Wes Berggren

Love and a 45: Fate Lions Talk Favorite Wax Tracks

Fort Worth five-piece Fate Lions just dropped a new three-song 7-inch and and are celebrating with a show at the Kessler on Friday. With that in mind, I asked guitarist Jerko Dabelic and singer/guitarist Jason Manriquez about some of their favorite 45s growing up. Jason Manriquez Barry Manilow "A ... More >>

St. Marie Records Sends Up a Prayer for Labels

Founder Wyatt Parkins has an angel on his shoulder.

What Are You Thankful For?

Sitting around the house waiting for Turkey Day to roll around got me to thinking about all the things I'm thankful for. Of course, I'm lucky to have my family and friends and, these days, I am very thankful to have a job. But musically speaking, the Dallas scene has provided many a band, show and ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Don Berggren Remembers His Son Wes

​In the wake of Good Records Recordings' relaunch last week, it was interesting stumbling across this 1999 Zac Crain-penned piece about the late Tripping Daisy guitarist Wes Berggren. For more than a decade, much ado has been made about Berggren's untimely death, brought on by a drug overdose. But ... More >>

Listomania: Top Five Lead Singer Switcheroos

Can you really blame the rest of Creed for wanting to ditch this guy?​In the late '90s and early 2000s, there were few bands higher on the proverbial food chain than Creed, with their first three multi-platinum albums amassing a total sales of over 30 million copies during their heyday. But dozens ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Tripping Daisy Guitarist Wes Berggren Passes Away Unexpectedly

​At the risk of harping on obituaries of Dallas musicians long ago, this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History focuses on one of the biggest losses that our city's music community has ever experienced. On this week in 1999, former Dallas Observer music editor Zac Crain wrote about the loss ... More >>

The Best Area Album Releases of the '00s

Polyphonic Spree's Holiday Extravaganza Haunted by Tripping Daisy

Even amidst the spectacle of the Polyphonic Spree's annual holiday extravaganza show, reminders of Tripping Daisy abound

Move Away and Shine

After scoring the movie Thumbsucker, The Polyphonic Spree ponders what could come next. Perhaps a musical?

Shiny Happy People

The Polyphonic Spree is one Big Moment away from stardom. Right?

2002 Dallas Observer Music Awards

These are your choices, not ours, for the best musicians in town

2001 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Narrow margins remind us that everyone's a winner

Why 2K?

Nine is better than none this year

Here and There

Ten from Dallas and England and all points in between

Beginner's Luck

Free to do what he wants, Tim DeLaughter leads his new band on The Polyphonic Spree

Bringing Up Babies

When Babies Eat Pennies is a shock to the system, whether you like it or not

Hooked on Polyphonic

Tim DeLaughter and Mark Pirro on a Polyphonic Spree

Out Here

Tripping Daisy

Buzz

Location, location, location; Someone listened

Home groans

Will this year's best local records survive the millennium?

Scene, heard

Bad mouthing good bods; Keeping up with the Buck Joneses; the Broose is loose; Tim DeLaughter speaks; And much more

Tripping, falling

Don Berggren remembers the way his son Wes lived... and died

Across the Bar

Benefits for a Daisy; Drive-In for a Spider Baby

Rock on

Chris Weber comes back to Denton to try his luck with Rock Lottery

"...and that was Wes"

Friends and family say farewell to Tripping Daisy guitarist Wes Berggren

Tripping Daisy guitarist
found dead

1999 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Getting the business

With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?

Night & Day

June 11 - 17, 1998

Good and messy

Tripping Daisy's Firecracker explodes with riches