The Gobblers Knob

  Sorry for the slow postings over the last week or so. It has been for good reason, however. Thankfully, I have been staying busy with both The Dallas Observer, as well as Best of Texas.Com. This past weekend, I covered the MusInk Festival in Dallas for The Observer’s Music Blog, DC-9 at Night. Click [...]

Recently, I have listened to a ton of records where the artist does little more than imitate their ”inspirations” and provide little effort into projecting their own voice, display their own product, or share their own vision. Thankfully, there are records where the artist draws inspiration from various artists and uses those inspirations as tools with which to create and expand and [...]

In year’s past, I haven’t done much a personal “Best-Of” list at year’s end. I have left that up to others, mainly due to the stress level inherent with such a task. This year, I contributed a list to multiple outlets, so I figure I would share my ballot with you here. What you see below [...]

    Somebody’s Darling (Official / Myspace) has been on a roll as of late. Last year, they won the Shiner Rising Star competition and this year, they saw their excellent self-titled Shiner Records album released after recording it in Nashville with none other than Dan Baird, who has produced many greats including Chris Knight. They have [...]

  The last few days have seen some really sweet gems pop up on a  couple of my favorite sites…let’s get to it.   Daytrotter has welcomed a host of excellent artists recently. Here are a few of my favorites – Bobby Bare Jr. -Lucero -Alberta Cross   Dallas Observer music blog, DC-9 at Night [...]