Following the Polawalk in Fort Worth on Saturday, armed with three different analog instant film cameras, I set out to document some of my favorite performances, people and moments of the 2012 Dallas Observer music awards showcase. The shots with an orangey-yellow hue were shot using a Polaroid Spectra SE…
What a night it was. Saturday’s music awards showcase on Elm Street left our web editor Nick Rallo voiceless, a man at Reno’s toothless, and accounted for some epic hangovers the next day. It was a glorious night filled with memorable sets, and those little moments of bodily chaos, as…
Before Tuesday, which is when we’ll be handing out the Observer music awards at House of Blues (with our emcee, comedian Paul Varghese, the Cannabinoids, Lucero and more), we’d like to present some GIFs. They’re from photographer Catherine Downes, who was roaming the streets of Deep Ellum and capturing moments…
It occurred to me recently that, within the DFW music scene, people really love to draw county lines. So what we were trying to illustrate with our 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees is that Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton aren’t three separate entities, but rather one big music community…
Instructions: 1) Go to our Saturday showcase 2) Get drunk 3) See live music 4) Play this Bingo card 5) Wake up in Reno’s bathroom…
In late October, we had a party for our 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, in which we loosened them up with free drinks and made them take photos. Here are a few of our favorites. See more of this craziness on Saturday, as we take over Deep Ellum with…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Best Electronic Act Black Market Pharmacy…
At 50, Everclear’s Art Alexakis has just about seen it all. The guy has beat a drug addiction, formed a band, and was even elected a delegate at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Oh, he’s also toured Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Maybe he really has seen it all. Speaking from…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Best Jazz Act Damon K. Clark…
We mentioned a couple weeks ago that Memphis punks Lucero will be performing at the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony on Tuesday, November 13. Local comedian Paul Varghese, who opened for Dave Chappelle a few months ago, will emcee the night, and hopefully pack some good “zingers” about the Dallas…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Best Americana/Roots Act J. Charles &…
One listen to King Tuff’s eponymous sophomore effort and you will be hooked. Whether it’s the glam-inspired “Anthem” or the painfully catchy “Alone and Stoned,” the 12 cuts vary wildly, but are linked by an intensity that is as disarming as it is unique. Speaking from a tour stop in…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Best Blues Act Hunter Hendrickson Band…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Warren Jackson Hearne & Le Leek…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Warbeast These old school thrash metalists…
As a full-time member of Tomahawk — with vocalist Mike Patton, drummer John Stanier of Battles and bassist Trevor Dunn of Patton’s other band, Mr. Bungle — guitarist Duane Denison has seen the tides turn over his 15-year career, but says the only thing that’s really changed about rock and…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. If there’s one thing all of…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared on October…
All Hallow’s Eve is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with Rob Zombie, who will be performing with Marilyn Manson on the Twins of Evil Tour at Verizon Theatre tomorrow night. It’ll be a fright night filled with elaborate stage designs, terrifying costumes and metal. I…
One of the many reasons Austin stoner metal kings The Sword gain fans by the boatload with each new release lies in the way in which each album, including their latest LP, Apocryphon, has been better than the album before it. This is a band that understands it’s not only…
In the past few weeks, we’ve been getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, and nudging you to vote daily, all leading up to our November 10 showcase, which is currently packing 60+ acts across eight stages in Deep Ellum. We’ve got the lineups, venues…
Just in: Meat Loaf has officially locked down this campaign for Mitt Romney. Last night, over in Ohio, the Dallas-born Loaf put on performance that is sure pull the tides of undecided voters into Romney’s boat. From the LA Times: “This is the most important election in the history of…
