Stillwater (Oklahoma)

Ghosts Haunt Kitchen Dog's Turn of the Screw; at Nouveau 47, A-Gays Tells a Funny Coming-Out Story.

Jesse Tabish of Other Lives Talks Opening for Radiohead

From his home in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Jesse Tabish sounded a bit nervous. The leader of Other Lives certainly had every right to be anxious. His band was just about to begin a tour with Radiohead. Well, that tour makes a stop in Dallas this evening at the AAC and Tabish was kind enough to speak ... More >>

Other Lives, The Relatives and The Best of This Weekend's Shows

​Lots of big shows are happening this weekend -- several on the Good Records stage -- including Stillwater, Oklahoma's, Other Lives. The band, who will be joined by Dallas violinist Daniel Hart, is making a quick stop at Good Records just before they open for Radiohead on Monday. The biggest show, ... More >>

SMU Alum Has Idea for Boosting Student Attendence at Games: No More Tailgating!

FlickrThe Alumni Guy is watching you student section, and he doesn't like what he sees. ​SMU is inching closer to admission into one of college football's hallowed BCS conferences, which will mark the latest milestone on what the school and its alumni hope is the road back to football relevanc ... More >>

Colin Fleishacker of Colourmusic: "We Are Not to Be Confined to One Genre."

Hailing from Stillwater, Oklahoma, one might assume that Colourmusic might dabble in alt-country or Southern rock. Such couldn't be further from the truth. Instead, this intriguing five-piece plays alternative rock with the emphasis on the alternative. Calling what they do "Oklahoma Sex Rock," the ... More >>

Other Lives Believes in Albums, Not Bands.

Other Lives​It'd be easy to pigeonhole Oklahoma music as solely focused on red dirt country (see: Cross Canadian Ragweed) or dust-bowl folk (see: Woody Guthrie) were it not for the contributions made by the likes of the Flaming Lips, Evangelicals, Starlight Mints and Stardeath & White Dwarfs i ... More >>

A View From The Judges Table At Week Five of The Shiner Rising Star Contest

​Shiner Rising Star Contest: Round 1, Week 5Main Street Liquid Co., RichardsonAug 19, 2010For week five of the preliminary round of the Shiner Rising Star competition, three more bands took over the small in size, but big in character Main Street Liquid Company in Richardson. Last week, bands from ... More >>

The Best Damn Fictional Movie Bands Ever!

​There's a lot of bad movies out there made better by music. There are also a lot of indie movies out there made famous by music. The unsung heroes, however--beyond the Oscar--winning soundtracks and the Garden States of the world--are those great bands made up completely for the benefit of the mo ... More >>

And The Winner Is...

​Well, the big weekend is here. That's right, Mizzou vs Oklahoma State.My brother earned his Ph.D from OSU (although I hear they practically give those things away in Stillwater) while I, um, attended doctoral classes at the Sorbonne of the Midwest (where, I believe, Stephen Hawking flunked out b ... More >>

Mark Rubin Schleps His Instruments Across The World In The Name of Klezmer

​Well, the big weekend is here. That's right, Mizzou vs Oklahoma State.My brother earned his Ph.D from OSU (although I hear they practically give those things away in Stillwater) while I, um, attended doctoral classes at the Sorbonne of the Midwest (where, I believe, Stephen Hawking flunked out b ... More >>

Dallas Observer Music Awards

​Well, the big weekend is here. That's right, Mizzou vs Oklahoma State.My brother earned his Ph.D from OSU (although I hear they practically give those things away in Stillwater) while I, um, attended doctoral classes at the Sorbonne of the Midwest (where, I believe, Stephen Hawking flunked out b ... More >>

Don't Mess With Texas. Oh Crap, Too Late.

   I don't love Texas. I don't hate Oklahoma. But what transpired yesterday in the Big 12 is absolute bullshit.   I know life ain't fair, but college football should be. Or at least it should use common sense trying.   Let me apologize to Texas. I posted some of the bes ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Dr. Dog, Umphrey's McGee, Deadmau5, Day26, Justin Gordon, Mogwai, Avett Brothers

   I don't love Texas. I don't hate Oklahoma. But what transpired yesterday in the Big 12 is absolute bullshit.   I know life ain't fair, but college football should be. Or at least it should use common sense trying.   Let me apologize to Texas. I posted some of the bes ... More >>

Jimmy LaFave

Cimarron Manifesto (Red House)

Jason Boland and the Stragglers

Thursday, September 28, at FireWater

The Gospel Truth

Kings of Leon grew up in the South, but not on Southern rock

Green Giant

Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug is credited with saving the lives of 1 billion people. So why is a small cadre of activists bent on tarnishing his legacy?

Listen to the Movie

Almost Famous rings in your ears--and heart--long after it's over

Still Alive!

Peter Frampton, the golden god of the 1970s, is, once more, Almost Famous

Out & About

Lucy Pearl

Sad sad me

The Nixons' latest cut doesn't really

Listen up

1998 was not a very good year, but it's still worth the bother