Erykah Badu’s Annual Birthday Bash Reached a New Peak Friday Night

Erykah Badu’s Birthday With Dave Chappelle, the Cannabinoids and more The Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, February 26, 2016 By the end of Erykah Badu’s epic 45th birthday extravaganza at The Bomb Factory on Friday night, the Queen of Neo-Soul was surrounded by dozens of people on stage. Members of her…

Sam Lao Takes Control of Her Own Destiny

Sam Lao remembers when she had the Dallas music scene in the palm of her hands in 2013. From the day she released her debut EP West Pantego, the rapper and singer has been riding a 15-month wave of critical acclaim. She opened for famed English singer Jessie Ware and played Homegrown…

Kid Cudi Proved His Music Is Alive and Well at The Bomb Factory

Kid Cudi The Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, February 19, 2016 The polarization that surrounds Kid Cudi these days is genuinely curious. Yes, his latest albums have veered sharply from the sonics of his highly-praised early material but this behavior, depending on how well you know his discography, was largely predictable. On…

Meet Loudiene, an Untamed Beast of a Rapper Taking Over Dallas

22-year-old Torey Smith is constantly on the verge of being out of control. In his words, he’s your local trap star, a goon, a gangster. He’s always turnt up. He’s no-holds-barred and, depending on what mood you catch him in, you’ll get the good or the really bad. You never…

5 Dallas Rappers to Watch in 2016: Sam Lao, Pat Ron and More

There are two reasons to keep an eye on the artists listed here. One, they’re established acts in the city who have been putting in work for years and have a well-founded reputation but had a relatively and purposely quiet 2015. Or two, they’ve been bubbling in Dallas’ youthful underground…

The 10 Best Dallas-Fort Worth Music Videos of 2015

Combing through the area’s best music in 2015 is a big job — there’s a lot of it — and that task gets even bigger when you toss in the videos accompanying some of the best music. North Texas is rich with musical talent and with video directors helping to…