Summer is just around the corner, in case you haven’t noticed the creeping temperatures and already too-much-to-bear humidity. While the weather should have everyone in Dallas hating themselves in, oh, about a week or so, the tradeoff is that it’s also almost summer concert season. That means plenty of blockbusters…
Last year’s Lone Star Texas Heritage Fest was a concert promoter’s nightmare. The free first-year fest, taking place in the paved parking lot behind Gilley’s on one of the hottest days of August, struggled to pull a crowd. Those who did show up took refuge in the little bit of…
Guy Clark, whio died Tuesday was a songwriter’s songwriter, the kind studied by young and seasoned artists alike. Dallas-Fort Worth songwriters will testify to this legacy at the Kessler Theatre tonight with a “song swap” tribute of tunes and stories. “For me, Guy has always appeared to be the ringmaster…
Chris Roze is a consistent face among forward but floor-friendly club music DJs. As a member of Trillwave, he’s been a part of the many parties that crew has thrown at Beauty Bar over the past year. The Trillwave crew has bowed out of the always challenging world of DJ…
This morning Texas music fans are reeling after the deaths of two icons, Tejano superstar Emilio Navaira and legendary songwriter Guy Clark, were announced within hours of each other. Both men helped define two archetypes of the Texas musician that span well beyond the state’s borders even today — Navaria…
The future of one of Texas’ most popular music festivals has been thrown into turmoil this week. Graham Williams, the man who founded Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest 10 years ago, as well as Transmission Events, the company that books the festival, announced Monday that he was leaving to form…
Yesterday morning, ZZ Top fans got some bad news: The Texas blues rock legends have been forced to drop out of their upcoming gig in Frisco with Jimmy Buffet. The culprit? Bassist Dusty Hill’s fractured shoulder. But if you happened to be at the right birthday party last Saturday, you’ve…
Paul Slavens has made a lot of music over the years. And no, that doesn’t just mean the songs he makes up off the top of his head every Monday at Dan’s Silverleaf for Pau Slavens and Friends. That doesn’t even mean his decades of material released as the front…
Mikey Rodge has been a constant presence amongst the younger set of DJ’s to come out of the short lived days, but fondly remembered Fallout Lounge. Rodge is an ex-pat of the blog house scene that brought a generation of indie kids into club music. As a DJ, promoter and…
Erykah Badu’s no stranger to the silver screen. Going back to 1998’s Blues Brothers 2000, Dallas’ Queen of Neo-Soul has periodically made time to squeeze in films — when she isn’t crashing high school cafeterias or conducting sociological Twitter debates, of course. This year, Badu has a new project, and…
The news of Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios’ pending closure is still sinking in for Denton music fans. Barely a week ago, the news that owner, Josh Baish, would have to close the place down following his recent divorce left the city to face a future without a venue that’s been…
Brave Combo have been local music legends for years. The Denton polka punks have been mainstays of North Texas music for nearly four decades, picking up two Grammy awards and even making an appearance on The Simpsons. But now it’s really, truly official, with news that the band will be…
Dean Terry and Patrick Murphy thought their event was rock solid. In March, the city awarded the pair a $5,000 grant as part of the Cultural Projects Program of the Office of Cultural Affairs. They called the proposal Acoustic Nerves, a three-day nonprofit event that would combine installation, performance art…
The local music community has banded together to host even more benefit shows for the 30-year-old Rustin Luther, a local musician who has been diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. Trees recently joined the rooster of several other Dallas and Fort Worth Clubs hosting benefit shows, hosting “Fight Rustin Fight” on Saturday,…
Matthew Medlock, owner of Legacy Music Group, began shocked but is now exhausted. But he is, ultimately, unfazed. Wednesday morning, just before 6:00 A.M., one of his clients, a producer, was shot at his recording studio in Deep Ellum. Medlock has no idea who the shooter was or what his…
Josh Baish is still in shock about having to close Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios. The Denton music venue, which he’s owned and operated since 1997 — virtually all of his adult life — has been his life’s work. But with his divorce from his ex-wife finalized on Monday, Gloves unexpectedly…
Not that long ago, techno music was a dirty secret in Dallas. It was genre banned from peak-time status and banished to the wee-hour slots — if it was booked at all. But, in the form of their production duo Cache Money, Andrew Glebhoff and Adam Jilek are a perfect examples…
After 20 years as a Denton punk institution, and one of the most revered punk venues in North Texas, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio announced this morning that it will be closing its doors come June 5. “No easy way to say this, so we’re just gonna come right out and…
Jeremy DuQuesnay Adams didn’t live a life in music, but for the world at large it will be the thing he’ll always be remembered for. Adams, a longtime professor at SMU, was a brilliant scholar who dedicate his life to education and writing. But in 1968, he became a part…
The Observer needs a part-time clubs editor. The job is 12 hours a week and duties include: — Data entry to keep our clubs listings current and managing the Dallas Observer concert calendar. — Processing reader-submitted calendar items. — Writing brief descriptions for notable concerts. — Slackers need not apply…
The Dixie Chicks’ return to touring was bound to produce some pretty incredible music, both new and old. Hell, that was even bound to include some great covers. But dropping a Lemonade cover just a week after Beyoncé had dropped her burn-it-down visual album? Now that’s what we’ve been missing…
If you were planning on making the trek to Austin this weekend for Levitation, you’d better stop packing those bags. And if you’ve already hit the road, for god’s sake, turn around before you get to I-35. Just in time for those early birds looking to make the drive ahead…
