Don O. has been spinning blues records on KNON since 1983, literally about a month after they went on the air. See, he was a listener of the pre-KNON station at that frequency, KCHU, from ’75 until they were switched off in ’77. Heartbroken at the station’s demise and subsequent…
See also: Jaret Reddick is the new voice of Chuck E. Cheese Colter Hall wasn’t really looking for anything when he happened upon his current gig with Fancorps. He’s also helping out Jaret Reddick of Bowling for Soup and People On Vacation, who just happens to be Hall’s uncle. After…
See also: Deep Ellum On Air’s Veronica Navarro holds down your Sunday hangover Jantzen Ray, a one-time a producer for Jagger’s radio show on 105.3 The Fan, now resides at Deep Ellum On Air, where he maintains his own Internet broadcast facility in the neighborhood by Murray Street Coffee. Ray…
See also: Girls Rock Dallas gets some help from Amanda Palmer You might have seen a little blurb here or there on DC9 about Girls Rock Dallas, a new non-profit summer camp for girls, in which they learn how to play, write, record and market their own songs. The first…
Freelance photographer (and Observer contributor) Mike Brooks grew up in Hawaii. Pretty easy to fall in love with the visual arts there, but he didn’t start out as a music photographer. Since his days at the Punahou School in Honolulu, and two colleges in Northern California, he’s built a rep…
Chris Spinks’ folks raised him on a strict diet of classic rock. His friends upgraded that diet to all things Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords when he got a little older, starting with Social Distortion’s Live at the Roxy. From there, he played in a pop-punk band or two, landed…
In the DFW hip-hop scene, George Lopez has been doin’ it and doin’ it and doin’ it, well, for more than 25 years. He’s most famously known for running T-Town Music, his label and independent hip-hop outlet, since 1994, out of a bazaar in Pleasant Grove. He’s deejayed since ’83,…
Ryan Henry’s played with the New Frontiers and is ramping up a new act, Low Dark Hills, but we figured we’d catch him while he’s still largely behind-the-scenes at the Granada Theater, where he’s crawled up the ladder from working on their “Serenity” crew (who handle security and maintenance) to…
About seven years ago, G.I. Sanders signed a record deal with MCA, as part of a pretty successful local rock act called South FM. The sun set on that band not long after, and Sanders more or less walked away from playing music, and into his own start-up company, Fancorps…
Aside from being a spitting image of actor Dermot Mulroney, KHYI-95.3 FMGeneral Manager Joshua Jones is quite the rising celeb. On a local level, anyway. He’s taken advantage of the fact that he manages a station owned by true supporters of good, old-fashioned local and live radio, and the Jones…
Becki Howard’s role might be more behind the scenes nowadays, but she’s done her fair share in the spotlight over the years, playing violin on three Paper Chase albums, and performing live with The Crash That Took Me, Sarah Jaffe and, more recently, Bethan. It’s likely her passion for performing,…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Lima, Peru, native John Nicholson has helped out a lot of DFW musicians over the years. His early gigs included Sound Warehouse, Bill’s Records and label promotion for Polygram, A&M and…
The most grueling part of American Idiot, the Broadway musical based on Green Day’s album of the same name, is the opening number, “American Idiot.” It’s an overplayed song, and the dance sequence makes you think you’re in for something that resembles High School Musical. From there, things drastically improve…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Jason Whitbeck’s come a long way since his earliest days in Deep Ellum, as a street rep slinging free Camel cigarettes. He’s become quite a successful video director, shooting for notable…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes. In 1984, Linda Septien was performing opera in Italy. Inspired, she flew to Nashville to do her own recordings. “You suck,” the producer told her. “You have no feeling at all.” She put the brakes…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. The Local Yokel Show podcast was meant to be a fun gathering of friends who play local music, but it ended up providing a perk to those artists: in-studio video. It’s…
Tami BrittainWalker, in a moment of contemplationWelcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth local music. David Walker is a common sight at local festival shows, one of those guys entrusted to hold things together at Deep Ellum Arts Fest…
My, how The Phuss have grown. Not that Wanted, the group’s 2009 EP, or last year’s split with comrades Trebuchet were immature, but there are subtle shifts forward on their full-length debut. They expanded to a three-piece with the addition of bassist Forrest Barton, and knocked out these nine songs…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes. Scott Long has worked in retail, managed a couple local bands (alongside former Dallas Star Brad Lukowich), worked for labels and, until two weeks ago, sold radio time for Clear Channel. He’s currently been using…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in DFW music. Pete Swulius and Dave Howard are old band pals from a now-defunct outfit called The Virgin Trebles. Nowadays, they devote their energy to supporting other local artists, not just as fans, but…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in local music. Lou Medina was born in Denton, grew up in Brooklyn, and moved back to DFW after getting his feet wet behind the turntables. He makes his living as a studio producer and…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas-Fort Worth music. Veronica Navarro is an Internet radio host on Deep Ellum On Air, and her talk show, “Hungover with V,” streams live Sundays at 11 a.m. It can be a pretty uplifting…
