It was going to be one of those tough choices on Saturday, November 10: Do you go to the Observer’s Music Awards showcase, which will take place in Deep Ellum and feature more than 60 local bands? OR, do you head over to Art Conspiracy 8, which is happening the…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. We decided to add a Best…
Word’s in from Live Nation: Madonna is officially canceling tonight’s show at the American Airlines Center due to “severe laryngitis.” The release goes on to say that Madonna must be on “complete vocal rest” for the next 36 hours. The stops in Dallas are part of an enormous, seven-month tour…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. If you’ve ever wanted to employ…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. It’s an impressive feat that J…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared in our…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Nestled quite comfortably in the Best…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared on August…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Joseph Somers-Morales (SoMo) has been on…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared on June…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Multi-instrumentalists Max Townsley and Drew Erickson…
In March of 2010, Sam Bush was granted the title “Father of Newgrass” by the Kentucky state government. That’s kind of a big deal. Bush is as revered and accomplished a player as can be found in music where “grass” is in its title. Whether it’s traditional bluegrass, newgrass or…
Since 1976, John “Eddie” Edwards has been playing drums for The Vibrators, one of England’s original punk acts. Nearly four decades later, he finds himself the sole original member, as the band continues to release albums and tour steadily. From a van driving through Ohio and in anticipation of Saturday…
Our friends at Riverfront Times reported today that rapper Nelly’s tour bus was pulled over in the West Texas town of Sierra Blanca last night, the same checkpoint town Fiona Apple, Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg were pulled over in. Only this time, besides weed, Nelly had a loaded .45…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. The way in which Dallas singer-songwriter…
For a band that has only been around a couple of years, Milo Greene has already garnered some positive press and some cool touring partners. You may have caught the band last month when they opened for the Walkmen at the Granada; now the band is back for a headlining…
Last week, we alerted you to our 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees. Today, we’ve got the yankin’ lineup for our showcase on Saturday, November 10, which serves as the big ol’ drunken party in Deep Ellum before our November 13 awards ceremony at House of Blues. Take a look…
Welcome to Thunderdome. The 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards poll is now live, and you can go right here and do what America does best: vote on their computer. Or you could go “old school” and find a paper ballot, like the one in this week’s issue, then bring it…
We’d like to point you to this Tweet from Mavs guard Delonte West, in case you needed another reason to love him. He’s down with SWV. Delonte, so am I. You single? In his downtime this summer, he’s been prepping a new mixtape as his rap alter ego, Charlee Redz,…
The North Texas Chevy Music Showcase – not to be confused with the Chevy Stage at the State Fair – is a documentary series featuring a dozen local acts, focusing on their place and time in the North Texas music community. Starting tomorrow night, the two-minute episodes will air on…
Ryan Bingham isn’t a country singer. While he’s dabbled in the tones of roots and country, he’s a rock star at this point in his career. Sure, many people know the Los Angeles-based former rodeo cowboy from his celebrity-making, Oscar-winning tune “The Weary Kind” from the movie Crazy Heart, in…
Why all the confetti? Well, we love a good party here at the Observer. Basically, we ball just as hard tomorrow as the day before. Also, we pop bottles but we don’t pour. (Editor’s note: That second part is not true.) With the announcement of the 2012 Dallas Observer Music…
