All of my clips for The Dallas Observer can be found here.

The DFW Religious Music Scene:

• “Cathedral of Hope, with its Full Orchestra, May Have the Best Church Music in DFW”
• “How Cynthia Fruth Became One of the Few Female Music Directors in The Catholic Church”
• “Why Patrick Ryan Clark Made the Switch to Christian Music”
• “Inside the Massive Musical Operation of Fellowship Church”
• “How Plano’s Anshai Torah Synagogue Got its Men’s A Capella Choir”
• “Behind the Band Playing for Over 15,000 People at Highland Park United Methodist Church”
• “Behind the Scenes of the Storied A Capella Offerings of The Hills Church of Christ”
• “Life in Deep Ellum Church Treats its Music More Like a Concert”

Various Articles:

• “-Topic Releases ‘Why You Take My Backpack’ But Not the Version He Played at Trees Benefit Show”
• “-Topic Uplifted By Dallas Hip-Hop Community After Music Was Stolen With His Backpack”
• “Macklemore Is No Hero, And He Knows It on ‘White Privilege II'” 
• “Motivated By Sweaters, Dallas Rapper -topic Is On a Feel-Good Campaign”
• “Meet the Dallas Doctors Using Music for Therapy”
• “A.Dd+ Chronicle Their Nawfside Love on New Nawf EP”
• “A Weekly Drum Circle Shows Klyde Warren Park at its Best”
• “The Legendary Fritz Had Unfinished Business in Dallas Hip-Hop”
• “Yung Nation’s Rooftop Pool Party: Photos”
• “Well-Wishes for Randy Travis from the Honky Tonk Nearest His Hospital Bed”
• “How Music (and Johnny Football) Bring UT and A&M Fans Together”
• “The Dallas Zoo’s Safari Nights Concert Series: For Those who Like Animals And Music”
• “The Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 6/16-6/22” (Future)
• “The Best North Texas Albums of 2014, So Far” (#15, -topic’s Be Good & Do Well)
• “Yung Nation’s B. Reed Got Shot in the Leg and Played a Show the Next Day”
• “Joel Salazar’s Fresh Beats Productions Brings Back the Battle Tonight”

Interviews:

• “Atmosphere Reflect on Past Dallas Performances Before Bomb Factory Show”
• “Janiva Magness: “I See Blues as the Music of the American People””
• “Mac Miller Talks About Religion, Twitter and His New Album, Which is His Best One Yet”
• “Oil Boom Prepare a New 7″ and Talk About the Value of Being a DFW Band”

Show Reviews:

• “Chance the Rapper Preached His Hip-Hop Blessings at The Bomb Factory”
• “Poet T. Odis Wasn’t on the Lineup of Saturday’s Secret Sofar Sounds Show, But He Won the Night”
• “Juicy J at Trees on Friday, November 29”
• “Big Sean, Roscoe Dash & Yung Nation | Dr. Pepper Arena | July 20, 2013”
• “Tim McGraw – Gexa Energy Pavilion – June 21, 2013”

Listicles:

• “The 30 Most Disturbing Songs of All Time” (Versions of my article also appeared in the Phoenix New Times and OC Weekly)
• “5 Memorable Moments from Erykah Badu Hosting the Soul Train Awards”
• “The 18 Most Entertaining Musical Performances by Politicians”
• “College Athlete-Rappers: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly”

Contributions:

• “The 20 Best Songs Ever Written About Dallas” (I wrote about Big Tuck’s “Welcome to Dallas”)
• “The Best North Texas Albums of 2014, So Far” (I wrote about -topic’s Be Good & Do Well)
• “The Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 6/16-6/22” (I wrote about Future)
• “The Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, 12/1-12/7” (I wrote about Common and Jay Electronica)