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Ryan Bingham: "I Could Sing Death Metal and I'll Still Be A Country Singer To Certain People"

Ryan Bingham isn't a country singer. While he's dabbled in the tones of roots and country, he's a rock star at this point in his career. Sure, many people know the Los Angeles-based former rodeo cowboy from his celebrity-making, Oscar-winning tune "The Weary Kind" from the movie Crazy Heart, in whic ... More >>

10 Of This Weekend's Top Events: Ruby Jane, Schoolboy Q, Track Meet vs. Hot Flash and More

Ruby JaneFriday, June 29, at McDavid StudioRuby Jane, the 17-year-old fiddle phenom, lives in Austin but got her start right here in Dallas. It's hard not to love her. Even Willie Nelson has chimed in with praise for the young country singer, who just released her latest album, Celebrity (Empire of ... More >>

Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest II Sets a Date, Plus More Show Announcements

Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival IISaturday, July 28, at Granada TheaterHard to believe we're almost a year removed from the first Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival, which took place in an ice-cold Granada Theater during the hottest part of last summer. You can expect this year to be another oasis, both physically ... More >>

Other Lives, The Relatives and The Best of This Weekend's Shows

​Lots of big shows are happening this weekend -- several on the Good Records stage -- including Stillwater, Oklahoma's, Other Lives. The band, who will be joined by Dallas violinist Daniel Hart, is making a quick stop at Good Records just before they open for Radiohead on Monday. The biggest show, ... More >>

Dada Turns One, Willie Nelson at Billy Bob's Texas and This Weekend's Shows

​It feels kind of weird writing the words "Dada turns one," seeing as the place has been a Dallas rock and roll institution since I spent my Friday nights watching TGIF. Granted, that was only up until a few years ago, but the place has been around forever. In 2010, however, it closed and with a n ... More >>

Fever in the Funkhouse go back to their original recipe

For Your Hanukkah Listening Pleasure: Richard Thompson Turns the Tide at Poor David's in '91

​That crazy website I stumbled across at the end of last week, the one that turned up those Zevon shows from '93, is proving to be quite the treasure trove; and just when I was about to ditch this feature too. Don't think I'm not this close to spending all day tomorrow posting picks from the vault ... More >>

[DARYL] Reunion at Sons of Hermann Hall, and This Weekend's Best Shows

Daryl at Sons of Hermann Hall​There are lots of big shows this weekend, and the one about which much ado has been made is the [DARYL] reunion at Sons of Hermann Hall tonight. Since the band broke up several years ago, members have continued playing around town in various other capacities. Tonight, ... More >>

Marian Call On Geeks, Typewriters, a Dead Cat

Brian SmithMarian Call​Hailing from Alaska, singer-songwriter Marian Call is one odd duck. With songs that feature themes prevalent to geek culture (technology, science fiction, etc.), Call has cultivated a dedicated worldwide fan base. Her soon to be released double album Something Fierce was com ... More >>

For Your Monday Listening Pleasure: Robert Hunter Comes Alive at Poor David's in 1986

David Card at Poor David's on Lower Greenville in a photo taken some time in the mid-1980s​I was digging through our old photo archives Friday afternoon -- I think I'm the only one left 'round here who knows we even have such a thing -- looking for a photo that, turns out, I remembered wrong. I th ... More >>

Q&A (And Bonus MP3): Bobby Long's Turned Twilight Love Into Some Damn Fine Soul.

Bobby Long​The last couple of years have followed an interesting path for British singer-songwriter Bobby Long. Both geographically and musically. After learning cello and guitar by the time he was 18, when he started writing his own songs, the young and dashing Long began to set his sights on ope ... More >>

Good Friday: Hayes Carll, Buddy Guy, Eaton Lake Tonics, Wanda Jackson, Hard Night's Day, American Werewolf Academy, Aska, Spoonfed Tribe, HELLYEAH, Tweed EQ, Wild Party & More!

Hayes Carll​Tonight, Hayes Carll plays the second-to-last show in his North Texas tour. He'll be at Lola's Saloon in Fort Worth, and then, tomorrow night, he'll be at Poor David's Pub. After this little stint, he'll do five shows in the Houston area, then three in Austin and San Antonio. So catch ... More >>

Show Announcements: Fleet Foxes, Decemberists, Beth Orton, Rusko, Ray Price, Adele, Maps & Atlases, Delorean, Dashboard Confessional, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Dokken, Wilco, Ricky Martin, Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan and More!

Fleet Foxes​Two years ago, Fleet Foxes blindsided indie-rock fans with a self-titled debut record full of four-part harmonies and folk songs that were both melancholy and triumphant. The self-made record, which was done on a shoe-string budget, went on to sell over 300,000 records worldwide.  ... More >>

Good Friday: DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, The Flowers of God, The O's, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Mumbles, Collin Herring, Boys Named Sue & More!

Merry Rockmas​It's a weekend chock-full of holiday parties. The Granada Theater is throwing one, DayBowBow has one in Denton, The O's have one at Sons of Hermann Hall, and "The Orphanage" is hosting their fifth annual Christmas party at the Double Wide on Saturday night. The two slackers who host ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Octopus Project at South Side Music Haoll, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience at the Fair Park Music Hall, The Queers at The Boiler Rom (in Denton), Corb Lund at The Granada and Robbie Fulks at All Good Café. Plus: A Few More!

By this busy line up of shows, you'd think it's already Friday.

Show Announcements: The Walkmen, The Octopus Project, Sarah Jaffe, Will Johnson, Devin the Dude, Pete Yorn, Mogwai, Ke$ha, Bobby Patterson, Lions, Hayes Carll & More!

The Walkmen don't actually look like this.​Over the last 10 years, The Walkmen have released acclaimed album after acclaimed album, with only a few duds along the way. 2008's You & Me proved the band's longevity, and 2010's Lisbon fortified it. And they'll be bringing their raucous fly-by-the- ... More >>

Good Friday: Fall Indie Fest, Matt & Kim, Fang Island, School Of Seven Bells, The xx, Morning Benders, Twin Sister, Cults, The National, Sarah Harmer, Two Door Cinema Club, Gaslight Anthem, Devendra Banhart & More!

​You may remember when I mentioned Grand Prairie's upcoming Fall Indie Fest in a story about suburban rock a few weeks ago. Well, Fall Indie Fest is finally here. While it doesn't have quite the same fanfare of the little festival in Austin this weekend, there is still reason aplenty to head out w ... More >>

Q&A: Stan Ridgway Talks Voodoo, Ethel Merman and Covering "Love Will Keep Us Together"

Stan Ridgeway​Stan Ridgway will always be known, for better or worse, as they guy who sings "Mexican Radio." As the founding member of the legendary new wave act Wall of Voodoo, Ridgway found a musical niche all to himself--some bizarre world where Johnny Cash sang show tunes in the desert. From 1 ... More >>

Good Friday: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

​Every year around this time, Brutal Juice dusts off the old instruments and reunites for a weekend of area shows. This weekend, They, along with a re-charged Baboon, will be playing at Dan's Silverleaf on Friday, and on Saturday they'll be at Trees.But even without a Brutal Juice reunion, there's ... More >>

Good Friday: The Slack, This Old House, Spooky Folk, Hendrick, Big Red Rooster, Telegraph Canyon, Menkena, Ishi, The Orbans, Gary Allan, Mike Doughty, Days of the New and Nick Oliveri

It's Friday night and the weekend's here, which means it's time to unwind, et al. Got plans? Nah? We've got your hookup right here. First up, as always, the shows we've already discussed. Kind of a slow weekend, though: A bunch of the bigger shows we've talked up are coming after the weekend. As of ... More >>

Gig Alert: Wade Bowen, Sean McConnell, Adam Hood and Seth James at Poor David's Pub Tonight

​Folks who like their Americana earnest and earthy should think about heading down to Poor David's Pub tonight to catch a crowded bill of country singer-songwriters.Headlining this acoustic evening is Wade Bowen. Born and raised in Waco (although we shouldn't hold that against him), Bowen now resi ... More >>

Good Friday: Calhoun, Hayes Carll, Red Headed Stranglers, Metal Rouge, Wildflower!, The Lash Outs, A Tribute To Stephen Bruton, Dem Southernfolkz, QCBS Benefit

There are so many options for music lovers this weekend that it's almost overwhelming. Remember, back in the days when you used to go to video stores to rent movies, how it felt to just stare at the cases with no idea what you wanted to watch, and there were so many choices that you got a headache b ... More >>

Good Friday: Heartstring Stranglers, Joe Ely, Stumptone, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, THe BAcksliders

Good Friday: The Lash Outs, Record Hop, Tree Wave, Bluesfest

Steal: Lu Mitchell is Our Favorite Crazy-Ass Grandma

Zuzu and Marchel, Together Again

Bill's Records: Better Than Ever, Seriously

In on the Ground Floor

Sharing a south-side secret

The Last Record Store's Last Days

Sump'n Else

Local rock legends reunite

Torked Up

Mother's Lode

Sara Hickman hides the breast--but not much else--on her latest double-disc album

This Here Utopia

Raise some funds for the Kinkster's keepers

Best Developing Entertainment District

Lamar Street

Letters

Waste of Good Air

More thoughts on the Dallas Observer Music Awards

Teaching a (history) lesson

Dixie Chicks sic lawyers on a fan's exhaustive Web site

Out There

The glory of Bugs

Texas guitar hero Bugs Henderson wouldn't swap family for fame

Going against typecasting

Don't call Carolyn Wonderland and the Imperial Monkeys a blues band

The last roundup

Soul Food Cafe throws in the towel

Out of the past

Slaid Cleaves finally molds his influences into the shape of his own voice

Black Maria, Don't You Cry

Mary Cutrufello's music is full of country heartache. But Texas' most unlikely honky-tonk star is about to become her own boss.

Can't see the forest

Tree-hugging compilation album takes on a Texas conglomerate

Song of the South

Trish Murphy, literate regionalist

Roadshows

Events for the week

Roadshows

Events for the week

Deep roots

James McMurtry gives life to the near-dead out in the flat lands