This is your official warning Dallas, It’s going to be a rough Monday. This weekend is packed to the brim with great live music and there’s nothing you can do about it. Honestly, you’ll be lucky if you make it to brunch at all (gasp). Friday night will be especially…
Every week more and more shows are added to the Dallas Observer live music calendar — here’s how to make sure your show is included. Below are the this month’s best new additions, to date. The most recent announcements are in bold…
Today marks one month since I took over as your Dallas Observer Clubs Editor. Among other things, I maintain our extensive concert calendar, and I’ve learned very quickly what a big job it is. With so much amazing live music going on in this city every week, it can be…
This week brings us another installment of Red Bull Sound Select, one of Texas’ best country bands, a local radio milestone, and some of the most influential artists of their respective genres. Lil Wayne has had some health issues on the road this year, so here’s hoping that his time…
Together, Dean Allen Spunt and Randy Randall make up the experimental post-punk duo No Age. Since 2005, they’ve proven to be one of the most durable and exciting bands in punk. At the end of this month, they’ll hit Oak Cliff’s Texas Theatre for an intimate performance that promoter Spune…
God and the devil are still raging inside of Cody ChesnuTT. He’s just making more thoughtful decisions these days. The crowded lobby of the boisterous Belmont hotel is loud with end-of-happy-hour-chatter. Cody ChesnuTT is offering me a plate of hummus and artisan flatbread that neither of us would even touch…
Whether you’re in the mood to bounce around with the shiny, happy people of The Polyphonic Spree, or get your eardrums blasted by The Melvins’ dual drummers this week has a little bit of everything for Dallas music fans. Saturday is especially packed with options for your ear holes: Denton…
This week in show announcements has excited music fans of all kinds. The second half of 2013 is shaping up to be jam-packed with quality live music in Dallas. When it’s time to hop up off that pool float, and the margarita machine has run dry, grab a Red Bull…
Music Critic Mario Tarradell is resigning from The Dallas Morning News today. “I want to explore other opportunities at this time,” says Tarradell in a phone conversation with DC9 at Night. He has been a music critic at the paper for almost 20 years. Born in Cuba and raised in…
As far as concert promoters are concerned, Summer 2013 has come and gone. Fall show announcements are upon us, and before we can even get through ACL, we’re bombarded with a fresh crop of show announcements that will hit us in the pocketbooks right before the holiday season. Still, though,…
This week, Red Bull launches its Sound Select series in five new cities, including Dallas. And it’s starting strong: Tonight at Prophet Bar, the energy drink/lifestyle brand has curated a local lineup that includes Erykah Badu with the Cannabanoids, Larry Gee and Dustin Cavazos. Admission to the now at-capacity show…
The Velvet Underground’s classic song “Rock & Roll” tells a story of a 5-year-old girl falling in love with the music coming from her radio: Young Susie, whose life was changed by rock ‘n’ roll. This week, the tale will resonate deeply with a group of Dallas-area girls. Girls Rock…
This weekend, the Dallas nightlife scene was shocked when DJ Sober announced that the 4th of July edition of his widely popular weekly- Big Bang- would be the party’s last night at Beauty Bar. The Thursday night residency has called Knox-Henderson’s Beauty Bar home for two and a half years,…
The twittersphere has been all a-flutter with Kanyemania. A lot of cultural dialogue on social media has been in the vein of his new album, new baby, or new interview. Though you’re probably dying to hear more opinions regarding these topics, we’ve decided to widen the focus a bit on…
On Monday, Dallas’ own A.Dd+ dropped a new track on Spin.com. “Where You Been” is a laid back, candy paint drippin’ holdover for the fans featuring production from DJ Burn One. With an insanely catchy hook, and a heavy bass to get the shoulder swingin- the single is solid. Slim’s…
And on the fourth day, Yeezus walked onto the Internet. Kanye West’s sixth studio solo album has officially leaked onto the Internet, preceding its June 18 release. The 10-track project titled Yeezus is here, and it is good. But that’s not all for Dallas rap fans. West has announced a…
Remember last Halloween when Kendrick Lamar played Southside Music Hall just nine days after his critically acclaimed major label debut dropped? Well, If you were lucky enough to attend, you’ll probably tell your grandkids about it one day. The era of catching Kendrick in intimate venues is officially over. There…
Though pre-millennial generations may not always connect the dots between hip-hop and academics, things have come a long way since Biggie Smalls’ crack rock & jump shot career options mentality of the mid-nineties. Now that rap has grown into a global, billion dollar industry, the culture has made major strides…
You’ll hear about Rosalinda Ruiz before you see her. Though she’s one of the hip-hop scene’s most influential players, she tends to lay pretty low. You won’t find her often at Beauty Bar’s Big Bang Thursdays or Prophet Bar’s Wednesday night Jam Sessions, but the walls of both venues will…
Some of the founding members of longtime local rap stalwart Poor Vida Productions, have teamed up with Media 13 for a major project: This summer, they’ll screen the feature-length documentary We From Dallas. The film will tell an oral history of the Dallas hip-hop scene through a series of comprehensive,…
This weekend Kanye West released two new singles off his upcoming album, Yeezus, in the most grandiose possible fashion. On Friday, he announced the video for his newest single, “New Slaves,” would be projected onto 66 buildings across six cities around the world in one night. Crowds gathered by the…
The blasting horns sampled from The Chi-Lites’ “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)” ring out, the sound of a jangling cymbal being taken for a walk sizzles under the infectiously catchy purr of “uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh- oh no no.” The 808 laced drums crack and pop as if…
