Doug Simmons

R.I.P., Club Clearview

Scene Heard

No camera, but lights and action were the top subjects at a grassroots meeting meant to revitalize Deep Ellum

Still Learning

One year down and hundreds more angry letters to go

Careful What You Wish For...

One year down and hundreds more angry letters to go

Odds & Ends

In this corner: Salim Nourallah. In the other corner: Doug Simmons. Let's roll!

Deep Sixed

Reports of Deep Ellum's death are exaggerated, but not by much

Curtains for Curtain Club?

Why the Deep Ellum hot spot filed for bankruptcy

Fresh Meat

Local music police welcome a new chief

Club Cleared

Jeffrey Yarbrough splits from club business

Scene, heard

We'll try to write something good

"...and that was Wes"

Friends and family say farewell to Tripping Daisy guitarist Wes Berggren

Going deep

First Friday celebrates its paper anniversary with a name change

1999 Dallas Observer Music Awards

First Friday celebrates its paper anniversary with a name change

Beat down

Dallas' hip-hop scene is more vital than ever, but you'd never know it: no clubs, no radio, no major-label deals. But the musicians, some of this city's best, refuse to give up.

Punk angst debunked

Darlington does the twist

Changing the Course of Empire

Local favorite emerges from the commercial doldrums

The 1997 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Local favorite emerges from the commercial doldrums