uncle Tupelo's album No Depression in 1990. Shortly thereafter, the magazine of the same name was published. and it seemed that every city...
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Son Volt at the Sons of Hermann Hall, 04/21: Review
April 22, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Jay Farrar smiled. I'm not joking; he really did. In the middle of Son Volt's remarkably engaging performance Saturday night at the Sons of Hermann Hall, the notoriously impassive Farrar...
Jay Farrar Has the Driest Sense of Humor on the Planet
April 18, 2013 in DC9 At Night
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The 10 Greatest Alt-Country Bands Ever
April 17, 2013 in DC9 At Night
The late, great Uncle TupeloWith Jay Farrar and Son Volt playing at the Sons of Hermann Hall this weekend, it seems a good time to evaluate the entire Alt-country semi-movement....
Richard Thompson at the Granada Theater, 4/13/13: Review
April 15, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Richard Thompson On Getting Older and Losing Meaning
April 10, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids: "We Were Doing it Just to Get Some Beer and Meet Chicks"
March 28, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum: "It Got to a Point Where People Were Confusing Making Music with Making Money."
March 25, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Geoff Downes of Yes, Asia and The Buggles is Kind of Responsible for MTV
March 21, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Greg Richling of the Wallflowers Has a Pedigree Equal to His Famous Frontman
March 19, 2013 in DC9 At Night
They Might Be Giants Does Not Need More Conspiracy Theorists
March 12, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Chelsea Light Moving Does Not Play Sonic Youth Songs, a.k.a. Cover Songs
March 08, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Rasmus Stolberg of Efterklang Talks the Copenhagen Music Scene, Recording on an Arctic Island and Why Socialism Works
March 04, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Junius' Joseph Martinez Couldn't Stay Away from Dallas
February 22, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Deep Thoughts on Geography from Swedish Band Graveyard
February 21, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Ra Ra Riot Doesn't Read Reviews, But They Will Argue With You on Facebook
February 19, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Flogging Molly at the House of Blues, 2/16/13: Review
February 18, 2013 in DC9 At Night
The xx Counts Rihanna and Gossip Girl Among their Fans, Much to Their Surprise
February 12, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Chuck Billy of Testament is Ready for the End of CDs and Records
February 06, 2013 in DC9 At Night
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The Residents at the Kessler Theater, 2/2/13: Review
February 04, 2013 in DC9 At Night
David WorthingtonThe Residents There was absolutely nothing ordinary about the two shows The Residents put on at the Kessler this past Friday and Saturday night. Out of all the rock...
Homer Flynn, "Manager" of The Residents, Wants People to Stop Asking Who is in The Band
January 31, 2013 in DC9 At Night
The Whigs Think We Should All Stop Being Jerks to Kings of Leon
January 24, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Matthew Hines of The Eastern Sea: Dallas Has a Better Sense of Music Community Than Austin
January 17, 2013 in DC9 At Night
