For the past decade Marcos Prado has been at the center of The Smoke, one of the longest-running DJ residencies in Dallas. The Smoke is the only DJ weekly in the area (possibly the state) that focuses exclusively on northern soul, a particular brand ...
The original Rigor Mortis lineup: Harden Harrison, Casey Orr, Bruce Corbitt and Mike Scaccia It was three days before Christmas when guitarist Mike Scaccia took the stage for his final performance. He'd reunited with the original members of local...
Watch out, Deep Ellum, the Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase is coming for you Hold onto your butts, Dallas; it's that time of year again. Dallas Observer Music Awards time. DOMA time has moved back to its latest time of year ever, but we co...
Austin City Limits music festival is just around the corner, kicking off its first weekend this Friday and running through Sunday. With eight stages, two weekends and over 150 acts, ACL is one of the largest music festivals in the country. Lucky for ...
The Chambers Brothers on the set of "Scene 70," as captured by Jeffrey Kliman "Where am I gonna end up? There's so much notoriety today, it's astounding," says retired photographer, Jeffrey Kliman. "It's worse than Andy Warhol's statement. You're...
Peyton Bighorse and Kelli Mayo, the sisters behind Skating Polly At the age of 14, most of us were just sitting around and picking our noses while watching Boy Meets World and listening to our N*SYNC albums. Adolescence is usually when most of us ...
Denton's Plunge even got lo-fi with their photos Plunge started as just a name, and the band that later formed under it sought to replicate the sound of the word itself. The chugging, sludgy doom-metal band that resulted is pretty spot-on. In bas...
Index Music Festival Deep Ellum, Dallas Friday, September 26 through Sunday, September 28, 2014 There's something particularly thrilling about seeing Local Natives perform as the Dallas skyline shines brightly. If you're going to have a festival in ...
Fort Worth singer Luke Wade is working with Pharrell WIlliams on The Voice By Steve Watkins Last Monday's premiere of The Voice introduced the world to Luke Wade, a voice already familiar with fans all over North Central Texas. At least six sep...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers American Airlines Center, Dallas Friday, September 26, 2014 When the iconic opening riff to "Mary Jane's Last Dance" soared through the American Airlines Center on Friday night to begin the Tom Petty and the...
If you're looking for something to do other than the State Fair, you've come to the right place. (If you're looking for some deep-fried food stuffed inside some other deep-fried food, then yes, the State Fair is your ticket.) As always, DC9 has a few...
Since 2004 Chicago-based post-metal trio Russian Circles have pounded out one brutally brilliant album after another. Last year, the group, consisting of guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer Dave Turncratz and bassist Brian Cook, released the epic Memori...
Michael Schoder has been packing the Granada with concertgoers for a decade Mike Schoder is calmer than a well-fed cat in the 'burbs, but don't let that fool you. There's nothing complacent about him. The owner of the Granada Theater and the adj...
The hottest ticket in town is gonna be Index Fest. There's no doubt about this. The lineup includes Future Islands, Local Natives, Foxygen, the Cool Kids and more. We already gave you a list of the can't-miss shows to see at Index. However, if you ar...
Blake Ward is one of Dallas' most popular DJs There's something special about the Beauty Bar come Saturday nights. Amidst the 1950s-themed decor and glittery, soft-hued color scheme, the tiny Knox-Henderson bar has two very important ingredients...
Gabriel Mendoza has built a reputation in Dallas over the past decade for being one of the must adventurous DJ's in the city. Mendoza made this reputation not by sticking to any particular genre, but for playing that new favorite song you never even ...
Hercules and Love Affair played Club Dada Wednesday night Hercules and Love Affair With Nick Monaco and DJ Red Eye Club Dada, Dallas Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Hercules & Love Affair, the product of Andy Butler and his ever-changing group of...
Index Festival returns to Deep Ellum this weekend, with more bands than ever before There are more music festivals in Dallas at any given moment than there are Tumblr blogs about One Direction or goldfish in a Petsmart. Yes, another festival is h...
By Chris Gray and Matthew Keever HONORABLE MENTION: SUNNY SWEENEY Thus far mainstream success has eluded Sunny Sweeney, but not for lack of either talent or trying. According to her Facebook page, Sweeney (a former standup comic) has now played the ...
On a rare day off, War On Drugs' frontman Adam Granduciel speaks to me from his Philadelphia home. In the background, clinking kitchen noise can be heard as he prepares his morning coffee ("French Press," he specifies). The 35-year-old songwriter har...
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