French 75 and Sam Lao Debut New Music Videos Today

Let me guess. You are clicking around the vastness of the Internet, procrastinating some pending deadline or starting that Thursday wind down before you check all the way out on a Friday, right? Well, we have treats! Actually, some Dallas artists have treats and we gathered some of the goodies…

The Ten Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, August 1-7

So who’s ready for B L A C K I E to scare some people at Good Records today? We certainly can’t wait. If you weren’t already going (to this one or the show tomorrow at Macaroni Island in Denton), please read the great Shea Serrano’s excellent profile of the…

Randy Travis is Out of the Hospital

At 6 p.m. last night, The Heart Hospital Baylor announced it had discharged Randy Travis. He’s been there since July 7, first with complications from a heart condition, which lead to a stroke about a week later. In a statement on his web site, his fiancée Mary Davis says, “Thanks…

The Day Tommy Stinson Joined Old 97’s in the Studio: Photo Essay

This week’s music feature is a series of photos from a recent day in the studio with Old 97’s, who are currently working on a new album. This particular day, captured in detail by photographer Jeff Scroggins, was different from the others, though, partly because Rhett Miller started out in…

In the Studio with The Old 97’s

The Old 97’s are among the finest exports of Dallas’ music scene — their 1997 album Too Far To Care, in particular, is an alt-country classic. But the band isn’t resting on the past. They were doing preproduction work for their next album at Pleasantry Lane Studios in Dallas. The…

InternetTrapGod is Here to Make You Move: The DC9 at Night Mix

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…

Kidd Kraddick Dies at a Charity Golf Tournament [Update]

Update: The Times-Picayune in New Orleans has just reported that Kidd Kradick died of cardiac disease — information they collected from the preliminary autopsy results of the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office. The investigation into his death is ongoing, but the coroner’s office reports no abnormalities. Original post follows… Kidd Kraddick,…

The Nine Best DFW Metal Guitarists

Ever since Mike Scaccia and Dimebag Darrell broke on through to the other side, many Dallas metal fans have been longing for someone to step into the limelight and accept the legendary guitarslingers’ mantels and inspire a whole new generation of headbangers. Never fear true believers (hey, didn’t someone else…

Dillinger Escape Plan Are the Best Live Band on the Planet

Dillinger Escape Plan House of Blues July 26, 2013 The Dillinger Escape Plan are the best live band around right now. I’m putting that right out there straight away, because I believe it to be true. There is nothing to match their intensity, their musicianship, the sheer magnetism they create…

DC9 Presents a Very Special Tribute to The Nervebreakers

Nowadays, the chance to see The Nervebreakers live is shrinking smaller than a diaper pin on a denim jacket. So, to help all fans of Dallas punk who might not have been around when the band was making local music history, DC-9 asked a few prominent figures about their memories…