YG’s Cross-Country Attack on Trump Hits Dallas

YG With Sad Boy, RJ, Slim 400 and more South Side Music Hall, Dallas Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 YG’s Fuck Donald Trump Tour is a battle cry that the West Coast rapper has adopted at the peak of campaign season. But on Tuesday night at South Side Music Hall, politics…

Andrew Bird Describes His Dallas Connections Ahead of a Show at the Majestic Theatre

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird visits Dallas on Wednesday night, with a show at the Majestic Theatre. His new album, Are you Serious, keeps with Bird’s tradition of unpredictability. His folk-infused music is alt-rock for the cultured listener, and his grandiose projects have included a sound installation at the Guggenheim Museum. He…

Oaktopia Showcased The Best of Denton’s Music Scene

Oaktopia With Norah Jones, Cat Power, Dr. Dog, Rae Sremmurd and more Denton Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 22-24, 2016 Denton had a lot of reasons to be excited about last weekend’s Oaktopia. Now in its fourth year, the downtown festival has turned into one of the best in North Texas,…

NEONNOAH Build a Brand Around an Ultra-Clean Guitar Sound

The Dallas synth pop band NEONNOAH have a plan, and releasing a new EP is only just one part of it. Formed in 2013,  the trio is now surrounded by a team of people. Brands such as Tyler Amps and clothing company O’Neill have endorsed the band; their latest single “Atlas” is…

Kanye West Made His Fans the Stars of the Saint Pablo Tour in Dallas

Kanye West American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, September 22, 2016 Is it possible to review a Kanye West concert without reviewing Kanye West himself? Almost every conversation about the 39-year-old rapper’s work turns into a referendum on his personal character, and those assessments often fall along partisan lines. But with…

Music News: Norah Jones Gets Presidential, Coolio Gets Arrested & More

There were a few ups and downs this week on the Dallas music front. Well, fortunately the main “down” didn’t happen here, and didn’t even involve a Dallas musician, but it did involve a missed appearance. With a celebrated homecoming for Norah Jones leading the week’s other news, though, there…

Watch Deep Blue Something Busking at Off-Site Kitchen

Do you remember Denton in the ’90s? Okay, so you may not have been around for that (and, if you’re attending UNT right now, you may have only barely been born.) But you almost definitely remember “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” the hit song by Denton natives Deep Blue Something — who…

Post Malone Comes Home As a Headliner

Post Malone With Jazz Cartier and Larry June  House of Blues, Dallas Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Moments after stepping off stage at House of Blues Tuesday night, Post Malone tweeted his appreciation to his hometown fans.  “Dallas you have my heart,” the former Grapevine resident wrote to his 260,000 followers. “Nights…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with DeeJay CeePee: Can, Alice Cooper and More

Chris Penn has spent a decade at the forefront of the vinyl resurgence in Dallas. He co-owns one of the city’s most beloved record stores, Good Records with business partner and Polyphonic Spree frontman Tim Delaughter. When Penn isn’t busy with day-to-day store operations, though, he moonlights as a DJ…

Is Carrie Underwood Country Music’s Beyonce?

Carrie Underwood With Easton Corbin and the Swon Brothers American Airlines Center, Dallas Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 Carrie Underwood is like a Barbie doll but better. There isn’t a note she can’t hit. Her blonde hair bounces with every step, yet never gets messy. Her outfits are made for a…

Gammacide Relive Their ’80s Thrash Metal Heyday With New Boxset

Timing can be everything for a band, as the members of Gammacide know all too well. They hit the North Texas metal scene in the late ’80s, when thrash metal peaked in popularity, and the band disappeared into legend shortly thereafter. The Arlington five-piece left behind a couple of demo cassette tapes and 1989’s Victims of…