At the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony earlier this month, we asked eight local bands to cover songs by their favorite Dallas musicians. The songs chosen by 88 Killa, Starfruit and others were by artists such as rapper D.O.C. and indie rock-...

Texas is in the thick of festival season, and that goes for much more than just the marquee events in Austin. Dallas plays host to some of the year's biggest North Texas music festivals, made possible thanks to the cooler weather of the fall. That...

It's 2016, people. Get over whatever absurd misconceptions you've been holding onto all these years (yes, Texas, we're looking squarely at you) and get with the 21st century. Once you do, you'll discover a crucial fact: Nothing beats a party at a ...

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and music is no exception. Sometimes when you're on the prowl for live music, you just want to have a good time — maybe even hear your favorite band's songs, even if they're not the ones pl...

OK, so Dallas tends to get a little hot in the summer. And by hot we mean "so goddamn hot we're starting to hallucinate; please hand me another beer." But don't let that obscure one key perk to living here: year-round patio season. That's right, w...

Everyone knows that 2015 was a big year for North Texas albums, thanks in no small part to the international attention that Leon Bridges' Coming Home garnered. But there was much more to it than just Bridges, of course, and the proof lies in the s...