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The O's Blaze Their Own Trail on the New Thunderdog

The Ten Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: March 21 to 27

We're changing it up here a bit, guys. For the past several months you've seen two blog posts outta me each week, breaking up the area's best concerts into two separate blog posts: Freakin' Weekday and Freakin' Weekend. Starting today, you'll get just one: Freakin' Week; which is a go-to guide for w ... More >>

The Texas Music Revolution Felt Pretty Revolutionary, Actually.

On Saturday, as the rain poured outside of the historic Southfork Ranch in Parker, just east of Plano, nothing could dampen the beautiful and electric vibes inside the complex's conference center where the annual Texas Music Revolution (hosted by KHYI 95.3 The Range) was taking place. The 17th editi ... More >>

Here are the Winners of the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards

The Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase: A User's Guide

We're taking over Deep Ellum on Saturday. Come along, will you?

A Guide to the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

It occurred to me recently that, within the DFW music scene, people really love to draw county lines. So what we were trying to illustrate with our 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees is that Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton aren't three separate entities, but rather one big music community that ... More >>

Get To Know Your 2012 DOMA Best Americana/Roots and Folk 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. Best Americana/Roots Act J. Charles & The Trainro ... More >>

Hormones on Warren Zevon, Death From Above 1979 and Being "Consistently Erratic"

Locally-based Hormones are a familiar fixture at Bryan Street Tavern. They played the venue's Big Fucking Anniversary show a few weeks ago, and will play there again this Saturday, October 27, with The Gorehounds. They will do two sets: one with original songs and the other with songs by Death from ... More >>

KXT's Joe Kozera: "Natalie Merchant Chased Me With A Strawberry"

Joe Kozera is the quiet, modest voice you often hear on KXT 91.7 FM. OK, so everyone on air sounds laid back there, but Kozera takes it a step further. He seems to sound at peace on the air at KXT. As the station takes more time to remain non-profit and commercial free, we caught up with Kozera du ... More >>

The O's Keep it Trill

Saturday, February 4, at the Kessler Theater

Staff Faves of 2011

Staff Picks: Top Ten Local and National Albums of 2011

​I'm not one for New Year resolutions, but at the beginning of 2011, I made one I was actually pretty excited about keeping. My goal was to listen to more music this year than any other year before. Thanks to the help of some generous publicists, Spotify and some solid purchases over at Good Recor ... More >>

Top 10 Local Country Songs of 2011

Bonnie Whitmore​In 2011, we witnessed a refreshing surge of new talent blend in with some of the scene's long-time favorites. Sure, 1100 Springs offered up yet another blissfully classic album, but Madison King and Gaston Light (aka Jason Corcoran) made their presence known with personal twist ... More >>

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Album, Best Electronic Act, Best Punk Act

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Album, Best Electron ... More >>

The Conversation: Is Playing Other People's Songs Respectable?

Dallas disco cover band Le Freak​A well-timed cover can be just the thing to take a band's live performance from good to great. But if the execution of the song is off, it could blow the whole set. On the flip side, although playing a cover is a risky move, sometimes the rewards can make an artist ... More >>

Music Video Monday: New Clips From The O's, The Wooden Birds and Forever The Sickest Kids

Back in February, just as revered area folk-rock duo The O's were gearing up to release Between The Two, their much-anticipated second release, Taylor Young and John Pedigo released a music video for their album's lead single, "We'll Go Walking." The clip, we were told at the time, was to be just t ... More >>

More Awesome Local Music Facial Hair!

​We here at DC9 listen to you, dear readers. Your comments and views are near and dear to our black little hearts. And, after our last facial hair post got a ton of responses, we've figured out what you want. You want more beards. We'll, we're here to give them to you.Are beards sexy? Our informa ... More >>

Three Hot and Edgy Shows To See Tonight

Quite the diverse trio of shows in our area this evening as a fine local act and a couple of touring combos make things awfully interesting.

Calhoun

Heavy Sugar (Idol Records)

My First Show: THe BAcksliders' Chris Bonner Saw KISS in '79. Years Later, He Took His Kids To See KISS, Too.

Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. THe BAcksliders' Kim and Chris.​Chris Bonner and his wife Kim Pendleton-Bonner have led The BAcksliders through four albums of swea ... More >>

Bonus MP3: The O's -- "Make A Wish (Sorta Cover)"

The O's performing for "The Local Yokel Show"​At this very moment, The O's are somewhere in Europe, touring around and soaking up the Old Country's adoration for all things American. But, before heading across the Atlantic, as part of the band's whirlwind of promotion for their new album Between T ... More >>

The O's New Album Between The Two is the Duo's Truest Collaboration Yet.

Tonight, Tonight: Flogging Molly at House of Blues, Smith Westerns at The Loft, The O's at Good Records and Land Mammals at Dan's Silverleaf

Tonight's a fairly packed Tuesday evening, featuring some Irish punk, a triple-bill of Americana, a pretty high-profile local CD release performance and some garage rock out of Chicago. What more could you want?

Watch: The O's -- "We'll Go Walking"

​This week, The O's will release their anticipated sophomore effort, Between The Two, once again on Idol Records and, lest anyone forgot, also on eight-track via Bucks Burnett's new Cloud 8 label. And, in the coming days, fans of the band will have three chances to mingle with O's men Taylor Young ... More >>

Bonus MP3: The O's -- "We'll Go Walking"

​The new disc from local folk favorites The O's wasn't originally supposed to earn its release until February. And, OK, that still remains the case as far as hard copies of John Pedigo and Taylor Young's sophomore album, Between The Two, are concerned -- their local album release show will take pl ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Calhoun -- "Lioness"

​In this week's paper, I used up a good chunk of ye olde music section talking up our takes on the most anticipated releases due out in '11 -- and for good reason, since, even after a strong 2010, this year stands a pretty decent chance of topping that one.One of the main reasons we're so high on ... More >>

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

My First Show: Taylor Young of The O's Saw New Kids On The Block When He Was Nine.

Taylor Young​Welcome to a new feature here on DC9 called My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be.If you've heard Taylor Young and John Pedigo perform as The O's before, you've probably ... More >>

Show Announcements: Bush, Smashing Pumpkins, Free Week at Rubber Gloves, Joanna Newsom, Los Campesinos!, Hanson, Futureheads, We Are Scientists, White Denim, Trail Of Dead and More!

Bush reunites, forgets to floss.​It looks like this week's edition of Show Announcements could have been written in 1995 thanks to two big shows coming to town. On Friday, October 22, a newly reformed Bush will be passing through town at the Palladium Ballroom. And I'm sure everyone over at Kirtla ... More >>

Good Friday: KBFB-97.9 FM The Beat's Custom Car Show, Analog Rebellion, Dead Twins, Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Green River Ordinance, The Budos Band, Tanya Morgan, Brave Combo, More!

​This weekend marks 97.9 The Beat's sixth annual custom car show, which will take place on Sunday, August 22, at the Dallas Convention Center. This year, the event's headliners are Gucci Mane, Ice Cube, Waka Flocka Flame, Plies, Bun B, Trina, Slim Thug and a man who will definitely show off his ic ... More >>

Good Friday: Brent Best, Telegraph Canyon, Greg Schroeder, Bob Log III, Brave Combo, The Hold Steady, The Whigs, True Widow, Dove Hunter, The O's, Rodeo Ruby Love, Mini Kiss, Second Saturdays and Others!

Larry Brown​American writer Larry Brown was born and grew up in Oxford, Mississippi. His works caught the eye of Alejandro Escovedo, who often played back-up for Brown during his public readings. Brown passed away in 2004, but Brent Best, Chris Welch, and Isaac Hoskins will celebrate his birthday ... More >>

Sometimes, Musicians Can Be Funny. Sometimes.

From the "Ever wonder what happens when local musicians have too much time on their hands?" department today comes the clip above, the most recent promo for the variety show John Pedigo (The O's, Boys Named Sue) and Chad Stockslager (The King Bucks, The Drams) and put on every now and then called Th ... More >>

Bonus MP3: The O's -- "Bowling Green (Everly Brothers Cover)"

Hey, look: The O's have a little gift for you. And... well... ah, hell, I'll just let Idol Records' Erv Karwelis explain it to ya: As the guys gear up to record their next album and head out on their first European tour, they decided to give something back to their fans with their free recording of ... More >>

Counting Down the Best Local Albums of '09

Presenting The Best DFW Albums of 2009...

[Editor's Note: In this week's paper, you'll see my picks for the best DFW albums of 2009. Unfortunately, because of space concerns in print, some of the column was cut. So I've decided to print the whole thing here in full. Check it out. Argue away. Do your thing. And check some of our writers' pic ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2009: The O's and "You've Got Your Heart" Folk Around at No. 15. (And You Can Catch 'Em For Free Tonight at Vickery Park, Too.)

[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 16 on the list--and click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastly, keep checking bac ... More >>

Dallas Observer Music Awards

DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 8: The O's

...and, for the Youtube inclined, here's your link.Last Wednesday night, Taylor Young and John Pedigo, known 'round these parts as the thunderdoggin' folk duo The O's, stopped by and bro'd down at SPACE Studios for yet another installment of DC9 in SPACE, our eight episode into the ongoing series. ... More >>

Last Night: Mark Olson and Gary Louris at Sons of Hermann Hall

[Editor's note: This review was penned by our newest Observer/DC9 contributor, Eric Grubbs.] Mark Olson and Gary LourisSons of Hermann HallApril 17, 2009 Better Than: wondering if Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary could successfully do a reunion record and tour. Steven CohenThe ave ... More >>

Idol Records Loves The O's So Much, It Went Ahead And Signed The Boys Named Sue, Too.

Nate RehlanderThe Boys Named Sue are cooking something up for Idol. Erv Karwelis sure must like what he's seen from The O's, John Pedigo and Taylor Young's bluegrass duo, which signed with Karwelis' Idol Records label back in October. Why's that? Well, 'cause today comes word that Karwelis has signe ... More >>

Frank Campagna To Enshrine The O's With Mural In Ongoing Deep Ellum Music Series

Steve Visneau Yep. You read that right. This weekend, Frank Campagna will unveil the next mural in his Deep Ellum music series--which includes the likes of Rhett Miller, The Reverend Horton Heat, Lisa Loeb and others. Right next to Deep Sushi, alongside images of Erykah Badu and Ronnie Dawson, will ... More >>

The O's Prepare For Their Debut Release and Tour

Idol Records Shows Us It's O's Face

Bonus MP3: The O's -- "California"

The O's

The O's (Self-released)

Big D's Great Roar

Second Chances

Hi-Fi Drowning found a new sound and a new album 'round the Rosa