Noah Bailey

Picture Show: The Naptime Shake Shakes Things Up at AT&T PAC's Patio Sessions

All photos by Laura MannThe Naptime Shake's Noah W. Bailey​The heat was indeed sweltering as The Naptime Shake's Noah W. Bailey and Chris Mayes tuned their instruments on the AT&T Performing Arts Center patio yesterday afternoon.  "We're gonna play the slow, lazy version of our songs," sa ... More >>

Watch: J Mascis -- "Circle of Friends (Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians Cover)"

Who knew J. Mascis was an Edie fan?​So here we were, sitting around DC9 HQ, talking about music as we tend to do, and, specifically, about our highlights from SXSW weekend. And, somewhere between my loving ramblings about Odd Future, Noah W. Bailey mentioned that, in his quick Austin sojourn, he'd ... More >>

Picture Show: A Few From Mavis Staples on the Main Stage

Nick Rallo​ Noah Bailey will be along tomorrow with a review from Mavis on the main stage, but we thought we'd tease a few photos from 35's opening night festivities. Much more to come--we promise. Follow @DC9atNight and @dallas_observer from for updates from 35 Conferette (and make the jump for ... More >>

Dude Food Has Beer For Breakfast

Noah W. BaileyBeats your hippie bowl of Kashi, huh?​Barbec's8949 Garland Road214-321-5597Dude Factor: 10, or The Hangover, on a scale of 1 (Very Bad Things) to 10.  A good friend of mine describes Barbec's as "where East Dallas meets East Texas." Walk in any morning and you'll see what he mea ... More >>

Super Bowlers: Last Chance to Load Up On Tacos On Your Way Out of Town

Noah W. BaileyFuzzy's Dude Food-approved tacos​Had your fill of pricey concessions at Cowboys Stadium? Want something a bit more authentic to help you remember your time around the big game? No better way for us to send you on your way than with a few suggestions for tacos, which has rap ... More >>

Dude Food First Look: Lockhart Smokehouse

Noah W. Bailey​A few dozen Oak Cliff residents and barbecue addicts braved the frozen streets and frigid temperatures to enjoy opening day this morning at Lockhart Smokehouse, the highly awaited new 'cue joint in the Bishop Arts District. As of 1 p.m., the place was out of meat, but luckily Dude F ... More >>

The Best National Album Releases of 2010

Request Lines Now Open For Tomorrow Night's Kosher Christmas Music Show on The Ticket

Former News-man-turned-Lodge'r Michael Precker grabbed this last night at the kosher Tom Thumb in Preston Forest, which clearly doesn't want to wind up on Robert Jeffress's Grinch List.​If you listen to KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket), perhaps you've heard: Tomorrow night, from 9 till midnight, I'm yet ... More >>

Chili Cook-Off To Spice Up Cliff Fest Sunday

The stock photo that accompanied Go Oak Ciiff's initial entry about the Cliff Fest chili cook-off. What's wrong with this picture?​Does this sound familiar? There's going to be a street festival this weekend in the Bishop Arts District featuring a cooking contest and blues covers played by middle- ... More >>

The Buzz On The Fuzz

Noah W. Bailey​Fuzzy's Taco Shop6465 E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 380214-370-8226Dude Factor: 9, or Peach Fuzz, on a scale of 1 (Fuzzy Wuzzy) to 10 (Fuzzbox)A lot of people around here seem to think this whole taco thing is getting out of hand--just in the past few months, we've seen the opening of ... More >>

Fried Chicken, Plus Confusion Equals Good Stuff

Noah W. Bailey​Chicken House (Plus?)4839 Gaston Ave.214-370-0800Dude Factor: 9, or Animal House, on a scale of 1, Little House on the Prairie, to 10, the Playboy Mansion. By the time we made it to Chicken House (Plus?) yesterday--Did it test positive for chicken? Does the "plus" refer to pickles? ... More >>

What It Was Like: Boys Named Sue, The Naptime Shake and Fox & The Bird at the DOMAXXII Showcase

All photos by Patrick MichelsFox & The Bird kept things in line at La Grange on Saturday night.​Boys Named SueLa Grange10 p.m.What can be said now about the Boys Named Sue that hasn't been said already over their rabble-rousing course of recent history? Not much, really, but we'll give it a sh ... More >>

Burger Girl Has Some Nice Buns

Noah W. BaileyWe asked this burger out for dinner and a movie.​Burger Girl4444 McKinney Ave.214-253-2666Dude Factor: 10, or Pulp Fiction, on a scale of 1, Fast Food Nation, to 10.When we drove by the old La Cubanita on McKinney and noticed a new burger joint in its place a few weeks ago, we were s ... More >>

Guess Where Dirk's Eating

Alexander FloresHe's so tall, y'all.​He just delivered one of the most efficient playoff performances in NBA history. He's got a lot of tape to watch. He's got a zeppelin-sized hankering for some Mexican food. And he really, really wants to hang out with his friends from the Dallas Observer.Can yo ... More >>

Nice Brisket, Toots

Snow's BBQ516 Main St.Lexington, TexasNoah W. BaileyThe line at Snow's. At 10:20 a.m.​Dude Factor: 10, or Billy Joe Shaver, on a scale of 1 (Beth Toben) to 10.On a recent weekend trip to College Station to visit my fiance's parents, I found myself with a few free hours on a Saturday while my lady ... More >>

Dallas Observer Names Noah W. Bailey Food Critic

Merritt MartinNew Dallas Observer food critic Noah W. Bailey, whose face is partially obscured to protect his anonymity.​After an extensive search, the Dallas Observer is proud to announce the promotion of Night & Day editor and frequent City of Ate contributor Noah W. Bailey to the position o ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to the Mayer Hawthorne Show Tonight at The Loft

In this week's paper, Noah W. Bailey, who's been sold on Mayer Hawthorne and his retro-Moown cool for some time now, does his best to sell you on Hawthorne, too, in advance of tonight's performance from the man at The Loft. Writes Bailey:Hawthorne turned out one of the best soul records in decades w ... More >>

Dude Food: Burgers of the Northland

Noah W. Bailey​JG's Old Fashioned Hamburgers12101 Greenville Ave.972-644-8628Dude Factor: 9, or James Garner , on a scale of 1 (Ike, Taylor or Zac Hanson) to 10 (Wayne Coyne) Amigos, I have a confession to make. To me, anything north of Royal Lane might as well be Oklahoma. But since I've had some ... More >>

Dude Food: Pappy's Old Fashioned Hamburger Co.

Noah W. BaileyTears on my burger, pain in my heart, caused by yoooooooooou.​Pappy's Old Fashioned Hamburger Co.1475 W Mockingbird Lane214-678-0760Dude Factor: 9, or Pappy Van Winkle, on a scale of 1(Big Papi) to 10 (W. Lee "Pappy" O' Daniel)Today I decided to venture afield for new Dude Food adven ... More >>

Dude Food: Pollo Campero

Noah W. BaileyEach week the Dude Food guys assess the 'masculinity' of Dallas area dives. The more fried meat and junk on the walls, the better the rating...Pollo Camperomultiple locationsDude Factor: 8, or Jaime Viñals, on a scale of 1 (Sergio Andrade) to 10 (Daphne Zuniga)The logo for Pollo Campe ... More >>

Forever Young Records Tosses Its Hat Into The National Record Store Day Party Ring

OK, so it's not Good Records' National Record Store Day party lineup--not even close, really--but Alrington's Forever Young Records, a personal favorite of our own Noah W. Bailey's, has announced its own little celebration for the two-year-old holiday, and it includes, among others, Austin's Asleep ... More >>

The Weekly Podcast: Scoping Out The Local SXSW Performers

In this week's installment of the DC9 at Night Podcast, Merritt Martin, Noah W. Bailey and I huddled up to talk about some of the bands from the region that made the cut and were asked to perform at SXSW 2009's sanctioned showcases. And we tackled some tough, tough topics, too. Who were we happy to ... More >>

Poster Of The Week: The Me-Thinks, Bastardos De Sancho, Stag Film

This week's Poster of the Week, or POW as the kids aren't calling it, is for Friday's Double-Wide show featuring the grimy sleaze-rock of Stag Film, the gritty garage rock of Bastardos De Sancho and straight-forward rawk from Fort Worth's Shittiest Band. Once again, not a unanimous choice. Calendar ... More >>

The End Of The End Of Year Lists: Noah W. Bailey's Favorite Albums Of 2008

Sure, 2008 may be done, but the list-making still continues... This year, five contributors to the Dallas Observer's music section were asked to participate in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll, which compiles the lists of hundreds of music critics across the country into one m ... More >>

Best in Dallas Music, 2008: The Podcast

For whatever reason, we were feeling like a real team last week--so much so that we gathered up most of the music writing crew here at the Observer and packed everyone into my spacious fake college dorm room office to talk about our favorite local releases of the year (and to take very unlively pict ... More >>

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the ... More >>

Poster Of The Week: Heartless Bastards, Black Joe Lewis and Les Americains

This Poster of the Week was created in-house at C3 Presents, the Austin promotions and event planning company behind the ACL Music Festival, booking at Emo's and Stubb's, and tomorrow night's Club Dada bill featuring Heartless Bastards, Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears (a Noah Bailey favorite) ... More >>

Giveaway: Tickets To Carlos Santana Tonight At Superpages.com Center

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To The Sold-Out Dr. Dog Show At Lola's Tonight

My Morning Jacket's Palladium Date Officially Announced

Democracy's Rewarding. And Dull.

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Good Friday: The Paper Chase, Bridges and Blinking Lights, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Freewill Benefit

911 Operator Cracks a Cowboys Funny

Come Give Mr. Hand a Hand

Will Johnson Only Wants 2 See U Laughing in the "Purple Rain"

Best Podcast Theme Song Ever

Downtown Fire

2006 TOP 10

More Top 10 lists from our writers

Romancing the Stone

Get Out, 08/10/06

Show Up, 6/26/06

Don't Fence Them In

It's an Illusion!

Copperfield brings his magic to Fort Worth's Bass Hall

Kickin' It In Aisle Five

We didn't get the budget for a DOMA documentary, so here's a quick behind-the-scenes rundown instead

Oh, Baby, Baby

Good Lovin'

Odds & Ends

Dallas Music Partners declare: "Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled musicians."

Hot Air

The Zapruder Sequence

The Zapruder Sequence (Self-released)