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Rex Brown is Ready to Talk About the Rise and Fall of Pantera

Pick up a copy of Official Truth 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera at any local bookstore or online at Amazon. Rex will be signing copies of the book at Barnes & Noble on Northwest Highway in Dallas on Tuesday night, March 19, at 7:00 p.m. Back in the Nineties, Panetra rocked venue after venu ... More >>

VideoBob Mosely Went from Geek to Artist for Pantera: "If My Magnum Could Talk"

This isn't the first time the Observer has reached out to "VideoBob" Mosely. If memory serves, he popped up in the City of Ate blog when he took over Reno's Grill for a spell, with a pretty visionary menu of barfood taste sensations, lots of self-designed movie props (Mosely does them professionally ... More >>

Sterling Winfield Engineered Pantera Albums, Toured The World and Produces Hellyeah

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don't see on stages. Sterling Winfield​It's such a cool thing when our LMA subjects have the humble beginning of simply being a fan. Even more exhilarating is the fan who elevates to a position of we ... More >>

Good Friday: Hayes Carll, Buddy Guy, Eaton Lake Tonics, Wanda Jackson, Hard Night's Day, American Werewolf Academy, Aska, Spoonfed Tribe, HELLYEAH, Tweed EQ, Wild Party & More!

Hayes Carll​Tonight, Hayes Carll plays the second-to-last show in his North Texas tour. He'll be at Lola's Saloon in Fort Worth, and then, tomorrow night, he'll be at Poor David's Pub. After this little stint, he'll do five shows in the Houston area, then three in Austin and San Antonio. So catch ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: John Graham Toured With Pantera and Damageplan Before Tending Bar At All Your Favorite Music Venues

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we'll be meeting some people behind the local music scene who aren't the musicians, but more behind-the-scenes folk.John Graham​Right before Pantera's major label debut, Cowboys from Hell, came out in 1990, John Graham went on the road with them and their op ... More >>

Dave Grohl, Kerry King Among Stars Booked To Pay Dimebag Darrell Tribute At October 29 Benefit Jam at Los Angeles' Key Club

​Dave Grohl, Slayer's Kerry King and Dio's Simon Wright are among the rock and metal icons that have been confirmed to participate in an upcoming all-star benefit jam at Los Angeles' the Key Club, held in Arlington native and Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's honor. The event, called Di ... More >>

Vinnie Paul and HELLYEAH! Find Their Rhythm

Can I Get A Hellyeah? Yes, Actually: Vinnie Paul's Supergroup Announces Tour Dates, New Album Details.

What has drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott of Arlington's canon metal band Pantera been up to of late? Setting up for a stampede, turns out: His metal supergroup, Hellyeah, announced last week some new tour dates. Oh, and there's this: The band is also finishing up recording Stampede, the followup to its 2 ... More >>

Five Years Ago Today, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott Was Shot and Killed Onstage in Columbus, Ohio

​Kind of crazy to think that five years have passed since Nathan Gale charged the stage, gunned down four people and killed Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott during a Columbus, Ohio, performance of Dime's new band, Damageplan.To commemorate the anniversary, Revolver will release a special ... More >>

Grill At Reno's Honors Dimebag Darrell With Blacktooth Whiskey Burger

​"Videobob" Moseley, new owner of The Grill At Reno's (adjacent to Reno's Chop Shop, which, on Thursday, was approved for a three-year extension on its SUP), is introducing a new menu that includes a hamburger inspired by slain Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott. Moseley w ... More >>

Dean Guitars Sets Up Online Dimebag Memorial

Yesterday, of course, was the fourth anniversary of Dimebag Darrell's untimely death--which probably explains the large amount of information we keep finding about him and the biographies being written about him and whatnot of late. And, sorry we didn't post this yesterday when it went up, but, to c ... More >>

Today's School Lunch: Honoring Dimebag Darrell

Pantera Producer Far Beyond Furious After House Burglarized

Over The Weekend: Lamb of God, Blue Yule at MAC, Art Conspiracy III

Last Night: Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage at Nokia Theatre

Otep, Hellyeah

Wednesday, November 21, at the Palladium

Memories of Mayhem

Zac Crain: "I'm a Moron With My Heart in the Right Place."

226 Music Group Now Close to Zero

Vinnie Paul's Got a New Band, Hellyeah. No, Wait. That's What It's Called: Hellyeah.

Dime For Your Thoughts

A New Plan

Steve Blow Is an Idiot

Odds & Ends

Necrogazm, Six Past Hell and others sacrifice eardrums to remember the Dimebag anniversary

Dimes for Dimebag

2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Case Solved: Killer musicians captured, thanks to your tips

Court Action

Gypsy Tea Room faces civil suit in Deep Ellum beating

Odds & Ends

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

Drumroll, Please

Dallas Observer Music Awards 2005

Dirty Life and Times

The media's sanitized coverage of Dimebag's memorial service left out all the good parts

Every Picture Tells a Story

Putting a face on tragedy

Letters

"Our Hero"

Friends mourn the loss of Dallas' Mayhem

Slaughtered

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, 1966-2004

The Eagle Has Crashed

Once a mainstay of hard-rock radio, 97.1 switches formats to adult-contemporary classics

Letters

Frisco RFD Biased Profs Vinnie the Dork Parkland's Charity

Misty Watercolored Memories

The Dallas Observer Music Awards, remembered. Kind of.

Playing Coy

Plus: Dude, You Owe Us, Like, $95,000; Edit Yourself

The Perfect Valentine's Gift

Damageplan's New Found Power will leave you all warm andfuzzy