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  Watch Old 97's Busk in Their Old Dallas Apartment

  January 3 at 4 a.m.

  Gathered around a fire at Italian mainstay Terelli’s on Greenville Avenue, the Old 97’s explain how the long-standing restaurant was the true hard rock café of Dallas. It’s there on the patio, close to where dreams of being a rock star were taking their first unsteady steps to becoming true,...

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  12 Days of Busking From Globe Trek Productions

  Monday, December 24, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Our music series Busking with the Dallas Observer is now in its fifth year and heading into its 43rd episode (Old 97’s later this month). So I sat down with my co-producer Mike Williams (that’s Dallas Observer’s Best-Magician-in-Dallas Mike Williams) over some suspiciously chunky eggnog to take a look back...

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  Watch Joshua Ray Walker Busk Outside Lakewood Landing

  Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Joshua Ray Walker pulled the brim of his hat down and braved the cold winds of Dallas as he performed two of his songs, “Working Girl” and “Canyon,” at an otherwise silent strip mall. Browning leaves swirled around his feet as they found a new place to gather, before Walker...

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  Busking With John Pedigo at the State Fair of Texas

  Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  There were numerous musical acts performing at the State Fair of Texas this year, but only one that brought the show to you instead of occupying a stage. Globe Trek Productions followed Dallas musicians John Pedigo and Corey Graves strolling through the State Fair of Texas as they played “Wet...

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  Leon Bridges Surprises a Busking Ryan Forbes by Playing His Guitar in Deep Ellum

  Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Ryan Forbes, a Dallas singer-songwriter, does not believe in superstition. But he says that is the best way to explain the turn of events that led him to play for Leon Bridges while busking on the streets of Deep Ellum. Normally, Forbes sets up in front of B4, a thrift...

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  Busking With The Bacon Brothers at the Belmont Hotel in Dallas

  Friday, June 22, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Globe Trek Productions caught up with The Bacon Brothers — that's Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael — before their gig at the Kessler earlier this month. On the balcony of Room 51 at the Belmont Hotel in Dallas, Kevin and Michael and their band performed two songs from their new...