Fan at Gas Monkey Live! Sent to ICU After Mosh Pit Attack

All Aaron Clowers wanted to do was enjoy the mosh pit near the Gas Monkey Live! stage. The New Orleans band Goatwhore planned to devastate it this past Friday night with death metal as part of the Metal Alliance Tour with The Casualties, Black Tusk, Great American Ghost, Morethereon, Bad…

Here Is the 2018 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Schedule

We are less than a month away from the greatest night of your life. Forty-nine musical acts. Seven stages. One night. It’s the Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase. There is still time to say money on your tickets. General admission tickets are $15 now and they will increase to $25…

Kanye West Was in North Texas This Weekend

On Saturday, Wichita, Kansas, native Josh Hamilton tweeted a photo of him and his wife outside Tuesday Morning with rapper Kanye West. The tweet from @tcolesdad now has more than 150 retweets and nearly a thousand likes. Hamilton, who was in Dallas to celebrate his one-year anniversary with his wife,…

Meet the 2018 DOMAs Judges

The Dallas Observer Music Awards are about a month away and we cannot wait. We are planning around the clock, constantly trying to make it the best award show in the history of music. Tonight, the 18 DOMAs judges will vote on the 38 categories. The 18 judges have been…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Samuel L Waxin from Tree House Collective

Samuel L Waxin is a regular face at Tree House Collective’s Drum Djam every Wednesday, where he has nurtured his percussion and DJ decks approach to bass-driven tech house. With less than two decades behind the decks, Waxin has seen every side of the club music business, from video, lighting and…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Sauro Sale

Dallas is a long way from Italy, but Sauro Sale is yet another import from overseas bringing his talents behind the decks and in the production studio to Dallas — a migration that is becoming increasingly more common. With techno dominating the digital DJ music sites, it would seem that…

Presenting the 2018 DOMA Nominees

The Dallas Observer Music Awards survived its 20s. It can no longer blame its age on being stupid, or getting too drunk at a party, or not knowing what they want to do with the rest of their life. Well, they can, but society pities people in their 20s. Not…

Video Premiere: Taylor Young’s “Shine On Me”

Taylor Young has played in a lot of bands for the past two decades. From Neon Girl to Hi-Fi Drowning to 25% Toby, he’s best known for his work with the folky stomp of the O’s. As fellow O John Pedigo works on his Pedigo’s Magic Pilsner, Young is about…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with Jeff Plunk

Jeff Plunk has earned his DJ veteran stripes with more than two decades of service to dance floors as one of the pioneering drum and bass DJs in the region. Plunk’s love affair with the thunderous sounds of jungle-related breaks goes back to when the sound was in its infancy. His…

Hand Drawn Records Expands to Include a Crowdfunding Site, Line-In

Addison-based Hand Drawn Records has taken another step forward in bringing more opportunities for bands who want to press their music on vinyl. Launched Monday, Hand Drawn’s Line-In service is similar to crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo but with better options and a human touch. Partnered with the company Bandwear,…

2018 So Far: A Highlight of Music Videos Shot in Dallas

An eclectic wave of music sprouted up in Dallas during the first half of 2018, much of which was accompanied by music videos filmed in and out of town. It isn’t easy turning local spots into visual moods or even social commentary, so we’re giving due recognition to five videos…