Doing your first national tour can be tough. Just ask Shana Cleveland, leader of the retro-surf rock band La Luz. While driving from the band’s hometown of Seattle to San Diego, the AC in the tour van stopped working. No problem, claims Cleveland. After getting the AC fixed, the band…
You might remember how much some of our writers, myself included, enjoyed the wrestling which was a feature of this year’s 35 Denton. Taking place in proximity to the main stage, Friday and Sunday saw local wrestling promotion XCW setting up a ring just outside Dan’s and trading blows for…
Dallas is home to one of the richest religious music scenes in the country. Over the summer, we’ll be attending services, both big and small, of many denominations, as well talking to musicians, directors and pastors. Inside and outside, Downtown Dallas’ Fellowship Church campus is very modern. It has almost…
While Dallas-Ft. Worth is a massive media market, and we certainly have our share of beloved faces and voices that we’ve welcomed for many years. For fans of Texas Country / Red Dirt Music, there might not be a personality in North Texas more revered than Justin Frazell. What makes…
Update, 6/27: Oil Boom has just announced that one of the songs on the new seven-inch will be featured in an episode of the TNT show Franklin and Bash. DFW’s own Oil Boom will be releasing a seven-inch on August 13. It follows last year’s impressive EP Gold Yeller. The…
Mac Miller will show off his newly-released Watching Movies with the Sound Off this summer on his Space Migration Tour. His sophomore album continues the musical evolution that he began with his Macadelic mixtape, providing a much more introspective and thoughtful sound than his Blue Slide Park debut. Despite only…
In the past decade, the Randy Rogers Band has rocketed from the smallest stages in Texas to headlining the biggest festivals and causing the biggest lines at Will Call than pretty much any other band currently performing under the massive Texas Country umbrella. Sure, Rogers’ superb songwriting and signature rasp…
Janiva Magness is familiar with success. At this year’s Blues Music Awards, she won her fourth Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year award, along with Song of the Year for “I Won’t Cry.” Magness can add those to her long list of accomplishments, which includes the 2009 Blues Music…
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…
On Wednesday, the front doors of the Renaissance Dallas Hotel were busy, and guests were offered a complementary glass of champagne upon their entrance. The Renaissance Dallas Hotel was one of 155 Renaissance hotels in 35 different countries to participate in the hotel’s second annual Global Day of Discovery, part…
Earlier this year, we could barely contain our excitement over the news that Dallas’ favorite Stone-gazing trio, True Widow, had signed to the well-regarded label Relapse Records. Sure, it was cool that DH Phillips, Nicole Estill and drummer Slim TX landed on yet another legit label (they had previously recorded…
Anyone who has ever watched college sports has seen more than their fair share of those NCAA commercials emphasizing the ‘student-athletes who are going pro in something other than sports.’ After all, they’re shown during every single commercial break. So, I decided to look into some of the NCAA’s student-athletes…
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…
Mumford & Sons, scheduled to play tonight at Gexa Energy Pavilion, have postponed their next three shows. Dallas, Woodlands and New Orleans are affected. Bassist Ted Dwane has a blod clot on the surface of his brain that requires emergency surgery, as the band has informed fans in its official…
The plethora of beatmakers, producers and DJs in Dallas are bussin’ the local music scene wide open. We here at the Observer wanted to showcase that talent through bi-weekly mix’s made by the best in the business, and made especially for DC9 at Night. So stream, download and share this…
Since it opened in late October 2012, Klyde Warren Park has offered plenty of entertainment – from movies, concerts and fireworks to food trucks, dog training and fountains to chess, foosball and putting greens (oh, and possibly an ice skating rink in the winter). But the best entertainment, I discovered…
Earlier this week, Texas country singer-songwriter Josh Abbott wasn’t feeling as well as he wanted to be during an interview. To be fair, the Texas Tech graduate-turned-festival headliner underwent a root canal the day before we spoke, a pain that many other artists would gladly accept before being subjected to…
The Music Educator Award was created this year by the Grammys to honor educators who have made enduring contributions in the field of music and have proven their dedication to sustaining music in schools. Seven Texas music teachers made the quarterfinals…
He was on the last six songs of his LP. Six damn songs and he would finish a yearlong endeavor under his new moniker, Buffalo Black. But shit always picks the most inopportune time to hit the fan. First his beloved grandparents died. Then his father experienced financial hardships. As…
The plethora of beatmakers, producers and DJs in Dallas are bussin’ the local music scene wide open. We here at the Observer wanted to showcase that talent through bi-weekly mix’s made by the best in the business. So stream, download and share the mix with your friends. Relive the weekend…
In this week’s feature, Kelly Dearmore tells the story of Home By Hovercraft, a band inspired by The Polyphonic Spree and its members’ own theater backgrounds. That tells you a lot about what kind of sound they’re headed for; they do it well. You can listen to “Zoo Lion” below…
Glen Reynolds certainly has a lot of momentum behind him these days. He recently released his second solo album, Breakbeat Ice Beneath Me, but this time, he’s using the moniker of Grey. While the album is a departure from the Weezer-meets-XTC vibe of his earlier material, it certainly represents where…
