Garrett Gravley

Garrett Gravley was born and grew up in Dallas. He mostly writes about music, but veers into arts and culture, local news and politics. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas and has written for the Dallas Observer since October 2018.
Latest Stories
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3 months ago | Music History
Last year, conservative influencer Bryson Gray launched a Twitter campaign called the #MAGACHALLENGE, in which President Donald Trump's supporters showcase their musical chops (or lack thereof) by sharing videos of themselves spitting chauvinistic...
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3 months ago | Music History
Streaming reigns in today’s music industry, and it’s for this reason that record labels are channeling their energy toward the one app that has somehow captured the spirit of Gen Z: TikTok. We’re well past explaining TikTok to our predominately mi...
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3 months ago | Film and TV
There’s an entire cottage industry of score composition for television shows and movies, and some of the best artists — such as Tangerine Dream, Wendy Carlos, Todd Rundgren and Giorgio Moroder — have become key players in this field. But there’s a...
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3 months ago | DFW Music News
Pandemic be damned, the self-acclaimed “Music’s Biggest Night” is making a return via livestream in 2021, and once again, North Texans have made the cut. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be hosted by comedian and Daily Show host Trevor ...
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3 months ago | DFW Music News
TMZ and other sources confirmed that Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz (formerly Lil Boosie) was shot in Dallas Saturday afternoon and was being treated for injuries at a nearby hospital. The injuries are reportedly non-life-threatening, and he is in...
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4 months ago | Election
May countless blessings be bestowed upon whichever young people coined the online terms “copium” and “hopium,” because if there’s anything we desperately needed in 2020, it’s a shorthand for how pride cometh before the chagrin-inducing fall. For t...