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2013 Stories by Rachel Watts

• The Class of 35

  published March 7, 2013

  The festival first set up its permanent residence in Denton five years ago. More than 20 musicians from the area have played all four previous... More >>

• Blowfly

  published February 7, 2013

  Through a bizarre friend-of-a-friend scenario, Observer Arts & Culture editor Jamie Laughlin and our former music editor Audra Schroeder... More >>

• Robert Gomez's Whirlwind Continues with The Green Hour

  published February 7, 2013

  To say that multi-instrumentalist Robert Gomez was a busybody in 2012 is an understatement: The man was a machine. He started off the year... More >>

• Grupo Fantasma

  published January 31, 2013

  It's impossible to stand still around the beats and horns of Austin's 10-piece Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma, who racked up a Grammy for their... More >>

• The Residents

  published January 31, 2013

  To celebrate 40 years of their cutting-edge experimentalism, The Residents are taking their multimedia show with them on their "Wonder of... More >>

• Chelsea Wolfe

  published January 31, 2013

  I can see Chelsea Wolfe getting pretty big one of these days. The singer-songwriter is on tour after her all-acoustic album, Unknown Rooms,... More >>

• A.Dd+

  published January 24, 2013

  Dallas hip-hop duo A.Dd+ are starting off 2013 by releasing a new mixtape and headlining their first show at Granada. Listen to the first... More >>

• Calexico

  published January 17, 2013

  The last time Calexico rolled through Dallas, for their 2008 release Carried to Dust, they were as effortless as a tumbleweed but... More >>

• Of Mice & Men

  published January 17, 2013

  Southern California metalcore foursome Of Mice & Men are hitting the road again after the re-release of their 2011 sophomore album The... More >>

• (Im)Perfect Sound Forever

  published January 10, 2013

  Robby and Jennifer Rux greet me at the front door of an old brown fourplex, nestled comfortably on a tree-lined street in Fort Worth's... More >>