In March, Oaktopia co-founder Matt Battaglia revealed to the Observer that his successful music festival, which Rae Sremmurd and Norah Jones headlined in 2016, was considering a move to Dallas. “Even though close to 40 percent of our social media following is from Denton, we only get about one-third of ticket…
Seether plays House of Blues on Thursday, Aug. 17. South African rock band Seether has changed its sound more than once. When you’ve been around as long as it has — almost 20 years — you have to if you want to stay relevant. The post-grunge trio’s latest album finds…
Ever wondered exactly what started the national gay rights movement? It’s something most of us weren’t taught in high school. North Texans have been getting a glimpse of what kicked off a decades-long campaign during Addison-based WaterTower Theatre’s newest play with support from local musicians. Hit the Wall depicts the 1969…
In 2014, the Observer described Stefan Gonzalez as “leading the Dallas noise scene,” and he’s still grinding more than three years later. Gonzalez, a versatile musician who plays free jazz with Yells at Eels and grindcore with Akkolyte, is helping out his metal buds in False, who needed a fill-in…
It’s no secret that the success of bands like Rigor Mortis, Pantera and Drowning Pool has turned North Texas into a melting pot of heavy metal. Narrowing this list down to 10 was no easy feat. There are more than a dozen local acts signed to big record labels, and…
Former Fun Fun Fun Fest co-founder Graham Williams has knocked it out of the park once again with Austin’s second annual Sound on Sound Festival lineup. The multigenre bonanza, which essentially replaced Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2016, returns Nov. 10-12 to Sherwood Forest. The Austin venue is a 23-acre…
Tyler Bryant has come a long way from his humble Northeast Texas beginnings. At 26 years old, he is widely considered to be a guitar prodigy. “I always knew this is what I wanted to do,” says Bryant, who grew up in the tiny town of Honey Grove. In 2006,…
