Watch: Erykah Badu, Bootsy Collins, Mark Mothersbaugh and Biz Markie Join Yo Gabba Gabba! Cast and The Roots on Late Night
…as promised, and with a few more special guests than expected. It was adorable. Watch it after the jump…
Author
Showing 45 - 66 of 3951
Collaboration-Crazy Erykah Badu To Perform With Yo Gabba Gabba! Cast Tonight on Fallon
Erykah Badu seems like a pretty awesome mom. I got a solid glimpse of as much first-hand about a week back when interviewing the famed Queen of Neo-Soul and proud Dallasite as part of a Dallas Observer Music Awards preview story that’s going to run as the cover in this…
Dan’s Silverleaf to Officially Become Denton’s First Non-Smoking Venue Later This Month
For a few years now, venerable Denton venue Dan’s Silverleaf has adopted a policy of not allowing cigarette smoking inside its venues during shows. Later this month, the venue plans on making its no-smoking policy a permanent fixture of the room.According to a press release announcing the change, “Dan’s will…
Eight People Shot During Rival Gang Tiff at a Rap Battle in North Dallas Night Club
Not all open-mic rap competitions are as friendly as the ones down in Deep Ellum these days, apparently: Multiple guns were reportedly fired and eight different people were injured by gunfire late on Friday night during a “Rap-Off Contest” taking place at Rolls Royce Club in North Dallas, near the…
Over The Weekend: Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Bass Drum of Death at Dada
Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bass Drum of DeathDadaOctober 7, 2011Better than: heading out to any of the Red River Rivalry-related events taking place around town this weekend. Well before Toro y Moi took to the patio stage at Dada to perform a headlining set and before, even, Unknown…
Poster of the Week: Friendly Fires at the Granada Theater on Wednesday, October 12
The British alternative dance-funkers in Friendly Fires sonically mine a retro-futuristic field on record. Upon the release of their 2008, self-titled debut, the band was lumped in as a Johnny-come-lately to the nu-rave scene that never really was. They seem to have surpassed that distinction with this year’s Pala, an…
advertisement
Ruby Jane Gets Inspired
Two hours have passed since Ruby Jane Smith finished up an early Sunday morning set at the fourth straight Austin City Limits Music Festival in which she’s performed. She’s still a ball of energy. That’s impossible to ignore. It’s her entire essence at the moment: You can hear it in…
Astronautalis Finds Different Chart Success
To call Astronautalis a local product is a dubious statement. The rapper is considered a local in no fewer than three other markets: Jacksonville, Florida, where he was raised; Seattle, where he recently lived for a spell; and Minneapolis, where he’s based. Dallas owns the following distinctions: Andy Bothwell, the…
Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Male Vocalist, Best Female Vocalist
Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we’ll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Male and Best Female Vocalist categories…
DOMAXXIII: Schedule of Performers For The Music Awards Showcase in Deep Ellum
A little less than a month back, we passed along the ticket information and lineup of performers for our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase on Saturday, October 15, in Deep Ellum. In total, 54 bands will be performing on 10 different stages throughout the vaunted music neighborhood. For now, tickets…
Adele Postpones Upcoming Dallas Gig. Again.
Adele was originally set to play the House of Blues back in June in support of her phenomenal, surefire album of the year contender, 21. Everyone seemed super stoked on it at the time, too. But, because of laryngitis, that gig got canceled. It was soon rescheduled, though, and this…
Arrest Made In Case of August Death at Afterlife As City Officials Serve Club Its Walking Papers
Robert breaks the news: An arrest has been made in connection with the August 13 death of 19-year-old Matthew Allen of Grandview. Police have arrested 19-year-old Skylar Brandt on felony charges alleging that she supplied Allen the drugs he took and eventually overdosed on.And that’s just the start. The city…
advertisement
Bonus MP3: A.Dd+ — “Insomniac Dreaming (Produced by Black Milk)”
Ever since the release of the free When Pigs Fly album back in March, we’ve been consistently fed with new tracks from the fellas in A.Dd+ — “loosies,” they’re calling them, tracks that didn’t quite fit When Pigs Fly and aren’t quite in line with the band’s next planned release,…
Sarah Jaffe Talks Her New EP, That Disc’s Cover Songs, and What To Expect From Her Next LP
Earlier this week, Sarah Jaffe released The Way Sound Leaves a Room, a new EP/DVD release that features footage from her Wyly Theater performance from back in February, as well as eight never-before-released songs from the popular area singer-songwriter. The eight songs are particularly interesting: They include two covers (Cold…
True Widow and Kemado Quietly Prepare New Five-Song EP, I.N.O., For Release Next Week
This news comes as something of a surprise: With almost no fanfare, the New York City-based Kemado Records has announced that it will release next week a new five-song, 12-inch release from Dallas “stonegaze” trio True Widow. Called I.N.O., the album, which comes just seven months after the release of…
Giveaway: Win Two Pairs of VIP Passes To This Weekend’s Fort Worth Music Festival
As you no doubt recall, the Fort Worth Music Festival (nee Jazz by the Boulevard) kicks off tonight in Cowtown with something of a new vendetta at play. The festival, while still pandering somewhat to its jazz roots, will this year expand to include more a rock and indie rock…
Local on Local: GalleryCat Samples Sarah Jaffe, Seryn, Ishi and Others on New, Free Mixtape
Speaking of local musicians offering up takes on the 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees: After performing a live mashup with Mount Righteous at last years awards and then watching LehtMoJoe digitally combine his band’s efforts with that group’s, local rapper GalleryCat has taken matters into his own hands this…
Local on Local: Synth Covers of Your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Award Best Song Nominees
Last year, you may recall, sometime Observer photographer contributor David Wilson shared with us quite the treat by covering all of the 2010 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees for Best Song on his ukelele and synthesizers.This year, Wilson’s done it again, offering up some fun, borderline Aquedeuct-like covers of the…
advertisement
Poster of the Week: Bryan Street Tavern’s First Annual Rocktoberfest on Saturday and Sunday
Turns out, the Fort Worth Music Festival isn’t the only multiple-day music event taking place this weekend. As the above poster shows, there’s plenty of action taking place on this side of Arlington, too…
Young the Giant Grows Into Its Name
Payam Doostzadeh is understandably experiencing something of a high at the moment. The bass player has just walked off stage at the 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival, and with his exit, he just kissed goodbye the biggest crowd that his band Young the Giant has ever played before. “Did…
Stream: Ishi — “Disco Queen”
The summer started out fairly rough for area electronic favorites, Ishi. In May, you may recall, half the band split from the project, leaving the Brothers Mudd (John and J.J.) behind to pick up the pieces. Didn’t take too long to do that, fortunately enough for the band. By the…
Watch: The Luu Brothers Give Cults’ “You Know What I Mean” The Music Video Treatment
Phil Spector revivalists Cults aren’t from Dallas — they call New York home, of course — but they do have a significant local tie courtesy of Gorilla vs. Bear, the influential, Dallas-based blog: Chris Cantalini championed the band from the jump, then released the band’s ridiculously endearing “Go Outside” as…