Shahryar Rizvi

Category: Work

  • This Afternoon at NX35: Digital Downloads Are Ruining Everything! – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night

    This Afternoon at NX35: Digital Downloads Are Ruining Everything! – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night. One thing I forgot to mention in the piece; Schlarb basically dominated the panel discussion with his doom and snark(I Heart Lung is cool, though). On the part of the discussion of college radio, everyone  in the panel agreed […]

  • The Problem With… Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now.” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night

    The Problem With… Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now.” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night. I admit, I plugged Hank Williams III in after only listening to a few songs of his. Does anyone know if he’s in fact notable and liked in the country music community? If you would like a history lesson concerning the band’s […]

  • New Neon Indian Single — Sleep Paralysist

    http://www.greenlabelsound.com/m/117gLsMdA0 I’ll be at NX35 covering a few shows and panels for the Observer starting Friday. I’m covering another show on sunday that runs parallel to Neon Indian, so I can’t see the set.

  • Looking Back at the Starck Club

    My latest This Week In Dallas Music history post is up: Starck Club Opens Wow. This place had an electronic scene? And I wonder if there is anyplace in Dallas today that comes close to the wild antics in the Starck Club. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iMEs-D6Ccc&w=425&h=344]

  • The Problem With “Imma Be”

    This week’s The Problem With is up. The target: Imma Be by Black Eyed Peas. Just a few stylistic edits this week. Life is good. I wonder why pop stars care about the future and space all of the sudden. Did Liquid Sky show on MTV or something?

  • This Week in Dallas Music History:Toadies in 1994

    My latest This Week In Dallas Music History is up. I’ll admit, I only knew about the Toadies through their hit single “Possum Kingdom” playing on the radio. I didn’t even remember the band or song name, only the awkward lyrics: Do you wanna die?! Do you wanna die?! I promise you I will treat […]

  • The Problem With…”We Are The World 25″ And More

    My second “The Problem With…” piece is up. This week, I took on We Are The World 25 For Haiti. A great chunk of my political content for the post got cut. I understand why the editor chose to cut all that stuff –DC9 At Night is an entertainment blog, not a political soapbox– so I’m […]

  • Jucifer Concert Review

    Last Night: Jucifer, Vaste Burai, One Wolf and STEW! at Rubber Gloves I’ve seen a few extreme metals shows in my time, and this one is the best of them all. Everyone should see at least one extreme metal act in their youth. And remember hearing protection, you will need it.

  • This week In Dallas Music History: A weekly article series on Dallas Observer Stories

    My latest post for the Observer is up: This week In Dallas Music History: Walker, Texas Ranger Finds A Killer On Baboon’s Tail, Kinda. My first cut included a paragraph on how I assumed this episode was a Walker version of a reliable police show trope, the Quincy Punk. In this trope, our noble protagonist immerses […]

  • “The Problem With…”: A weekly article series on pop music

    My first in a pop humor article series for DC9 At Night is up here.  After I wrote it, I discovered a parody music video of Tik Tok, the target of my ire, from a few British kids. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4npUdfEmbQ&w=425&h=344] Sincerely Shahr¥ar