6 Music Open-Mics To Try Out in DFW

There’s a song in your heart you need to play for the world, but the world isn’t exactly coming to your doorstep to hear it. You’ve checked the mailbox, and once again, there is no contract from a record label inside. With an overabundance of talent and nowhere to showcase…

Pop Singer LEV Wants To Be the Woman Who Makes the First Move

Electro pop singer-songwriter LEV released the music video for her latest single, “Last Mouth Running,” on Friday. The video features playful cat-and-mouse-style choreography between LEV and the video’s love interest, who appears to be delightfully and hopelessly under her spell. The two make their way on foot through parts of…

Is Music Paralysis Why We Love Retro Nights So Much?

In contemporary music, it’s not rare to hear sounds echoing those of a previous generation. Some acts like the nostalgia behind the sounds; others want to further the genre. This, perhaps, is why many revival bands emerged in the early 2000s and continue to pop up today (see post-punk and…

Bomb Factory Will Host a Vinnie Paul Memorial This Weekend

Word came down late Wednesday afternoon that the Bomb Factory will host a public memorial for Vinnie Paul this Sunday, July 1. Dubbed “Vinnie Paul, A Public Celebration of Life,” the event is free to the public, but you need a wristband to get in. Born Vincent Paul Abbott, the…

Is ReverbNation a One-Stop-Shop or the Myspace of Music?

Artists will always look for the best ways to promote their music. Since its inception, social media has been a hub for musicians to do just that. For a while, Myspace was the spot. In 2006, it surpassed Google as the most visited website in the United States. The following…

Dallas Observer Mixtape With Redsean: ‘I Need a Beach Vol. 4’

Redsean has been a staple in Dallas’ weekend DJ nightlife for the past decade. He’s most often spotted dropping tunes ranging from the underground savvy to unapologetically pop music at various residencies in Uptown. Redsean rides that fine line, but when pressed on the subject of his preferred genre, he…

Demi Lovato Deletes Tweet About Sexual ‘Prank’ on Bodyguard

On Twitter this weekend, Dallas native Demi Lovato tweeted about pranking her bodyguard with a “lady of the night.” During a Twitter Q&A, Lovato said it was the “funniest prank ever.” “She walked into his room without permission and grabbed him in his ‘area’ and he freaked the fuck out…

Dallas Musicians Warn of Another Pay-to-Play Booking Agency

The latest show listings on its website are from 2016, so it is hard to tell if The Bar & Restaurant Society, a Los Angeles-based booking and promotions agency, is still in business. In any case, the agency has caused problems for artists throughout the years. The Dallas-Fort Worth area…

Dallas Observer Mixtape: Flunked Records Label Showcase

Flunked Records is the brainchild of Ryan Butler and his continuing quest to keep house music an active concern. Club music trends come and go in Dallas only slightly less frequently than the changing of the seasons, but house music has been a constant. Even with the recent uptick of…

Best New Music in Dallas

Six Shooter is a recurring feature in which we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians. Brave Little Howl — “Tupelo” Our Lives Aren’t Movies, out this week, is the first full-length album from Brave Little Howl. The local Americana indie six-piece has been gigging around Texas for a…

Dallas Observer Mixtape with PVLMS

Alexus Sacco and Frank Stevens’ mutual interest in synthesizers and electronic music has brought them together as the ambitious electronic duo PVLMS, a pairing that happened at a chance meeting at a Baths concert five years ago. They reconnected soon after in college and have been making music together ever…