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And The Nominees For The 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards Are...

Welcome to Thunderdome. The 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards poll is now live, and you can go right here and do what America does best: vote on their computer. Or you could go "old school" and find a paper ballot, like the one in this week's issue, then bring it to our November 10 showcase in Deep ... More >>

The Kessler's Melissa Hennings Tends Bar and Shoots Your Favorite Bands

See also: Kessler front-of-house man Paul Quigg finds a niche in Oak Cliff Melissa Davis Hennings stumbled into photography, really: Her first shot was The Black Keys. But taking photos of local bands isn't how she makes ends meet. She's the bar manager at The Kessler, an ideal gig for someone with ... More >>

Better Late Than Never, Tiger Darrow and Paul Slavens Kicked Out a Christmas Jam

​Several Friends of Unfair Park have already requested one song for next year's Christmas special on K-Ticket: Tiger Darrow and Paul Slavens's "Santa Claus is Coming," which, per the note affixed to the Soundcloud, was finished just in time for his arrival in the wee small hours of Christmas morni ... More >>

New Year's Eve Spectacular With The Polyphonic Spree, and a Very Dense List of Show Announcements

​The Polyphonic Spree certainly loves the holidays. It makes sense, seeing as they're the most joyful band on the planet. And only three weeks after they throw their annual Holiday Extravaganza at Lakewood Theater, they're throwing a New Year's Eve bash at House Of Blues on December 31. Which show ... More >>

DOMAXXIII: Announcing Your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Winners...

Stephen MaskerErykah Badu headlined last night's DOMAXXIII. More photos in our slideshow: Scenes from the 2011 Music Awards ​Another year, another Dallas Observer Music Awards season down the drain. Gotta say, though, this year's season felt especially epic. Many thanks to the Toadies, the Old 97' ... More >>

DOMAXXIII: Schedule of Performers For The Music Awards Showcase in Deep Ellum

​A little less than a month back, we passed along the ticket information and lineup of performers for our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase on Saturday, October 15, in Deep Ellum. In total, 54 bands will be performing on 10 different stages throughout the vaunted music neighborhood.  ... More >>

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Male Vocalist, Best Female Vocalist

​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 Male and Best Female ... More >>

DOMAXXIII: 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Tickets Now Up For Sale

​ It's coming up on two weeks now since we dropped the above bomb on you and announced that we'd somehow cobbled together the above four bold-faced names -- Toadies, Old 97's, Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe -- to headline our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase on Saturday, October 15, in Dee ... More >>

Good Friday: The Independence Day Edition

Bettmann/CorbisWillie Nelson at his second annual Fourth of July picnic in 1974​It's hot as hell and the area burn bans are in full effect, which can only mean one thing: It's time to celebrate our independence! This weekend's live music offerings are fairly strong, but at Billy Bob's Texas in For ... More >>

Bonus MP3: OK Sweetheart - "Before You Go"

OK Sweetheart's Erin Austin​Splitting time between Tulsa, San Francisco, Denton and New York City, OK Sweetheart is grounded by the seductively soulful voice of Erin Austin. Sounding quite a bit like Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval, Austin has an evocative set of pipes that suits the band's dreamy vibe ... More >>

Picture Show: Patio Sessions Goes Celtic With the Killdares

All photos by Alex ScottThe Killdares​We've had Cary Pierce, Tiger Darrow, Salim Nourallah, Nicholas Altobelli and Smile Smile at Patio Sessions so far this year: a wild mix of styles and sound. It was no different on Thursday's steamy afternoon: celtic masters The Killdares played outside the ... More >>

Blink-182 & My Chemical Romance, Girl Talk & The Cool Kids, and Many Other Announcements

Blink 182 are back, and they're looking for corporate sponsorhips​This week's most notable show announcements come our way via huge corporate sponsorships -- one from Honda Civic, and the other from 7-Eleven. The former, which features the newly reunited pop-punk forefathers Blink-182 and their mi ... More >>

Gini Mascorro Sneaks Local Acts Into KXT's Rotation, But Knows She Can't Please Everyone.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Gini Mascorro​Gini Mascorro's humble musical beginnings came as a shy East Fort Worth junior high ... More >>

Picture Show: Salim Nourallah and Nicholas Altobelli at AT&T PAC's Patio Sessions

Taryn WalkerNicholas Altobelli at the ol' Patio. ​Yesterday's weather was perfect for bumming around, grilling, Kung Fu-ing, Mavericking, Whirleyballing, or patio sessioning. In last week's Patio Session, Tiger Darrow and Cary Pierce played under a staticky-gray sky. Last night at the AT&T PAC ... More >>

Picture Show: Cary Pierce and Tiger Darrow at AT&T PAC's Patio Sessions

All photos Alex ScottTiger Darrow at Patio Sessions​Just before The Mavericks packed fans into the American Airlines Center and Bravo, Max! opened up Locals Only part deux (we'll be along later with photos), the AT&T Performing Arts center hosted Patio Sessions--a free music series showcase of ... More >>

The Full Bill For Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic, Plus Tons More Show Announcements

Willie​Since the mid-'70s, Willie Nelson has been doing three things: smoking pot, playing music and throwing a Fourth of July picnic. They've always been huge ordeals, attracting A-list celebrities, top country music artists and, of course, country music fans. Nelson even held the festival in the ... More >>

Good Friday: Homegrown Music & Art Festival, and the Rest of This Weekend's Shows

Seriously: Does anyone have any new photos of Neon Indian?​This weekend's biggest show will give local music fans a good reason to get outside: On Saturday, Homegrown Music & Art Festival will feature performances from Neon Indian, School of Seven Bells and a handful of other bands with local ... More >>

Poster of the Week: Zoe Keating and Tiger Darrow at the Kessler Theater Tomorrow Night

​Tomorrow night may be Friday the 13th, but there's nothing altogether frightening about this design from Dallas-based graphic designer Antonio F. Mondragon-Becker aimed at promoting a Kessler Theater bill featuring Zoe Keating and Tiger Darrow.

Good Friday: Wilco Performs in Denton, and the Rest of This Weekend's Shows

Autumn de WildeWilco​As we enter a pretty solid weekend of shows, we can't help but look to Saturday night as the best of them all. That's when Wilco performs at the University of North Texas. The tickets for the show have been sold out for weeks. But, starting tomorrow at noon, according to the b ... More >>

Show Announcements: Death Cab, Arctic Monkeys and 110 New Show Announcements

It's a tight squeeze in the Death Cab.​With only about a month until Death Cab For Cutie releases their seventh album, Codes And Keys, it's a good time to ask yourself: "What would Zach Braff do?" Easy answer: He'd buy tickets for their upcoming concert. Death Cab, as they're known by those "in th ... More >>

Show Announcements: Seryn Benefit Show, Archers Of Loaf Reunion and Over 100 More...

Seryn​Denton's Seryn have been riding high since the release of their debut full-lenth, This Is Where We Are. And, in the midst of all the hype the band has been receiving, they've found a way to give back. On Saturday, April 16, at 7 p.m., the band will perform a benefit concert at Bethany Luther ... More >>

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You Know Who You Are (Self-released)

Show Announcements: True Widow, 35 Conferette Schedule, The Hope Trust, Bill Frisell, KT Tunstall, Portugal. The Man, Black Label Society, Slobberbone & More!

Steve VisneauTrue Widow​It's been three years since local slow-grinding act True Widow released their self titled debut album to local acclaim. But their debut grabbed the attention of Kemodo Records, who signed the band just last year. And now they are poised to release their follow up, the ridic ... More >>

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Hello For Everything (Foreverything)

Show Announcements: Arcade Fire, Beirut, Josh Groban, Gruff Rhys, Alejandro Escovedo, Gogol Bordello, Bruce Hornsby, Big K.R.I.T., Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae & More!

Who is this band, and why are they holding a Grammy?​Since the Grammys, the general population has been mostly dumbfounded that Arcade Fire could win in the category of Best Album. All over the web, the question resounds: "Who is Arcade Fire?" You'd think that a band that's sold as many albums as ... More >>

Watch: Tiger Darrow -- "Thinkin' 'Bout You"

​In her 18 years, Tiger Darrow's already accomplished far more than most other high school seniors can dream. The Booker T. Washington High School senior's already got a pretty substantial IMDB page thanks to her burgeoning acting career, and, last summer, Darrow, who also boasts some pretty fine ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds More Acts, Including New Sub Pop Supergroup Featuring Michael Cera

If nothing else, Michael Cera is cooler than Danny Masterson, right?​After announcing last week the addition of another 135 bands to its bill, you'd think the folks up at Denton's 35 Conferette might need a breather -- or, I dunno, maybe some time to focus on the actual logistics of the fest, sinc ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds A Whopping 135 More Bands To Bill, Including A Whole Slew of Locals

Big things happening today in the world of 35 Conferette -- bigger news, even, than the fact that the-festival-formerly-known-as-North-by-35 now has an actual website to call its own (!). Bigger, too, than the really awesome web teaser/advertisement that the fest's organizers have created to promote ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: Cat Hough Will Give Your Band Legal Advice If You Listen To Her Music Memories From Denton in the '90s.

Welcome to Local Music'Mericans, where we'll be meeting some people behind the local music scene who aren't musicians, but more behind-the-scenes folk.Cat Hough​Cat Hough was a high school kid in Fort Worth when she saw the Toadies perform one of their earliest shows at a place called Maggie's Bea ... More >>

Young Talents Thrive at the Kessler.

Good Friday: Heavy Make-Up With Edie Brickell, Dresden Dolls, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Hayes Carll, Stars, Black Mountain, Black Angels, Social Distortion, Misfits, Comrade, Marc Cohn, Pomegranates, Roger Waters & more

Edie Brickell​Certainly not the biggest, but the most notable show coming to town is Heavy Make-Up at The Kessler Theater on Friday night. The group features Edie Brickell, fellow New Bohemian Kenny Withrow and Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess. This improvisational band is certain to recall th ... More >>

Good Friday: Rhymefest, True Widow, Telegraph Canyon, Women, Manchild, The Vaselines, Brave Combo, Electric Six, Black and White Years, Suuns, Land Of Talk, Jim Suhler, Azure Ray, Recoil, These United States & More!

​This is not nearly as packed a weekend as last weekend was--and good thing, too. We're still catching up on sleep from running around all last weekend, both in Austin for ACL and here in Dallas for all the spillover. But, though less busy than last weekend, there are still some worthwhile shows g ... More >>

Q&A: Local Musician/Actor Billy Blair On Working With Robert DeNiro and Don Johnson in Machete, and Balancing His Two Careers

Billy Blair​For no apparent reason, not one, but two Dallas-based musicians made contributions to Robert Rodriguez's latest film, Machete: 17-year-old Tiger Darrow, a burgeoning local pop artist and Rodriguez intern was afforded the opportunity to score three different scenes in the film, and lo ... More >>

Show Announcements: Eisley, Ishi, Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights, Merle Haggard, Uncle Kracker, Brave Combo, Bosque Brown, Frontier Ruckus, Aaron Lewis, Reverend Horton Heat & more

Eisley--not so green anymore.​After spending the better part of a decade on the rollercoaster ride that comes with being on a major label, the Tyler-based band Eisley is back on the road. And much has happened for them in the last two years: "We had four weddings in 14 months," says band manager a ... 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 >>

Show Announcements: Vampire Weekend with Beach House and The Very Best, Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards Festival, Devendra Barnhart, Citizen Cope, Black Label Society, and more

Annie Reeds​Just the other morning, Vampire Weekend announced that they, along with Beach House and The Very Best, will be coming to the Palladium Ballroom on Wednesday, October 6. Both Vampy and Beach House came through recently, and we gave both performances high marks. So, with the addition of ... More >>