Email Author Eric Grubbs

2012 Stories by Eric Grubbs

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  COVER STORY

  Here are the Winners of the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards

  published November 15, 2012

  Best Album Best Solo Act Best Female Vocalist The Body Wins, Sarah... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  The Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase: A User's Guide

  published November 8, 2012

  It occurred to me recently that, within the DFW music scene, people really love to draw county lines. So what we were trying to illustrate with... More >>

• Bobby Patterson Speaks About His Life Off the Airwaves

  published November 1, 2012

  Not much has changed about Bobby Patterson since his dismissal from KKDA-AM 730 this past May. Strolling into a Pappadeaux in Duncanville for... More >>

• Converge

  published November 1, 2012

  One of the best shows this fall will be on a weeknight, when Converge and Torche, two of the finest, loudest metal bands out there, tackle... More >>

• RTB2, Nervous Curtains, Ice Eater at LaGrange

  published October 11, 2012

  With their newest album, 2, out on the streets, Denton rock two-piece RTB2 will headline a very well-balanced set at LaGrange. You have... More >>

• Riot Fest

  published September 20, 2012

  Riot Fest, a Chicago-based event in years past, is expanding into Dallas for the first time, and judging by the lineup, this is more of what... More >>

• Pujol, Soviet, and the Longshots

  published September 6, 2012

  Nashville's Daniel Pujol brings his project to town behind June's Saddle Creek full-length, United States of Being, an album loaded with... More >>

• The Dukes of September at Verizon Theatre

  published July 12, 2012

  Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen and Boz Scaggs will join forces and play as one big band. Pretty cool concept, especially since Fagen will get... More >>

• Dream Theater at Verizon Theatre

  published July 5, 2012

  Progressive rock titans Dream Theater hit Verizon Theatre for the second time on their A Dramatic Turn of Events tour. It's another... More >>

• Riverboat Gamblers, Mind Spiders, the Phuss at LaGrange

  published June 14, 2012

  It's the record release party for The Wolf You Feed, Riverboat Gamblers' latest effort, and it's a Friday at LaGrange, one of the best... More >>

• Preview: Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars at Trees

  published April 12, 2012

  Expect a few angular pop nuggets from Cursive's oeuvre, including Domestica, The Ugly Organ and Happy Hollow, as the Omaha band unveils... More >>

• Preview: The Revival Tour at Trees

  published March 15, 2012

  Billed as "an acoustic collaborative event," this year's edition of The Revival Tour features Chuck Ragan, Tom Gabel, Dan Andriano and Cory... More >>

• Mind Spiders

  published February 23, 2012

  Around this time last year, while the metroplex's roads were iced over for a week, Mind Spiders' frontman Mark Ryan found himself stuck in his... More >>

• Mark Ryan's First Show

  published February 23, 2012

  What was the first show you remember seeing? I don't know which came first exactly, but I did see The Ventures when I was 12.... More >>

• Preview: Machine Head, Monday, February 13, at House of Blues

  published February 9, 2012

  Machine Head's latest opus, Unto the Locust, only adds to their vast catalog of smart, powerful metal. Expect the new stuff to mix effortlessly... More >>

• Bad Design Talk About Their First Time

  published February 2, 2012

  Recalling the post-punk and hardcore bands that frequently played Rubber Gloves in the late '90s, Denton four-piece Bad Design just released a... More >>

• The Life & Times

  published January 19, 2012

  No matter what night of the week it is or if the weather is terrible, The Life and Times' spacey post-hardcore stomp is a galvanizing force.... More >>

• The Black Dotz Are a Band, Dammit

  published January 12, 2012

  There's one thing Mwanza Dover wants to make abundantly clear about The Black Dotz: It's not Dover's band. Sure, he's the lead singer of the... More >>