North Texas natives Leon Bridges, Chris Harrison and Gary Patterson have joined forces to create a new fundraising effort to assist local residents in need. The effort was created by the Grammy award-winning musician, reality show host and football legend after the trio initially teamed up for a virtual fundraiser…
Streaming reigns in today’s music industry, and it’s for this reason that record labels are channeling their energy toward the one app that has somehow captured the spirit of Gen Z: TikTok. We’re well past explaining TikTok to our predominately millennial and Gen X audience, as we’ve done many times…
One of Dallas’s most beloved thrash metal bands, Power Trip, was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Metal Performance category. “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live” from their 2020 release Live in Seattle: 05.28.2018 is being recognized just months after the tragic death of vocalist Riley Gale…
There are many reasons Waffle House should be revered as a national icon and not just because it’s a cross-section of breakfast food and culture. Also, because of FEMA’s Waffle House Index and the fact that they’re open on Christmas Day because “some people don’t have a family, so they come…
Pandemic be damned, the self-acclaimed “Music’s Biggest Night” is making a return via livestream in 2021, and once again, North Texans have made the cut. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be hosted by comedian and Daily Show host Trevor Noah on Jan. 31, “rain or shine, COVID-19 vaccine…
Although Austin claims to be the “Live Music Capital of The World,” Dallas has certainly carved out its spot in music history. Deep Ellum today may be an adult Disneyland full of dance clubs, retail shops and eateries with few live original music venues left, but once upon a time…
Local neo-soul outfit Bree & the Fellas’ sophomore album It Be Like That Sometimes…, released via State Fair Records, runs the gamut thematically from relationships to escapism to civil rights. Songwriter Breanna Parker weaves these themes together with her trademark conversational songwriting, each song feeling like a back-and-forth with the singer…
Out on Friday is Coping Mechanisms, the latest album from Grammy-nominated Tayla Parx. A follow-up to the Dallas-born rapper’s critically acclaimed 2019 debut We Need to Talk, the new album features singles “Residue” and “Dance Alone” — the latter was featured on Michelle Obama’s #BlackGirlMagic playlist. Out now is the…
On Nov. 4, news broke that former Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley died suddenly from a short illness at the age of 75. This came less than two months after the passing of the band’s drummer Lee Kerslake from cancer at 73. While it is technically true that Hensley was…
In a year that thwarted plans for veteran artists and new bands alike, Dallas’ Americana scene is as strong as ever. Here are the nominees for the 2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards’ Best Americana category. Nicholas Altobelli Perhaps one of the most prolific songwriters in Dallas, Nicholas Altobelli seems to…
You’d think that the first thing you’d get squared away before working on a David Bowie movie was, you know, his music. Apparently, that’s something that might have slipped the minds of the creative team behind Stardust. The upcoming film follows in the footsteps of successful recent musical biopics such…
TMZ and other sources confirmed that Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz (formerly Lil Boosie) was shot in Dallas Saturday afternoon and was being treated for injuries at a nearby hospital. The injuries are reportedly non-life-threatening, and he is in stable condition. According to various accounts, Boosie was in town to pay…
Country music has had a tough year. With Lady Antebellum changing their name to Lady A, losses from COVID shutdowns, the death of country icons and backlash befalling critics of Dolly Parton for her support of the Black Lives Matter movement, 2020 naturally ended with a shit show known as the Country…
David Zoller, Dallas pianist and composer, died Monday morning at his home surrounded by family, his son Matt Zoller Seitz announced. Zoller, who was born in 1941, was revered for three generations for his jazz and piano compositions. His discography includes 3x4x, Snug Harbor and Love Song to a Genie…
Dallas rapper Melvin Noble (aka Mo3) was shot and killed Wednesday just before noon while traveling north on Interstate 35, near Clarendon Drive. Noble reportedly attempted to flee on foot as the gunman approached his vehicle. The gunman fired multiple rounds, striking Mo3 and a bystander sitting in his own…
The Dallas hip-hop community was rocked to its core Wednesday afternoon as news flooded social media that recording artist Mo3 was reportedly shot and killed. The shooting reportedly occurred near the intersection of RL Thornton Freeway (I-35) and Marsalis Avenue in Oak Cliff. According to law enforcement, the 28-year-old artist…
It’s not uncommon for great pieces of journalism to be adapted into screenplays. Movies like A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Bernie and Almost Famous take stories off newsstands and put them on the big screen. But rarely has journalism crossed over into the world of music. Contemporary chamber trio HAVEN…
One thing we can look forward to with the city reopening is getting to celebrate “Sunday Funday” once again. It’s our favorite day of the week to get up early early, put our hangovers aside and get dolled up for an afternoon of day drinking. It’s brunch, mimosas, music, mimosas…
Now that we have time to think of things other than the presidential election, let us return to what really matters: new music. North Texas artists continue smacking us with hard-slapping greatness. Here are the best new releases. “Str8 Jackin,” There are two things in this music video that you will…
Celebrities are just like us. They vote, they put on their pants one leg at a time, they pay their taxes (or at least most of them) and they have creative aspirations outside of their profession. Some were successful before they tested their fanbase’s loyalty by venturing into music, while…
Your week in music news, in case you missed it: Oak Cliff native band Luna Luna released a new music video to their new single, “Time,” their first release since their 2019 EP Carousel. The Latinx band is known for their unique blend of pop and rock with an ’80s…
The world of outlaw country endured a devastating week as two of its seminal, esoteric legends, Jerry Jeff Walker and Billy Joe Shaver, died last Friday and Wednesday, respectively. Austin stalwart Walker is best remembered for writing the immortal hit “Mr. Bojangles,” which was covered by Sammy Davis Jr.; Bob…
