When DDFW Master of the Mic launched in 2015, its aims were ambitious: bring unity, collaboration and healthy competition to North Texas’ hip-hop scene, while finding its next great undiscovered talent. The result was impressive enough, finishing off with a packed house at Trees, celebrity judges and plenty of memorable performances…
EB Rebel will be the first to admit she’s still new to the rap game. Until a few years ago, the real-life Ebonie Tave was on the fast track to law school, but thanks to the combination of a floundering economy, shortage of jobs in law and an overwhelming urge…
Some offenses are worse than others. But when Cinderblock Sessions co-founders Jake Ryan Hull and Nick Melita hosted one of their recurring live music and interview recording sessions at their warehouse in Jubilee Park on April 30, they didn’t realize they were committing one of the absolute worst: They let…
As he stood atop the bleachers of the Cotton Bowl, surveying the wet, muddy field, Eli Flores knew what he had to do. Within seconds, Flores had ripped off his shirt and made a mad dash from one side of the stadium to the other, dodging kicks from the infuriated…
Homegrown Music and Arts Festival With Spoon, Old 97’s, Shakey Graves and more The Bomb Factory, Dallas Saturday, May 9, 2015 Texas’ unpredictable did its best to wreck havoc on the sixth annual Homegrown Music and Arts Festival over the weekend, but for once Mother Nature found itself outmatched. Organizers…
Vice Palace One-Year Anniversary Party With iill, Lily Taylor, Rat Rios, $kaduf, Orgullo Primitivo and Tony Q and Plain Jane Francis. Oak Cliff, Dallas Saturday, April 25, 2015 It has been a helluva year for Art Peña. From the opening of Vice Palace last April to having it nominated for…
Amanda Fucking Palmer Granada Theater, Dallas Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Amanda Palmer — or, to give her proper billing, Amanda Fucking Palmer — is about to be a mother. When she played Granda Theater last night, it was a special occasion not only because it was her first Dallas appearance…
Following in the footsteps of a successful parent can be a discouraging task. When your father is Dallas producer SymbolycOne, there’s a lot to live up to: Two Grammy awards, a list of list of collaborators including Kanye West and Eminem, and even an appearance (two, actually) at last week’s…
Sylvan Esso With Generationals Granada Theater, Dallas Tuesday, March 24, 2015 What a difference a year makes. In fact, in this case, not even a year. Last spring, Sylvan Esso made their first appearance in Dallas, opening for tUnE-yArDs at the Granada Theater. That night, many felt the duo stole…
Here in the U.S. we love labels. That beer is not just a beer, it’s a craft beer. What kind of movie was it? It was an avant-garde, neo-Fellini-esque, dark comedy. And music is no different. Raise your hand if you remember the Krautrock movement of the ’70s or the…
Waka Flocka Flame With AV the Great, #Baconomics, Elijah Heap and Ace Young’n Rockin’ Rodeo, Denton Thursday, March 5, 2015 Rockin Rodeo is just about the last place you would expect to see Waka Flocka Flame. Known for being Denton’s shit-kickin’, honky-tonk swag bar, it doesn’t exactly conjure thoughts of…
There’s a new sheriff in Dallas, and he comes in the form of a long-haired, pierced and tatted drummer from Canada. For Messer’s Kenny Youngar, his first day as an Uber legend began just a couple weeks ago, on Valentine’s Day. “It’s taken on a life of its own,” says…
Taking Back Sunday With Letlive and the Menzingers South Side Ballroom, Dallas Saturday, February 21, 2015 The scene at South Side Ballroom on Saturday night for the fourth stop of Taking Back Sunday’s 2015 tour looked like a combined high school reunion for the classes of the 2000’s. The room…
