Jeff Gage
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Dallas, TX, United States
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Starck Reality: Reappraising Dallas’ Most Controversial Nightclub, 30 Years Later
In the '80s, Dallas was home to the Starck Club, a disco that won an international reputation for hipness and local notoriety for ecstasy use. Thirty years after it closed, the Starck's influence remains in Dallas' culture. → Read More
Claire Morales’ ‘Sibylle’ Video Is Psychological Thriller Co-Starring Pearl Earl’s Ariel Hartley
Claire Morales debuts a new music video with the Dallas Observer for her song "Sibylle" from 2018's All That Waiting LP, featuring Ariel Hartley from Pearl Earl. → Read More
As Audiences Change, Successful Music Festivals Need More Than Good Tunes and Dry Weather
Many music festivals have come and gone in Dallas in recent years, but as some of the most successful of the current generation take place this April and May, what is the overall strength of the local market? → Read More
21 Things to Do in Dallas This Week, April 17 to April 23
Chelsea Handler, Trevor Noah, and Seth Meyers lead a week entertainment heavy on comedians — and maybe an Easter egg hunt or two. → Read More
Homegrown Festival Splits Schedule Into Two Days, Including Kessler Shows
Homegrown Festival is set to extend its 10th annual celebrations into two days this weekend with news of a last-minute schedule change due to weather. Saturday's forecast of thunderstorms has prompted organizers to split the outdoor event between two venues, with a handful of artists performing that day at The... → Read More
John Prine Delivers Sorrow With a Punchline at Winspear
John Prine has a hell of a sense of humor. Spend a couple of hours in the same room with the guy, and it's hard to come away feeling any different. He's one of America's greatest purveyors of sad songs — the greatest, quite possibly — but that doesn't mean... → Read More
Harry Styles Is the Progressive Pop Star Rock Music Needs at American Airlines Center
There may be no better approximation of a rock star in 2018 than Harry Styles, and on Tuesday the former One Direction teen idol landed in Dallas for the second time in nine months as part of his Live on Tour world tour. For 90 minutes at American Airlines Center, the 24-year-old Englishman was poised, carefree,... → Read More
In Amanda Shires' Absence, Jason Isbell Still Delivered the Intimate Sound She Helped Him Craft
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit With James McMurtry The Bomb Factory, Dallas January 5, 2018 As Jason Isbell and his band the 400 Units entered the home stretch of their show at The Bomb Factory on Friday, Isbell paused to pay tribute to someone who couldn't be there with... → Read More
After a Year as the Voice of M83, Kaela Sinclair Is Poised for Solo Success
After blowing away M83 fans on the French band's last tour, the Texas native is back to making her own smoldering, emotive music. → Read More
Father John Misty Knows You Think He's a Jerk, and He Uses It to His Advantage
Josh Tillman isn't quite the jerk that his detractors would have you believe he is, but he's OK with having you think so. → Read More
Your Guide to Thanksgiving Feasts in NYC
Thanksgiving can be hard. You spend all day cooking (possibly with a hangover, and likely in an apartment that’s barely big enough to fit a turkey), then doing dishes in a food coma... and that’s if you’re not traveling. Don’t even start thinking about how awkward it’ll be sharing a... → Read More
Post Malone Defies Critics in the Fight to Make His Overnight Stardom Last
Viral hit "White Iverson" propelled Grapevine native Post Malone from living in a closet to overnight stardom, but now he must face down critics and... → Read More
Post Malone Defies Critics in the Fight to Make His Overnight Stardom Last
Viral hit "White Iverson" propelled Grapevine native Post Malone from living in a closet to overnight stardom, but now he must face down critics and... → Read More
Security Expert Bryan Meckelborg Discusses the Challenges of Concert Club Safety
When it comes to working venue security, there isn't much Bryan Meckelborg hasn't done. He's coordinated crowd safety at Super Bowls, the Grammys, the Oscars and some of the country's largest music festivals. But as the devastating shooting that took place in Orlando over the weekend demonstrated — when a... → Read More
Kanye West to Bring Sain Pablo Tour to American Airlines Center on September 22
It's been a bit of a weird year for Kanye West. Like, weird even for Yeezy. There was the whole bankruptcy thing, plus, of course, the album that we're still not quite sure he's done with, even though it's been out for four months. So, hey, sounds like it's about to... → Read More
Dallas Clubs and Concert Venues Look at New Security Measures Following Orlando Shootings
Tensions were high in Oak Lawn on Sunday night. Afternoon thunderstorms had left the skies overcast and bleak, and all along the streets and in the doorways of the clubs there was a hard-to-miss police presence. Only hours before, a shooter had opened fire inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando,... → Read More
Oaktopia Announces Andrew W.K., Best Coast in First Round of 2016 Band Announcements
When Oaktopia first got its start in Denton back in 2013, it was built on a genre that hadn't exactly been the backbone of previous festivals in the area: hip-hop. Booking headliners like Del the Funky Homosapien and Aesop Rock in its first two years, the young festival strayed off... → Read More
Lights All Night Expands to West Texas With Second New Years Festival in El Paso
This morning, Lights All Night announces Deadmau5, ZEED and Above & Beyond for its 2017 headliners, as well as plans to expand with a new location in... → Read More
Bulladora Music Experience at Reverchon Park Gets Canceled Due to Weather
Bulladora Music Experience never even got the chance to show Dallas the splendors a pug petting zoo. → Read More
Denton Singer Richard Haskins Faces Prison Sentence for a Bank Robbery He Only Sort of Committed
Richard Haskins may be the most loved and most hated musician in Denton, but life-as-performance-art lifestyle may result in a prison sentence thanks... → Read More