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Preston Jones is a Dallas-based writer who spent a decade as the pop music critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors honored his work three times, including a 2017 first place award for comment and criticism (Class AAAA). His writing has also appeared in the New York Observer, The Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, Central Track, Oklahoma Today and Slant Magazine.
Image: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Fuse Past and Present for First Dallas Show in Seven Years

Concert Reviews

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Fuse Past and Present for First Dallas Show in Seven Years

By Preston Jones
Image: Teddy Swims Gets in His Feels at Sold-Out Irving Show

Concert Reviews

Teddy Swims Gets in His Feels at Sold-Out Irving Show

By Preston Jones
Image: For Her First Dallas Show in 16 Years, Regina Spektor Bends Time to Her Will

Concert Reviews

For Her First Dallas Show in 16 Years, Regina Spektor Bends Time to Her Will

By Preston Jones
Image: 'I Love this Neighborhood': Kyle Mooney Toys with Reality in Deep Ellum Headlining Debut

Comedy

'I Love this Neighborhood': Kyle Mooney Toys with Reality in Deep Ellum Headlining Debut

By Preston Jones
Image: Selena's Influential, Pathbreaking Posthumous Album Dreaming of You Turns 30 This Year

History & Nostalgia

Selena's Influential, Pathbreaking Posthumous Album Dreaming of You Turns 30 This Year

By Preston Jones
Image: Pete Yorn Makes the Years Melt Away at Sold-Out Kessler Theater

Concert Reviews

Pete Yorn Makes the Years Melt Away at Sold-Out Kessler Theater

By Preston Jones
Image: Out Her Mind, Just in Time: Erykah Badu Flows Into a New Era on Juneteenth

Local Music

Out Her Mind, Just in Time: Erykah Badu Flows Into a New Era on Juneteenth

By Preston Jones
Image: Rising British Pop Star Rachel Chinouriri Makes Her Mark in Sold-Out Dallas Debut

Concert Reviews

Rising British Pop Star Rachel Chinouriri Makes Her Mark in Sold-Out Dallas Debut

By Preston Jones
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