The Trishas knew from the start they were onto something special. Brought together to perform a couple songs at a 2009 tribute for songwriter Kevin Welch, that first practice set the tone, which was only hinted at on their 2010 EP, They Call Us the Trishas. On debut LP High,…
Sandaga 813 is the perfect venue for this touring soul/hip-hop caravan, headlined by Shawn Chrystopher, who just released the Timbaland-produced mixtape, LoveStory. Fellow emcees Sean Falyon, El Prez, Raven Sorvino, Jabee, Austin’s QLee and Dallas’ Drama Tha King keep the verses flowing. Starts at 8 p.m…
Buckingham doesn’t get enough credit for how his mid-’70s addition transformed Fleetwood Mac, with too much of it flowing to his one-time paramour Stevie Nicks. The band hit their apogee on the new lineup’s first three albums together — Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Tusk — before speeding downhill during the…
After forming in 1992, Tabula Rasa took Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton by storm, tidily earning “Best New Act” from the Dallas Observer in 1993. And then, as quickly as Deep Ellum’s Green Room dubbed its signature cheese pizza “The Tabula Rasa,” they disbanded in 1994. Members Ezra Boggs, Stephen…
When I first saw Lightning Bolt in a dingy club in Brooklyn a decade ago, I did not foresee the Providence duo still being around in 2012. Not that they weren’t good enough: That performance, in which drummer Brian Chippendale and bassist Brian Gibson set up on the floor and…
L.A. seems to be in the throes of a full-scale weed jam explosion, both in aesthetic and sound. Singer-guitarist Colleen Green doesn’t seem to care how much you know she’s influenced by The Ramones — she even has a song called “I Wanna Be Degraded” — or that there’s a…
The Trishas knew from the start they were onto something special. Brought together to perform a couple songs at a 2009 tribute for songwriter Kevin Welch, that first practice set the tone, which was only hinted at on their 2010 EP, They Call Us the Trishas. On debut LP High,…
Phil York and I crossed paths in summer 2009. I was researching the liner notes for the Heavy Light release of The Relatives’ Don’t Let Me Fall, a stunning revelation of Dallas gospel-funk from the early ’70s, which York engineered at Autumn Sound Studio in Garland. My interview request was…
When I came across this potentially real Craigslist ad yesterday, I was, of course, intrigued. Turns out, the Dallas-shot Trap House is a real show, at least on the Internet, and it’s two episodes in. Dallas emcee Pikahsso, who was mentioned here last week for his appearance in DFW Cypher’s…
The first week of college is here, so the Observer staff is providing you with some tips to get your through the first week/month/year. See also: Six albums to torture your roommate with See also: The Overserved, back to school edition Don’t fall in love with someone just because he…
KreayshawnFriday, November 2, at Palladium Ballroom, $17.50The controversial rapper, whose proper debut album Somethin’ ‘Bout Kreay is out in late September, will be here in early November. It’s one of Parade of Flesh’s biggest shows yet…
Willie Nelson made a triumphant return to Dallas last night at House of Blues, and we were able to stop holding our collective breathe over his weekend health scare. We couldn’t handle him and Phyllis Diller in the same week…
As with vinyl culture, cassettes never really went away, they just served certain micro-scenes a bit more efficiently. Nationally, cassette culture has been on an upswing for a few years, as CDs become increasingly inconvenient/obsolete, and the analog heads respond to the digital glut. Tapes used to be Morse code…
These United States hit Lola’s on Friday with locals Jacob Furr & the Lonely Road and Nicholas Altobelli. The NYC group released a collaboration-heavy self-titled album earlier in the summer, lending a big-band feel to their roots rock. Frontman Jesse Elliott talked with us about playing Dallas, the first These…
Our annual Best of Dallas awards are around the corner, which means you can vote for your favorite local people, places and businesses. But this year, to shake things up a bit (and because we know how much you love to Instagram stuff) we’re having a Best of Dallas Instagram…
If you missed your opportunity to catch the massive, symphonic rendering of the Legend of Zelda Music, a second chance has just presented itself. Word just came in…breathe, breathe…tickets for the presentation of the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses with the Dallas POPS Orchestra will go on sale…
The first week of college is here, so the Observer staff is providing you with some tips to get your through the first week/month/year. My freshman year of college, my roommate used to play Wu-Tang Clan’s 36 Chambers every night as she went to sleep. And not just start to…
Despite “breathing problems” landing Willie Nelson in the hospital over the weekend, his show tonight at House of Blues, deliciously sponsored by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, will go on as scheduled. In the meantime, check out Thomas Fawcett’s piece on Dallas producer Phil York, who passed away earlier this month…
Just when you thought it was safe to look at the Internet without being pelted with another story about bath salts turning humans into empty husks, or reading a story about the drug that makes you not be able to sleep at night, Dickward Codgers, aka JReal, aka Dallas “comedy…
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about dive bars, that sub-sect of watering hole fiercely guarded by established regulars. The type of place where the bartender and waitress know 90% of their customer’s names and take the time to invest in conversation past the precursory friendly pre-drink banter. I decided…
Hunter Hedrickson hit the Granada on Saturday night, opening for John Mayall, and demonstrated exactly why he might be Dallas’ best guitarist…
See also: The fans of Iron Maiden Iron Maiden, Coheed and Cambria Gexa Energy Pavilion Friday, August 17 Talking to a number of people who saw Iron Maiden’s last show back in June 2010, the common complaint was too many new songs and not enough old songs. The six-piece gave…
