Buck Owens

Jay Farrar Has the Driest Sense of Humor on the Planet

Whether solo or in Uncle Tupelo or Son Volt, singer/songwriter Jay Farrar has created a canon of alt-country and Americana music that may be unrivaled. Brooding and intense, Farrar's songs chronicle the darker side of human emotions and like his songs, Farrar isn't the most upbeat guy on the block. ... More >>

Linda Tovar has Sacrificed More than One Set of Clothes for Dallas Music

Local Music 'Mericans has been running almost two and a half years now on DC9, and one disappointing shortcoming in writing this column has been the lack of "war stories" from live local stages: odd, unforgettable things seen. Not sure what the problem is! Sure, there's been a few interesting points ... More >>

DJ Woodtronic Knows a Good Oddity When He Sees One, and He Sees Plenty in DFW

Photo by Allan Hayslip Known for his sophistication as a DJ, Reid Robinson (a.k.a. Woodtronic) gets groovy, laid back gigs spinning at spots like the Perot Museum and outdoor shows in Dallas Arts District. Not to say he can't pump (and punk) it up if needed...you can also see him spinning pretty reg ... More >>

Chris Masterson: "I Don't Think People View Ripping Songs As Theft"

New York by way of Texas husband-wife duo The Mastersons are too perfect of an idea to never happen. Chris Masterson has performed and produced for many others (Jack Ingram, Son Volt, Bobby Bare Jr.) while also releasing a bit of his own material in the past. Same for his wife, Eleanor Whitmore, who ... More >>

Pete Anderson: "We [Dwight Yoakam and I] Were Americana Before There Was Americana"

If known only for his guitar playing and production work with Dwight Yoakam, singer/songwriter Pete Anderson would still be a legend in both the country and alt-country genres. There is much more to Pete Anderson than the stellar licks on such Yoakam hits as "Guitar, Cadillacs" and "Streets of B ... More >>

The King of Country Music Videos: The Five Most Quintessential Dwight Yoakam Clips

Dwight Yoakam​Dwight David Yoakam, the modern savior of the Bakersfield-style of electric country music, is actually a native of Kentucky and he's now been a staple of Hollywood productions for years. Such a quizzical mélange makes sense, really. Give a listen to the way in which Yoakam has blen ... More >>

Eleven Hundred Springs

Eight the Hard Way Smith Entertainment

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Friday, December 10, at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Paper Tongues, Gwyneth & Monko, Dave Gleason

​We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it. Paper Tongues (Charlotte, NC) S/T (A&M) Are you more than a little bumme ... More >>

Show Announcements: Dwight Yoakam Coming To Mesquite In February And More

Jason Wolter​Nothing goes together quite like country music and rodeo action. So with Dwight Yoakam coming to North Texas in February, what better place to perform than the Resistol Arena, home to the Mesquite Rodeo?The country legend hasn't released anything since 2007's tribute to Buck Owens, bu ... More >>

Congratulations, City of Sherman: You're Having The Best Week Ever.

Bustling, ain't it.​A cursory Wikipedia search tells me that the City of Sherman has at least a little musical history--well more than I was a aware, at least--as the hometowns of Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame saxophone player Buddy Tate and country music icon Buck Owens.But, the Owens-hosted Hee ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Margot and the Nuclear So & So's, Telekinesis, and Everything, Now! at Hailey's

[Editor's Note: Never mind the above byline; this review was penned by Observer contributor Daniel Hopkins.]Margot and the Nuclear So & So's, Telekinesis, and Everything, Now!Hailey's Club, Denton May 22, 2009Better than: Sitting at home trying to come up with a more ridiculous band name than Ma ... More >>

Idol Records Loves The O's So Much, It Went Ahead And Signed The Boys Named Sue, Too.

Nate RehlanderThe Boys Named Sue are cooking something up for Idol. Erv Karwelis sure must like what he's seen from The O's, John Pedigo and Taylor Young's bluegrass duo, which signed with Karwelis' Idol Records label back in October. Why's that? Well, 'cause today comes word that Karwelis has signe ... More >>

Branded Man

The DSO welcomes The Hag

Big Bad Bob

See the life of Wills live onstage

Eastwood

Everything's Personal (Self-released)

Houston's Hayes Carll wins Americana Song of the Year

Eleven Hundred Springs

Country Jam (Palo Duro)

How to Be a Good Cover Band

Boys Named Sue

The Hits Vol. 1 (Crow)

Hokum or Yoakam?

How the Kentucky kid's pulled off a crazy little thing called a career

X Marks the Rock

Exene Cervenka's Sinners might not be Original

Walk the Line

Eleven Hundred Springs is right at home among Willie, Waylon and the boys

You Slaid me

On the road in his Dodge Dart, Slaid Cleaves is the last of the traveling troubadours

The grass is blue

Writing hits for the Dixie Chicks has given Jim Lauderdale his own wide open space

Hank's for the memories

Hank Williams III hopes that country gold comes in threes

Someone tell my story

Merle Haggard lives up to his legend, now more than ever

Thank God it's Monday

Matt Hillyer and Eleven Hundred Springs look a little bit rock 'n' roll, but they're all country

Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson

Out Here

Country and Midwestern

The best of the alt-country lot salute the majesty of the past--while defining the future

Out Here

Yuletide resuscitation

Big Iron comes back for another round

Deck the malls

This season's Christmas album offerings

Out Here

Unlikely hybrid

The cocktail country of the Lucky Pierres proves to be the right mix

Roadshows

Out Here

Hat's off

Dwight Yoakam's the last great country singer left--and he doesn't need a twang to prove it

Farther along

Emmylou Harris has a new boxed set, but she won't be trapped by that cardboard tombstone

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

Two area favorites are back--one returning, the other reborn

Swingin' west

Scottish author waltzes across Texas in pursuit of the music he loves

Junkyard jazz

The Calways go a little crazy

Truckin' man

New traditionalist Dale Watson

Roadshows

Who gives a Hootie?

Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

Far from Gone

Dwight Yoakam's latest conjures up echoes of '60s AM radio

Collyers of the wild

Lone Star Trio offshoot sprouts deep country roots

Thank God he's a pretty boy

Ty Herndon is country music's latest hunk of the month. But is he for real?

Down at the Ranchhouse

Tom Morrell keeps Western swing alive on the best set of records you've never heard