Before Annie Clark was St. Vincent, before she was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and before she a member of Sufjan Steven’s touring band, she was just a girl growing up in the Dallas suburbs that took guitar lessons at the Zoo Music on Garland Road.”That’s just in me,”…
It’s been nearly a year since the devastating news of Frankie Campagna’s suicide rattled the Dallas music community. Only three months later, when the wound was still fresh, Campagna’s Spector 45 bandmate, bassist Adam Carter, followed in his footsteps.Now, a year later, the dust has settled for some, but others…
At 65, singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III is, perhaps, the elder statesmen of musicians who were tagged as “The Next Bob Dylan” in the early 1970s. But Wainwright’s cynicism and humor have always set his songs a part from the typical coffee house troubadour. Sadly, in some ways, Wainwright is probably…
Although The Bangles started out as an indie pop band associated with Los Angeles’ Paisley Underground scene in the early 1980’s, it didn’t take the band long to make major commercial inroads. By the mid 80’s, the band had released two huge singles, Prince’s “Manic Monday” and the almost novelty…
This news is already out there in some capacity, so no use prolonging its confirmation: Yes, the Observer is currently accepting applications for the position of music editor.After almost four years of holding down the role, I’ve decided to step down from my position as the music editor to pursue…
More interesting venue news to pass along this week: The Granada Theater this afternoon has announced that it will be taking over the adjacent-to-the-theater 3520 Greenville Avenue address, most recently the home of M Street Bar, to launch a new neighborhood beer garden and restaurant and bar called “Sunset at…
Since I just stumbled across the above video of Erykah Badu and The Cannabinoids just owning the stage at our awards ceremony at the House of Blues on Tuesday night, here’s one last post about the 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards — and then, promise, we’re done. In case you…
As if Ryan Thomas Becker needed more outlets for his musical creativity, the prolific Dentonite has now added another entity to a stable that already includes his cherished solo eforts and his electrifying work in RTB2. Well, kind of. Becker’s latest project, called Ryan Thomas Becker & Last Joke, has…
With the release of this year’s Simple Math album, Atlanta’s Manchester Orchestra is now three albums deep into their careers — and the guys don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. After a quick hop, skip and jump across the pond for a tour, the band’s now making their way…
As much of a performance art group as a regular rock band, San Francisco’s Beats Antique began as backing musicians on an album of belly dancing music. So impressed was lead dancer Zoe Jakes that she decided to assemble a band around multi-instrumentalist David Santori and percussionist Tommy Cappel. Augmented…
Dallas’ The Strange Boys are turning into quite a prolific act. They’ve released a record every year since 2007, and this year’s Live Music, set to be released next week on Rough Trade Records, follows 2010’s gritty and well received Be Brave. But even with the proximity of the two…
We won’t blame you if you didn’t make it out to the Double Wide last night to check out the official after-party for our Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony, held earlier in the night at the House of Blues. It’s been a long week of partying and rocking out, y’all.But,…
Very few bands come close to boasting a story like Los Angeles’ White Arrows claims. Formed in 2008 by Mickey Schiff, a talented multi-instrumentalist who happens to have been born legally blind (he gained his sight back at age 11), the band plays a marvelous amalgam of alternative music, electronic…
Another year, another Dallas Observer Music Awards season down the drain. Gotta say, though, this year’s season felt especially epic. Many thanks to the Toadies, the Old 97’s, Erykah Badu, Centro-matic, The Cannabinoids, Sarah Jaffe, A.Dd+, Burning Hotels and RTB2 for their highlighted roles in this year’s festivities. Thanks, as…
Alright, y’all. It’s almost time. In just a few hours, over at the House of Blues, we’ll be announcing the winners for your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards (refresh your memory of the nominees here). The event opens to the public at 8 p.m. and will kick off immediately with…
With the huge choice of groups performing at the DOMA Showcase this past weekend, it was nearly impossible to see every performer on your preferred list. The zombies and turtle-lovers trying to be zombies along Deep Ellum probably made things harder. Fortunately, as a witness to wit, yours truly was…
In case you were wondering, the above tweet from Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller on Saturday afternoon was not a joke. Honestly, we thought it was at first, too. Then we ran into Miller in the backstage area for Saturday’s main stage.”No,” he told us, “it’s totally true.”…
Turns out the announcement last month that Deep Ellum venue La Grange was going up for sale isn’t the new only development at the bar/venue/restaurant: Today, the owners of the room, Rob and Stephanie Schumacher, have announced that they’ve officially brought area promoter and talent buyer Scott Beggs in to…
It’s tough to look back on an event like Saturday night’s Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase and try to come up with a conclusive best-moments list. With 52 bands playing 10 stages over the course of a ten-hour period all throughout Deep Ellum, there was just too much going on;…
It was a good weekend. Zombies, Sarah Jaffe’s badass new haircut, the Toadies and much, more. Yeah, we’re gonna mark down this year’s Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase as a success. Oh, and we got plenty of photos. So, before we head to tomorrow night’s free-to-attend Dallas Observer Music Awards…
UPDATE (Sunday, 10/16): We got your photos from the main stage, and the night in Deep Ellum in our slide shows. Much more to come. What a night. OK, here we go, here we go. So, the Rangers game is in full swing, which can you follow over on Unfair Park,…
UPDATE (Sunday, 10/16): We got your photos from the main stage, and the night in Deep Ellum in our slide shows. Much more to come. What a night. OK, here we go, here we go. Right now, Sarah Jaffe’s on the main stage over here at Elm and Good Latimer–kicking off…
