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A Chat With Randy Brooks, the Guy Who Wrote "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"
December 17, 2012 in DC9 At Night
I attended the Oral Fixation "Cold Turkey" show at the MAC last Tuesday night, mainly because Observer copy editor and beer enthusiast Jesse Hughey was going to be reading, and...
Watch the Dallas Mavs Struggle Through A Classic Christmas Song
December 14, 2012 in DC9 At Night
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How To Start a Record Collection, Part Two
December 13, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Miss uIt was Fourth of July weekend in Austin, 2011, the near-constant pop-tat-tat-tat-pop of fireworks in my neighborhood no doubt masking the sound of my driver's side window being smashed....
Tonight at Texas Theatre: Show Your Shorts Salutes Local Short Films, Including an Unconscious Collective Doc
December 11, 2012 in DC9 At Night
More Dallas Music on TV: Larry g(EE) to Perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tonight
December 10, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Shea Serrano's Rap Coloring Book To Become Real Book You Can Buy
December 07, 2012 in DC9 At Night
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In Preview of Tonight's Dead Week Print Show, a Chat with Lily Taylor and Darcy Neal of Ulnae
December 07, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Ulnae is the fairly new project of singer Lily Taylor and cellist Darcy Neal (also of Bludded Head), who combine free-form sound, visuals and a bit of theatre into their...
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Clear Channel Lays Off Radio Personalities Josh Venable, Adrian Hummel, Michael Blake
December 06, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Josh VenableWord came today that Clear Channel has laid off KDGE-102.1 FM's Josh Venable (again), and KHKS-106.1 Kiss FM's Adrian Hummel and Michael Blake (Kidd Kraddick). This marks another wave...
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Join The Overserved at the Sundown at Granada and Watch Sarah Jaffe on Jimmy Kimmel Live
December 06, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Dylan HollingsworthSarah Jaffe is making her national television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live, this Tuesday, December 11. And because we're always looking for a reason to have a party, our...
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Snow Tha Product, Midlake and More North Texas Acts Added to SXSW 2013
December 05, 2012 in DC9 At Night
K.O. BoyzThe next wave of SXSW acts was released today, and includes Midlake, Hudson Moore, Snow Tha Product, Sore Losers, K.O. Boyz, and Fort Worth's perennial curiosities Complete, who are...
Toby Halbrooks and David Lowery, Directors of Sarah Jaffe's "Glorified High" Video, Take Their Latest Feature To Sundance
December 05, 2012 in DC9 At Night
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Sunday's Norton Records Benefit in Fort Worth Helps the Revered Label Dry Off Their Vinyl
December 04, 2012 in DC9 At Night
For fans of Norton Records, the Brooklyn-based peddlers of some of the rawest punk, R&B and garage rock you've never heard, the news that their Red Hook warehouse was flooded...
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One Woman's Uncomfortable Tribute to A&M Quarterback Johnny Football
November 29, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, aka "Johnny Football," is a 19-year-old phenom on the verge of winning a Heisman, who has managed to revitalize the A&M brand. Aggie superfan Lisa...
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The Relatives to Release Debut The Electric Word on February 19, Via Yep Roc
November 27, 2012 in DC9 At Night
When we caught up with the Relatives last March, they were about to play the opening weekend of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, a pretty significant moment for the West...
Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Saturday's Southern Renaissance Ramble
November 27, 2012 in DC9 At Night
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The Dallas Observer Needs a Music Editor
November 27, 2012 in DC9 At Night
A great poet once said, "I didn't choose the thug life, the thug life chose me." That has proven true for me as a music writer, a profession I never...
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Pinkish Black Sign to Century Media Records, Prep New Album
November 20, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Naomi VaughanOn the heels of their win for Best Metal Act in the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards, comes the news that Fort Worth duo Pinkish Black have signed to...
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Denton's Ethereal and the Queer Show Debut New Video for "Glisten"
November 20, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Denton duo Dan Hill and Juliana Dieterich, aka Ethereal and the Queer Show, currently reside in Portland, but they've still got some North Texas ties. Their excellent new 14-track album,...
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[UPDATED] After Three Years, LaGrange Closes Its Doors
November 15, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Andrew ShepherdThe O's at LaGrange in 2010, for the Observer Music Awards ShowcaseOriginal post, 8:50am: News came early this morning via LaGrange's Facebook page that the Deep Ellum club will...
Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to Tomorrow's Sea and Cake Show at Trees
November 14, 2012 in DC9 At Night
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Want To Be the Observer's Spring 2013 Music Intern?
November 13, 2012 in DC9 At Night
theoatmeal.comWill you be enrolled in classes at a local college or university next spring? Are you interested in a writing career, possibly one focused on music? We're looking for a...
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Tonight: The Dallas Observer Music Awards at House of Blues
November 13, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Mike BrooksThe O's at Reno's on SaturdayAfter weeks of voting and stump speeches, and a Saturday showcase that left us with hangovers of epic proportions, we're finally here. Cue mood...
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10 Awesome Photos From Saturday's Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase
November 12, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Mike BrooksReal talk with The Atomic Tanlines 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...
Last-Minute Giveaway: Tickets to Tonight's White Denim Show at Lola's
November 09, 2012 in DC9 At Night
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[UPDATED] Giveaway: Two Tickets to Tomorrow's Tum Tum and Big Tuck Show at Dada
November 08, 2012 in DC9 At Night
Update 11/8: Congrats to Dustin Stanford, who won the tickets to tonight's show. There's a killer Dallas hip-hop show tomorrow at Dada, featuring Tum Tum and Big Tuck, formerly of...
