DJ Jazzy Jeff

The Best of Texas' DJs Competed at the Red Bull Thre3style Regional Final at Trees: Photo Essay

Red Bull and Trees hosted the Mountain South Regional Finals of the Thre3Style DJ competition on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Five of the region's most talented DJ stars assembled in a battle for the right to represent the Mountain South Region at the National Finals in Los Angeles this April. With ... More >>

The Philosophy of Playdough

The Philosophy of Playdough

Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we'll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we've done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Check out Hunter Hauk's bonus audio interview here ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

Korn, Boots Electric, Pure X, and This Week's Show Announcements

​It would be a stretch to say that this week's show announcements are all that strong. There are some notable ones -- though perhaps not for the right reasons. For instance: On Sunday, November 20, the Palladium Ballroom has Korn and a handful of opening acts with names that don't mean anythi ... More >>

Five Music Shows We Wish MTV Still Aired

​At the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, Justin Timberlake got on the mic and pleaded with MTV to "play more videos!" Timberlake's sentiment was hardly a new one. The station switched from heavily playing music videos to being a reality TV-based network in the early 2000s -- shortly after the old for ... More >>

Okkervil River, Chromeo and a Ton of Other Show Announcements

One of the many incarnations of Okkervil River​Still fresh from the release of their new album I Am Very Far, Austin's Okkervil River seems to be working quite hard to let everyone know about it. The album is quite solid, thanks in part to the production work of local producer John Congl ... More >>

SXSW Interview: LL Cool J and Z-Trip Talk About Their Collaboration, Their High Esteem For The Hip-Hop "Blueprint" and Their Thoughts On Rap's Up-And-Coming Talent.

Marco Torres, Houston PressLadies Love Cool James​ Don't call it a comeback: Despite having been absent from performing in the hip-hop world for some time now, legendary rap originator LL Cool J has been around for years, rocking his peers and putting suckers in fear. And, at last night's Red Bull ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: DJ Sober May Be Known For Hip-Hop, But He Loves Him Some Annie Lennox and They Might Be Giants, Too.

Welcome to a Unexpected Influences, where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. Kelsey FosterDJ Sober​In a city as chock full of DJ talent as Dallas is, there still has yet to emerge any real rock star. And yet, if there were such a figure whose longevity and skill war ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: Denton's DJ Yeahdef On How He Became A Fan of Jazz Fusion

Welcome to a Unexpected Influences, where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. Yeahdef​Long-hailed as one of the region's Meccas for live music, Denton is a fine place to become well-known. And popularity is just what DJ Yeahdef, née Joey Lietchy, has achieved in t ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 30: Dean Dillinger

​Christian Dean Ward, perhaps better known around town as Dean Dillinger, got his start spinning records way back when, as a producer/board operator at WERQ-92.3 92Q Jams in Baltimore. "I used to play records for Reggie Reg and K-Swift (Rest In Power) when they went to the bathroom, or were on the ... More >>

Today In Music News: T.I. Gets Popped, Jazzy Jeff Gets Booted And GNR Get Pelted

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, September 3, 2010...You would think a prison stint and probation would be enough to keep T.I. on the straight and narrow. Think again.No one rocks a party like Jazzy Jeff. But, apparently that wasn't good enough for him not to get escorted out by ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 7: Yeahdef

​This week's DC9er takes you behind the booth, North of the Dial style, with Denton-based, eclectic party-DJ, Joey Liechty aka Yeahdef. Liechty has been DJing for the past 7 years, and is the founder of  '90s night, one of Denton's hottest dance nights, bringing people from Denton and Dallas ... More >>

Echoes and Reverberations: Decadent Dub Team, Fracturing the Mash-Up

DDTers Jason Wolford, EZ Eddie D and Jeff Liles​ The puke green exterior made the Mitchell Building in Deep Ellum look like a frightening industrial shop of horrors. Far from being accidental, that's by design -- the place was actually a weapons manufacturing facility during Word War II.In the ear ... More >>

Rob Viktum Serves Up A New, Tasty Drink

Weekend Roundup: Jonas Brothers, Clutch Bananas, The Veronicas, DJ Jazzy Jeff

Jonas Brothers on Saturday, June 20, at Dallas Cowboys StadiumI heard today that Miley Cyrus and that one JoBro were back together. I wonder if the "dizzy" feeling was love or just a result from spinning the entire length of one of their songs? Either way, can we get an "awwww" for the lovestruck te ... More >>

Good Friday: Peter Murphy, Math the Band, Jeremy Fisher, Cas Haley, Solitude Aeturnus, Little Black Dress, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Band of Heathens, Forever Sunday, Brave Combo, Les Americains, Red Collar, Steve Earle, Affliction Summer Slaughter Tour, Chuck Ragan

Weekend's here. Rock 'n' roll and party time. Let's dive right in. First, the shows we've already hipped you to this week...Tonight at the House of Blues, the Meat Puppets will toss you into a "Lake of Fire." Also, up in Denton, there's the Mothfight!, Florene and Red Faced Laughter show at Bee's Ma ... More >>

Seeing a Ghost

Yeah, Grandmaster Flash graced the ones and twos at Ghostbar this weekend. But who cares? The people there didn't seem to.

The Roots

Tuesday, June 17, at House of Blues

Last Night: DJ Jazzy Jeff At Ghostbar

Dipping Further Into Erykah's "Honey"

A-Trak

Thursday, May 25, at the Gypsy Tea Room

The Beatdown

They call him DJ Jazzy Jeff for a reason

India.Arie, Slum Village, Floetry

November 14

My Name Is

Who is Jill Scott? Why is anyone still asking that?

Jay Dee

Welcome 2 Detroit (BBE)

Blowin' Smoke

Ted Demme and Denis Leary are a match made in effin' heaven

Invisibl touch

The Invisibl Skratch Piklz are so good, they had to retire -- sort of

The Dr. is out

Dre and Snoop Dogg, the boys who cried wolf, cancel yet another Dallas show