From major label success to a slow burning out, the Flickerstick story is one of the wildest in Dallas’ rock history, and one that’s entirely emblematic of the early aughts: It involves 9/11, Incubus, reality competition shows and the onset of social media.
OK, so either you have a certain type of person missing from your friend group and want to collect the whole set, you’ve recently won the lottery and are tired of IKEA art on your walls or you’re ready to crush hard on someone new (and drink a lot of…
It’s been the better part of a decade since musician Eric Martin has performed on a Dallas stage. On April 30, after performing in three bands, several solo projects and a stint in New York City, the Dallas-based singer and songwriter returns to play a special set with an array…
In less than two weeks, Austin transplant and clothing designer Melissa Anne Taylor will unveil her latest collection during a runway presentation in Fair Park.
Summertime comes to a close over the next few weeks and Dallasites don’t want to miss the opportunity to kick back and enjoy all the perks of what the city has to offer this special time of year.
In July of 2011, Francisco Moreno’s exhibition Seven Days in America opened at Oliver Francis Gallery.
Although they have never met, artists Kelsey Heimerman and Dudley Sanders have more in common than they know. At the same time, the two Dallas based painters could not have more contrasting lifestyles: Heimerman lives and paints in a beautiful loft in the hip part of Exposition Park, while Sanders…
While there’s plenty of bad news plaguing the world, the Dallas Jazz Piano Society offers a glimmer of positivity to North Texas jazz lovers of all ages. What started out more than a decade ago as a jazz concert in the living room of Jim Callaway’s home turned into a…
While most bands are struggling to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Dallas’ Big Story is finding success at SiriusXM satellite radio. The band’s new single, “Rabbit,” released in March, has been receiving regular airplay on Octane SiriusXM radio, boosting the four-piece project into the national air waves. Singer Randall…
With COVID-19 being the headlining blip on everyone’s radar and social distancing becoming the new normal, people are most likely going to be hanging around the house quite a bit. Between school closures, business closures and all cultural institutions on lockdown, day-to-day life may get pretty boring. The bad news…
It’s not a stretch of the imagination to consider that the Dallas service industry holds the heart and soul of the city. They keep hot nights cool, bellies warm and work weeks manageable. They provide much-needed relief from bad traffic days, skyrocketing rent prices and an escape from jobs we…
Imagine being a neo-grunge musician and receiving a letter from Kurt Cobain that your band’s latest record is a masterpiece. Shaun Hamill is making that kind of splash in the horror and fiction literary world. On Sept. 17, his first novel, A Cosmology Of Monsters (published by Pantheon Books in New…
It’s no secret that Deep Ellum has been changing dramatically just over the past five years. While some of the beloved long time neighborhood staples are closing shop, new bars and restaurants are popping up left and right, bringing hefty crowds from all walks of life to the neighborhood. The…
What happens when you die? It’s a question that has attached itself to mankind since the beginning of time. Some people turn to religion while others turn to philosophers. Some turn to meditation, and others turn to Jack Daniels. In the end, all must turn somewhere. Death is the great…
Why do people collect things? Records, concert tickets, stamps and even toys can easily fall into the category of clutter in a world of cloud technology, celebrated minimalism and the ever-advancing strategies to simplify one’s life. Why have a record collection 500 units deep when you can simply keep all…
A guidepost for egalitarianism has arrived in the Dallas Design District, representing the 42% of Dallas’ population who are Latino. The Latino Arts Project opened its doors on Dragon Street this past Cinco de Mayo with the exhibition Mexican Modern Sculpture: A Study of the Artists, on display until Sept…
Singer Joe Grah has received many injuries in the name of rock ‘n’ roll. Twenty years ago in Dallas, while opening for MTV darlings Silverchair, the Jibe frontman dived head-first into a group of buzzing hecklers, crowd-surfing and singing while taking a nasty shove from a drunken Silverchair fan. The…
Musician, Artist and Art Curator Scott Tucker is the singer/songwriter of Dallas-based bands The Orange and Aztec Milk Temple.
