The following list of Dallas Observer Music Award winners kinda slams home the point that making fun of the Observer and its amazing readers is sort of like picking on a retarded kid for being stupid. DJ Burlap? Fair to Midland's pussy asses winning best metal? 1100 Springs winning everything else? Maybe I SHOULD move to Austin:

Eleven Hundred Springs – Best Band

Sarah Jaffe – Best Solo Act

Eleven Hundred Springs - Best Album

Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights - Best Blues Act

Eleven Hundred Springs - Best Country/Roots Act

Mom – Best Electronic/Experimental Act

Fair to Midland - Best Metal Act

Sarah Jaffe - Best Folk/Acoustic Act

Erykah Badu - Best Funk/R&B Act

Astronautalis - Best Rap/Hip-Hop Act

Snarky Puppy - Best Jazz Act

Sarah Jaffe - Best Female Vocalist

Good Records - Best Label

Salim Nourallah - Best Producer

Granada Theater - Best Venue

Good Records - Best Record Store

Kris Youmans - Best Booking Agent

Chelsea Callahan - Best Music Advocate

DJ Burlap - Best DJ

Sean Kirkpatrick - Best Instrumentalist

Boys Named Sue - Best Cover/Tribute Act

Matt Hillyer - Best Male Vocalist

Dove Hunter – Best Indie Act

THe BAcksliders - Best Hard Rock Act

"Slow Southern Home" - Doug Burr - Best Song

Whiskey Folk Ramblers & Tejas Brothers (tie)- Best New Act

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Rock has become everything it started out opposing. Safe and sanitized. I wouldn\'t complain about the Observer if all I had to replace it was more of the same - 60 year old music in a 60 year old style.
This is not the 20th century anymore and for many of us its time for new music, (and new art and new writing - etc.).

OH fMAN, THA SUX. STOEDRAGER SHUD HAVE WUN WITH HIS BAN NOUN GRUP. THEIR WAYY WAY WAY WAY More progressive than any band on this list could possibly hope to be

Wow, bobby ewing dreams. Haven't thought about that pathetic blog in a long while.

Tom Hendricks is very strange, and I wish he would explain a little more about what "post band music" means.

And I'm starting to love these "Greater than" comments. Lets try one:

1113>Tom Hendricks>Kyle>Bobby Ewing Dreams

Tom Hendricks writes and performs very safe, standard, already-been-done-for-decades music for someone arguing the necessity of a revolution in music. Talk about BORING. Lead the charge toward change or STFU and quit playing music you pathetic, wrinkled nobody.

scarlett johannson's voice>hunkasaurus and his pet dog guitar band >tom waits

it's funny and will continue to be.................

Tom, you're fucking stupid. "Post-bands" music has been in Dallas for decades. It's not just starting out. I can name at least 50 bands/groups/people/whatever you want to call them in DFWd currently that don't use the traditional guitar/bass/drums setup, and do new and interesting things with their music. Music hasn't become boring, you're just too fucking lazy to look for good music. And there's no excuse for that laziness these days. The internet has made it easy enough for a 4 year old with Down's to find enough good music to last lifetimes.

And there are still good bands that use only guitar/bass/drums, who are doing new and inventive things with that lineup. Open your mind, and shut your fucking mouth.

Someone said, 'a good band". That's an oxymoron these days though The Observer doesn't understand that. Any band with electric guitars,base, and drums is just trying to fit into a 50 year old mold. Time for a revolution in rock. Post-bands music is starting here in Dallas. It's way over due. Music has become boooooring.

Someone said, 'a good band". That's an oxymoron these days though The Observer doesn't understand that. Any band with electric guitars,base, and drums is just trying to fit into a 50 year old mold. Time for a revolution in rock. Post-bands music is starting here in Dallas. It's way over due. Music has become boooooring.

thats the nickname i gave your MOM

Who is Astronilus!?

check out wanzie gettin' all cynical..
maybe there's hope for you yet, brah.

11:14 : sorry pete

hey guys! come out to the cavern friday, august 1st and check out some 'real-ass' rock n' roll. you can even wear skinny jeans and mascara if you want! i promise the observer is not invited, so no need to hide behind your free newspaper stand in fear.

hey guys! come out to the cavern friday, august 1st and check out some 'real-ass' rock n' roll. you can even wear skinny jeans and mascara if you want! i promise the observer is not invited, so no need to hide behind your free newspaper stand in fear.

scarlett johannson's album > the dallas observer awards > tom waits

this band so does not deserve a Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven_Hundred_Springs

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NN

i'm really pissed that dj burlap stole my last name.

Really, Sarah J., Mom, Sean Kirkpatrick, DJ Burlap, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Backsliders, and Dove Hunter sell out venues? If you believe that, you might reconsider that "stupid" comment.

The difference between the bands that won these awards and the bands you people fluff up: These bands sell out venues.

If you can't figure out how this stuff works, you must be stupid.

The difference between the bands that won these awards and the bands you people fluff up: These bands sell out venues.

If you can't figure out how this stuff works, you must be stupid.

cliff notes: what a lame, petty comment.

I Know those guys from way back. I can put you in touch if you contact me.

8:33

the onieda people are friends with the old good/bad people. they played at the g/b space in denton a few times in the 90s, and they also played at their space in brooklyn a lot from what i understand. if you know any of those folks they could probably hook you up.

i didn't know christ needed a bra....

oh brother...

Crazy side note, I know this is not your uber-indie hipster rock(*like you guys favor usually) but how about a Christian or Christian rock catagory next year since there are major acts here in Dallas: the afters, ivoryline, flyleaf, mercyme, one minute halo, addison road, kessler, jeff johnson, playradioplay, eisley, etc. etc. Just a suggestion, love what you guys do for the scene, and big D,..mad respects,

"Lil Wil repped hard" what a fucking douche. Pete Freedman doesn't even have a token black friend.

who has time to read the observer's blog? honestly?

almost as amusing is the comments about the show on the observer blog.

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2008/07/doma_the_winners.php

a good band gets a nod and you still fuss. amazing.

who is Chelsea Callahan? is she the door girl from hailey's?

HELLA!

Time for the WSJR awards. Right? BTW, I'd really like to get Oneida out here sometime. Is anyone into them out here?

Awards show are intrinsically gay. Do you care who wins a grammy? They are generally shitty Michael Bolton types. And wouldn't it be worse if they allowed people to vote on this? Then why bitch. Someone who can't believe the winners of free newspaper awards contest has not been paying attention.

the saying "licks goat balls" is actually a term of good will in mongolia

the saying "licks goat balls" is actually a term of good will in mongolia

ive never even heard of dj burlap...

the saying "licks goat balls" is actually a term of good will in mongolia

Maybe it's social life is just stunted.

So....does that mean it's bad?

sean kirkpatrick's album licks goat balls.

why do we leave it up to the observer to hand out awards?

can't we as artists , musicians and promoters get together and host our own awards show?

congratulations to all that won , but i've always felt let down at the end of the observers version of best of.

You're right. Badu wouldn't give a shit.

I guess we shouldn't either.

something tells me that Badu wouldn't give a flying fuck if she won an observer award. and rightly so.

something tells me that Badu wouldn't give a flying fuck if she won an observer award. and rightly so.

Yeah, and where's Bowling for Soup, Pantera, Toadies, Badu, Meatloaf, Steve Miller, Deep Blue Something, and Blue October? Fuck, even Pimpadelic was signed! They should get something.

erykah badu should have won best female vocalist, best album and best solo artist.

just sayin'. if she can be nominated for best r'n'b artist, then why not any of the other categories?

Pete Freedman shops at structure circa 98.. *sigh*

Yeah,that's WHAT I thought.

Hey Matt,

You should wait until you actually post your comment before you add the "thats what I thought" part. Like wait 6 or 7 hours from now, and when I still haven't posted a response, then you can say "thats what I thought." The effect will be much more dramatic, and it might even mask the fact that you're a completely clueless dipshit crybaby.

i salute the observer for giving me free beer and my chance to eat my first taste of hooters' legendary cuisine. huzza!

myspace.com/dallasshowlist

Dear "That's What I Thought" Tuff-guy Matt,

This issue is more complicated than you're explaining it to be. So more importantly:

1. Tell us who you thought deserved to win.

2. What acts has this site talked about that are shittier than those that deserved to win, in your opinion?

You can't fool everyone all at once.

Jesus, Morty, you auditioning for a Catskill's dinner theater gig with that bit? I'm not saying that joke was tired, I'm just saying it won't need any warm milk before retiring for the night! HEY-oh!

Having a 'best of music' competition in Dallas is like having
a 'best of beach front property'contest in Antarctica.

Having a 'best of music' competition in Dallas is like having
a 'best of beach front property'contest in Antarctica.

So.... why don't you tell us who SHOULD have won the awards oh knower of 'good' music.

because I've seen this site endorse some 'acts' that are WAY shittier than these groups. Go ahead! Post 'em...Post who really is 'good' 'cause if you don't, you'll just confirm that you don't know what the fuck your talking about...

Thats what I thought...

astronautalis hasn't lived in dallas in years.

I wonder when people will realize that you just can't let the public vote if you hope to have a shred of integrity/cred. But that's missing the point of generating web traffic and ad dollars, I know.

some good and some bad

thanks on behalf of my wife

so its cool to hate mom, right?