Dallas Observer Mixtape With Redsean: ‘I Need a Beach Vol. 4’

Redsean has been a staple in Dallas’ weekend DJ nightlife for the past decade. He’s most often spotted dropping tunes ranging from the underground savvy to unapologetically pop music at various residencies in Uptown. Redsean rides that fine line, but when pressed on the subject of his preferred genre, he…

Dallas Observer Mixtape: Flunked Records Label Showcase

Flunked Records is the brainchild of Ryan Butler and his continuing quest to keep house music an active concern. Club music trends come and go in Dallas only slightly less frequently than the changing of the seasons, but house music has been a constant. Even with the recent uptick of…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with PVLMS

Alexus Sacco and Frank Stevens’ mutual interest in synthesizers and electronic music has brought them together as the ambitious electronic duo PVLMS, a pairing that happened at a chance meeting at a Baths concert five years ago. They reconnected soon after in college and have been making music together ever…

5 Female DJs Talk About Sexism Facing Women Behind the Decks

The DJ life is a tough haul for anyone. But as in most male-dominated professions, female DJs have to walk an extra mile that their male counterparts rarely — if ever — have to worry about. Despite the different standards, the industry is filled with powerful female DJs like Nina…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Alex Kidd

Alex Kidd is a globe-trotting DJ who recently moved to Dallas from South Africa. Kidd was lured to the area at a time when the international club scene is taking interested in Dallas. With a string of releases and a three-decade career, Kidd looks to make Dallas his new home…

From Oil Money to UFOs, Disco, TX Celebrates a Year of Over-the-Top Themes

One year ago, DJ Blake Ward had an idea partially inspired by the music of late seventies New York club culture as seen on the popular Netflix musical drama show The Get Down. Between the dominance of house music (affectionally nicknamed Disco’s Revenge) and hip-hop in modern Dallas dance clubs, it’s the perfect time to revisit the roots of these music cultures on…

Dallas Observer Mixtape: AY.MZ of Josey Records

Amy Payan is the name on her birth certificate. She’s has been on the front lines of the vinyl resurgence, slinging vinyl at Josey Records since it opened its doors three years ago. In an environment surrounded by DJ veterans and librarian-esque music nerds, Josey Records has given Payan access…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with J.Caprice

Joshua Caprice fits the archetype of the journeyman DJ, with his work doing A&R for labels, promoter for events, dancer on the floor and, most significantly, as a house music producer under his stage name, J Caprice. After a year on the road as a touring DJ and seeing the…

DFW DJs Share the Dos and Don’ts for Requesting Songs

For many decades, asking a DJ to play a song was a practice reserved for school dances, weddings, family reunions or other specialized gatherings. In the age of the smartphone and instant access to media, people have grown accustomed to getting what they want when they want it. These new…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Harmonious Discord’s Sean Anderson

Harmonious Discord has survived 17 years during the most turbulent times in the history of the music industry. Under the helm of Sean Anderson, also known as tech-house producer PointBender, the label has cranked out a sizable catalog of releases, mostly from Texas artists, and solidified a core audience of…

Rebekah Is Coming to Dallas in One of Her Only U.S. Gigs

Although Rebekah has been in the trenches as a working DJ going back to the ’90s, only five years have passed since she had her breakthrough with Chris Liebing and his reputable CLR crew — a seemingly perfect match that came as CLR was unfortunately coming to an end. But the influence of…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Kaycee Unisca

Born out of the bubbling Dallas rave scene in the ’90s, Kaycee Unisca has made the journey from enthusiastic foot shaker on the dance floor to DJ making the feet shake. Like most deejays, he has gone through a few genre phases, but house music has been a constant thread…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Flash 45s: Electrofunk Mix

Dance music genres go in and out of popularity, and electrofunk is about to have its moment again. DJ Flash 45s is best known for spinning his vinyl 45s, but this week he takes a stab at electro. Today, the genre is most commonly associated with techno, but it has…