Contrary to what the blog HipHopDX has reported, Justin Mohrle is not signed to Aftermath Records. Last week D Magazine ran an extensive profile of the 23-year-old rapper from Garland, and in it the name Aftermath is nowhere to be found. But that hasn’t stopped the aggregated blogosphere from running…
Welcome to February. Also known as Black History month. As a music blog, we suggest you dig into some classic and obscure African American music this month. It’s your civic duty. But in the shorter term, as always, there are a bunch of concerts taking place this week. JMSN does…
South By Southwest is so powerful that its residual effects bleed some 200 miles north into Dallas. Well, bleed isn’t the word; it’s actually a spillover. The spillover has been so strong that for the eighth year Parade of Flesh is putting together its Spillover Fest, which was once a…
You know why I’m here. I’m just trying not to get fined. Poetry. From a man, Marshawn Lynch, a.k.a. Beast Mode, who is in fact about that action, boss. Oh wait, sorry. Who cares about the Super Bowl? That may be the biggest event that people around the country will…
Well pals, if you read DC9 at Night, Robert Wilonsky at The Dallas Morning News, or Central Track, you could have easily missed the news due to a lack of coverage, but the historic Deep Ellum venue, The Bomb Factory, is having a resurrection. The grand opening on Thursday, March…
The big event on the table this week is Super Bowl Sunday. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face off in Glendale, Arizona to determine who is the world champion of a sport played exclusively in the United States of America for the most part. So, there’s that…
Billy Joel With Jamie Cullum American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, January 22, 2014 I’ll tell you straight up: Billy Joel can do whatever the hell he wants. He’s been a shape-shifting musician throughout his mainstream career. He’s had about as many musical styles as any good chameleon should. His first…
The working week is over. It’s time to party and there’s a bunch of options to do so this weekend. Grammy Award winning band, Snarky Puppy, is putting on a show of a side projects from the members of the band. Post-rock band This Will Destroy You will hit the…
Dallas and Houston have a bit of a rivalry going on. Montrose vs. Lower Greenville. Texans vs. Cowboys. Bla vs. Bla. Blah Blah. Who Cares vs. *Fart Noise*. Let’s get to the real matters of substance, the pressing questions, the logical debates. Simply put: Which city has a better hip-hop…
Google “police kill unarmed black man” and it garners about 3,560,000 results in 0.38 seconds. This is an issue that further divides America. Police are more or less one of the top three most trusted professions in the country. There are those who trust the police force unquestionably and unconditionally,…
It’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day today. You can do a number of things to pay homage to the civil rights activist like watch Selma, read up on his legacy or just plain be nice to one another. I suggest buying and reading How To Be Black, a satirical…
Do you have a heart? If so you should get your ass to Trees Saturday for the Have A Heart Benefit show. It’s objective is to raise money for John Bullard who has cerebral palsy. On the bill for the night: Beach Fossils, The Appleseed Cast, Leon Bridges, Son of…
Alright my pals, not sure if you’re aware, but there’s this social networking site called Twitter. It’s simultaneously a hellhole and enchanting corner of the Internet. It’s a helluva source for news, but most importantly, a wonderful source for jokes and spirited rants alike. Snark aside (although what else is…
We are in a stage of grieving. Our Cowboys fought hard, but ultimately came up short in the Divisional round of the playoffs. It was a fascinating (stressful) season with plenty of ups and downs and we’re proud of a team that’s made it as far as they have. Better…
A lot of great shows are happening this weekend. Lenny Kravitz and Sting do some concerts for college football, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell returns to our proximity, Mineral has a reunion show, Ex Hex puts a spell on us, and the Molly Ringwalds do 1980s music. We hope you’re…
Coachella, one of America’s most prominent destination festivals, announced their 2015 line-up early this afternoon. The headliners for the festival are AC/DC, Jack White and rap cherub Drake. Those folks are all well and good, but that’s not exactly why we’re here telling you an event that takes place all…
There’s a ton of wonderful shows in Dallas this week. Native Texan Luke Wade, of The Voice fame, does a show at Trees. Lenny Kravitz and Sting play shows as a tie-in to the College Football postseason. Sturgill Simpson hits the casino gig after selling out Club Dada majorly in…
In terms of Dallas hip hop, 2014 was ruled by Blue, the Misfit, A.Dd+, the, Outfit, TX, Buffalo Black and Sam Lao. We talked about them incessantly and deservedly so. They made great music and performed their asses off. Hell, the Outfit, TX made their way to Art Basel in…
Hey, friend, it’s 2015. We’re living in the future. There’s the Instagram. The kids are doing the snapchatting and the twittering. You can watch a whole movie in the palm of your hand on a square that’s 1/4 of an inch thick. We’re in the future. But, where the hell…
Oh New Year’s Eve. The alcoholic in us all thinks of you as “amateur’s night,” all gaudy drunkenness and desperation. Why does it always happen like this? Well, New Year’s is inevitably a microcosm of our year past: We always head out with very high expectations and have them crushed…
Well, what is your resolution? You don’t know yet? Get your house in order sirs and madams, it’s time to get ready for the New Year. Fortunately, even if you haven’t decided how to better yourself in 2015, there are at least plenty of ways to party this week. Spoon,…
The Christmas season is over. As is Hannakuh and Kwanzaa is just starting up. Shout out to all the people who are celebrating and celebrated their respective winter season holidays. The perennial party evening, New Years Eve is right around the corner, but before you hit that move, there’s a…
