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Jason Isbell on Social Networking: "You Can Pretty Much Be Antisocial."

Alabama-raised Jason Isbell has pretty much met, if not exceeded, the expectations of just about any interested party following his departure from the beloved band of southern-rock story-tellers, The Drive By Truckers. Each of Isbell's three albums since leaving his former band in 2007 has progres ... More >>

At RGRS, James Shepherd Wears a Number of Hats -- All While Getting His Masters Degree.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. James Shepherd​James Shepherd, known endearingly throughout the music scene simply as "Shep," has ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Talks Her New EP, That Disc's Cover Songs, and What To Expect From Her Next LP

​Earlier this week, Sarah Jaffe released The Way Sound Leaves a Room, a new EP/DVD release that features footage from her Wyly Theater performance from back in February, as well as eight never-before-released songs from the popular area singer-songwriter. The eight songs are particularly interesti ... More >>

The Conversation: North Texas Bands on Tour!

Time to load up the van and hit the road, bros.​Going on tour is pretty much the funnest thing that a band can do, ever. On the road with your bros, drinking during the day, making tons of money, and so on and so on.Well, probably not that part about making money. Not early on in a band's career, ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Lewis Makes More Progress With Deep Elm Records

L. LadshawJust before Lewis slipped out of focus, entirely.​In the late '90s and early aughts, there were a handful of Dallas bands that made a big splash locally, and a slightly smaller splash nationally. Today's edition of This Week In Dallas Music History focuses on one such act -- Lewis, whose ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Will Johnson and Matt Pence Art Show at Meme Gallery, Hugh Cornwell at the Double Wide, Here in Arms at Dada and Southern Culture on the Skids at Sons of Hermann Hall

Some pretty solid pickings on this Thursday evening, thanks to three music shows and an art show from some of the area's finest rockers.

Show Announcements: True Widow, 35 Conferette Schedule, The Hope Trust, Bill Frisell, KT Tunstall, Portugal. The Man, Black Label Society, Slobberbone & More!

Steve VisneauTrue Widow​It's been three years since local slow-grinding act True Widow released their self titled debut album to local acclaim. But their debut grabbed the attention of Kemodo Records, who signed the band just last year. And now they are poised to release their follow up, the ridic ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Chris Flemmons Finally Moves Upstream With His Band, The Baptist Generals.

​In a few weeks time, established Denton songwriter and Baptist Generals frontman Chris Flemmons will kick off his third annual Denton music festival, now known as the 35 Conferette. Twelve years ago, though, Flemmons was just a newcomer in the Denton music scene -- even if it didn't take long for ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Michelle Shocked at AllGood Café, Jason Isbell at Hailey's, Serena-Maneesh at The Loft and The Independents at the Double Wide

Another Wednesday rolls around, and there are a number of intriguing musical options with it...

Nova Posta Vinyl Offers Free Download of New Robert Gomez EP

Robert Gomez: pensive--even when at the Sears Portrait Studio.​Nova Posta Vinyl, the record label that's owned and operated by Midlake's Eric Pulido and Robert Gomez, has been busy lately. Just last week, we found out that the Denton label will be re-releasing Midlake's The Trials of Van Occupanth ... More >>

Last Night: Here We Go Magic and Beach Fossils at The Loft

Here We Go Magic, Beach FossilsThe LoftAugust 4, 2010Better than: Seeing these headliners open in a hot and crowded Granada, as was the case last time around.Here We Go Magic​ Last summer, Brooklyn's Here We Go Magic opened for Grizzly Bear in what many considered to be one of the concert highli ... More >>

The Best Area Album Releases of the '00s

DOMA XXI: And The Nominees Are...

This year's trophy will look nothing like the Heisman. Sorry to get your hopes up.A few weeks back, the 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards balloting process began--somewhat quietly, I admit.  Distinguished area musicians, producers, booking agents, sound engineers, bloggers, journalists a ... More >>

DOMA XX: And The Nominees Are...

Drew Glackin Memorial Show With Brent Best, Scott Danbom and Matt Pence

Wednesday, February 13, at Dan's Silverleaf

Jubilee Year

The Drams are the Best

Buzzed

SXSW 2005: The crowds, the hype bands and all the Shiner Bock you can drink

Okkervil River

May 28

Forever and Now

When Little Grizzly comes to an end, they will not stand alone

Making Waves

Denton's Midlake inks record deal, prepares debut LP

On Their Own

Slowride isn't waiting around for Dallas to finally pay attention

Brave Combo

Joe Cripps and Barrett Martin ride a Fast Horse to record-label utopia

Group Sounds

The Deathray Davies used to be John Dufilho. That's not true anymore.

Now's the Time

Stereo on Strike gets in the Christmas spirit

Too Much of a Good Thing

Dan's Bar closes shop, leaving Denton with too few venues for too many bands

Jay Farrar

Sebastopol (Artemis Records)

Scene, Heard

A few more area musicians make appearances on the Cartoon Network

Scene, Heard

Chomsky unveils its latest efforts

Dream On

For Todd Deatherage, the waiting is the hardest part

Scene, Heard

When is a local band not a local band?

Scene, Heard

Robert Jenkins is getting the word out

Dallas Stars

Revisiting the best local albums of 2000

Scene, Heard

London ain't so great

Hijinks at Trees

Long-overdue debuts

Scene, heard

Darlington disolves; Rubber Gloves gets booked; Mandarin time; Club anniversaries; Shabazz 3 heads north; Plus, much, much more

Set to stun

The Deathray Davies love math, drunk ventriloquists, Chinese checkers, and Devo records

Out Here

Centro-matic

Scene, heard

We'll try to write something good

Across the Bar

Deep-sixing Deep Ellum Records; The Tomorrowpeople play every song they know; Pleasant Grove gets Last Beat; Adventures of Jet hopes to be Born on the World Wide Web

Out Here

Centro-matic

Singing in his sleep

The many bands of John Dufilho

Built to last

Last Beat Records creates its own scene with a new studio and rehearsal facility

Scene, heard

Big bear hug

Denton's Little Grizzly debuts with a quiet but gratifying roar

More Top 10 lists, sort of

Legendary stardust cowboy

"Groovy" Joe Poovey dies just as his Greatest Grooves are set for release

Corporate rock sucks

Or: Bobgoblin and Centro-matic prove why you should never sign to a record label, big or small

Vote the rock

Just call these the Old 97's Observer Music Awards

Pay attention

Meredith Miller decides to say folk it and goes rock