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Nine Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: June 6-12

This week in DFW music, it's all about folk and pop. The two genres are spanning the calendars this summer, and this week in June is no exception, so in honor of that, here are five super surprising pop music facts, according to BuzzFeed. (By the way, it wouldn't be Dallas without a Manson/Cooper sh ... More >>

Your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Performers

A closer look at all 52 acts playing this weekend's Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase in Deep Ellum

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Solo Act, Best Alt-Country/Roots Act, Best Country Act

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the  Best Solo, Best Cou ... More >>

Bonus MP3: The Orbans -- "85 Years"

The Orbans​Speaking of free music, Fort Worth favorites The Orbans reached out to our inboxes this week with a little treat: Seems there was some leftover material from the band's super-awesome 2010 release, When We Were Wild, and the band couldn't figure out what to do with it. So they passed it ... More >>

Counting Down the Best Local Albums of 2010

New Year's Eve Round-Up: Where To Be and Who To See When The Ball Drops

​As always, Dallas music promoters are making every attempt to pack their venues to the gills for New Year's Eve shows. And, if the stacked bills all over town are any indication, you can be sure that the crowds at many of these shows will, no doubt, be nuts-to-butts. Never mind that tickets are g ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: The Orbans' Music Rings True at No. 6

[Over these last few days of 2010, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 6 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to watch its accompanying music video. Also a ... More >>

The Best Local Album Releases of 2010... So Far.

Picture Show: The Orbans and Telegraph Canyon at Sons of Hermann Hall

All photos by Patrick MichelsFor more photos from the night, check the slideshow.​The Orbans dropped their new album When We Were Young onto a half-packed house of fans and friends at Sons of Hermann Hall Friday night, bringing an agreeable live face to their good-time, don't-call-it-country rock ... More >>

Good Friday: The Orbans, The Slow Burners, Doug Burr, Johnny Winter, Shallow Reign, Florene, Darktown Strutters, The King Bucks, Lovedrug, The Prids, Concrete Blonde and More.

The Orbans​The Orbans might be the best band to come out of Fort Worth in a short while. After years of sharpening his songwriting in various bands (Thief, The Lifters), singer, Peter Black has finally finished his best album yet: When We Were Wild. Tonight, the album (which features this song) wi ... More >>

The Orbans

When We Were Wild (Self-released)

Bonus MP3: The Orbans -- "New Dress"

In this week's paper, Mark Schectman reviews When We Were Wild, the long-time-coming-but-well-worth-the-wait full-length debut from Fort Worth's The Orbans. And Schectman makes no bones in shouting out the disc's merits:[It's the Orbans'] blending of styles that truly makes When We Were Wild such a ... More >>

DC9 Live at El Sibil, Ep. 18: The Orbans

YouTube, and so can we.Can call them country if you really want, but don't expect The Orbans to agree. The description might have fit better with these guys' past incarnations--as the Lifters and Thief--but even with a slide guitar and a banjo behind him, frontman Peter Black says no way is next mo ... More >>

Because You're Gonna Be Watching Late Night TV This Week, Anyway...

The Orbans​...y'know, what with all the drama and all, then you might as well turn in to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. Why? Well, 'cause you might spot a familiar face or two: Justin Pate, keyboardist for Fort Worth's The Orbans, will be among the the backing players performing in musical ... More >>