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Cardiac the Ghost Says He Invented a Rap Genre Living in a Dimension Called Pink Clouds

By David Fletcher
May 16, 2019

Dallas rapper Cardiac the Ghost has been slowly building a cult following upon a foundation of small-venue performances known for their intense, emotional style — more like something you would see at a punk show and not something you would expect from the quiet artist you might run into at...
After 6 Years, Air Review Is Back With a New Song and a New Album on the Way

By Kelly Dearmore
May 16, 2019

It’s been a while since we last heard from Air Review. In 2013, it was hard for local music fans to avoid the indie-rock crew, thanks to its addictive single “America’s Son” receiving frequent airplay on KXT 91.7, in addition to their regular performance schedule. Another tune from Low Wishes,...
Arithmetic Music Group’s First Release "Street Life" Will Be an Instant Hip-Hop Classic

By Roderick Pullum
Nov 19, 2018

In recent years, concert promoter Lorenzo Zenteno, owner of Premier Live, has played a major role in organizing large scale hip-hop and R&B concerts throughout DFW, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Three weeks ago, Zenteno announced he was taking his promotion of music to the next level with the launch...
Video Premiere: Rosegarden Funeral Party is Back with New Single, “Another Dead Soul”

By David Fletcher
Oct 26, 2018

After returning from their tour of the West Coast and Midwest and racking up four Dallas Observer Music Award nominations, those post-punk darlings, Rosegarden Funeral Party, are back with a new song, demonstrating their commitment to developing their craft and expanding their sound. This time they're adding just a dash...
Exclusive: Listen to Dead Flowers' New Single, 'We Aren't Satisfied'

By Eric Grubbs
Oct 9, 2018

Dead Flowers’ fourth album, Let's Get Angry, won’t be out until Jan. 11, but we have an exclusive premiere of the first single, “We Aren’t Satisfied.” As evidenced here, the band continues its punky style from the previous album, Let Me Be. The song won't be available to stream everywhere...
Song Premiere: Salim Nourallah's "February 23" is About Two Women With the Same Birthday

By Jeff Strowe
Sep 25, 2018

As a veteran of the local scene, Salim Nourallah has worked with an eclectic array of artists, many of whom have passed through the doors of his Pleasantry Lane Studios. You’ll see his name on the credits of albums by Old 97’s, Deathray Davies and Nicholas Altobelli, and it’s likely you’ve seen...
Video Premiere: Salim Nourallah's "The Bullies Are Back" is a Sobering Reminder of America's Violent History

By Jeff Strowe
Apr 4, 2018

The Dallas Observer is proud to premiere the video for Salim Nourallah’s “The Bullies Are Back.” His double-album, Somewhere South of Sane, will be released this fall on Palo Santo Records. Nourallah will also DJ the Palo Santo Showcase at the Armoury D.E. on April 28. As gun violence, political...
John Pedigo Pours One Out for His Late Father With a New Set of Songs Inspired by Tragedy

By Jeff Strowe
Mar 1, 2018

If you’ve been even remotely plugged into the Dallas music scene, you’ve probably encountered John Pedigo. The Dallas native has spent time playing grunge, rockabilly and punk rock for rowdy and inebriated audiences of 10 and massive festival and theater stages where the crowds swelled to thousands. Most recently, he’s...
Observer Exclusive: The Delzells' 'Repopulate' from New Yellow Jacket EP

By David Fletcher
Feb 16, 2018

The long-awaited first release from Dallas’ booze-fueled garage-rock outfit The Delzells is finally here. To kick things off, we’re debuting an exclusive new track, “Repopulate,” before the band’s EP release show Friday night at Double Wide. Yellow Jacket is the eighth — and possibly most eclectic — release on the...
Rob Viktum Releases New Hip-Hop Record, 15 Years in the Making

By Mikel Galicia
Feb 24, 2017

Fifteen years ago Rob Viktum began putting together Shoot The Messenger. “This record is the first time that everything has come together and felt perfect,” Viktum says. “My whole career I’ve been making music, but I’ve never really made a record that was 100 percent and totally me. I’ve either been pulled...
Party Static Debut "Poor Baby," a Song About Cats

By Jeremy Hallock
Oct 22, 2014

2014 has been a hell of a year for Party Static. They have played shows all over Dallas with local and national bands, even holding their own when sharing a stage with the Coathangers, for crying out loud. They've also been nominated in two categories for this year's Dallas Observer...
Blue, the Misfit Gets "Wild" on Exclusive New Track with Sam Lao

By Rodney Blu
Oct 21, 2014

It's good to be Blue these days. Blue, the Misfit, that is. Perhaps the hottest rapper in North Texas right now, the MC and producer otherwise known as Brandon Blue has been having a big year in 2014, starting with a buzzed-about Kendrick Lamar collaboration ("Drugs on the Schoolyard") and...
Ronnie Fauss and Rhett Miller Debut Exclusive Track, "Eighteen Wheels"

By Kelly Dearmore
Sep 24, 2014

It's now been a couple of years since Dallas-based folk-rocker Ronnie Fauss delivered his debut full-length record for New West imprint Normaltown Records, 2012's I Am the Man You Know I'm Not. That album won him national acclaim from notable outlets such as Vanity Fair and the New York Times,...
Bethan's "Low Expectations" is an Enticing First Glimpse Into Debut Time Gone By

By Jeff Gage
Sep 2, 2014

A couple weeks back, we had the pleasure of announcing that local avant-pop purveyors Bethan will be releasing a new album this fall, Time Gone By. Not just a new album, in fact, but their first. It drops on California imprint Velvet Blue in a little over a month on...