North Texas has been spoiled for choices when it comes to local talent making it on late-night TV. St. Vincent, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Leon Bridges have all become regulars in recent years. So it’s almost hard to believe that viral singer and Justin Bieber tour mate Post Malone…
Matthew Parks is a highly trained technician behind the decks. His humble demeanor is misleading, given the very aggressive style with which he mixes techno. Usually very banging techno, at that — the kind that often has more appeal to fans of industrial, noise, experimental, punk or even metal than…
EDM’s not dead. Not in Texas, anyway, and certainly not in Dallas. For all of last year’s talk about the genre’s supposedly waning popularity and predictions of a bubble that’s about to burst, Lights All Night — Dallas’ biggest EDM festival — is still in rude health. In fact, this…
For country music legend Charlie Pride, the death of longtime friend Muhammad Ali is a deeply felt blow. The 82-year-old will head to Louisville on Friday for the funeral. The Observer caught up with him backstage in Nashville, shortly before his appearance at a Darius and Friends show at the Wild Horse Saloon…
The Dixie Chicks have never been ones to shy away for calling out politicians — even (or maybe preferably) if it stirs up a little controversy. But as the three Dallas ladies embark on their worldwide reunion tour, they’re not wasting any time in getting back to it. In fact,…
Red alert, Dallas: the pug petting zoo isn’t happening this weekend. Blame Mother Nature, or blame the inscrutable ambivalence of the cosmos, but the dream of dressing up pugs with wings (thereby creating a “pugasus,” apparently) is dead. That’s because the first-ever Bulladora Music Experience has been canceled. The Experience…
Luke Sardello is so much more than just a veteran DJ. Sardello is the epitome of an old school Dallas vet, but he is also a music connoisseur, curator and part of the brains behind Josey Records. As a DJ he’s largely associated with house music, but — as a…
Israel Marcano Jr could be considered an ex-pat of the infamous 90s Dallas rave scene. He has witnessed Dallas go through it’s many phases over the years. Israel’s mix for this week reflects that by not settling stylistically. The propulsive pulse of house music with dashes of techno and breaks…
For those waiting to hear new music from John Dufilho, the second half of 2016 will be as loud and busy as the first half of this year was quiet and still. For a guy with as many musical connections as Dufilho, such a distinction is odd. But the lead…
After two long years of planning and negotiating, The Vaughan Brothers Art Project is finally ready to get cracking. The public art project will memorialize two of Dallas’ biggest contributors to the world of popular music, Jimmie Vaughan and his late brother Stevie Ray Vaughan. And now it’s officially a…
The Denton music landscape is changing again. After 19 long years of serving Denton’s DIY crowd, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios will be closing their doors on Sunday, June 5. That leaves one big question unanswered: “Where will that music go?” Denton, with only a little more than 123,000 people, is…
Summer is just around the corner, in case you haven’t noticed the creeping temperatures and already too-much-to-bear humidity. While the weather should have everyone in Dallas hating themselves in, oh, about a week or so, the tradeoff is that it’s also almost summer concert season. That means plenty of blockbusters…
Last year’s Lone Star Texas Heritage Fest was a concert promoter’s nightmare. The free first-year fest, taking place in the paved parking lot behind Gilley’s on one of the hottest days of August, struggled to pull a crowd. Those who did show up took refuge in the little bit of…
Guy Clark, whio died Tuesday was a songwriter’s songwriter, the kind studied by young and seasoned artists alike. Dallas-Fort Worth songwriters will testify to this legacy at the Kessler Theatre tonight with a “song swap” tribute of tunes and stories. “For me, Guy has always appeared to be the ringmaster…
Chris Roze is a consistent face among forward but floor-friendly club music DJs. As a member of Trillwave, he’s been a part of the many parties that crew has thrown at Beauty Bar over the past year. The Trillwave crew has bowed out of the always challenging world of DJ…
This morning Texas music fans are reeling after the deaths of two icons, Tejano superstar Emilio Navaira and legendary songwriter Guy Clark, were announced within hours of each other. Both men helped define two archetypes of the Texas musician that span well beyond the state’s borders even today — Navaria…
The future of one of Texas’ most popular music festivals has been thrown into turmoil this week. Graham Williams, the man who founded Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest 10 years ago, as well as Transmission Events, the company that books the festival, announced Monday that he was leaving to form…
Yesterday morning, ZZ Top fans got some bad news: The Texas blues rock legends have been forced to drop out of their upcoming gig in Frisco with Jimmy Buffet. The culprit? Bassist Dusty Hill’s fractured shoulder. But if you happened to be at the right birthday party last Saturday, you’ve…
Paul Slavens has made a lot of music over the years. And no, that doesn’t just mean the songs he makes up off the top of his head every Monday at Dan’s Silverleaf for Pau Slavens and Friends. That doesn’t even mean his decades of material released as the front…
Mikey Rodge has been a constant presence amongst the younger set of DJ’s to come out of the short lived days, but fondly remembered Fallout Lounge. Rodge is an ex-pat of the blog house scene that brought a generation of indie kids into club music. As a DJ, promoter and…
Erykah Badu’s no stranger to the silver screen. Going back to 1998’s Blues Brothers 2000, Dallas’ Queen of Neo-Soul has periodically made time to squeeze in films — when she isn’t crashing high school cafeterias or conducting sociological Twitter debates, of course. This year, Badu has a new project, and…
The news of Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios’ pending closure is still sinking in for Denton music fans. Barely a week ago, the news that owner, Josh Baish, would have to close the place down following his recent divorce left the city to face a future without a venue that’s been…
