On Monday, Dallas’ own A.Dd+ dropped a new track on Spin.com. “Where You Been” is a laid back, candy paint drippin’ holdover for the fans featuring production from DJ Burn One. With an insanely catchy hook, and a heavy bass to get the shoulder swingin- the single is solid. Slim’s…
On Wednesday, the front doors of the Renaissance Dallas Hotel were busy, and guests were offered a complementary glass of champagne upon their entrance. The Renaissance Dallas Hotel was one of 155 Renaissance hotels in 35 different countries to participate in the hotel’s second annual Global Day of Discovery, part…
Earlier this year, we could barely contain our excitement over the news that Dallas’ favorite Stone-gazing trio, True Widow, had signed to the well-regarded label Relapse Records. Sure, it was cool that DH Phillips, Nicole Estill and drummer Slim TX landed on yet another legit label (they had previously recorded…
Anyone who has ever watched college sports has seen more than their fair share of those NCAA commercials emphasizing the ‘student-athletes who are going pro in something other than sports.’ After all, they’re shown during every single commercial break. So, I decided to look into some of the NCAA’s student-athletes…
And on the fourth day, Yeezus walked onto the Internet. Kanye West’s sixth studio solo album has officially leaked onto the Internet, preceding its June 18 release. The 10-track project titled Yeezus is here, and it is good. But that’s not all for Dallas rap fans. West has announced a…
Mumford & Sons, scheduled to play tonight at Gexa Energy Pavilion, have postponed their next three shows. Dallas, Woodlands and New Orleans are affected. Bassist Ted Dwane has a blod clot on the surface of his brain that requires emergency surgery, as the band has informed fans in its official…
The plethora of beatmakers, producers and DJs in Dallas are bussin’ the local music scene wide open. We here at the Observer wanted to showcase that talent through bi-weekly mix’s made by the best in the business, and made especially for DC9 at Night. So stream, download and share this…
Since it opened in late October 2012, Klyde Warren Park has offered plenty of entertainment – from movies, concerts and fireworks to food trucks, dog training and fountains to chess, foosball and putting greens (oh, and possibly an ice skating rink in the winter). But the best entertainment, I discovered…
Earlier this week, Texas country singer-songwriter Josh Abbott wasn’t feeling as well as he wanted to be during an interview. To be fair, the Texas Tech graduate-turned-festival headliner underwent a root canal the day before we spoke, a pain that many other artists would gladly accept before being subjected to…
The Music Educator Award was created this year by the Grammys to honor educators who have made enduring contributions in the field of music and have proven their dedication to sustaining music in schools. Seven Texas music teachers made the quarterfinals…
He was on the last six songs of his LP. Six damn songs and he would finish a yearlong endeavor under his new moniker, Buffalo Black. But shit always picks the most inopportune time to hit the fan. First his beloved grandparents died. Then his father experienced financial hardships. As…
The plethora of beatmakers, producers and DJs in Dallas are bussin’ the local music scene wide open. We here at the Observer wanted to showcase that talent through bi-weekly mix’s made by the best in the business. So stream, download and share the mix with your friends. Relive the weekend…
In this week’s feature, Kelly Dearmore tells the story of Home By Hovercraft, a band inspired by The Polyphonic Spree and its members’ own theater backgrounds. That tells you a lot about what kind of sound they’re headed for; they do it well. You can listen to “Zoo Lion” below…
Glen Reynolds certainly has a lot of momentum behind him these days. He recently released his second solo album, Breakbeat Ice Beneath Me, but this time, he’s using the moniker of Grey. While the album is a departure from the Weezer-meets-XTC vibe of his earlier material, it certainly represents where…
The Baptist Generals’ long-awaited Jackleg Devotional To The Heart is here. You can buy it on a number of media including colorful vinyl. Mine’s translucent pink — not sure if that’s how they all are or not. Either way, we strongly advise you to track it down. It’s really good…
Some of the founding members of longtime local rap stalwart Poor Vida Productions, have teamed up with Media 13 for a major project: This summer, they’ll screen the feature-length documentary We From Dallas. The film will tell an oral history of the Dallas hip-hop scene through a series of comprehensive,…
On Wednesday night, 16 tornadoes devastated much of Cleburne and Granbury, south of Fort Worth, leaving six people dead and millions of dollars worth of damage to the two normally sleepy towns. As Wednesday night rolled into Thursday morning, it took but only a few text messages between a couple…
A few months ago, Christopher Telles, who works with the TNT series Dallas announced plans for a scripted TV show called Goodrecords: The Series. There are big ambitions for the show, which would use the shop on Greenville as a central setting…
Were you hoping for some time travel this afternoon? Well, aren’t you in luck. Dallas booty shaker and party maker DJ Sober is on tour right now gracing the East Coast with his presence and those smooth fades. Sober assures me we won’t lose him to those New York cool…
Under a circular blue awning in Lewisville lies a fairly unmarked store with generic white letters reading, “DFW Vintage Toys.” The change of worlds stepping inside is jarring — it’s like walking back 30 years and into your childhood. The mastermind behind DFW Vintage Toys, Jayden Frost, is serious about…
Earlier this week, Kelly Dearmore showed you a video of Austin up-and-comers Sons of Fathers playing an acoustic song outside the Granada Theater. The Frisco-based video company, Globe Trek Productions, responsible for the video actually produced three in conjunction with Homegrown Music and Arts Festival last weekend. The other two…
In this week’s music feature, Gavin Cleaver gets up to speed with Whiskey Folk Ramblers. They just released an excellent sophomore album, The Lonesome Underground, which you can buy on their website. It’s been a long time coming for the band, which has lost members and engineers and still, as…
