Ronnie Dawson

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

The Late, Great

Ronnie Dawson proved there are indeed second acts in rock and roll

End of an era

After seven years and hundreds of thousands of miles, Killbilly calls it quits

Beating time

New Bohemians show proves you can go home again, but only for a little while

Scene, not heard

A few clubs and a few bands do not a "music town" make

Roadshows

A few clubs and a few bands do not a "music town" make

Plastic explosives

Push the Tripping Daisy and make them come up

Roadshows

Push the Tripping Daisy and make them come up

King Curtis

A rockabilly hero is revered abroad, ignored at home

The Dr. is out

Dre and Snoop Dogg, the boys who cried wolf, cancel yet another Dallas show

Winners take mall

When the readers voted the rock, the Old 97's came away 'big' winners

Batter up

In the midst of a silver age, the Light Crust Doughboys are swinging for the bleachers

Roadshows

In the midst of a silver age, the Light Crust Doughboys are swinging for the bleachers

Out Here

In the midst of a silver age, the Light Crust Doughboys are swinging for the bleachers

Events for the week

In the midst of a silver age, the Light Crust Doughboys are swinging for the bleachers

Out Here

In the midst of a silver age, the Light Crust Doughboys are swinging for the bleachers

Spirit of '96

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Roadshows

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Out Here

Last year showed pop still has more than a ghost of a chance

Git it

After years of detective work, Gene Vincent's Lost Dallas Sessions resurface

Vote the rock

Just call these the Old 97's Observer Music Awards

Out Here

Just call these the Old 97's Observer Music Awards

Out Here

Just call these the Old 97's Observer Music Awards

Legendary stardust cowboy

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

Oh, Brother

Russell Miles, the "Bill Gates of weird," finds religion in crank calls

Out Here

Russell Miles, the "Bill Gates of weird," finds religion in crank calls

Homewardsounds

Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

Out Here

Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

Out Here

Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?

Good at being the best

The youngest man in rock and roll, Ronnie Dawson gets hitched and grows up (sort of)

Ask the Guru

The Met's Bad Habits

Slick 57

Drunk Life (Deuce-Hi Records)

Scene, heard

Rubber Gloves puts on the kitchen mitts; Ronnie Dawson's no zombie; and American Bedouin sets down stakes

Frank Campagna To Enshrine The O's With Mural In Ongoing Deep Ellum Music Series

Steve Visneau Yep. You read that right. This weekend, Frank Campagna will unveil the next mural in his Deep Ellum music series--which includes the likes of Rhett Miller, The Reverend Horton Heat, Lisa Loeb and others. Right next to Deep Sushi, alongside images of Erykah Badu and Ronnie Dawson, will ... More >>

Best Place to Put Money in a Jukebox

The Elbow Room

Tuba Wanted

The Polyphonic Spree looking to add a new member to its cast

The art of implication

Vince Bell's been dead once, and he's got the record to prove it

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Vince Bell's been dead once, and he's got the record to prove it

Blowing his Cover-up

We don't want to tell One Ton how to run its business, but...

A Legend in the Making

The Blond Bomber flies from Waxahachie to Alan Freed, with a Strat as his sole defense

Good rockin' last night

A new CD resurrects the echoes of the long-gone Big "D" Jamboree, where Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and some forgotten heroes made Saturday nights swing

Home groans

Will this year's best local records survive the millennium?

Rock this town

Or: Oh, look...it's another end-of-the-century list

1996 Dallas Observer Music Awards (Part I)

Or: Oh, look...it's another end-of-the-century list

Out Here

Or: Oh, look...it's another end-of-the-century list

1995 Dallas Observer Music Awards (Part I)

Or: Oh, look...it's another end-of-the-century list

This Week in Dallas Music History: The Blonde Bomber Rebounds

Ronnie Dawson​Names like Gene Summers and Kim Lenz & her Jaguars are decades apart, but these artists follow a unique style of rockabilly that can only come from the Dallas area.The April 16, 1992 edition of the Observer profiled local rockabilly favorite Ronnie Dawson, who benefited from the ... More >>

A Blast From the Past: When Ronnie Dawson Took "Monkey Beat City" to Conan O'Brien

Patrick's at the mayor's How to Save Park and Rec press conference, and while we wait for word about that big-time initiative we were promised this morning, here's a little lunchtime respite: The late, great Ronnie Dawson on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in '95. Somewhere amongst my stash of videos ... More >>

City's New Deal: Let Us Dump All the Trash at McCommas, and We'll Create "Stimulus Fund"

​Wednesday's council briefing is shaping up to be action-packed, in the words of Ronnie Dawson: It'll have redistricting, a look-see at Dallas Fire-Rescue's budget (which includes that proposal to move and mothball engines) and ... dunh dunh dunh ... flow control, otherwise known as Marys Suhm and ... More >>

What Are You Thankful For?

Sitting around the house waiting for Turkey Day to roll around got me to thinking about all the things I'm thankful for. Of course, I'm lucky to have my family and friends and, these days, I am very thankful to have a job. But musically speaking, the Dallas scene has provided many a band, show and ... More >>