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July 8, 2011
Deep Ellum Blues: How Come These Influential Dallas Acts Don't Have Deep Ellum Murals?
Deep Ellum is in many ways the music capital of Dallas. Yes, the area has had its ups and downs. No, it hasn't always been the center of the music scene, especially with Denton consistently pumping out artists at a rapid rate. But, fact is, without a doubt, Deep Ellum has for over a century now b ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Prophet Bar to Debut New Kitchen on Friday, Plans Other Renovations for Near Future
It's only been a few years since The Prophet Bar started serving booze -- a change that took place when the long-running Christian rock venue The Door changed its name to The Prophet Bar and moved into the space once occupied by The Gypsy Tea Room. The new space for the venue also came equipped w ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
This Week In Dallas Music History: Russell Hobbs Remembers Deep Ellum's Beginnings
Russell HobbsThis is the week that the Dallas Observer will release its annual Best Of issue, so it seems appropriate to open the vault and look back at a Best Of issue from September 2000. During this week 10 years ago, staff writer Jimmy Fowler shed light on Russell Hobbs' then 15-year legacy a ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
This Week In Dallas Music History: Street Beat Archives Yield Timeline On Deep Ellum's "Alleged Heyday"
For reasons unknown, 4 Reasons Unknown was the first of the Deep Ellum bands to land on MTVSure, this week's selection from the June 17-23 edition of the Observer is a bit of a calendar stretch that would have been better suited for last week, but, whatever, these archived issues don't tend to fa ... More >>
Music
June 17, 2010
Shallow Reign, The Cush, Mike Graff
Saturday, June 19, at the Kessler Theatre
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Fort Worth's The Door Will Now Sometimes Be Called The Bandwagon
Earlier this week, the Fort Worth location of Russell Hobbs' The Door franchise announced a name change to The Bandwagon. Well, sort of. As Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram learned earlier this week when he broke the news, it's more of a half name-change. Just as is the case with the ... More >>
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November 27, 2009
Echoes and Reverberations: At the Theatre Gallery, Capturing Lightning in a Beer Cup
Outside the Theatre Gallery in Deep Ellum a quarter-century ago.It was the summer of 1984 and the city of Dallas was in the midst of a serious makeover. The Republican National Convention was coming to town and Big D was trying to put a conservative foot forward as the media spotlight fixated on our ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
Echoes and Reverberations: When 'The Summer of Love' Meant Sex In a Club
"Are you one of the beautiful people? Is my name on the list? I want to be with the beautiful people... I wanna feel like I'm missed..." Eels - "Guest List" I went to high school with a kid named Greg Holman. His father was a painter named George, who lived in the old Expo Park space that l ... More >>
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February 13, 2009
Echoes and Reverberations: Karen Finley and the Delicate Art of Disgust
In the summer of 1986, the Theatre Gallery was all about confronting the established aesthetic sensibilities of the comfortable arts patron. Basically, we loved to shock the shit out of people. Our venue existed to raise the bar on outrageousness and freedom of expression. Example: One of our ... More >>
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February 13, 2009
More Potentially Embarassing Footage Of A Young Rhett MIller
Yep, that's a young pre-97's Rhett MIller in the video from 1987, posted above--just part one of a two-part Hi-Res Diner interview (part deux is after the jump) Dragon Street Records' David Dennard posted to Youtube last week. It's a continuation of this performance, which we showed you last month. ... More >>
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January 23, 2009
Echoes and Reverberations: Anthony and Flea's Tube Sock Diaries
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
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October 30, 2008
Echoes and Reverberations: Dead Kennedys “Rock Against Politics”
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
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October 1, 2008
Echoes and Reverberations: The Trouble With Screamin' Jay Hawkins
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
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August 18, 2008
Is The Prophet Bar Backsliding? Potentially! Or So Says New Part-Time Booking Agent
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
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April 1, 2008
Back in the Day, He Was Da Nu Man
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
Music
March 13, 2008
The Door and Prophet Bar Owner Russell Hobbs Deserves Credit for Booking Brother Ali
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
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January 11, 2008
Mokah Music Summit: The Morning After
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
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April 3, 2007
One Door Closes, Another Door Opens
When you're 23 years old, it's all about smoking dope out of an empty beer can, having sex in the backseat of your car, and watching Soul Train the next morning with a hammer-to-the-forehead hangover. At least, it would've been for me, if I had actually owned my own automobile. That period of my lif ... More >>
Music
January 18, 2007
Life and Death
A Christian venue hopes to resurrect Deep Ellum
Music
September 28, 2006
Grandpunk
Cynicism is a disease that only the Reverend can heal
Blogs
June 16, 2006
Loco for Loco Gringos?
Cynicism is a disease that only the Reverend can heal
Music
January 12, 2006
Deep Sixed
Reports of Deep Ellum's death are exaggerated, but not by much
Music
December 29, 2005
Out of the Closet
With Trees' fate nearly sealed, we look back at its brave beginnings--and, of course, the blood
Music
July 21, 2005
Coasters for Christ
The One Voice concert series at Six Flags Over Texas is all about Jesus. Unless, of course, you ask Six Flags Over Texas.
Music
July 31, 2003
Down With the Ship
"Big Steve" Shein ready to make his departure
News
May 1, 2003
Kings of Clubs
The coke-drenched era of nightclubs is over, but now a new group of entrepreneurs is ready to reinvent the scene
News
January 30, 2003
The Force is With Them
MossEisley is young and talented. Will that be enough to keep these four siblings and the boy next door away from the music industry's dark side?
Music
June 20, 2002
Even Handed
Lewis makes more progress with Deep Elm Records
Music
May 17, 2001
Scene, Heard
Robert Jenkins is getting the word out
Culture
October 26, 2000
Plush Comes to Shove
A new alternative gallery gives the status quo a heave-ho
News
July 20, 2000
Letters
Falling down; One deluded man; Family matters; The Stick Men speak
Music
May 11, 2000
Some things he did
Roxy Gordon was "one of the great outlaw artist misfits" and so much more
News
January 20, 2000
Letters to the Editor
Published January 20, 1999
Music
December 23, 1999
Still prophesying
Russell Hobbs is born-again as a club owner
News
December 16, 1999
Art and Commerce Street
Jeff Swaney and Delphi Group are encouraging people to "take a walk on the fun side" of Deep Ellum
Music
September 16, 1999
Anywhere but here
Lewis doesn't care if it's really good or really bad, as long as it's not middle-of-the-road
News
September 2, 1999
Still life
The Deep Ellum Center for the Arts is celebrating its first year. If it can't figure out what it wants to be, it may also be its last.
Music
August 26, 1999
Across the Bar
Deep-sixing Deep Ellum Records; The Tomorrowpeople play every song they know; Pleasant Grove gets Last Beat; Adventures of Jet hopes to be Born on the World Wide Web
Music
August 12, 1999
Tripping over new albums
Daisy makes Good Records
Music
July 8, 1999
Scene, Heard
Quality Park Records doubles; Pinkston plans to bow; Doni Blair avoids the monkey suit; Charlie Gilder celebrates; Who is A Quick One; Punk rock lives in Arlington
Music
July 1, 1999
Lip service
The Flaming Lips come back from outer space to deliver The Soft Bulletin
Music
June 17, 1999
The preacher and the Prophet
Why can't we all just get along? The history, or not, of Russell and Jeff's Deep Ellum
Music
May 20, 1999
Liberation front
Two local Web sites hope to bring Dallas music to the world
Music
April 29, 1999
1999 Dallas Observer Music Awards
Two local Web sites hope to bring Dallas music to the world
Music
April 22, 1999
Want out
Jeff Whittington has moved away from Adam's Farm and built his own brand-new thing
News
April 8, 1999
Rhett's exploding
Rhett Miller wanted to be famous for as long as he can remember. Will the Old 97's upcoming Fight Songs finally make him a star?
News
July 23, 1998
The artful dodger
Deep Ellum's legendary Theatre Gallery will reopen as the Center for the Arts. The question is, which arts?
News
July 16, 1998
Schmidt happens
After 10 years of being told he was the Next Big Thing, former Three on a Hill and Funland frontman Peter Schmidt makes the best record of his career. And he did it, for the most part, all by himself.
Music
November 24, 1994
Home, sweat, home
New Bohemians reunion heals old and new wounds

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