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The 12 Best Things About SXSW 2013

This year, Dallas Observer music blog DC9 at Night and Houston Press music blog Rocks Off teamed up to bring you only the greatest moments from last week's SXSW madness. Here are the 12 best shows and moments we saw. See also: -There's an App to Get You Laid at SXSW, But You Absolutely Don't Need t ... More >>

Smoke Out of the Holy Grail, Ride a Flying Saucer or Just Sit at The Common Table For Summer Beer Events

Summer is just about upon us, and with it lighter session beers, wheats and wits. And while those can be complex, satisfying brews, it's still nice to take the occasional break from them for richer (and more alcoholic) choices. Or maybe that's just my too-tolerant liver talking. A few events on t ... More >>

Checking in on Dallas Beer Week

​Midway through the first official Dallas Beer Week, you could say things aren't quite going according to plan. But considering how loosely organized and sporadically publicized the week has been, that's not especially surprising, even if the cancelation of Saturday's Dallas Beer Festival is a big ... More >>

Looking Back at The Best and Worst Lineups Seen In Warped Tour's 17 Years Of Existence

​The Warped Tour has always had a lot of bands and a lot of different bands. Sure, you're not going to see these bands end up on any Pitchfork best-of, but the tour doesn't exactly play to people who decree most things in life as "meh," either.Even in its first few years, you could see a hardcore ... More >>

Paul Collins' Beat, Bad Sports, Occult Detective Club

Thursday, June 9, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton

This Week In Dallas Music History: The Grown-Ups Start Skankin' Ska Scene

​Well, if you've followed my musings or ever heard me reminisce about local music and my teen years over a few drinks, then you knew that, sooner or later, this weekly post about Dallas music history would feature an article on The Grown-Ups, one of my favorite local live bands of all time.Say wha ... More >>

Ranking Special Offerings From Ska And Dogfish Head, Plus Beer Festival News

Jesse Hughey​Thanks to my generous in-laws, Lady Hophead and I headed to the Meddlesome Moth Monday night to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. Her mother and stepdad offered to take us to a much fancier restaurant, but we felt the Moth, with one of the best beer selections in Dallas, was a f ... More >>

Q&A: Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba Talks The Misfits, The Cure and Mullets.

The trio behind Alkaline Trio? Well, that's just Matt Skiba, Dan Adriano, and Derek Grant. And their latest, This Addiction, is their first for Epitaph Records--quite the change, after putting out records on Asian Man, Vagrant, and Epic prior. With a sound that mixes the best of The Misfits, The Dam ... More >>

Over The Weekend: The English Beat, Fishbone and Outlaw Nation at The Granada

The English Beat, Fishbone, Outlaw NationThe Granada TheaterFebruary 13, 2010Better than: Sitting at home watching the Winter Olympics with my wife and kids.Michael AlvesThe English Beat​An almost-packed house at the Granada Theater enjoyed nearly four hours of ska-related rhythms this past Saturd ... More >>

Q&A: Dave Wakeling of The English Beat On Punks, Mixing Races and the Circular Nature of Music.

Dave Wakeling​Even three decades after the fact, the music of The English Beat still retains the fresh edge that distinguished it back in 1978. Beginning with the "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Save it For Later" singles, The Beat (as it was then called and is still referred to in its native Englan ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Less Than Jake Tomorrow Night at the Granada Theater

Once upon a time, Less Than Jake was a ska band--horns, the whole deal. Then something happened; the band went pop-punk. And while 2006's In with the Out Crowd wasn't a terrible record by any means, by that point it was clear that this was a band that had evolved. Nonetheless, 2008's release from t ... More >>

Our NOTD Scribe Looks Back At One Year At The Helm

Weekend Roundup: The O's, Dom. Kennedy, Reel Big Fish, Hey Monday

The O's at AllGood Café on Friday, July 24Foot stomping, banjo picking and two good 'ol boys screaming heartache? I'm absolutely loving this duo. You may notice Willie Nelson keeping a close eye on The O's during this set...

Reel Big Fish,The English Beat

Sunday, July 26,at the Palladium Ballroom

Ten Things I Learned At This Year's Vans Warped Tour

1. God damn, Texas is hot in July.Even with cloud cover and a bit of a sprinkle, walking around Superpages.com Center on Sunday was like strolling with Dante through Hell. Outdoor festivals in the middle of summer just don't seem like the brightest of ideas.2. Bikini tops should only be worn at the ... More >>

Hophead: Relive Your Skankin' Days

Remember the great ska craze of the mid-90s? My memory of that era is a bit cloudy, but from what I recall it was a thankfully short-lived phenomenon in which kids rediscovered English ska punk from the '80s, which itself was a rediscovery of the original version of ska, a Jamaican dance music that ... More >>

The English Beat, Bad Manners, Eleven Fingered Charlie

Thursday, January 22, at the Granada Theater

Third Wave

The Voodoo Glow Skulls still put the "ska" in "skank"

Left Alone

Saturday, August 19, at the Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

Lollapa-you-za

The Beatdown

DJ Iz: The house jock who took the long way home

Dallas Music Festival

Friday, January 27, at clubs throughout

The Dead 60s

The Dead 60s (Epic)

Odds & Ends

Jack FM, Fatty Fest 2004 and Hard (Rock) Lessons

The Coral

March 14

Warped Tour

June 28

La Vela Puerca

De Bichos y Flores (Surco/Universal)

Out Here

Kid Choas

Critics' Picks

The Toasters

Common cause

Even after Operation Ivy, Jesse Michaels is one of the Last Wave Rockers

Dance Hall Crashers

Warped Tour '99

Artist Square

Out There

Vote the rock

Just call these the Old 97's Observer Music Awards

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

No Doubt about it

Hellcat Records keeps it real

Rock and roll over

In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

Just meat and potatoes, ma'am

The American Fuse gets elemental

an arlington church turned mosh pit ministers to god's lost children

Gotta go sometime

The Grown-Ups call it quits, kind of

Roadshows

Out There

Roadshows

Out There

Winners take mall

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

1995 Dallas Observer Music Awards (Part II)

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