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The Case Against Supergroups, Even if They Feature Will Johnson and David Bazan

Late last month, indie-loving fans of the globe, and especially here in Texas, finally received a single, but major, piece of news regarding the project that's surely to be slapped with the ubiquitous "supergroup" label. Overseas, consisting of David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), and former Dallasites Bu ... More >>

Chris Masterson: "I Don't Think People View Ripping Songs As Theft"

New York by way of Texas husband-wife duo The Mastersons are too perfect of an idea to never happen. Chris Masterson has performed and produced for many others (Jack Ingram, Son Volt, Bobby Bare Jr.) while also releasing a bit of his own material in the past. Same for his wife, Eleanor Whitmore, who ... More >>

My Jerusalem's Jeff Klein on Playing in Dallas and with Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli

Austin-based My Jerusalem hits Dallas tonight, a night crowded with great shows. Seems like everyone is stuffing the good pre-Thanksgiving concerts into one night. My Jerusalem plays a special folky orchestral pop that isn't precious or twee, and it's not something to miss. With a new album in th ... More >>

Centro-Matic's Will Johnson to Join Jay Farrar, Jim James on Album of Woody Guthrie Songs

Woody Guthrie and Will Johnson kinda look alike, amiright?​As far as collaborations go, it's hard to imagine that Centro-Matic's Will Johnson would be able to top his stint in Monsters Of Folk, with whom he backed up Conner Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogus, on the drums. But this morning ... More >>

Bonnie Whitmore Moves Up Front

15 Year of Obsessive Wilco Coverage

Doug Burr Aims Higher On His Latest

Young Gun

Collin Herring hits somewhere between Merle Haggard and Husker Du--and that's a good place to be

Jay Farrar

Sebastopol (Artemis Records)

Gave the People What They Had

Sometimes, the best new music is the best old music

Plain folk

Roger McGuinn, still a Byrd man, doesn't wanna be a rock 'n' roll star

Wilco

Gypsy Tea Room, August 14

1999 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Blue notes

Centro-matic's second album is so good, it will break your heart

Big bear hug

Denton's Little Grizzly debuts with a quiet but gratifying roar

The only one

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy spent years trying to prove he was better than everyone thought. Now, with Summer Teeth, nothing's ever gonna get in his way again.

Too high. Period.

Curt Kirkwood, now living in Austin, is still a Meat Puppet. His brother Cris is a missing-in-action junkie

Corporate rock sucks

Or: Bobgoblin and Centro-matic prove why you should never sign to a record label, big or small

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

Exile on Fry Street

Slobberbone is still a little bit country and a lot rock and roll

Teahouse of the former Moon

Defunct space gets a new lease on life

Changing the Course of Empire

Local favorite emerges from the commercial doldrums

Out Here

Out There

The 1997 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Song of the South

Trish Murphy, literate regionalist

1996 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Back on the bus

HighTone's Roadhouse tour revives rock and roll caravan

There's a tear in his beer

Carrol Collyer struggles to pay the tab at Naomi's Lounge