Can Morrissey’s Musical Legacy Survive His Bad Press?

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Morrissey’s political views have made headlines, and the former Smiths frontman is no stranger to controversy. Even his most loyal fans cringe at the dissonance of his earlier and seemingly whimsical and romantic lyrics and his statements on race and allegiance to the far-right…

Kirk Holloway Breathes Texas Outlaw Country Music

Outlaw country was born from a musical exodus that happened in American country music during the ‘70s and ‘80s, when country musicians — disillusioned or outright rejected by the meat-grinding money factory that Nashville’s Music Row area had become — moved away from the city, for the most part, into Texas. This…

Sleep No More: The 10 Most Underrated Local Albums of 2018

Hindsight is 20/20 and typically it’s useless, except when it comes to previously released music. You can always go back and enjoy albums you weren’t aware of, or ignored, when they were first released. So let’s acknowledge the best local albums that flew under the radar in 2018. Ting Tang…

Dallas Observer Mixtape With Feezy

After a long break, we are back to wrap up the final run of Observer Mixtape. We are almost to mixtape No. 200, and this week we feature Feezy, a scene veteran with two decades behind the decks. Feezy walks the fine line between the pop sounds of crowded Deep…

Dallas’ Tin Man Is a True Man of the Blues

A rhythmic stride of heavy, clinking footsteps ring across the wood floors like the start of an old Western movie, as a burly, long-haired man enters wearing an oversize blazer and a black, feathered gambler hat covering his green-streaked hair. A cool rock-star swagger envelops him, making you feel as…

Denton Rapper Muenster Aims to Make Ethically Sourced Hip-Hop

At first glance, one wouldn’t take Ian Harrison as a quick-witted wordsmith and master of rhymes. He isn’t, among other cliches, weighed down with bling or popping bottles nightly in the limelight. Harrison uses the stage name “Muenster” (not to be confused with the delicious cheese) and is a talented…

Electro-Pop Singer Savannah Low Is a Master of Reinvention

Reinventing one’s career can be a daunting task. Many people give up on the lofty goals they set for themselves as comfort takes over, complacency becomes the devil you know and as fear of failure overpowers our potential. This element of the human condition is something that singer-songwriter Savannah Low…