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Justin Timberlake, Josh Groban, Devin the Dude and More Top Show Announcements

Yesterday we unleashed the beast of information that is Justin Timberlake coming to town. For those of you who are fans and who haven't yet heard, commence pants-shitting. Now on to other business! Let's not forget about Alpha Rev, Devin the Dude and more; specifically Josh Groban, who has been keep ... More >>

The Six Best Concerts in DFW This Weekend, March 7 to 10

I know this is hard, trust me. This weekend's options seem almost endless. Between 35 Denton's four-day lineup of hundreds of musicians, and other major names like Eels and Andrew W.K. rolling into town, it feels like you'll never sleep again, right? Well, that's probably true--at least for now--but ... More >>

Danksgiving with Devin the Dude

Saturday, November 17, at Dada

How the Smoker's Club Went from Showcase to Tour

Smoke DZA on The Smoker's Club Tour, George Kush and His Presidential Ambitions

The Smoker's Club first formed in March of 2010 as a SXSW showcase at The Firehouse Lounge, which hosted Devin the Dude and a supporting cast of emerging hip-hop artists who all had reefer in common, including Jayrock, Big K.R.I.T, Curren$y and Smoke DZA. It wasn't yet the club it would become over ... More >>

Waltz Around Our 100 Best Texas Songs

The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete List

100. Tripping Daisy, "Sonic Bloom" Before this album, the band had a grunge-pop affectation, but this song, from 1998's Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb, was more heartfelt than anything they'd done before. - Daniel Hopkins 99. Pleasant Grove, "The Plaque at 16ft" Bret Egner wrote "The Plaque at 16ft, ... More >>

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #100-80

"Between the Hank Williams pain songs And Jerry Jeff's train songs And blue eyes cryin' in the rain Out in Luckenbach, Texas Ain't nobody feeling no pain" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, "Luckenbach, Texas" With that introduction, welcome to the first in a five-part series, in which we attempt ... More >>

On a Tightrope at the Nasher, Getting Lifted With Devin the Dude

If you have a chance to visit Dallas' most beautiful garden on a rainy night, it's a rather sublime way to experience the lushness. For the opening of Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto's new exhibition, "Cuddle on the Tightrope," our friends at the Nasher threw a soiree with South American roots on Frid ... More >>

Inventive Ways To Get Lifted at Friday's Devin the Dude Show

Devin the Dude is dropping some of his own supply at the Granada Theater on Friday. No stranger to Dallas hip-hop fans, the Houston-based wordsmith makes frequent trips to our fair city and hopefully you have been able to count yourself in the crowd. It's always a fun night, and Devin's love of wome ... More >>

Ten of This Weekend's Top Shows: Jane's Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Memoryhouse and More

Jane's Addiction, The Duke SpiritThursday, May 10, at McFarlin AuditoriumAfter seeing Perry Farrell (who is strangely older than my parents) perform a really bad set at South By Southwest a few years ago, seeing Jane's Addiction doesn't pique my interest as much as opening psych-tinged act The Duke ... More >>

Saturday's 35 Denton Review: Bun B, Best Coast, Rain and Rap

Live your life like it's one in, one out. That's a motto I've started living by this weekend. Last night especially, as the rain upon Denton reached Biblical proportions. I imagined a scenario in which Denton flooded and hundreds of drunk, high fans were washed away in the most epic fashion. But the ... More >>

15 Places to Spill Food On Your Beard During 35 Denton

At its inception, the 35 Denton music festival was simply North Texas' answer to Austin'sfamous shitshow, South by Southwest. In its third year, 35 Denton has become a legitimate music showcase, pulling names like Big Boi, The Flaming Lips and Mavis Staples into its funky little downtown square. The ... More >>

The Beach Boys, Marilyn Manson and This Week's Show Announcements

The Beach Boys, back in the day​For decades, The Beach Boys have been a diluted version of their former selves, touring with the likes of John Stamos on bongos. Since Brian Wilson was fired in 1982, the band never really topped the greatness of 1988's "Kokomo." Rumors of bad blood circulated aroun ... More >>

Yo! 35 Denton Raps, Adds Devin the Dude, G-Side and More

Whoa, doesn't it seem like Devin the Dude was, like, just here? Houston is definitely being represented at March's 35 Denton, as Devin joins H-town daddy Bun B. Of note is the addition of Detroit's Danny Brown, who teamed up with fellow Detroit rapper Black Milk for one of this year's sleeper EPs, B ... More >>

Best Local Hip-Hop of 2011

A.Dd When we heard Paris Pershun and Slim Gravy teamed up with super producer PicnicTyme and DJ Sober for When Pigs Fly, we couldn't help but be excited for A.Dd 's 2011. They confidently took the city by storm, and When Pigs Fly achieved local legend status thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. Add t ... More >>

A Spune Christmas, Moby, Man Or Astro-man? and a Very Solid Weekend of Shows

Telegraph Canyon headlines A Spune Christmas at Dada​It's a big weekend for shows any way you cut it. Tonight's A Spune Christmas party at Dada with Telegraph Canyon and Air Review is certainly one of your better options, especially if you like free tacos and free beer. Saturday night, however, is ... More >>

Poster(s) of the Week: Devin the Dude and Xander Harris Smoke Up

​Yep, this poster by Justin Blanks pretty much sums up a Devin the Dude show: The holy trinity is right there at the bottom. See for yourself Saturday at the Granada, and don't miss local openers the Mohicans.

MP3 of the Day: Play-N-Skillz' "Dallas Freaks" Plus More Hip-Hop Hooray

​ This new track by local production duo Play-N-Skillz, featuring Dorrough, Too $hort (!) and Bay Bay, addresses the ladies of Dallas in no uncertain terms. After listening to it once, I had some conflicted feelings, but damn if wasn't stuck in my head all morning. Maybe it's the flute sample. ... More >>

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Cover/Tribute Act, Best Label, Best Producer

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Cover/Tribute Act, B ... 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 >>

Good Friday: Memorial Day Weekend Edition!

The Twilight SingersSam Holden​This week, since we won't be around on Monday, we're going to include Monday's shows in this here weekend round-up of sorts. And it just so happens that what may be the biggest show of the weekend is on Monday: The Twilight Singers and Margo & The Nuclear So & ... More >>

Good Friday: Billy Bob's Texas 30-Year Anniversary, Kirby Brown, Big K.R.I.T., Janet Jackson, Chris Cornell, Del Castillo, John Mellencamp, Yells At Eels, Del The Funky Homosapien & More!

​We've got a big weekend in store with plenty of shows, a few album releases and a celebration of a club's 30-year anniversary. We're speaking, of course, of Fort Worth honky-tonk Billy Bob's Texas, which has been hosting national and local country acts on its stage since 1981. Tonight, the venue ... More >>

Show Announcements: Here We Go Magic, The Books, This Will Destroy You, The Death Set, I Love Math, Widespread Panic, Selena Gomez, Devin The Dude, Cinderella, Dolly Parton & More!

Here We Go Magic​Last time Here We Go Magic came to town, it was as the odd-fitting support on a tour with Dr. Dog. And on the night of their performance, Here We Go Magic stole the show from the Beatle-esque roots rockers, despite Dr. Dog's overpowering light show. Sure, Here We Go Magic's record ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Adolescents at The Loft, Devin the Dude at the Granada, Shinyribs at City Tavern and Sir Silky at Renfield's Corner

I guess things are ramping up for New Year's Eve, 'cause tonight's pretty stacked for a Wednesday, y'all...

Devin The Dude, Dem Southernfolkz

Wednesday, December 29, at Granada Theater

Listomania: The 15 Best Concerts of 2010

​With apologies to Robert Earl Keen, Devin the Dude, Cake, Hayes Carll and the multitude of also-rans filling up the regional concert calendar in these final weeks of 2010, it's safe to say, I think, that, with Friday night's Wu-Tang show at the Granada Theater, the year in live music effectively ... More >>

Show Announcements: The Walkmen, The Octopus Project, Sarah Jaffe, Will Johnson, Devin the Dude, Pete Yorn, Mogwai, Ke$ha, Bobby Patterson, Lions, Hayes Carll & More!

The Walkmen don't actually look like this.​Over the last 10 years, The Walkmen have released acclaimed album after acclaimed album, with only a few duds along the way. 2008's You & Me proved the band's longevity, and 2010's Lisbon fortified it. And they'll be bringing their raucous fly-by-the- ... More >>

Fun Fun Fun: "Weird Al" Gets This Party Started, Nerd-Style

"Weird Al" Yankovic's "Dare to be Stupid" was as close to Devo as Fun Fun Fun Fest-goers will get this weekend.​As cool as the lineup for Fun Fun Fun Fest today and tomorrow may be, the Friday night kick-off party was clearly for the nerds--former and current. Chris Hardwick was intended to be the ... More >>

Fun Fun Fun: Monotonix, Wavves, Devin The Dude And More Make For A Smokin' Saturday Afternoon

Jesse HugheyMonotonix at Fun Fun Fun Fest, 2010.​How about a couple sentences each on some of the more noteworthy acts I've seen so far? No? Well, it'll have to suffice for now...Antlers: Sweet Moog and Korg keyboards and swooshing guitars. Great atmospheric slacker-psych rock. Devin The Dude: The ... More >>

Tech N9ne, E-40

Thursday, October 14, at the Ridglea Theatre in Fort Worth

Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces Badass 2010 Lineup. Included On It? Dallas' Own Power Trip.

​The folks who run Austin''s Fun Fun Fun Fest have made it clear: Heading into their fifth year of operation, they aren't planning on slowing down their ever-growing momentum. Quite the opposite, actually: The fest is ramping up to seriously challenge ACL as Austin's premiere fall fest.Seriously: ... More >>

Good Friday: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

​Every year around this time, Brutal Juice dusts off the old instruments and reunites for a weekend of area shows. This weekend, They, along with a re-charged Baboon, will be playing at Dan's Silverleaf on Friday, and on Saturday they'll be at Trees.But even without a Brutal Juice reunion, there's ... More >>

Devin the Dude

Friday, May 28, at the Granada Theater

Giveaway: Two Pairs Of Tickets To Tomorrow Night's Devin The Dude Show at The Granada Theater

In this week's paper, Darryl Smyers previews the Devin The Dude show coming to the Granada Theater tomorrow night, recalling the man born Devin Copeland's hazy, smoke-filled 20-year career and lauding him for taking pedestrian topics like marijuana and the state of hip-hop and keeping their discussi ... More >>

Show Announcements: Robert Plant, Green Day and More

​Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant now has a new band featuring a well-respected female Americana singer, but her name isn't Alison Krauss.Rather, Patty Griffin has been in the studio with Plant--along with Darrell Scott, Byron House, Marco Giovino and Buddy Miller--as The Band of Joy, which ... More >>

Good Friday: The Party, Preston Grey, James McMurtry, The Fox and The Bird, GWAR, Snoop Dogg and David Cook

After an almost year-long hiatus, The Party makes its triumphant return tonight at The Loft.​Lots happening this weekend--a surprising amount, actually--so let's cut all semantics and jump right into the shows that need to be added to your weekend calendar considerations. First, some reminders of ... More >>

The End Of The End Of Year Lists: Jesse Hughey's Favorite Albums Of 2008

Sure, 2008 may be done, but the list-making still continues... This year, five contributors to the Dallas Observer's music section were asked to participate in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll, which compiles the lists of hundreds of music critics across the country into one m ... More >>

Devin the Dude, Coughee Brothaz, Bavu Blakes

Thursday, October 16, at Granada Theater

Making a List, Checking It Twice

P.P.T.'s Picnic Works on Coughee Brothaz Disc

Mast at the Helm

Ratatat is all that

Rowdy, Loud and Lucky

After years of the grind, PPT makes its own fate

Odds & Ends

What good would a 20-year punk scene reunion be without a scuffle?

Astronautalis, PPT, Reflect June

Saturday, April 8, at Rubber Gloves

A Pack of Mutts

Need a little alt in your country? These ten don't.