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The Record Store Day Results are in at DFW Shops

This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we'll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste. Record Store Day was a great success and brought outstanding numbers to last week's top sellin ... More >>

Untapped Fest: No Matter How Crappy Things Get, There Will Always be Music and Beer

As Untapped festival headliner Deer Tick prepared to take the stage closing beer booths, an impromptu chorus of the "Star Spangled Banner" emitted from the front of the crowd, and grew louder with every verse as it felt like the entire fest joined in to sing our national anthem. Immediately after we ... More >>

The Five Best DFW Band Vines, Featuring Parties of the Taco, Dance and Helmet Varieties

If you're someone who enjoys what social media has done for the band-fan relationship, the new video sharing app Vine offers awesome new horizons. For those of you who aren't familiar with Vine, it's basically a way for people to make short gif-like post that last six seconds each. As with all socia ... More >>

Toby Halbrooks and David Lowery, Directors of Sarah Jaffe's "Glorified High" Video, Take Their Latest Feature To Sundance

Variety has this little interview with one-time Polyphonic Spree-er Toby Halbrooks, co-director of Sarah Jaffe's "Glorified High" video, which won the Dallas Observer music award for Best Video last month, in which he talks about his and David Lowery's latest feature film, Ain't Them Bodies Saints. ... More >>

The Winners of the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards Are...

Best Group Act A.Dd Best Song "Wait For Us," Mind Spiders Best Solo Act Sarah Jaffe Best Album Sarah Jaffe, The Body Wins Best New Act Blackstone Rangers Best Blues Act Jason Elmore Best Country Act Somebody's Darling Best Americana/Roots Act The O's Best Electronic Act Cutter Best Experim ... More >>

The Oak Cliff Film Festival Puts Its Spotlight on Music Video

See also: Who's that girl in the Sarah Jaffe video? See also: It's Friday the 13th, watch this Angelus video See also: The premiere of Mind Spiders' "Wait For Us" I came across this video last night, for Beck's "Pay No Mind," which I hadn't seen in about 18 years. I remember watching it one bore ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe, Screaming Females, Ynfynyt Scroll and More Under the Supermoon

There's been a bit of collective chatter lately, about how Dallas in 2007 or 2008 was the last time there was this feeling of momentum in the music and arts scenes. I can't speak to that, but there was definitely a similar wave hitting Austin during that span of time: Red River was turning into a mo ... More >>

The Five-Minute DC9 At Night/Good Records Challenge!

Welcome to the inaugural Five-Minute DC9 At Night/Good Records Challenge! Here, we take some of our favorite touring artists and the occasional Dallas personality to that treasured musical playground, Good Records, for our own version of Supermarket Sweep, to see what they come up with. The challe ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Sacrificed Both Mind and Body to Make Her Second Album

DOMAXXIII: Announcing Your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Winners...

Stephen MaskerErykah Badu headlined last night's DOMAXXIII. More photos in our slideshow: Scenes from the 2011 Music Awards ​Another year, another Dallas Observer Music Awards season down the drain. Gotta say, though, this year's season felt especially epic. Many thanks to the Toadies, the Old 97' ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Toadies, Old 97's, Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe at the 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

The Toadies, the Old 97's, Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Main Stage Saturday, October 15, 2011 Alex ScottThe start of a glorious day in Deep Ellum.​ On Saturday afternoon, Deep Ellum boasted a buzz the area hadn't felt in years, as the Dallas Observer M ... More >>

Kicking Off The Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase. Also, Zombies

Nick RalloSarah Jaffe, new haircut​OK, here we go, here we go. Right now, Sarah Jaffe's on the main stage over here at Elm and Good Latimer--kicking off a night of fifty-plus bands on ten different stages around Deep Ellum. On this stage, it'll be Sarah Jaffe, Centro-Matic, the Old 97's, and the ... More >>

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The Way Sound Leaves a Room "Kirtland Records"

Sarah Jaffe Talks Her New EP, That Disc's Cover Songs, and What To Expect From Her Next LP

​Earlier this week, Sarah Jaffe released The Way Sound Leaves a Room, a new EP/DVD release that features footage from her Wyly Theater performance from back in February, as well as eight never-before-released songs from the popular area singer-songwriter. The eight songs are particularly interesti ... More >>

While She Records Her Next LP, Stream Sarah Jaffe's New The Way Sound Leaves A Room EP

​Right this very moment, as I type this, Sarah Jaffe and her band are over in Oak Cliff at John Congleton's Elmwood Recording Studio, working on recording their full-length follow-up to Jaffe's 2010 breakthrough, debut LP, Suburban Nature. Not sure when we can expect it -- early 2012 perhaps? Rega ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Covers Drake & The-Dream, Cold War Kids On Suburban Nature Follow-Up

​If it seems like we've been waiting forever for the new Sarah Jaffe release, it's because we kind of have been. Or, at least, we've sure been reporting on it for a while -- dating back to July 2010, when Jaffe told us that the new disc was likely going to be coming out in the fall of that year. I ... More >>

DOMAXXIII: 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Tickets Now Up For Sale

​ It's coming up on two weeks now since we dropped the above bomb on you and announced that we'd somehow cobbled together the above four bold-faced names -- Toadies, Old 97's, Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe -- to headline our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase on Saturday, October 15, in Dee ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Finally Announces Late September Release For The Way Sound Leaves A Room EP

Chris PhelpsSarah Jaffe​We're kind of pot-committed to writing about Sarah Jaffe's upcoming The Way Sound Leaves a Room EP at this point: We broke the news that it was eventually coming and that it would be called The Way Sound Leaves a Room; we told you that it would see Jaffe experimenting on a ... More >>

Last Night: Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton

Centro-matic, Sarah JaffeJuly 7, 2011Dan's SilverleafBetter than: listening to old-timers go on and on about the "glory days" of local music.Matt PenceCentro-matic still has plenty of fun these days.​It's abundantly clear at this point: Sarah Jaffe is a big deal around these here North Texas parts ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe's Music Is Being Used To Promote Tourism... In Australia?

Chris PhelpsSarah Jaffe​Sarah Jaffe is a lot of things -- a local darling, a rising star, an endearing songwriter, a quirky personality, a Texan. The list goes on and on and on. But there is one thing she is decidedly not: Australian.Curious, then, to find out that Jaffe's song "Perfect Plan," off ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Just Keeps On Covering Robyn...

Sarah Jaffe, meet Robyn.​Speaking of Billboard, local darling Sarah Jaffe has herself received a little love from the folks behind the trade magazine's website this week. The nod comes courtesy of the site's recurring "Marshup Mondays" feature, for which Jaffe visited the Billboard offices to play ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe, Doug Burr Geek Out On One Another As Southern Living Discovers Denton.

Sarah Jaffe and Doug Burr​ Like The New York Times and Paste magazine before them, it looks like the folks at Southern Living magazine have gone and discovered Denton -- or, as they and everyone else says when first writing about the college town, "maybe the next Austin!"Ugh.At least the folks at ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Releases Super Adorable Video Bio

There's a lot to enjoy about the above video bio for Sarah Jaffe, which the folks at Kirtland Records had been sneakily keeping under wraps until they released it on Friday as part of a little love sent Jaffe's way from the folks at Teen Vogue. For starters: The line, "I wanted to rock... but rock ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to See Sarah Jaffe on Saturday Night at Club Dada

Sarah Jaffe​It's going to be a busy summer for local favorite Sarah Jaffe. The Denton singer-songwriter recently announced that she'll be going on two different tours with long-established bands with from the region, the Old 97's and Centro-matic. You'd think, with such a hectic schedule, Jaffe wo ... More >>

Local Album Release News: Kirtland Re-Issues Jaffe EP, Bowling For Soup Preps Eleventh LP, Here Holy Spain Announces Sophomore Disc.

Jason JanikThese guys are naked for a reason: They have a new record coming soon.​ Some quick hits on the album release front to pass along this afternoon...

Watch: Sarah Jaffe -- "All That Time"

Melanie GomezSarah Jaffe, clearly floored by all her success.​Well, that didn't take long at all. After we just posted earlier this week a live performance clip of local darling Sarah Jaffe performing one new song from her upcoming The Way Sound Leaves a Room EP, we now have a legitimate music vid ... More >>

After All This Talk About A New Direction For Sarah Jaffe's Music, Now You Can Hear It.

Sarah Jaffe​A few times now, we've mentioned that beloved area folkie Sarah Jaffe seems fairly intent on moving her music into a new sonic direction -- something that became especially clear during her recent Wyly Theatre performance, where she debuted some of her newest songs.The differences reve ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Sarah Jaffe at the Wyly Theatre

Sarah Jaffe, Bosque BrownWyly TheatreFebruary 12, 2011Better than: another show in another bar, as Jaffe so put it early on in her performance on Saturday night.Melanie GomezSarah Jaffe​Once upon a time, she was a shy performer, perhaps too concerned with making any on-stage mistakes before her at ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Offers Up Three Free Song Renditions For Just-Released Daytrotter Session

Johnnie Cluney for DaytrotterSarah Jaffe, illustrated.​Surely, you're familiar with Sarah Jaffe at this point, if only through osmosis. Indeed, the young singer-songwriter and her rising reputation have benefited both from the boatload of press and critical adoration she received in 2010 following ... More >>

Can the albums scheduled to be released in 2011 match the stellar albums released in 2010? They just might be better.

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Sarah Jaffe Reaches Her Potential, and "Clementine" Is The Best Song of the Year.

[Over these last few weeks of 2010, we've presented our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we end our countdown by revealing the top song of the year. Click after the jump to watch the song's official video. There, y ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Continues Earning Impressive Year-End Nods, As Kirtland Records Confirms New "Early 2011" Release From The Rising Star.

Melanie GomezSarah Jaffe​In their just-released edition focusing on 20 things to look out for in 2011, D Magazine takes the stance that Sarah Jaffe is in store for a big 2011. Which, OK, she probably is. But let's not forget how big Jaffe's been in 2010. As the year's winding down and more and mor ... More >>

Erykah Badu and Sarah Jaffe Land On Some Early Year-End Best Album Lists

Sarah Jaffe's had a big year, in case you didn't know.​It's officially December, which means 2010 is almost over, which means it's time for the overzealous music critics of the world to rush out their year-end best music lists, even though, hey, the year isn't over and there are still albums comin ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe: "I Just Think Nosebleeds Are Cool."

​ Perhaps you, like the rest of us, had questions when watching Sarah Jaffe's beautiful, if somewhat confusing, debut music video for her song "Clementine." Questions like, say..."Hey, where was this shot anyway?""Why is Sarah's nose bleeding at the end?""Is that Will Johnson?""Wouldn't it be funn ... More >>

Watch: Sarah Jaffe Explains Her Means Of Ignoring Critics In A New, Gorgeous Video Bio

As if you needed more reason to start following Sarah Jaffe, our friends at You Media, which includes have posted the above clip, the second installment of the web channel's "Downbeat Dallas" series, which features DC9's own Daniel Hopkins as its host. Filmed at Jaffe's Sons of Hermann Hall CD relea ... More >>

Watch: Sarah Jaffe -- "Clementine"

Well, folks, as promised, here it is, the first video from Sarah Jaffe, featuring her song "Clementine," off her full-length debut, Suburban Nature. Directed by Jon Todd Collins, whose work you might remember from recent videos from Doug Burr and The Orbans, the video debuted during Jaffe's performa ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Sarah Jaffe at the Granada Theater

Sarah Jaffe, Seryn, Jonathan Evan ClarkGranada TheaterSeptember 11, 2010Better than: Jaffe's CD release show at Sons of Hermann Hall back in May.There still remain a sign or two of her youth and inexperience--like when, just a few songs in to her headlining slot at the Granada Theater on Saturday ni ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets To Tomorrow Night's Sarah Jaffe and Seryn Show at the Granada Theater

Saturday night should be a pretty special one at the Granada Theater, with Sarah Jaffe returning home to Dallas after yet another tour of our fair nation, and finding herself sharing a date with her friends in another promising young Denton folk upstart, Seryn. Sure, it's a bill that many Jaffe and ... More >>

Hear A New Sarah Jaffe Song, And Watch Some New Performances of Old Ones, Too.

Last we spoke with Sarah Jaffe, the prodigious local singer-songwriter spoke excitedly about the new material she was already hard at work on--songs that would take her music in a more lo-fi, perhaps more aggressive direction, the singer warned. given the first insight we had into that direction--a ... More >>

DOMAXXII: Announcing Your 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards Winners!

​Well, we made it through the madness. Many, many, many thank yous to everyone who attended last night's awards ceremony and/or Saturday's showcase. Both were shockingly well-attended, and both were, really, fun beyond our highest expectations.Also, real quick: A special shout-out to Observer mark ... More >>

Watch: Area Photographer Covers Sarah Jaffe's "Clementine" With Ukulele, Room Full of Synths

I don't know if area photographer David Wilson just has too much time on his hands or what, but, for whatever reason, he found it necessary to cover Sarah Jaffe's "Clementine" using a ukulele and a room full of synths--and no vocals, thankyouverymuch. Kinda does a bang-up job, too. Jaffe, at least, ... More >>

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

For The Second Time, A Sarah Jaffe Song Is Named National Public Radio's Song of the Day

Melanie GomezSarah Jaffe​There's no such thing as too much publicity--and these days, Sarah Jaffe, who later this week kicks off her gig as the tour opener for Lou Barlow, is getting plenty. And the hits just keep coming: Today, in the wake of mentions in Magnet, Paste and elsewhere (including a f ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Sarah Jaffe CD Release Show at Sons of Hermann Hall

Sarah Jaffe, SerynMay 14, 2010Sons of Hermann HallBetter than: sitting around in a circle and singing "Kumbaya."Melanie GomezSarah Jaffe​So much for needing to work on her live show: On Friday night at Sons of Hermann Hall, before a reverent and crowded, but hardly packed, house, Sarah Jaffe offer ... More >>

Sarah Jaffe Faces One Last Hurdle

Sarah Jaffe Covers Leonard Cohen For The Latest Gutterth Podcast. Also: A Giveaway!

As far as local podcasts go, it's real tough to beat the Gutterth Podcast, which this week released its 14th installment since launching in the spring of 2009. The new one's kind of a doozie, too, featuring previously unreleased tracks from Glen Farris, New Science Projects, The Angelus, Sabra Laval ... More >>

Paste Calls Jaffe "The Best Of What's Next."

Chris PhelpsSarah Jaffe​We've been doing a lot of talking about Denton's, Sarah Jaffe these past few weeks--and with good reason. Her new album, Suburban Nature is already on our short list of best local albums for the year. And, after touring with Midlake and getting scooped up by Norah Jones for ... More >>