My 12-year-old stepson Lewis, whose favorite band is Green Day, had never heard Pink Floyd before. I’m not sure how he’s managed this – his grandfather plays in a Pink Floyd tribute band for goodness sake. So I thought we could sit down one rainy evening, have him listen hard…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. It’s an impressive feat that J…
Madonna Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, at American Airlines Center, $48.50-$358.50 Get your outfits ready, Madonna is upon us. When she kicked off her world tour back in May, thus began her gigantic seven-month, 89-date trek through Europe before hitting North America, and she’ll eventually wrap it up…
Dallas rapper J. Rhodes will join Playdough on October 26 at the Prophet Bar to celebrate the release of his new project, Oak Cliff Huxtable. We shot him a few questions about the new release. See also: -The philosophy of Playdough Name a few hip-hop artists who’ve had a lasting…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Check out Hunter Hauk’s bonus audio…
Don’t tar James Hinkle with that “bluesman” brush. Sure, the guitarist and singer is one of the last active links to Fort Worth blues godfather Robert Ealey. Hinkle was just 18 when his mentor, guitarist Freddie Cisneros, pushed him onstage with Ealey at the singer’s legendary New Bluebird Nite Club…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared in our…
Austin’s instrumental cabal My Education were here back in June, stirring the waters for the live score to Sunrise at Texas Theatre. They return to town on the Sound Mass Tour, an improvised collaborative effort with like-minded Salt Lake City group Theta Naught. That mash-up was caught on tape and…
If you consider the trumpet a side dish, the stuffing to some needlessly bespectacled frontman’s turkey, you’ve been procuring too many of your meals via Pitchfork. That shiny, spitty contraption is a star, and there was an era that made it such, when horn players required only one name: Louis,…
Fort Worth’s DIY punk and hardcore venue 1919 Hemphill is celebrating 10 years standing this weekend. How many volunteer-run spaces can you say have done the same while strengthening the local music community in the process? Earlier this year, venue booker Rick Vandeveerdonk even stood in front of a gun…
By now, your Halloween-themed events roster is getting a little lengthy, but if you have time to squeeze in one more, let it be Good Sons and Pinkish Black. What started as a sporadic Nick Cave tribute band in the early 2000s — and included Warren Jackson Hearne, Will Kapinos…
Deep Ellum’s 45 Fund exists to promote mental-health awareness for artists and musicians and as a tribute to Dallas punk band Spector 45’s Frankie Campagna and Adam Carter, who both committed suicide last year. An art exhibit, Live Fast Die Slow, opens October 18 at Kettle Art and will feature…
Don’t tar James Hinkle with that “bluesman” brush. Sure, the guitarist and singer is one of the last active links to Fort Worth blues godfather Robert Ealey. Hinkle was just 18 when his mentor, guitarist Freddie Cisneros, pushed him onstage with Ealey at the singer’s legendary New Bluebird Nite Club…
Since moving to Dallas to attend the Art Institute in the late ’90s, Doug Krum, aka Arlington-based emcee Playdough, has hustled his way to rap-battle victories, MTV exposure, label deals and, ultimately, underground respect. He’s found while touring all over the globe that there’s an unexpectedly broad appeal and accessibility…
Dallas rapper J. Rhodes will join Playdough on October 26 to celebrate the release of his new project, Oak Cliff Huxtable. We shot him a few questions about the new release. Name a few hip-hop artists who’ve had a lasting effect on you. OutKast, first and foremost. They made being…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Nestled quite comfortably in the Best…
If there’s one thing that starts a guitarist’s heart thumping, it’s the heat from the fretboard as his or her fingers slide across the strings. It’s a sordid love affair that leaves fans screaming for more, and the guitarist’s soul longing for more. In fact, B.B. King loved his $30…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared on August…
It’s easy to think four-piece Joyce Manor is a local band. They make their third appearance in the area this year on Sunday at Dada with Hate Your Friends, Hop Along and Fairbanks. We caught up with bassist Matt Ebert on his experiences playing in the area, an imaginary show…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Joseph Somers-Morales (SoMo) has been on…
Are you a musician? Is your band having issues? Our new advice columnist, Fan Landers (aka Jessica Hopper), is ready to give you Real Talk about any problems your musical outfit might be having — whether professional, practical or sartorial. Send your problems here; confidentiality is assured, unless you want…
Stan Getz presses vinyl at A&R Record and Tape Manufacturing Co.. Not just your garden variety black licorice, either. They press colorful, almost-tasty-enough-to-eat records for The Flaming Lips, Polyphonic Spree, Fair To Midland, Toadies and a bazillion more. Lately, you might have heard of some local music folks showing up…
