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The 2020 Dallas Observer Music Award Winners

The 2020 Dallas Observer Music Award Winners

2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards: The Best Funk and R&B Nominees

By Malen Blackmon
Dec 14, 2020

Since the earlier part of the century, the sound of saxophones and soul-heavy vocals have been heard coming out of Deep Ellum bars. In the history of Dallas’ music scene, funk and R&B have always enjoyed a prominent position. The nominees for Best Funk and R&B for the 2020 Dallas...
Stage or No Stage, These 5 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees Are Burning Up the City

By Eva Raggio, Tyler Hicks and Roderick Pullum
Dec 9, 2020

This year has taken far too much from us: lives, livelihoods and the ability to hug our loved ones, not to mention the shouted conversations with friends over the soothing noise of music at our favorite bar s. The last thing we need is to cede our chance to honor...
2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards: The Best DJ Nominees

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Dec 4, 2020

When we talk about all the challenges 2020 has brought to livelihoods, few have faced bigger professional roadblocks than DJs. Takeout, delivery or curbside pickup doesn't work for dance parties. Six feet of social distance channels a junior high dance, which was awkward enough the first time around. Virtual shows...
2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards: The Best Americana Nominees

By Karyna Micaela
Nov 18, 2020

In a year that thwarted plans for veteran artists and new bands alike, Dallas’ Americana scene is as strong as ever. Here are the nominees for the 2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards’ Best Americana category. Nicholas Altobelli Perhaps one of the most prolific songwriters in Dallas, Nicholas Altobelli seems to...
Announcing the 2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

By Eva Raggio
Oct 21, 2020

2020 has challenged everything we knew to be good and constant about the world, so let us do our part in restoring a sense of comforting continuity: the Dallas Observer Music Awards will take place this year. Before your imagination runs wild, know we won’t try to Flaming Lips it...
The DOMA Ceremony Was a Gathering of Talent and Old Friends, But Erykah Badu Stole the Show

By Ryann Gordon
Dec 12, 2019

The red carpet rolled out at Canton Hall on Tuesday evening for the 31st annual Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony. The venue was buzzing with excitement from the moment the doors opened, letting in lines of fur, sequins, leather and oh so many accessories. There’s no doubt it was the...
The 2019 Dallas Observer Music Award Winners

By Eva Raggio
Dec 11, 2019

You know what they say: It's an honor just to be nominated. And sometimes cliches stick around for a reason, as was the case with our 31st Dallas Observer Music Awards, which took place Tuesday night and weren't so much about the awards themselves but a celebration of artistry, the...
It’s Always a Party With The Big Ass Brass Band

By Meredith Lawrence
Dec 10, 2019

The Dallas-based Big Ass Brass Band has become known in the Dallas music scene for the energy and joy they bring to the stage.
What You Missed at the DOMA Showcase

By Dallas Observer Staff
Dec 10, 2019

The Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase took place this Saturday night in Deep Ellum and even though we nominated the acts, they exceeded even our own expectations. Over 40 nominated bands played in various locations. The streets were already exciting. Present were the usual weekend crowds, but members of the...
All About Our Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony

By Eva Raggio
Dec 7, 2019

We are proud as new parents this week as we prepare to roll out the red carpet — with the same comedic and cinematic Life is Beautiful-like effect — to award the city’s best at the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony happening on Tuesday, Dec. 10. After all, while this...
The 2019 DOMA Issue: The Year in Dallas Music

By Eva Raggio
Dec 4, 2019

It wasn't all bad — 2019, we mean. Sure, politics were a trash fire; tensions over policing, gender and economic inequality hit Dallas as hard as anywhere else; and if we don't manage to throttle one another before, the climate crisis is standing by, ready to kill us all. (Ten...
The Bands Playing the 2019 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase

By Eva Raggio
Nov 5, 2019

This week we let one major cat out of the DOMA bag: Our first lifetime achievement award recipient will be Erykah Badu, who will be attending the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony on Dec. 10 and receiving the award from none other than hip-hop legend The D.O.C. But before we can...
Announcing the Dallas Observer Music Awards 2019 Lifetime Achievement Recipient: Erykah Badu, of Course

By Preston Jones
Oct 31, 2019

Ask anyone who’s ever attended an Erykah Badu concert and, inevitably, the same topic comes up: “Why does she have to start so late?” It’s a fair question: In the handful of times I’ve seen the Dallas native perform, exactly one concert has begun even remotely close to its scheduled...
Announcing the 2019 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

By Eva Raggio
Sep 19, 2019

The Dallas Observer Music Awards, which reward the most accomplished, innovative and outstanding contributions to the local music industry, are on their 31st year. Thirty-one years, the age most of us consider becoming adults. In 1988, the year when DOMA first started, Reagan was president, the No. 1 song was George...
DOMAs Accolades Affirm that These Fab Four Are Destined for Big-Time

By Eva Raggio, Roderick Pullum, Cody Starr and David Fletcher
Dec 6, 2018

The 30th annual Dallas Observer Music Awards marks three decades of celebrating incredible local music. Some hometown heroes have gone on to play arena shows, some pack up their bags and head to Nashville or L.A. or New York, and some find that DFW is the perfect home for creating...
A Complete List of the 2018 Dallas Observer Music Award Winners

By Paige Skinner
Dec 5, 2018

Wow, last night was something. Something. We assume. We're writing this at 12:47 p.m. Tuesday, just hours before the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony at Canton Hall, but we're going to go ahead and assume it was something. Good or bad. Hopefully good and a lot of fun. (Editor's note:...
Here Is a Special Cyber Monday Deal on DOMAs Tickets. Happy Holidays.

By Paige Skinner
Nov 26, 2018

Hello. Today is Cyber Monday, which for everyone older than 98, that means the websites on the worldwide web typically offer discounts for online shoppers. We want to be cool and hip like Amazon and Target.com and other websites, so we are offering a super special deal for DOMAs tickets...
The Performers for the 30th Annual Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony

By Paige Skinner
Nov 21, 2018

Celebration: "the action of marking one's pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity." That's what just popped up when we Googled "celebration definition." Celebration: a time of celebrating. Pleasure: feeling good. Important event: DOMAs. Enjoyable, social activity: drinking and listening to music. Cellllllebraaaate...
18 More Days Until the Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony. Yay!

By Paige Skinner
Nov 16, 2018

Yes, you read that correctly. Eighteen more days until Dec. 4, which is when the DOMAs ceremony is (at Canton Hall) and 15 more days until the showcase Dec. 1 (all throughout Deep Ellum). This is exciting. We are excited. Are you excited? (Say yes.) Because its our 30th DOMAs,...
Here Is the 2018 Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Schedule

By Paige Skinner
Nov 6, 2018

We are less than a month away from the greatest night of your life. Forty-nine musical acts. Seven stages. One night. It's the Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase. There is still time to say money on your tickets. General admission tickets are $15 now and they will increase to $25...

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