Dallas Observer Mixtape with DJ Junkyard

Herman Glaspie has never chased the spotlight, but as DJ Junkyard he’s a constant presence in the Dallas DJ scene. He’s had his hands on the decks since he was a preteen in the ’80s, playing on his father’s rig. Glaspie often plays old-school, Detroit-influenced techno. For this week’s mixtape,…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Aaron Hensley

Aaron Hensley got his start in the mid-’90s rave culture, and two decades later, he still has a special connection to the dance floor. Hensley’s deep roots in house music have informed his deejaying, which is always evolving. He recently branched into deep house and started learning to produce. For…

Post Malone Receives the Superstar Homecoming He Deserves

Post Malone’s greatest attribute may be his disregard for anyone else’s opinion. It’s taken him two years to become one of the most known artists in the world, but that rapid rise has made him a lightning rod for criticism. This has not shaken the Grapevine native if last night’s…

100 People Celebrate Peace, Music at 4th Annual Open Carry Guitar Rally

A cool breeze ran over the Continental Avenue pedestrian bridge Sunday afternoon while dozens of guitar-wielding musicians strummed, picked and plucked their favorite six-stringed instruments in harmony. The fourth annual Open Carry Guitar Rally invited hippies and rockers to free-jam rock, blues and folk classics such as Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe”…

Exclusive: Hear Denton Synthpop Band Vogue Machine’s New Song, ‘Prodigy’

Denton musicians Clayton Norris and Dylan Rice have been making music together since 2013, primarily trafficking in electronic instrumental soundscapes. As Vogue Machine, they’ve turned heads in North Texas, where there simply aren’t as many synth purveyors. The duo works with Fort Worth label Dreamy Life Records, which has helped…