This Is What North Texans Are Listening To

Ever wonder what the sound of a city or even an entire country might be? Thanks to the data wizards at Spotify, you can see that information plotted on an interactive map. Every week, the “Music Map of the World” gets an update with a list of songs played most…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Mike Stewart

DJs come in all shapes and sizes, varying from casual weekend raver to the career, full-time DJ. Mike Stewart is the latter. He makes people happy for a living by pulling from a wide variety of genres in the two DJ businesses of which he is part owner. Stewart is…

Demi Lovato Entertains a House Full of Teenagers in Southlake

Demi Lovato is upstairs in Lexi Weekly’s Southlake house. She begins to warm up her vocals, blurting out a high-pitched lyric from her new song “Sorry Not Sorry.” Weekly overhears it in the hallway and begins to tear up. “Oh, my god,” she says. “Demi Lovato is in my house.”…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Stone Castle

Shawn Kasal has been a DJ for only a few years, but it’s clearly his calling. Under the alias Stone Castle, he spins and produces techno in support of local DJ crew Lolo and as a guest on other DJ nights throughout town. Unlike many DJs, Kasal has a background…

Former One Direction Member Niall Horan Is Coming to Dallas

One Direction members are better apart than they ever were together. If you disagree, then the second you listen to each member’s solo attempts, you should be ready to agree. Or you’ll see for yourself in November, when you see Niall Horan in concert in Dallas. For anyone older than…

Is This the End for Tripping Daisy?

Last Friday night in North Richland Hills, Nytex Sports Centre hosted its inaugural concert with recently reunited Tripping Daisy, which played what was likely its last concert — at least for a while. “Maybe in 18 more years we’ll have another reunion,” frontman Tim DeLaughter said to an ecstatic crowd…

The 10 Best Dallas Concerts of the Year (So Far)

Not every concert lives up to its hype. A big name on a bill in an enormous venue doesn’t guarantee a great performance, just as a buzzy new band in a small room doesn’t always mean you’re in for a once-in-a-lifetime event. (Unless it’s Kendrick Lamar at Trees in 2012.)…

10 Best North Texas Metal Bands

It’s no secret that the success of bands like Rigor Mortis, Pantera and Drowning Pool has turned North Texas into a melting pot of heavy metal. Narrowing this list down to 10 was no easy feat. There are more than a dozen local acts signed to big record labels, and…