Macy Gray

Does It Make Her "Blue"?

Goofy Golf

Plus: Sack of Kittens, What's in a Name?

The show-me slate

DeRogatis' Top 10 Reasons for Living in 1999

Across the Bar

Sock Monkey's anniversary; a few rock shows you should be aware of

Best live music venue

Gypsy Tea Room

Various Artists

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

Maxwell

Now (Columbia)

Miranda Lee Richards / Paula Frazer

The Herethereafter (Virgin) / Indoor Universe (Birdman)

Rumor Mill

Old 97's breaking up? Who told you that?

The Sound of Violence

In a world at war, there was still plenty of beauty to be found

Various Artists

Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (Sony)

Club Directory

Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (Sony)

Macy Gray

The Trouble With Being Myself (Epic)

Show Me the Mommy

Cuba Gooding Jr. spars with Helen Mirren in Shadowboxer

The Beatdown

Miguel Migs' organic house sounds go down easy

2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Case Solved: Killer musicians captured, thanks to your tips

Paradise Found

The Velvet Teen might have been stars. They'd rather be a great band.

Club Directory

The Velvet Teen might have been stars. They'd rather be a great band.

20 Bands 7 Days

For one week, Sarah Hepola saw every band that invited her. God help her.

Give Peas a Chance

Keepin' it real? The Black Eyed Peas would rather keep it fun.

Rhett Miller

The Instigator (Elektra)

Miller's Crossing

Rhett Miller's The Instigator isn't the wreck of the Old 97's. It's just what he does.

Remy Shand

May 17

Dream Weaver

Spider-Man slings pop mythology for the masses

Hear This

Back to business as usual: I dig music

Maxwell, Angie Stone

December 7 and 8

106.1 KISSmas Jingle Ball

December 7

Macy Gray

The Id (Epic)

Soul Alone

N'Dambi doesn't need a record label. She just needs you to listen.

Cop an Attitude

Protected by a badge, Denzel swaggers through L.A.'s mean streets

Hit Parade

It's like VH1, only bigger and with less drama

Jay Dee

Welcome 2 Detroit (BBE)

Fuck

Cupid's Cactus (Smells Like Records)

See By Be Seen

At the annual South by Southwest music festival, it's the singer, not the song

Various Artists

Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 2 (Rawkus Records)

Open to All

Black Eyed Peas hope they're luckier in 2001 than they were last year

Nelly Furtado/Phoenix

Whoa, Nelly! (DreamWorks)/United (Source/Astralwerks)

Fatboy Slim

Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars (Astralwerks)

Erykah Badu

Mama's Gun (Motown Records)

Macy Gray

Mama's Gun (Motown Records)

Rees, in bits and pieces

Mama's Gun (Motown Records)

The weak in rock

Mama's Gun (Motown Records)

Girl trouble

Rock and roll is still a man's, man's, man's, man's world

As Motley Crue Turns 30, Mick Mars Balances Pleasing The Fans With Finding His Own Muse

Mick Mars​Motley Crue are a love-or-hate type of deal. From their look to their music, everything about them gets a reaction. And, for 30 years now, the Crue has refused to go away, still living as loudly as they play. Guitarist Mick Mars is known as the quiet, stoic member of the Crue -- relative ... More >>

Fitz & The Tantrums' Noelle Scaggs Talks Soul Revival, Festival Gig Pressures and SXSW

About a year has passed since Fitz & The Tantrums made their Dallas debut at the Cambridge Room at the House of Blues, fresh on the heels of a much-discussed, breakout South by Southwest performance. From a pure output standpoint, very little has changed since that performance before a sold-out, ... More >>