Karyna Micaela

Derek Tusing drives across state lines with his younger brother on a road trip with no agenda. Mere days after the disastrous winter storm wrapped Texas in its icy grip, temperatures are rising once again. In a car without A/C, the dream folk sing...

After spending nearly an entire year in isolation, we’re heading into a dark and lonely winter season. The usual holiday parties are out of the question, and as the pandemic rages, we’ve been strongly encouraged not to fraternize with anyone outsi...

Madison Shepard and her dog Lexi sit on a couch in their home in Los Angeles, where it’s 75 degrees and sunny on a late November day, just like most days of the year in California. The multi-hyphenate comedian-writer-actor is currently “unemployed...

In a year that thwarted plans for veteran artists and new bands alike, Dallas’ Americana scene is as strong as ever. Here are the nominees for the 2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards’ Best Americana category. Nicholas Altobelli Perhaps one of the mo...

Pre- and post-pandemic worlds greeted each other in an awkward handshake-turned elbow bump at the first concert of The Rustic’s Safe Sounds Music Series on Thursday night. On their website, the popular Uptown restaurant and music venue describes t...

Ellen Once Again’s new single and music video, “Be Okay,” provides reassurance that these anxiety-ridden times are temporary. The pop-soul singer-songwriter, whose real name is Ellen Hinton, describes her artist name as a tongue-in-cheek response ...