Nina Simone

Going on a Polyphonic Spree Spree

Norah Jones Catches Arcade Fire

Review: Radiohead's 'In Rainbows'

Events for the week

Ghosts in the machine

When the vinyl jukebox dies, so will a little piece of the music it played

Out There

When the vinyl jukebox dies, so will a little piece of the music it played

My Brightest Diamond Feels Good Covering Nina Simone.

No, nothing will ever, ever compare to this, the original version of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good". Nothing.And yet, somehow, this new cover of the song (via) from one-time Dallas resident Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) is a pretty decent effort in its own right--and certainly worth a liste ... More >>

Out There

No, nothing will ever, ever compare to this, the original version of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good". Nothing.And yet, somehow, this new cover of the song (via) from one-time Dallas resident Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) is a pretty decent effort in its own right--and certainly worth a liste ... More >>

The Future of Bexar Street (And, We Hope, City Videos You Can Dance To)

If nothing else, this City Hall-provided video concerning the Bexar Street redevelopment project in South Dallas is the first city-made video you can dance to -- though it's hardly Nina Simone's "Feeling Good," as advertised. (Anyone? Because Shazam's no help here.) I, for one, hope this is the wave ... More >>

Bolton No More in ’04

And other New Year’s resolutions we’re not sticking with

On Hold Time, M. Ward Further Establishes Himself as a Student of Music

And other New Year’s resolutions we’re not sticking with

Rebel Assault

So...Where has all the George Michael love gone?

AA Bondy's Celebrated Nu-folk Sound is a Far Cry From His Earlier Works

So...Where has all the George Michael love gone?

10 Artists We'd Resurrect for Easter

Included: Freddie Mercury, Hank Williams and Patsy Cline

To Tie-Dye For

Jupiter aligns with Mars and Hair returns in all its flaxen, waxen glory

Out There

Fiona Apple

DJ Sista Whitenoise

Recurring Saturdays and Sundays, Lee Harvey's

Dirty Talk

The Hidden Cameras play Polyphonic Spree-esque church rock, with a naughty twist

Slavens to the Music

Will 90.1 FM ax its music programming for good?

The Weird Girl

Erykah Badu is serious about saving the soul of the city

Soul Power

The gospel according to Ruthie Foster

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

More Friends (Rhino)

Terror Firmer

In The Dancer Upstairs, Bardem is the quiet amid the violence

Scavenger Hunt

The best was hard to find, harder still to ignore

Straight Outta Left Field

The Dallas Morning News says N.W.A. was "militant." The real answer? N.O.

2002 Dallas Observer Music Awards

These are your choices, not ours, for the best musicians in town

Norah Jones

Come Away With Me (Blue Note)

Hear Here

Local music was better than ever in 2001

Soul Alone

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

Kind of Blue

When Norah Jones left Dallas, she had no idea she'd end up living the jazzer's fantasy

Sex Machine

Under the disguise of Peaches, Merrill Nisker says things that would make Luther Campbell blush

Folk 'Em

The new Broadside boxed set resurrects the intimacy and immediacy of New York in the 1960s

Cover girl

Chan Marshall's latest album is a collection of other people's songs, but it still smells like Cat Power

Sarah Jaffe Makes Magnet A Mix, Offers Up Another Song Download

Well, speaking of upcoming debut full-lengths from promising young area artists: Today, Magnet magazine has posted quite the flattering write-up on Sarah Jaffe on its Web site, wherein it gushes about the songs on her upcoming Kirtland Records full-length Suburban Nature: "One listen to 24-year-old ... More >>

Erykah Badu: "The Reaction To The 'Window Seat' Video Didn't Teach Me Anything."

Erykah Badu​On Friday morning, Vibe posted a length piece on Erykah Badu well worth the time if you have it--because, as part of the magazine's online "Full Clip" series, it's mostly just Badu on Badu, with the Dallas R&B star explaining her motivations, headspaces and conflicts with each and ... More >>

Watch for Asphalt Arabesques

Erykah Badu​On Friday morning, Vibe posted a length piece on Erykah Badu well worth the time if you have it--because, as part of the magazine's online "Full Clip" series, it's mostly just Badu on Badu, with the Dallas R&B star explaining her motivations, headspaces and conflicts with each and ... More >>

Celebrate Spring and Simone With DBDT

Erykah Badu​On Friday morning, Vibe posted a length piece on Erykah Badu well worth the time if you have it--because, as part of the magazine's online "Full Clip" series, it's mostly just Badu on Badu, with the Dallas R&B star explaining her motivations, headspaces and conflicts with each and ... More >>