Eva Raggio

Dallas

Music and Culture Editor at Dallas Observer

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Articles

Fort Worth Musician Abraham Alexander Nominated for a Best Song Oscar

Jan 23, 2025 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

North Texas has its fair share of Grammy Award winners (and certainly of Dallas Observer Music Awards winners), but not every day does one of our own get a chance at going for the gold.Boy, do we love to be right: In 2023, we named Fort Worth-via-Greece musician Abraham Alexander the " best soon-to-be legend ." Now the singer-songwriter is up for one of the film industry’s highest honors.On Thursday morning, the nominations were announced for the 97th Academy Awards .
Post Malone Gives Houston Waitress an Insanely Large Tip on Christmas

Jan 7, 2025 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

In pop culture, in folklore and on the discount rack at Hobby Lobby, Santa Claus is typically depicted as a pudgy, bearded and (invariably) white man. In reality, he also has face tattoos. Two weeks ago, Post Malone might as well have ridden off in a sleigh after performing a Christmas miracle at a Houston dive bar. As Music Mayhem reported on Sunday, the North Texas singer born Austin Post visited Houston bar The Railyard Bar with rapper Shaboozey on Christmas Eve.
Observer Critics' Favorite Albums of 2024

Dec 31, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

We may all share in the feeling that this year’s Dec. 31 merits a “crappy new year” celebration — drown us in Champagne and black-eyed peas until we forget the election, the Luigi Mangione news cycle and Blake Lively’s drama persisting as long as all seasons of Gossip Girl and the book series combined. The blinding silver lining was that — as in any time of turmoil — this crazy year brought a whole lot of great new music.
Dallas' Deep Ellum Finally Focuses on the People Making It Legendary

Nov 15, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

Don't Wait for Their Funeral To Give Them FlowersAfter 150 years as Dallas’ cultural cradle, Deep Ellum remains marvelously multifaceted, a mythical place where dreams die or live again, a seductively seedy explosion of art and drunkenness. Like any entertainment district worth the price of its real estate, it’s also filled with smoke-and-mirror illusions.
Dallas-Fort Worth's Best Outdoor Markets and Bazaars

Nov 11, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Julianna Chen |Eva Raggio

As fall temperatures finally begin to dip from unbearable to tolerable-slash-comfortable, it’s the perfect time to get some of your shopping done in the great outdoors.Dallas has plenty of excellent locations for vintage and thrift lovers, but 'tis the season to indulge in your most harmless addictions (caffeine and spending) with a stroll, coffee in hand, around DFW's best bazaars and outdoor markets.We’ve rounded up the best vendor markets around North Texas, where you’re sure to find...
Trump Rally Speaker Hinchcliffe Remembered for Racist Tirade Against Dallas Comedian

Oct 28, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

Last week’s presidential rallies proved again that decorum no longer has a place in the once-somber world of political pageantry. On Wednesday, singer Loomis fumbled through an off-key delivery of the National Anthem at a debate held by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation that was followed by an F-bomb on live TV. (When are singers going to learn to keep it simple?
Online Survey Asks Women To Describe Texas Men With One Word. Any Guesses?

Oct 25, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

This week, we learned about a survey by a site named datingadvice.com, which asked readers to describe the men in their state using one word: “From Loyal to Lazy: Survey Pinpoints the One Word Women Use to Describe Men By State.”The article says that the research was an “online panel survey of 3,000 women based on age (18+), gender (female), and geography (United States). Internal data sources are used to obtain population data sets.
Peppa Pig Theme Park Announces New Opening Date, Despite PETA’s Objections

Oct 24, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

North Texas children will soon be able to play in the world of animated TV icon Peppa Pig. The Peppa Pig Theme Park, based on the animated children's series that debuted in 2004, will open in North Richland Hills early next year. Peppa Pig is the most famous British pig since A.A. Milne created Piglet. The series is so popular among the elementary-school-and-under demographic that American parents have reported changes in their children’s speech to an acquired British accent and vocabulary.
Video: Dallas Icon Big Tex Goes Up at the State Fair of Texas

Sep 20, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio |Jordan Maddox

On Friday morning, the septuagenarian was erected and installed in his usual spot near the entrance of Fair Park, ahead of the State Fair’s run from Sept. 27 through Oct. 20. Once again, the fair is ready to roll out its stellar lineup of free concerts. Through the years, its stages have hosted icons from Elvis Presley to Nirvana and the late, great Selena, who performed with her band Los Dinos 30 years ago on Oct. 23.
Watch: The Dallas Observer Best Of Special Will Air on CW33

Sep 19, 2024 | dallasobserver.com | Eva Raggio

It’s the best time of the year. The temperature (well, any day now) is due to calm down before its next mood swing, Christmas is close enough to put your girl math to good use through compulsive shopping, and professional Halloweeners are halfway done sewing their costumes. It’s also the best because it's when we roll out our Best of Dallas issue, which perennially celebrates Dallas-Fort Worth's culture, people and places.