Stevie Wonder

How To Start a Record Collection, Part III (Record Store Day Edition)

I thought it would be a private relationship between me and my record player. Music collections, no matter what they are made of, can be so intimate they border on embarrassing. Not sure what to buy, I clicked on review after review, talking myself into and out of nearly every purchase. But the thin ... More >>

The Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials Starring Food: 2013 Edition

Last year, I listed out the ten best food-based Super Bowl ads for you guys. And this year, while everybody else was eating at least a bajillion chicken wings, lamenting over all those poor chickens or tweeting about the "Blackout Bowl," I was diligently watching all the commercials once again. Let' ... More >>

Get To Know Your 2012 DOMA Best DJ Nominees

Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we'll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we've done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. They are all hunched over the jukebox, scanning ti ... More >>

Stevie Wonder at Outside Lands: San Francisco Gets Life Lessons From the School of Wonder

The following is a dispatch from Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, from our sister paper, SF Weekly. Stevie Wonder, in theory, is an American artistic treasure. He's more than our Beatles or Rolling Stones; he's our Dickens or Dalí: a figure of impassable recognition, discussion, talent, lo ... More >>

Austin City Limits Goes Mainstream

ACL Night Two (With Pics!): The Calm of Stevie Wonder Meets The Storm of My Morning Jacket

Pete FreedmanTV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, possibly among those disappointed in what would later happen with Stevie Wonder's set. Kind of an awkward second night at the 2011 Austin City Limits Music last night. The worst part: It could've been great. Alas, in the end, not so much. But, sure enou ... More >>

ACL Capsule Reviews: Young the Giant, Tyler Morris & The Hearts of Worship, Alexander, Daniel Lanois' Black Dub and Iron & Wine

​It's tough to complain too much about the sporadic rain that's literally watering down the second afternoon of the 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Texas needs to drink, y'all.  No, it's not all bad. Another upside: The wet ground makes you feel like less of a jerk for sparking up. So ... More >>

Ten Things You Can Expect to See At Austin City Limits 2011

Listomania: The 15 Most Unexpected, Unlikely, and Downright Awkward Collaborations of All Time

Beck​Yesterday Beck announced that he had been "recording some tracks" with country singer Dwight Yoakam. And yeah, we guess we could kind of see that, as Beck has run the gamut of styles during his career, touching on hip-hop, electronic, folk, and mariachi. But, even though it makes sense when ... More >>

Spiral Diner: Vegan That Doesn't Suck. And we're not full of baloney. At least today we're not.

Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire and Coldplay Highlight 2011 Austin City Limits Bill

​We had some fun yesterday trying to guess the bill for the 2011 Austin City Limits Musical Festival -- and, hey, we were right about Kanye West, if nothing else. Early this morning, the folks behind the festival announced for full lineup for their end-of-summer offering. And, as expected, the 10t ... More >>

Watch: Westlake's Own Nick Jonas Performs At White House As Part of Motown Tribute. Huh?

Disney Channel swag.​Last night, to celebrate Black History Month, President Barack Obama invited a whole cast of big name musical performers to the White House to participate in a tribute to Motown. Among those invited to perform? Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, T ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Amos Lee at House of Blues, Chris Watson at Dan's Silverleaf, The Lonesome Heroes at The Kessler and Murder FM at Trees

Another frigid Thursday evening and another quality collection of musical options for the discerning music fan...

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets To See The Aggrolites At The Loft on Sunday

The Aggrolites​Los Angeles' The Aggrolites are a reggae band that formed in 2002 as a combination of Vessels and the Rhythm Doctors. Starting out, they performed the duties of backing band for reggae icon Derrick Morgan. But after being satisfied with that venture, the band decided work more toge ... More >>

Staff Trax: Janelle Monae, Social Distortion and Neutral Milk Hotel

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ou ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: The "Lost" Stevie Ray Vaughan Recordings of '78

​Your week-ending farewell comes a little earlier than usual this week with good reason: Twenty years ago today, at around this very time, I was sitting at my desk at the Dallas Times Herald writing for the afternoon edition the front-page obituary for Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died in a helicopter ... More >>

Good Godfather! Al Pacino's Bringing a Greatest-Hits One-Man Show to AT&TPAC in November.

​Maria May at the AT&T Performing Arts Center just sent over a release announcing the 2010-'11 seasons of the Brinker International Forum, TITAS and JAZZ ROOTS -- quite the trifecta, especially when you look at the roster for the Brinker International Forum. The whole kit, along with the atten ... More >>

The Problem With... Young Money's "Bedrock"

You know the saying: "Too many chefs spoil the broth."Well, this week's The Problem With... is an example of a broth with a host of problems: It's too salty (or as all the cool foodies say these days, too umami) and doesn't have enough herb. And, dammit, I expect more herb out of Lil Wayne.

This Week in Dallas Music History: Stevie Ray Vaughan's Out of Rehab and Ready To Rock.

​Guitarists from all over tend to cite Stevie Ray Vaughan as their primary influence. He may very well be the "Pride and Joy" of the Dallas area, even if Austin claims him as its own.Back on March 26, in 1987, Michael Corcoran profiled the Dallas blues guitar icon for the Observer. At this point, ... More >>

Norah Jones, Other North Texans (Including Neon Indian, Who'll Also Play Fallon Thursday Night) Named to 2010 Bonnaroo Lineup

​ All day yesterday, (via Twitter) Bonnaroo went ahead and announced its lineup for this year ordeal, which will take place June 10-13 in Manchester, Tennessee, and it's a pretty impressive lineup featuring the likes of Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Dave Matthew Band, Kings of Leon and the Flaming Lips, w ... More >>

Deal With It

DSO Me

Gig Alert: Amy LaCour at Opening Bell Mosaic

What? Good soul music on a Tuesday night in Dallas? It's true: Those in need of a mellow shot of rhythm and blues should check out Amy Lacour tonight at Opening Bell's Mosaic location. LaCour, an L.A.-based singer-songwriter born and raised in Seattle, is working on her full-length debut, but alread ... More >>

Gig(s) Alert: Great Roots Rock--At Several Area Spots--Tonight

Those looking for a way to start the weekend early--especially those with a proclivity for Americana--can do so at a variety of local establishments tonight.Aside from the much-heralded Lucinda Williams kicking up her heels at the House of Blues this evening, you can also catch Austinite Jason Allen ... More >>

Will studios go down with the rest of the industry?

Raphael Saadiq

The Way I See It (Sony)

Living for the City

Stevie Wonder takes Dallas

Stevie Wonder

Wednesday, December 5, and Thursday, December 6, at Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie

A Rare Wonder for Your Ears

Hand It to Him

Valentine's Play Daylist

Need the ultimate romantic mix tape? Look no further.

Anthony Hamilton

Ain't Nobody Worryin' (Arista)

Petra Haden and Bill Frisell | Alison Moyet

Petra Haden and Bill Frisell (Songline/Tonefield) | Voice (Sanctuary)

The Album Leaf

July 23-24

Robert Randolph and the Family Band

December 30

Sneaker Pimp

A lifetime of hip-hop and hoops comes together in Bobbito Garcia's new book

Roy Hargrove/The RH Factor

Hard Groove (Verve)

Bobby Patterson

Soul Is My Music (Sundazed)

Jeep World Outside Festival

July 18

Remy Shand

May 17

106.1 KISSmas Jingle Ball

December 7

Res

How I Do (MCA)

Out & About

Najee

Erykah Badu

Mama's Gun (Motown Records)

Gave the People What They Had

Sometimes, the best new music is the best old music

The Truth is out there

Erykah Badu profits from her role as soul music's last, best prophet

Roadshows

Roadshows

Out Here