DC9 At Night

Vox Pop, Rd. 1: JMack vs. AnonymousCulture

2010-02-09 16:41:37

This week, for the first go 'round of our new weekly, online hip-hop battle competition, both of our top performers--JMack and AnonymousCulture--chose to go the a cappella route with their submi...

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Eisley Announces Split From Warner Bros.

2010-02-09 16:10:03

In November, when we spoke last with Eisley's Stacy Dupree, the singer implied that she and her family/bandmates weren't necessarily all that stoked with their situation at Warner Bros. Records. ...

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Picture Show: Mardi Gras Texas Style at Fair Park

2010-02-09 15:58:14

Mardi Gras Texas Style drew thousands of fans to Fair Park on Saturday, for a bill of 20 country acts including the Eli Young Band, Kevin Fowler, Roger Creager, Cory Morrow and more. As if you ...

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Bonus MP3: Smile Smile -- "Beg You To Stay"

2010-02-09 15:30:20

Today marks the first day in which audiences can head on out--or just sit in and click over to iTunes or your digital download store of choice, whatever--and purchase the new Smile Smile disc, Tr...

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Impressions of Dallas with Matt Taylor of Motion City Soundtrack. Also: His Thoughts on Record Labels, Ric Ocasek and the Vans Warped Tour

2010-02-09 14:45:34

This here post is the first edition of what will be a weekly peek at what outside musicians think about the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Each week, we'll present a conversation with a touring act, and ...

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Watch: St. Vincent -- "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood"

2010-02-09 14:19:18

Last week, Dallas native Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent, duh) released the above video for the third single off her pretty darn awesome, May-released album, Actor, "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood." ...

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Watch: Cocky Americans -- "Romance Tried To Kill Me"

2010-02-09 12:53:19

I think most guys will relate to this video. You know how it is: just when you think you're over a breakup, she chases you away from band practice, forcing you to leap from an overpass. Then someh...

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Today In Music News: Kid Rock Supports Bon Jovi, The White Stripes Are Mad And Jacko's Doctor Gets Charged

2010-02-09 09:00:00

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 9, 2010...Kid Rock is the supporting act for Bon Jovi's O2 arena residency? I guess everyone needs a paycheck...The White Stripe...

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Erykah Badu, Matthew and The Arrogant Sea Songs Leak Over The Weekend. Go Get 'em.

2010-02-08 16:47:40

Can't imagine that Erykah Badu and Matthew Gray (of Matthew and The Arrogant Sea) really have all that much in common--well, aside from the fact that they're both from the region, they've both mo...

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Watch: The Strange Boys -- "Be Brave"

2010-02-08 16:14:11

Hey, looks like Bob Sambol's boys are back: The once Dallas- and now Austin-based The Strange Boys recently announced that the follow-up to its well-received full-length debut, 2009's ...and Girl...

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Neon Indian Does "Mind, Drips" For LaundroMatinee, Pitchfork Keeps Hyping FUR

2010-02-08 15:38:45

Thanks to a performance of "Deadbeat Summer" that Neon Indian offered up for LaundroMatinee.com, the band is popping up everywhere (yes, again) this afternoon. My Old Kentucky Blog first previewe...

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Picture Show: Dallas Burlesque Festival at the Texas Theater

2010-02-08 14:38:19

The Texas Theater in Oak Cliff hosted the Second Annual Dallas Burlesque Festival on Friday and Saturday night, Feb. 5-6. The temperature outside may have dipped into the 40s, but the air in Te...

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Night Moves: Dallas Snuggie Pub Crawl

2010-02-08 13:56:18

Oceans rise, rock legends fall, time marches on, and somehow, inexplicably, the Snuggie persists. Almost a year after we covered a Snuggie night at the Quarter Bar for charity, our photographer...

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Over the Weekend: The Upper Echelon Tour with Myka Nyne

2010-02-08 12:11:38

The Upper Echelon Tour with Myka Nyne The Green Elephant Sunday, February 7 Better Than: The poetry that your English Lit teacher thought would inspire your love of words. To see a Myka Nyne ...

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Picture Show: G. Love and Special Sauce at the House of Blues

2010-02-08 11:15:12

G. Love & Special Sauce played the House of Blues on Friday night, and our photographer Caity Colvard was there to catch shots of the band, the crowd and the souvenir underwear assortment at...

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