Daft Punk

Taylor "Effin" Cleveland's Official Summer Mix for DC9 at Night

The beatmakers, producers and DJs in Dallas are busting the local music scene wide open. We here at the Observer wanted to showcase that talent through mixes made by the best in the business, especially for DC9 at Night. So stream, download and share the mix with your friends. Relive the weekend and ... More >>

The Worst of Coachella: Weekend Two

Here's everything that bothered us about Coachella's second weekend. Hey, at least there was no dust storm! Native American Headdresses These have still not gone away. In fact, one particularly irritating woman (not pictured) wore a towering feather mohawk weave, a sartorial statement that combined ... More >>

The Coachella 2013 Awards

The brunette in the backward pink mesh trucker hat and booty shorts grabs a megaphone and addresses her fellow campers. "WECOME TO COOOOACHEELLLA." The congregation of twenty 20-somethings lustily applauds. It's Thursday night, a dozen hours before the festival officially begins, and the rules ar ... More >>

The Worst of Coachella: Weekend One

Daft Punk Fake-Out Friday and Saturday, all anyone could talk about was if Daft Punk was going to show up during Phoenix's set. Why? Because we were fucking teased. On the main stage before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a long commercial for their new album played, and then we found out that members of the ... More >>

No, Seriously, Is Daft Punk Playing Coachella?

This is, so far, the burning question of this Coachella, being asked everywhere from the campsites to the press tent. Even though the French dance-punk duo officially squashed the rumors, not many people seem to be buying it. At least, not since last night. Just before Yeah Yeah Yeahs took the ... More >>

Eric Prydz on Swedish Techno, The Future of Dance Music and The Identity Festival

Identity Festival sets up shop at Gexa Energy Pavilion tomorrow, August 10. The touring electronic dance music festival sprang to life last year, with the help of celebrity DJs Kaskade and Steve Aoki, and just hit the road on its second North American tour. This year includes sets by Wolfgang Gartne ... More >>

Top Ten EDM Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Dance Music

by Andy Hermann Electronic dance music (you know, EDM) is the hottest thing going right now. But to you, it still all sounds like "oontz, oontz, oontz" -- except Skrillex, who sounds like "wom, wom, wom." Right? Fear not. You don't have to be a kid yourself to know what the kids are into nowadays ... More >>

Thursday Nights at Tate's, Ladies Get Tipsy on the Cheap (and the Drinks are Damn Good)

"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind," Humphrey Bogart once said. His wise words are printed on the menu at Tate's, a craft cocktail outpost housed in an old Victorian house on Mckinney Avenue that opened last December, and where I found myself in need of a beverage on ... More >>

Happy Hour at Malai Kitchen, Where Five Dollars Will Make You Hollar for Another One

The West Village isn't typically a favorite destination 'hood of mine unless I'm seeking fro-yo or a sale on cardigans, but a Yelp search pointed me in the direction of Thai-Vietnamese spot Malai when I found myself in dire need of a drink on a Sunday evening. I have zero desire to wait 30 minutes ... More >>

Digitalism, Dub Assembly

Saturday, December 10, at the Granada Theater

Chromeo Postpones House of Blues Gig, But It's Still a Crazy Busy Wednesday Night of Shows...

Sad news out of Paris yesterday, as French electronic producer Dj Mehdi died at the age of 34 after a roof collapsed in his home. The Ed Banger Records-backed DJ had collaborated with a number of big names over the years, including works with Daft Punk and Chromeo (see above). Tonight, Dallas will f ... More >>

Whitt's End: 7.15.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Derek Holland looked unusually sharp from the first pitch last night. Seattle's woeful offensively. I had a feeling, so I Tweetcalled for a no-hitter in the bottom of the 1st. Holland took ... More >>

The Problem With... Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera's "Moves Like Jagger"

I gotta tell you something, readers. I haven't really followed The Voice, NBC's singing competition show. It was never a conscious decision. I just haven't really followed reality shows since the first couple seasons of Survivor. I guess, as a writer, I want to support my peers who work on scripted ... More >>

Techno-Tron-ic

Get With the Program

Ableton Live becomes the latest technological advance to shape music.

Dc9er Mixtape, Vol. 32: That's What's Hot

​Music producers, DJs and electronic music purists, Rodrigo Diaz and Oleg Belogorsky have been tag-teaming the local electronic/dance music scene for a few years now with multiple DJ gigs and their own radio show. And while the pair states they enjoy their artistic freedom and, with it, the abilit ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 29: DJ Fishr Pryce

​ DJ Fishr Pryce thrives off spontaneity -- and, as has been made clear in the past, he doesn't like to take himself too seriously."I'm not afraid to be goofy," he says. "And I think that makes me a little different [from other DJ's in town]." Fittingly, the experienced hip-hop DJ, who has been sp ... More >>

Today In Music News: Arcade Fire Get Reatarded, Free Radiohead Taken Down And Fake Daft Punk

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 4, 2010...Arcade Fire paid tribute to the late Jay Reatard at it's Philidelphia show.So now bloggers can't host an album that was given away?Hey, did you download that new Daft Punk song from the Tron soundtrack? Too bad it's fake.

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 19: Lucy Wrubel

​Lucy Wrubel has been DJing for over a decade now. The stand up comedian turned DJ got her start in Rome Italy, where she found she could overcome the language barrier through music. "I found myself unable to communicate with the locals, unless I was choosing the music." Wrubel says, "After spen ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 3: Ocelot

​From Dallas to Austin to England and back again, Cory Kilduff, half of trans-Atlantic DJ duo Ocelot, has not only been making a name for himself here in the Lonstar State, but with shows all over the country and overseas. Oh, and the duo's got a forthcoming album about to drop in June (listen to ... More >>

Today In Music News: Axl Rose Has Something To Say, Limp Bizkit Is The New Daft Punk And UNKLE Teams With The Black Angels

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, February 12, 2010...Axl Rose sure has a way with words when he's flippin' pissed.Fred Durst says Limp Bizkit's new album has a "Daft Punk vibe to it." An overly aggressive, juvenile Daft Punk vibe.UNKLE team up with The Black Angels on new song.

Halloween Observatory

Pitchfork On Neon Indian: "Best New Music"

Psychic Chasm's cover.​Probably should've seen this coming: Today, Pitchfork honored Neon Indian with its much-sought-after "Best New Music" tag, giving the album an 8.6 on its 10-point scale. As for the review itself? It's loving enough, namedropping some pretty heavy hitters--LCD Soundsystem, Da ... More >>

Today In Music News: You Too Can Be Daft Punk, Artists Pull Out Of Jacko Tribute and Weezer Reveal Album Artwork

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009...Have you ever sat around thinking "Man, it would be great to be Daft Punk!"? Well, if you play DJ Hero you'll have your chance! Artists are pulling out of the Michael Jackson tribute left-and-right. Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole ... More >>

MSTRKRFT, Felix CartalFriday, March 20, at House of Blues' Pontiac Garage

Friday, March 20, at House of Blues' Pontiac Garage

Cut Copy, Matt & Kim, Knightlife

Saturday, March 7, at the Granada Theater

Today In Music News: 50 Cent Mocks Kanye, Daft Punk Loves Obama

Your daily dose of national hip-hop news for Wednesday, January 21, 2009... Hip-hop beefs are nothing new--they've been around for years. But it seems that 50 Cent has now taken to creating controversies as his promotional tool. He still seems to think that Kanye West is his adversary for so ... More >>

Those Strobe Lights on the Park Lane Tower Aren't Distracting At All

Whilst out and about Saturday night, the missus and I were hypnotized to the point of distraction by the strobe-light twinklings coming from the new Park Lane development off N. Central Expressway. After the jump, a brief video from the residential high-rise under construction across the expressway ... More >>

The Mighty Mercantile

Courtesy the mighty fine folks who contribute to the conversation on the Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum comes this montage of Merc photos, some by familiar Friends. Also a bonus for fans of Daft Punk. --Robert WilonskyDallas | The Mercantile (Slideshow) from Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum on Vimeo.

Ra Ra Riot, The Morning Benders, Walter Meego

Thursday, October 2, at The Loft

The Rap Up: The Beat Behind Damaged Good$

Does It Offend You, Yeah?

You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into (Almost Gold)

Video: Glow Sticks Still Cool at Lizard Lounge

Ghosthustler Resurrects '80s Synth Beats

Ghosthustler's sound leaves you nostalgic for the future

Kanye West

Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella Records)

VHS or Beta, Walter Meego, The Hourly Radio

Thursday, September 20, at the Granada Theater

Moth Fight, Ghosthustler, Instruments

Sunday, July 22, at the Cavern

Ghostland Observatory

Saturday, May 19, at House of Blues

LCD Soundsystem

Sound of Silver (Capitol)

Kids These Days

The moves are the same, but the clothes are much, much better

Daft Punk

Human After All (Virgin)

VHS or Beta, the Fever

Monday, November 8

Cornershop

May 1

Felix Da Housecat

January 26

Bertrand Burgalat

The SSSound of Mmmusic (Emperor Norton)

Various Artists

Off-Centre: A Riot on Old Street (BBE), Beats & Pieces Volume Two (BBE), Funk Rock (BBE)

Daft Punk

Discovery (Virgin)

Baby, "One More Time"

Whether you like to dance or just listen, with Discovery, Daft Punk has the record for you

Mirwais

Production
(Epic Records)

Plastilina Mosh / Titan

Juan Manuel (Tombola!/Astralwerks) / Elevator (Tombola!/Virgin)