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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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  Watch the Cast of Bohemian Rhapsody Surprise Booker T. Washington Students

  Monday, November 5, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  As the cast of Bohemian Rhapsody completes their media tour, Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee and Joseph Mazzello stopped by Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts to speak to more than 500 excited high schoolers about the film and music. Afterward, they made their way to Alamo Drafthouse Denton,...

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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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  Watch Ryan Forbes Tackle Three Open Mic Nights in One Evening

  Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Magic happens in Dallas every Tuesday night. It all starts at 7 p.m., about 30 minutes after Steve Jackson, Opening Bell Coffee’s open mic host, puts out the sign-up sheet for local musicians to lock down a set time. Jackson steps on stage every Tuesday to give the audience and...