Saturday began and ended with brave displays from North Texas musicians, kicking off with a band you’ve likely never heard of, The Happening. First to perform at Art Con 8, The Happening was comprised of students from Girls Rock Dallas, one of the evening’s beneficiaries, and they took to the…
Have you voted? Have you posted a picture of yourself voting? Have you decided where you are going to drink away the election results? I can’t force you to get off your ass and get to your precinct, though I hope you did. I can offer a little help in…
It’s my favorite three-hour tour, no matter which direction I am heading. Leaving Austin late on a Sunday night, Interstate 35 winding behind me as I speed towards bed, always has the same tone. See also: – Fun Fun Fun Fest 7 in review You spend that ride trying to…
To see A$AP Rocky live has been a bit of a chase for North Texans, but the wait is finally over. The self-described “pretty motherfucker” is bringing that Harlem hustle, plus Detroit’s Danny Brown and Cali’s Schoolboy Q, to Dallas for quite a night at House of Blues. Rocky and…
I’ve been to every Fun Fun Fun Fest since its inception in 2006, back when it was a one-night event and Spoon played to a small crowd of very cold attendees. Since then, the fest has grown in scope and size, seen legends and up-and-comers grace its stages, and matured…
I haven’t always been a festival person. Managing the stages and sets of so many performances, trying to balance the experience with both previously loved artists and the opportunity to experience something new is fulfilling, but can be overwhelming. One great thing about being the bratty cousin to Austin’s big…
Lauryn Hill, Nas Palladium Ballroom Monday, October 29 From darkness there was light, sound and a burst of atomic energy as Nas came to the stage with a gang of musicians ready to work through a 90-minute set last night at the Palladium Ballroom. It only took the four minutes…
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. They are all hunched over the…
Last week, I was in line for some coupons at the fair. A gentleman, along with two ladies, all of whom I can only kindly describe as seeming like they were on a lot of meth, approached the window screaming at the attendant. “Where is Big Tex?” Because nothing breaks…
The Dallas-as-philanthropist social scene has become a little overstated in our new role as reality television’s home base. Still, drinking, dancing and spending for a purpose make sense to the Dallas personality, and seeing and being seen appeals to our boastful nature. The public competition of a live auction can…
This weekend begins our annual North Texas exchange program, with dozens of you heading down to weird ol’ Austin for ACL, and roughly millions heading to DFW from Austin and surrounding cities for the Red River Rivalry on Saturday. Go sports! Look, the game is taken care of. You have…
Dallas, it feels like you are having a moment. Creative groups in this town are getting organized, getting spaces and throwing parties. And thank you! It keeps me busy and overserved. With every invite to a new collective’s first soiree, I am pleased to see that smaller communities are forming…
UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: Congrats to Tracy Halliday, who is the lucky winner of Index Festival tickets and the loot from the Good Records challenge. Have fun out there, Tracy! Here we go now, get busy! It’s time for another Good Records Challenge. I wish I had a whistle to blow…
It is upon us: Fair season. Thirty days of fried food, weird crafts, blue-ribbon jams and petting zoos. The people watching, square dancing and pig racing are in full bloom in Fair Park, but as we hit October, Dallas will also prep for two of the biggest college football weekends…
If only there were a venue in town where I could see UNCLE KRACKER, Rebirth Brass Band and Kevin Costner’s band – WAIT, KEVIN COSTNER HAS A BAND? Well, sugars, dreams can come true. The State Fair of Texas opens today and if your appetite had not already been whet…
It sat in storage for years, a broken record player and its un-played records. It had not spun a tune since my freshman year of college, and with each move I planned to get it repaired, to have a proper place for it in my home, to amass a collection…
2 Chainz House of Blues Tuesday, September 25 Look, we all make mistakes. The first mistake occurred when Daniel Hopkins somehow ended up behind the velvet rope at the 2 Chainz show last Spring. The second mistake happened when I completely procrastinated buying my 2 Chainz ticket for House of…
Here at The Overserved, we love a hotel bar. It’s a special island. The best ones are places you can simultaneously take your family or witness the beginning of an affair. That they are occupied by the ghosts traveling through town only adds to their allure. Here is our guide…
It sat in storage for years, a broken record player and its un-played records. It had not spun a tune since my freshman year of college, and with each move I planned to get it repaired, to have a proper place for it in my home, to amass a collection…
The first whispers of fall blew through Dallas this weekend. There we were, eager to pull on boots and jackets. How quickly we toss the lightness of summer when we make contact with that first dip in temperature. These days are perfect for quiet afternoons of exploring. A trip across…
See also: 12 of this weekend’s best concerts Is your weekly schedule missing another dedicated night to get dressed up for? Cue Winston’s Supper Club. Last week, the luxurious London-inspired club snuck in its inaugural SupperClub Sundays with an intimate set from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, featuring a few tracks…
Turquoise Jeep Dada Friday, September 7 I don’t really like musical comedy. I appreciate the humor and a great comedian may be the nimblest of cultural painters, but even if I enjoy the joke, I am not going to play the music at a party or listen to it apart…
