Chris Holt

Winston Edmonson is Using Apps and Corporations to Get Local Music Heard

Winston Edmonson has had his hands in local politics (he ran for Mayor of Lewisville a couple years ago), AM talk radio (on a couple different outlets) and, fortunately for us, is a big fan of unharvested local music talent. He's a big fan of Salim Nourallah, Chris Holt and Razim Quazi, and has been ... More >>

Picture Show: The O's and Chris Holt at AT&T PAC's Patio Sessions

All photos by Laura MannChris Holt and the kiddos.​The reflecting pool in front of AT&T Performing Arts Center is fun to wade in when it's hot outside. We've learned this over the course of our Patio Sessions, which came to a close last night with performances from The O's and Chris Holt.You s ... More >>

Presenting Yet Another New Free Local Concert Series, Patio Sessions, Which Starts Tonight.

​Speaking of shows going on tonight, there's one more you should know about: Starting tonight and running every Thursday evening through the end of June, we, along with the fine folks at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, will be bringing you yet another free series of shows featuring local arti ... More >>

Club Dada Announces First String of Shows At Renovated Space Set to Open on New Year's Eve

The current state of things at Club Dada. Will it open on time? Its owners say so...​We've been following Club Dada's progress fairly closely ever since City Tavern owner Josh Florence and some investors announced plans to buy and renovate the iconic Deep Ellum venue. Florence, you may recall, w ... More >>

Idol Records Releases New Chris Holt Christmas Jam, Preps Sophomore Album From The O's

"Um, I actually ordered a Tuaca?"​2010 wasn't the biggest year Idol Records has ever seen. The once-dominant local label responsible for past releases from area favorites such as the Old 97's, Centro-matic, Chomsky, [Daryl], The Crash That Took Me, Black Tie Dynasty, PPT, The O's and others releas ... More >>

Good Friday: Heavy Make-Up With Edie Brickell, Dresden Dolls, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Hayes Carll, Stars, Black Mountain, Black Angels, Social Distortion, Misfits, Comrade, Marc Cohn, Pomegranates, Roger Waters & more

Edie Brickell​Certainly not the biggest, but the most notable show coming to town is Heavy Make-Up at The Kessler Theater on Friday night. The group features Edie Brickell, fellow New Bohemian Kenny Withrow and Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess. This improvisational band is certain to recall th ... More >>

Good Friday: Fall Indie Fest, Matt & Kim, Fang Island, School Of Seven Bells, The xx, Morning Benders, Twin Sister, Cults, The National, Sarah Harmer, Two Door Cinema Club, Gaslight Anthem, Devendra Banhart & More!

​You may remember when I mentioned Grand Prairie's upcoming Fall Indie Fest in a story about suburban rock a few weeks ago. Well, Fall Indie Fest is finally here. While it doesn't have quite the same fanfare of the little festival in Austin this weekend, there is still reason aplenty to head out w ... More >>

Chris Holt

A Cosmic Joke (Idol Records)

Tonight, Tonight: The Cult at House of Blues, Miss Marcy and Her Texas Sugar Daddies at Pearl, and Becky Middleton leads Songwriters in the Round at Opening Bell Coffee

Another Monday comes around just in time to spoil all those good feeling brought on by the Cowboys finally winning a game. Not to worry, though: This evening's musical offerings are decidedly eclectic and one shouldn't have too difficult of a time finding some kind of ear candy.

Good Friday: Pleasant Grove, Toadies, B.o.B., RTB2, Queensryche, Ishi, Slobberbone, Spooky Folk, Dark Dark Dark, Trey Songz, Dondria, More...

​Dallas has seen many bands come and go. Some put out records that generated a lot of hype, but ultimately were forgotten. Some released albums that defined our music scene and still stand up today. Pleasant Grove is an example of the latter, and their crowning achievement is their album, Ausculta ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Wirstbands To Saturday's DOMAXXII Showcase. Plus: The Songs On This Year's Download Card.

​Just got finished with some due diligence over on Unfair Park, letting the folks who care about things like local news and the like know about this year's DOMAXXII Showcase. Even handed out a few pairs of free wristbands out to 'em. No worries, DC9 devotees: I haven't forgotten you all in this ma ... More >>

More Details On Next Weekend's DOMAXXII Showcase. Plus: Set Times For All Of The Stages!

​A couple weeks back, we announced the initial, tentative lineup for this year's Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase, which will run from 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, until the wee hours of Sunday, July 18, at six venues--not to mention an outdoor stage--in Deep Ellum. We really couldn't be more ... More >>

DOMAXXII: The Performers For The July 17 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Are...

​We've been pretty much dying here at DC9 HQ, sitting on this information, just waiting to put it out there for you. And now the higher-ups have given us the green light. You ready? Better be.On July 17, we'll be hosting our the fourth annual showcase for our Dallas Observer Music Awards (the awar ... More >>

The Slack

The Deep End (Idol)

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Tonight's Trey Johnson, Danny Balis and Ward Williams Songswap at AllGood Cafe

​Yesterday, we mentioned Trey Johnson, Danny Balis and Ward Williams songswap taking place tonight at AllGood Cafe, a sorta Sorta reunion, in a sense, as those three's former Sorta bandmate Chris Holt will also be in attendance. Will there be Sorta songs performed? We can't say. But four former me ... More >>

Dallas Observer Music Awards

DOMA XXI: And The Nominees Are...

This year's trophy will look nothing like the Heisman. Sorry to get your hopes up.A few weeks back, the 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards balloting process began--somewhat quietly, I admit.  Distinguished area musicians, producers, booking agents, sound engineers, bloggers, journalists a ... More >>

To Hell With The Music Scene's Good Intentions

Echoes and Reverberations: Carter Albrecht Was Ready For His Close Up

Hal Samples Carter Albrecht I was not ready to do this. For a couple of weeks, I've tried to mentally prepare myself to write a proper story about Carter Albrecht's Jesus is Alive... and Living in London, the recently-released solo album that he was in the process of finishing at the time ... More >>

Good Friday: Vance Gilbert, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Patrice Pike, Eleven Hundred Springs, Salim Nourallah, Hendrick, John Lewis Band

Weekend time!First, the shows we already hipped you to...Tonight, there's Marcia Ball at the Granada, Dale Watson at the Pearl Dancehall and Saloon in Fort Worth, Lou Gramm at the House of Blues, and, finally, at the Double Wide, there's a nice bill with Johnny Lloyd Rollins, Bridges & Blinking ... More >>

THe BAcksliders Featured On XO Publicity’s Holiday Sampler

Oh my, they are already beginning to trickle in... Those pesky, quickly made Christmas-themed--sorry, I mean holiday-themed [Jewish Editor's Note: Damn right you did!]--musical products are already hitting shelves everywhere. Hell, I got a Christmas CD by Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in May! ... More >>

Be There: Carter Albrecht Memorial Show At Club Dada Tonight

Sundancing As Fast As We Can

Mokah Music Summit: The Morning After

Getting 'Non-Uncomfortable' with Dave Little

Meat Loaf, Well Done?

Picking Up the Slack

Big D's Great Roar

A DOMA Good Time

See You Tomorrow Night, Right? Right.

2007 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

Someone Needs to Tell Our Music Editor We Also Have a Blog

No DOMA Drama

This is s'posed to be fun, remember?

In Between Days, Today

Reviewing the Revue, Part Two (With Audio!)

Misunderstood

Obscurity, delays and ill-fitting genre labels: It's just another Strange day for Sorta

Baby Makes Three

Odds & Ends

Grab your intertube and float down to San Marcos for two of Dallas' most acclaimed bands

2006 Dallas Observer Music Awards

New Year's Round-Up

Odds & Ends

Why the Austin City Limits Music Fest is stupider than a big bowl of dust

Red Cross benefit with Slick 57, Centro-matic, Deep Blue Something, Happy Jack, [DARYL], Sorta

Saturday, September 10, at the Granada Theater

Mur, The Hourly Radio, Chris Holt, The Undoing of David Wright

Thursday, May 12, at Granada Theater

2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Case Solved: Killer musicians captured, thanks to your tips

Odds & Ends

Festivals abound this spring; enter our caption contest and win...something

Chris Holt

Wednesday, March 9, at the Barley House

Drumroll, Please

Dallas Observer Music Awards 2005

Odds & Ends

Pleasant Grove needs a drummer, the Oasis of Hope needs your support,and Tom Heinl needs a cigarette

Suck It

Mug down on mudbugs during Crawfest 2004

Almost Almost Famous

Olospo hits the road to Wu the Midwest