Subject: Hal Samples

• The Shiny Happy Spree

  March 20, 2007

• No Rust on This Scrap Iron

  March 1, 2007

• From Scrap Iron to Solid Gold, Or Close To It

  February 13, 2007

• "Do" It One More Time

  December 8, 2006

• Reviewing the Revue, Part Two (With Audio!)

  December 6, 2006

• Sample Some of Hal Samples' Homeless Documentary

  November 21, 2006

• Thai One On

  November 15, 2006

• The Coolest Kid In Town

  April 27, 2007

• Locals to Score a Documentary About "The Forgotten War"

  September 13, 2007

• Shanghai 5 to Get Political at the Space

  September 18, 2007

• There's Nothing Whispering About These Slider Pines

  September 25, 2007

• MP3: New Slider Pines Song

  September 25, 2007

• Re*Cov*Ering Deep Ellum

  October 15, 2007

• The Reel History of Deep Ellum

  January 4, 2008

• Save Some Space This Weekend for Hal Samples' New Space

  April 2, 2008

• Good Friday: Ghosthustler, The David Allor Benefit, Hal Samples' SPACE Opening, Black Joe Lewis

  April 4, 2008

• Over The Weekend: Collin Herring, Trey Johnson, Mars Volta Ticket Winner

  April 7, 2008

• Rich Lopez Gracefully Bows Out From The Observer Offices

  May 2, 2008

• Elsewhere on DallasObserver.com

  May 8, 2008

• OK, So This Will Be The Last DOMA Post Of The Year, Promise

  August 1, 2008

• A Reel Good Time Promised Tomorrow Night at Kettle Art

  It's gonna be Saturday, oh, tomorrow, and you ain't got squat to do? Um, you will, actually, because it's time for Kettle Art to work the reels once again. That's right, you're spending Saturday on Elm Street.The Deep Ellum Enrichment Project returns with "Hopelessly Devoted to You II," the second annual Deep Ellum Film Night at Frank Campagna's place. Attendees can peruse art, photos and graphics and watch the films of visual artists and musicians including Campagna, Cindy Chaffin, Hal Sample

  January 9, 2009

• Good Friday: Caleb Jones, Dan Dyer, Dallas' Hidden Talents, The Demigs, Titus Andronicus, Dove Hunter, Mount Righteous, King Bucks and More

  So you already know about tonight's shows, which include Tapes 'n Tapes at Dada and Nervous Curtains and Dust Congress opening for Daniel Folmer's CD release at 7 p.m. at Good Records. And Saturday night, Los Campesinos and Titus Andronicus play at Club Dada, Somebody's Darling celebrates a CD release at City Tavern and Gary P. Nunn comes to the Granada. As for Sunday, there doesn't seem to be much live music going on, apparently in deference to some sort of athletic contest. Also, don't forget

  January 30, 2009

• Picture Show: Lykke Li at the Granada

  Hal SamplesAs Pete wrote in his Last Night review, Lykke Li left fans at the Granada Theater completely transfixed Wednesday -- and Hal Samples has shots from the show to prove it.See the Swedish siren thrashing around onstage, and and the fans staring dreamily up at her, in our slideshow here.

  February 19, 2009

• Last Night's Carter Albrecht CD Release Show Filled the Granada with Fans and Friends

  Hal SamplesTrey Carmichael of Sorta performs at the Granada Thursday night.Check out more photos by Hal Samples in our slideshow.Last night a steadily growing crowd kept the Granada staff on its hospitable feet as well-wishers, friends and music lovers in general (and yeah, a news crew or two) celebrated the release of Carter Albrecht's solo album, Jesus is alive...and Living in London. The first sets of the night came from Albrecht's Sorta-mates Danny Balis and Trey Johnson, who offered up pre

  May 29, 2009

• Letters

  January 22, 2004

• Life Isn't Just A Carnivale

  May 1, 2008

• The Pikahsso Helps the Homeless Community Event and Birthday Party with performances by PPT, Money Waters, The Boondox and more

  January 31, 2008

• What’s Wrong With This Picture?

  For Hal Samples, who uses photos to help the homeless, nothing—and everything

  January 15, 2004

• A Place of Their Own

  Tom Dunning's homeless task force learns an old lesson: If at first you don't succeed, try again.

  March 24, 2005

• Picture Imperfect

  February 3, 2005

• This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

  May 27, 2004

• Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets For Eleven Hundred Springs At The Longhorn Saloon Friday

  Hal SamplesBy now you've probably had it up to here with our coverage of Eleven Hundred Springs. Thanks to fiercely loyal fans, the country band swept nearly every 2008 DOMA category for which it was eligible, even snagging bass player Steven "DJ Burlap" Berg best DJ. If you're a die-hard fan or member of one of the rival bands and still nurse a grudge, the last thing you want to see is more coverage of that band here at DC9. But have you actually seen the band live? Thanks to Spune Productions,

  April 30, 2009

• Erykah Badu Sings (and Teaches) the Blues

  Hal SamplesWe sent Hal Samples to the House of Blues this morning to shoot Erykah Badu and friends offering a lengthy discourse on blues history to students from St. Philip's School, Prestonwood Elementary and Holy Trinity Catholic School. More photos and some video are to come tomorrow, after we get it all edited down and polished up, but till then I wanted to share this lovely photo courtesy my pal Hal.

  May 13, 2009

• Picture Show: Erykah Badu Teaches The Kids About The Music

  Hal Samples Yesterday morning, Erykah Badu and a few friends treated the students of St. Philip's School, Prestonwood Elementary and Holy Trinity Catholic School to quite the music lesson at the House of Blues: While mixing in live performance with powerpoint slideshow and lecture, Badu and Co. schooled the young 'uns on the history of blues music, starting with the hymns of slaves and leading up to modern R&B. Photographer Hal Samples attended the event, and you can peruse his photos right

  May 14, 2009

• DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 6: New Science Projects

  If you prefer the flavor of YouTube, you can check out the video here.To borrow an old cliche, Dale Jones is riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Mostly because, when you first meet the man, who, while performing, goes by the moniker New Science Projects, he seems a gentle soul, a 20-year-old kid in glasses. A little shy, if anything.Then he applies his bloody and dark face paint. And, just like that, he takes on a completely different personality, suddenly recalling some sort of de

  June 10, 2009

• Picture Show: Grizzly Bear at the Granada

  Hal SamplesDoug Davis had the last word on last night's Grizzly Bear show at the Granada... until now. Because Hal Samples was there to document the show from the front row--maybe even closer, from the looks of it--and we'll close out the day on DC9 with his look at the show.You can check out more shots of the band in this photo set.

  June 16, 2009

• Picture Show: Jenny Lewis at the Granada Theater

  Hal Samples Our own Melissa Crowe already offered her take on last night's Jenny Lewis show and, by that account, with Lewis cruising the stage in a pair of Daisy Dukes, you needed a heart of stone not to find religion out in the Granada crowd.Thankfully these are 90 minutes that'll live on for posterity, thanks to Hal Samples' fine photography. Plenty more of it in our slideshow here.

  June 24, 2009

• Telegraph Canyon Preps For The Current and The Tide

  Hal Samples On Tuesday, August 18, Fort Worth's Telegraph Canyon will release its highly anticipated sophomore release, the Will Johnson-produced The Tide and The Current--a disc I can, having heard it, say is definitely worth the hype and the wait since 2007's excellent debut, All The Good News. Oh, and speaking of hearing the new disc early, you can, too: It's streaming in full online right here. Expect a profile on the band and a review of the disc in our print product in the coming weeks. In

  July 15, 2009

• Deep Ellum, Once More a Work of Art

  Hal Samples​This is but a sample of Hal Samples's photos taken Saturday afternoon and evening, as Frank Campagna and his band of artists were wrapping up the Deep Ellum Mural Project just a few weeks after kick-off. (The tunnel's gone; long live the tunnel!) Patrick M. is compiling the whole wingding for a forthcoming slide show, but here's a glimpse of Campagna, the proud papa for whom every Deep Ellum wall is a canvas in need of covering. (Say, is that Walker Texas Railey behind him?)Update:

  August 10, 2009

• Picture Show: Slow Roosevelt And Trees Rise From The Grave Together.

  Hal SamplesSlow Ro shakes some limbs. The tree jokes are endless, really.​Know what sucks about planning vacations in advance? You're screwed as far as events that get planned for the week you're gone after your flight and all that's been booked. Hence my regrettably missing out on a weekend full of sold-out shows at the newly re-opened Trees in Deep Ellum.Alas, I can still get the gist of how things went down--on Friday night, at least--thanks to this fine photo slideshow taken by Hal Samples

  August 17, 2009

• With Clock About to Start Ticking on Federal Homeless Dough, Dallas City Council Spreads $5.3 Million Among 14 Nonprofits

  Hal SamplesLearn more about The Bridge, the city's homeless assistance center, in this week's Observer.The city council this morning approved three-year contracts totaling $5.3 million with 14 area nonprofit groups -- including The Salvation Army and Central Dallas Ministries -- to provide assistance to those on the verge of becoming homeless and folks recently finding themselves homeless. The council's Quality of Life & Government Services Committee received a briefing yesterday afternoon fro

  August 26, 2009

• Tomorrow Night in Deep Ellum, Kettle Art's Selling Local Pieces to the Highest Bidders

  One of the Richard Ross pieces that will be up for auction tomorrow at The Whole Show in Deep Ellum​Those with blank walls and no Saturday night plans had best take note: Kettle Art down in Deep Ellum's the site of The Whole Show tomorrow, a silent auction during which ... lessee if I counted this right ... 47 artists will be selling off their works to the highest bidder. Word is, opening bids all commence at the $25 mark, a steal when you consider the high-priced talent amongst the roster of

  August 28, 2009

• Picture Show: The Dead Weather at the House of Blues

  Hal Samples​ Fresh off a killer performance at Austin City Limits, The Dead Weather crawled north for a House of Blues show last night--which you may have read about in Cory's review here on DC9.For another look at the show, Jack White, Allison Mosshart, a giraffe's head and all, check out this striking photo set by Hal Samples.

  October 6, 2009

• Last Night: U2, Muse at Cowboys Stadium

  U2, MuseCowboys StadiumOctober 12, 2009Better than: Half-time at the proper name spelling bee.Hal SamplesFor more photos from last night's performance, check out Hal Samples' slideshow.​The first thing everyone noticed, of course, was the much ballyhooed stage, a spider-looking contraption that house a circular inner stage, an outer-ring walkway, movable bridges that connected the two, and a 360-degree, high-definition screen suspended above it all.Extravagant doesn't even begin to describe it

  October 13, 2009

• Even Better Than the Real Thing

  Hal Samples​The great Hal Samples shot the U2 show at Cowboys Stadium, as evidenced by this most wondermous slide show that looks far better than a good hunk of what I heard last night. Pete reviewed the show on DC9; in the comments, I re-reviewed it. Let's rumble, kid.

  October 13, 2009

• Last Night: Slowride at Elm Street Tattoo

  SlowrideElm Street TattooOctober 15, 2009Better than: going under the needle. Hal SamplesSlowride reunited at Oliver Peck's Elm Street Tattoo last night.​ It'd been some time since the fellas in Slowride had played an actual show together--but with an upcoming gig slated at local tattoo artist Oliver Peck's annual Christmas party and with all members in town (thanks to bassist Rob Marchant's Riverboat Gamblers gig at the Double Wide on Sunday night), the dormant trio of Dan Phillips, Marchant

  October 15, 2009

• Protesters Gathered Across Street From Buju Banton's Performance--But Was There Anything To It?

  Hal SamplesProtesters gathered across the street from Trincity last night.​Reggae artist Buju Banton didn't realize "faggot" had become a bad word. At least, that's the story according to friends and colleagues of the artist, who stood in front of Trincity/Palm Beach Club last night, watching the protesters rally across the street. As we mentioned yesterday, protesters affiliated with various gay rights groups had prepared to protest the artist's appearance in Deep Ellum last night. And sure

  October 21, 2009

• Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Chameleon Chamber Group's Live Recording Tonight In SPACE

  ​The members of Audrey Easley's bewigged and electrified classical gas Chameleon Chamber Group certainly looked like they were having a blast at its DC9 In SPACE taping back in July. They must have liked the results, too, as they'll be recording a live album from 7 to 10 tonight at Hal Samples' gallery venue. The band was originally supposed to perform at the new Winspear Opera House tonight. After the gig fell through, the members still wanted to perform and decided to invite friends and fami

  October 27, 2009

• Picture Show: Rhett Miller and The O's at The Granada

  Hal Samples​ Rhett Miller's benefit show in the Cystic Fibrosis Concert Series took the stage at The Granada Saturday night, with The O's opening the night, and Gordon Keith playing host.There's some video of Keith and Miller onstage at the end of the night over on Unfair Park, but for a complete look at the night in photos, check out this fine set of photos from Hal Samples.

  November 17, 2009

• Fair Trade

  November 19, 2009