Video: Hash Brown on Dallas Blues History

I came across this excerpt from an upcoming documentary on blues music in Dallas over the weekend. From the looks of this clip from Dallas Electric: The Texas Blues Story, it’s going to be an interesting flick. The video offers a glimpse of Hash Brown delving into Dallas’ blues history…

More Sad Local Hip-Hop News

After the passing of Freewill and DJ Frantic, there has been yet another death in the DFW hip-hop world, according to a post from Money Waters local female emcee Money420 over at DFWHipHop.com. Money420 posted the news that EZ Eddie D lost his son. Eddie has been a long-time supporter…

Harder, Better, Faster and Stronger Than The Other Tours?

Kanye brings the good life to town on May 18 Given that we’ve been blowing up this space with Starplex show announcements of late (Radiohead, The Police with Elvis Costello), we’d be remiss not to mention The Glow in the Dark tour, which (no offense, Radiohead), has us most excited…

Updating You On A Former Me

Saw a link to this interesting item on Sam Machkovech’s BigDlittled blog in case you were already pining for the days of yore a whole two weeks into my tenure here. Writes Sam: “You’ll be seeing a little more of me around these parts for a bit” Sure. The more…

Dallas Observer SXSW Concert Lineup Announced

Mark your calendars to see England’s The Cribs at our SXSW show. Seriously. Write it down.Oh, you read that right. We’re not just going to SXSW, we’re bringing some damn good bands together for those of you trekking it down to Austin. Here’s our lineup: The Black Keys Health The…

Erykah Badu Brings Some Fire.

Everyone’s favorite local R&B/soul/neo-soul singer, Erykah Badu, has got a couple killer shows coming up in the near future. This one at the Ghostbar with Q-Tip looks cool: This one at the House of Blues, with ?uestlove, Pharoahe Monch, Bun B and others, looks even cooler: (Right-click images to see…

Help for the Valentine’s Day Mixtape

It’s crunch time, people. You’ve got just mere hours until meeting up with that “special someone” or “that hot chick” or “the boyfriend,” and if you haven’t figured out something rad for them yet, you’re not screwed. No. We encourage you to pilfer our list of 20 Songs for Valentine’s…

Run. The Police Are Coming.

The Police. Lookin’ a whole lot younger. So, the Starplex has another announcement. Hot on the heels of all this Radiohead stuff that has you all so hot and bothered, we just caught wind of another sure-to-be-a-big-deal show coming ’round these parts: The Police, with “special guests” Elvis Costello and…

Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Local American Idol Angle…

His name is Jason Castro and he calls Rowlett home. You might recognize him from the MTV show Cheyenne, in which he played love interest numero uno to Frisco’s Cheyenne Kimball. (This is a growing trend, apparently, that has a lot of AI viewers calling bullshit on this season–a whole…

Pot, Kettle. Kettle, Pot.

There’s a quick little Dallas dig buried deep in this online MTV News round-up piece (mainly about Aretha Franklin not being so into Beyonce’s Grammy performance). In an item about the upcoming Radiohead tour, the piece reads: “The last confirmed venue/date is May 18 at the awesomely named SuperPages.com Center…

Colorado Sprung

Rakim said it best: “It ain’t where you’re from, it’s where you’re at.” And, on that note, starting after this, my second-ever post to DC-9, you’ll be getting fed a steady streamline of Dallas music news/notes/anecdotes/whatnot from me on this page. But, for now, a little history. As you may…

Lovie Opening for Vagina Monologues

Lovie will be the opening act for a special benefit performance of The Vagina Monologues. The UTD Rat PAC (their student performing arts collective) and the Galerstein’s Women Center are presenting the play with proceeds benefiting Victims Outreach, an agency that provides services for battered women. Andrea Roberts from The…

Radiohead Tickets On Sale Thursday

So, as of three minutes ago, we know where and when Radiohead will play locally: at the Starplex Amphitheatre on May 18. (Fine, the Superpages.com Center — like you’ll ever call it that.) And, courtesy Radiohead’s PR reps, we also know when tickets go on sale: this Thursday at Radiohead’s…

Rock ‘n’ Rumble: Gloomadeers vs. the Latter Day Taints

Sleezus Fist and the Latter Day Taints. (Tricia Kay Photography)Rock ‘n’ Rumble Episode 3 led us to a surprise. We have to admit we didn’t have much stock in rockers Black Tie Vendetta. Nothing against the band either. BTV just seems to register with a lower blip on the local…

Lots of Locals Land on SXSW Schedule

The South by Southwest folks finally released the giant list of bands playing this year’s fest. Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth are all representing. So if you were looking for another reason to spend the $600 (that price ends today, then it jumps to the door price of $650) for…

Q&A: Steve Poltz Says Jewel is Hot and Austin is Stupid

Steve Poltz is a Canadian-born singer-songwriter currently based in San Diego. Perhaps best know for co-writing “You Were Meant for Me,” the No. 1 hit for Jewel (and having a brief fling with her), Poltz’s songs are filled with satirical lyrics and simple melodies that often endear themselves to the…

Q&A: Former SouthFM Frontman Paco Estrada

Paco Estrada chatting it up with DC-9. (Angela Berg) Immortalized in Dallas rock history by its charming single “Dear Claudia,” its torrid and ultimately disappointing affair with MCA Records and its massive amounts of devout fans, SouthFM scorched the scene with lightening velocity. And, then, vanished into the sad, crowded…

Video from Pikahsso’s Birthday Bash

Pikahsso filled us in on what he calls Pikahss-O-Vision, and this is worth taking a look at. You might recall he hosted a birthday party that was a benefit for the homeless and it looked like quite a turnout. D210, “a cutting edge, fast paced video/magazine show,” caught the party…

Wanz Dover Brings Melodica 2008 to Expo Park

”This festival is designed to promote unity in the music scene that desperately needs it. Dallas, Fort Worth and beyond. I hope it helps.” That’s how Wanz Dover, the guy behind the Stereo on Strike blog, is describing the sixth Melodica music festival, a three-day fest held in five venues…

Video: Super Furry Animals at Granada

We didn’t make it out to last Friday’s Super Furry Animals show at the Granada (though, one of the DC-9 writers did, and he loved it). From the looks of the video the Granada just posted, we missed out. Check it out, and if you’re still aching for some Super…