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Simon Pruitt is a staff writer for the Dallas Observer. He’s been writing professionally since he was 16, covering art, sports and all the peculiar things he finds along the way.

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‘The Blind Art Collector and Other Stories’: Fran Lebowitz Is Coming to Dallas This Week

By Simon PruittNovember 11, 2024

DFW will be treated to a New York-sized slice of wit when Fran Lebowitz stops by.

Judas Priest played Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Judas Priest Rocks Irving on the Last Night of The ‘Invincible Shield’ Tour

By Simon PruittOctober 27, 2024

Rob Halford and his band rocked the audience to the core.

We Tried To Talk to the Denton Sign Guy, and He Brandished His Gun at Us

By Simon PruittOctober 18, 2024

The Denton man who’s going viral for his Trump signs really, really did not want to talk to our reporter.

The Ringleaders: North Texas Wrestlers Unite To Fight With the Dallas Sumo Club

By Simon PruittOctober 16, 2024

The Dallas Sumo Club is the ultimate Fight Club.

The 5 Most Popular Halloween Costume Trends in Dallas

By Simon PruittOctober 15, 2024

Can you guess Dallas’ top costume search? Hint: “Who you gonna call?”

Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper performed at Fort Worth's Dickies Arena.

Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie’s Freaks On Parade Tour Was a Haunted House Onstage

By Simon PruittSeptember 19, 2024

Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie put on a master class in horror on Wednesday night at Dickies Arena.

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Dennis Rodman Takes the Stage in Deep Ellum To Sing the Blues

Dennis Rodman Takes the Stage in Deep Ellum To Sing the Blues

By Simon PruittSeptember 16, 2024

At The Free Man, the basketball legend also proclaimed he “built Deep Ellum.”

Shaun Martin's piano.

Erykah Badu, Norah Jones, Other Icons Honor Shaun Martin With Stripped-Down Sets

By Simon PruittSeptember 16, 2024

Robert Glasper and Snarky Puppy were among the standouts at the benefit for the beloved late musician.

Adam Weiner from Low Cut Connie.

Low Cut Connie’s Art Dealers Film Is a Gritty Portrait of Working-Class Musicians

By Simon PruittSeptember 16, 2024

The concert film/documentary hybrid is screening at The Texas Theatre on Sept. 18.

High-Tech Venue Cosm Dallas Adds Luxury to Sports Viewing

By Simon PruittSeptember 4, 2024

The new Grandscape venue delivers a huge hit, but it’s more a triple than a home run.

Woman Who Lost Her Son to an Overdose Now Takes to the Streets to Distribute Narcan

By Simon PruittAugust 30, 2024

After losing her son to heroin in 2019, North Texan LeAnne Burdette started the nonprofit Jacob’s Journey to distribute Narcan and to educate people about it.

Mark Cuban Fires Back Again at Dinesh D’Souza

By Simon PruittAugust 23, 2024

Vice President hopeful Tim Walz’s son was mocked this week for his enthusiasm at his fathers’s DNC speech. Mark Cuban wasn’t having it.

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The Roots Continued to Subvert Expectations With an Irving concert

The Roots Continued to Subvert Expectations With an Irving concert

By Simon PruittAugust 18, 2024

Hip-hop’s great contrarians brought the house down at Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on Saturday.

Singer Allen Stone takes selfies with fans after a Dallas concert at House of Blues.

Allen Stone Brings a Funk Revival to Dallas and Gets Personal With Fans

By Simon PruittAugust 16, 2024

Allen Stone got personal with fans, signing autographs and taking photos at Dallas’ House of Blues.

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Klay Thompson Signs with Mavericks, Breaks Up ‘Splash Brothers’

By Simon PruittJuly 1, 2024

Dallas will be the ex-Warrior’s rebound, and let’s hope he grabs a couple too.

Tim DeLaughter playing the Kessler in 2022 with Tripping Daisy.

It’s Official: Tripping Daisy Reunites, Plans To Tour and Record New Album

By Simon PruittJune 18, 2024

One of the ’90s best bands is back: Dallas’ own Tripping Daisy, lead by Polyphonic Spree’s Tim DeLaughter, is reuniting with an album.

Death By Monkey look grunge, but play shoegaze in Dalla

There’s No Scene For Grunge Music, but the Aesthetic Is as Fashionable as Ever

By Simon PruittMay 23, 2024

Grunge goes deaf, but it’ll never go blind.

Woman flipping through vinyl records on sale.

Are You Ready to Rock (and Shop)? Where to Celebrate Record Store Day Around Dallas

By Simon PruittApril 18, 2024

If vinyl’s your thing, this is your weekend.

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Joshua Ray Walker, seen in a pink furry coat and white hat, opened up about his recent medical scares, including a cancer diagnosis, for which he's currently undergoing chemo.

Joshua Ray Walker Says He’s ‘Fighting Hard’ Following Cancer Diagnosis

By Simon PruittMarch 5, 2024

The rising country star from Dallas had an incredible year musically, but a tough personal year after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Erykah Badu in a white fur coat, celebrating her birthday bash in her signature mirrored top hat back last February at The Factory.

Close Encounters of the Badu Kind: Ahead of Her Birthday, Dallasites Share Erykah Badu Run-Ins

By Simon PruittFebruary 23, 2024

Seeing Erykah Badu in the wild is rare, but always memorable.

Dallas poet Kendall Brown mugs for the camera.

Poet Kendall Brown Is Having a 30th Birthday Party for His Beard, and You’re Invited

By Simon PruittFebruary 19, 2024

“I said to myself, ‘I am going to grow a beard, I’m gonna power through the itching phase,'” recalls Kendall Brown. “I ceremonially took my razor and shaving cream and threw them underneath the counter and closed the door.” It was 1994. Brown was 29 years old, fresh off multiple…

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