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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-polyphonic-spree-will-cram-wonder-and-whimsy-into-upcoming-fort-worth-show-40690270/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40690270 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-polyphonic-spree-will-cram-wonder-and-whimsy-into-upcoming-fort-worth-show-40690270/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:43:57 -0500 Tim DeLaughter and Mark Pirro have been forced to find ingenious ways to fit their very large sound in very small rooms.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-polyphonic-spree-will-cram-wonder-and-whimsy-into-upcoming-fort-worth-show-40690270/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/leon-bridges-teams-up-with-fort-worths-marcel-on-slow-nights-40690341/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40690341 Austin Zook https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/leon-bridges-teams-up-with-fort-worths-marcel-on-slow-nights-40690341/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:36:51 -0500 The longtime collaborators link up at the Low Doubt Bar in Cowtown for a "beautiful, full-circle moment" on "Slow Nights."]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/leon-bridges-teams-up-with-fort-worths-marcel-on-slow-nights-40690341/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-2026-state-fair-main-stage-is-the-craziest-lineup-weve-ever-seen-40688472/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40688472 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-2026-state-fair-main-stage-is-the-craziest-lineup-weve-ever-seen-40688472/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:20:00 -0500 No one goes to the State Fair of Texas for the music, but maybe this year they should. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-2026-state-fair-main-stage-is-the-craziest-lineup-weve-ever-seen-40688472/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/fort-worth-country-artist-matthew-mcneal-wins-2026-jambaloo-music-prize-40685431/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40685431 Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/fort-worth-country-artist-matthew-mcneal-wins-2026-jambaloo-music-prize-40685431/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:17:24 -0500 The local music contest held its inaugural benefit show with a dynamic homecoming set from Marc Rebillet at the Longhorn Ballroom on Saturday night. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/fort-worth-country-artist-matthew-mcneal-wins-2026-jambaloo-music-prize-40685431/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dallas-guitarist-justin-lyons-knows-that-home-is-where-the-heat-is-turned-up-40683565/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40683565 Alex Gonzalez https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dallas-guitarist-justin-lyons-knows-that-home-is-where-the-heat-is-turned-up-40683565/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:12 -0500 The coveted musician has toured all over the world with everyone from Lil' Wayne to Blackpink, but he says nowhere else stacks up to the talent here. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dallas-guitarist-justin-lyons-knows-that-home-is-where-the-heat-is-turned-up-40683565/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/8-songs-from-north-texas-artists-to-put-on-your-sex-playlist-40678439/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40678439 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/8-songs-from-north-texas-artists-to-put-on-your-sex-playlist-40678439/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:28:49 -0500 You thought a city called Big D wasn't going to be producing especially horny music? ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/8-songs-from-north-texas-artists-to-put-on-your-sex-playlist-40678439/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/deep-vellum-music-literature-fest-begins-a-new-chapter-by-turning-up-the-volume-40681653/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40681653 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/deep-vellum-music-literature-fest-begins-a-new-chapter-by-turning-up-the-volume-40681653/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 13:18:15 -0500 This July, Hanif Abdurraqib and Jamila Woods join a lineup of local and global talent to unite music and literature for the inaugural festival in Deep Ellum.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/deep-vellum-music-literature-fest-begins-a-new-chapter-by-turning-up-the-volume-40681653/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/watch-dallas-cure-for-paranoia-takes-nprs-tiny-desk-40681316cure-for-paranoia-tiny-dsk-40681316/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40681316 Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/watch-dallas-cure-for-paranoia-takes-nprs-tiny-desk-40681316cure-for-paranoia-tiny-dsk-40681316/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 12:15:25 -0500 After winning the live music series' contest earlier this month, the hip-hop group officially steps behind the iconic desk. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/watch-dallas-cure-for-paranoia-takes-nprs-tiny-desk-40681316cure-for-paranoia-tiny-dsk-40681316/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/new-songs-by-north-texans-to-add-to-your-summer-playlist-40678030/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40678030 Austin Zook https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/new-songs-by-north-texans-to-add-to-your-summer-playlist-40678030/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 17:48:04 -0500 Whether you're lounging by the pool, making a road trip or cooking eggs on the sidewalk, these songs by homegrown artists will set the mood this summer. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/new-songs-by-north-texans-to-add-to-your-summer-playlist-40678030/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/cure-for-paranoias-victory-lap-show-at-double-wide-was-one-for-the-books-40680515/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40680515 Andrew Sherman https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/cure-for-paranoias-victory-lap-show-at-double-wide-was-one-for-the-books-40680515/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 16:40:39 -0500 The match for a new golden age of Dallas music was lit at the hip-hop collective's celebratory show on Sunday night. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/cure-for-paranoias-victory-lap-show-at-double-wide-was-one-for-the-books-40680515/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer