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Alex Gonzalez

Alex Gonzalez has been a contributor to the Dallas Observer since 2018. He is a Dallas native whose work has appeared in Local Profile, MTV News and the Austin American-Statesman. He has eclectic taste in music and enjoys writing about art, food and culture.

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Henry The Archer Says Studio Recordings Should Capture the Magic of Live Shows

By Alex GonzalezJune 10, 2024

Lead vocalist Henry O’ is back in Dallas and isn’t leaving anytime soon.

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A Cyndi Lauper Renaissance Is Upon Us

By Alex GonzalezMay 29, 2024

The icon’s discography continues to stand the test of time, and she’ll show it off with a performance with a “predominantly queer” Dallas chorus.

Sabina Chamoy Has Her Musical Craft Down to a Science

By Alex GonzalezMay 22, 2024

The singer’s love of music and dystopian fantasy has guided her as she comes of age.

Keith ‘Youngin’ George II Is Advocating for Behind-the-Scenes Musicians

By Alex GonzalezMay 16, 2024

Youngin says music producers often get the short end of the stick.

Jenna Kapitan Provides Gender-Affirming Beauty Services For the Queer Dallas Community

By Alex GonzalezMay 2, 2024

When Jenna Leigh Kapitan learned that LGBTQ+ people had trouble finding adequate beauty services, she opened a studio to suit her clients’ needs.

<i>Dark Sanctuary</i> Captures the Rich History of a Dallas Goth Institution

Dark Sanctuary Captures the Rich History of a Dallas Goth Institution

By Alex GonzalezApril 24, 2024

The Lizard Lounge and The Church shared a building that became a haven for Dallas misfits. A new documentary on the famed club debuts this week.

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Crowds jam at a previous version of the Pop Punk's Not Dead Fest.

Pop Punk’s Not Dead Fest Brings a Stacked List of Millennial Favorites in its Biggest Iteration Yet

By Alex GonzalezApril 15, 2024

Cashing in on the nostalgia factor of MySpace-era pop punk, Pop Punk’s Not Dead Fest will take place Saturday, April 20, at Buck’s Backyard in Buda.

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Cocina Flamenca Live Festival Brings Spanish Food and Dance to Dallas

By Alex GonzalezApril 12, 2024

For the inaugural edition of the festival, attendees can immerse themselves in Spanish culture at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas.

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Alexandra Light Introduces Ode, a New Dance Piece Set to Music by Fever Ray

By Alex GonzalezApril 11, 2024

The North Texas choreographer employs the work of a modern experimental music master to create a production that is accessible to all in Fort Worth.

Margaret Cho, comedian and LGBTQ icon, is bringing her outspoken act to Dallas.

For Margaret Cho, Joy Is Still a Top Priority

By Alex GonzalezApril 8, 2024

Margaret Cho may not love Texas politics, but she loves the people. She’ll appear in Dallas on April 12.

Dallas Contestant Says His Military Past Prepared Him For Naked and Afraid

By Alex GonzalezMarch 29, 2024

It’s not easy surviving in the African wild without food, water or clothes. Unless you’re a trained soldier, according to Cedar Hill’s Billy Jennings.

JT of City Girls Wants a Better Future for Former Inmates

By Alex GonzalezMarch 20, 2024

The rapper is taking on prison reform as well as a solo career after her time with City Girls was derailed by a stint in prison.

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6 Late-Night Music Venues and Parties to Check Out in Dallas

By Tina-Tien Nguyen and OthersMarch 19, 2024

When the party isn’t quite over, find a late-night venue to dance into the late hours in Dallas.

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Singer, Rapper and Instrumentalist Ravs Takes Her Own Independent Time

By Alex GonzalezMarch 18, 2024

A self-taught piano and guitar player, Ravs uses her marketing studies to promote herself as an artist.

For Actor Thomas Haden Church, All Roads Lead To Texas

By Alex GonzalezMarch 8, 2024

The UNT alum and Sideways star is coming home to play an Accidental Texan.

Author Ryann Bee Gordon poses with a book, her trippy new debut novel The Bridge Inside.

Ryann Bee Gordon Explores Psychotherapy for PTSD in Her Debut Novel

By Alex GonzalezFebruary 22, 2024

Ryann Bee Gordon’s debut novel was inspired by her grandfather, a POW in Vietnam.

Dallas singer Alex Irish in dark sunglasses. The artist has a new EP.

Tragedy Drove Alex Irish Away From Deep Ellum. The Music Brought Her Back.

By Alex GonzalezFebruary 22, 2024

Alex Irish survived a shooting, and she’s back with a vengeance.

Wonder Gang Are Blowing Up, and That Was the Plan

By Alex GonzalezJanuary 15, 2024

The brothers in Wonder Gang are in control of their fate, and it’s looking good.

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Kali Flower Is Letting Her Inner F-Girl Flourish

By Alex GonzalezJanuary 10, 2024

Dallas singer Kali Flower is entering her ’90s R&B, F-girl era.

Pussy Riot Are Screening Their Anti-Putin Film At a Dallas Gallery

By Alex GonzalezDecember 22, 2023

Pussy Riot has strong ties to Dallas, and we couldn’t be happier.

Comedian Dani Bee Got Her Start by Speaking at Funerals

By Alex GonzalezDecember 14, 2023

Dani Bee will make you laugh to death with her one-woman show.

Vonti’s ‘Toxic Fantasy’ Launches Him into Pop-Star Reality

By Alex GonzalezDecember 5, 2023

Didn’t we save our ex’s contact as “Toxic Fantasy”? Hunter Avant has a new pop persona as Vonti.

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