A self-described “musical prostitute,” Anthony Green is the brains behind emo prog-rock favorites Circa Survive and Saosin, as well as The Sound of Animals Fighting (a supergroup founded by Rx frontman Rich Balling, in which the members rock out sporting animal masks). In the midst of all this, Green has…
It’s easy to think of human trafficking as a far away problem, but it isn’t. In the last 37 years, the nonprofit organization Children of the Night has helped rescue more than 10,000 children and young people from sexual exploitation, pornography and prostitution in the United States. To help raise…
Over the last year, Dallas hip-hop soul vocalist M3CCA has built a reputation for providing a unique live music experience that is both sensual and spiritual. She recently made her first foray into creating visuals to accompany her music with the release of her first video for her song “Insecurity…
When preparation meets opportunity, dreams can become reality. For rapper Bobby Sessions and High Standardz, the management company and record label behind Sessions since he began his solo career, that transformation has begun. In January, social media posts surfaced showing Sessions in a high-rise Manhattan boardroom. There was no indication…
Ryan Forbes, a Dallas singer-songwriter, does not believe in superstition. But he says that is the best way to explain the turn of events that led him to play for Leon Bridges while busking on the streets of Deep Ellum. Normally, Forbes sets up in front of B4, a thrift…
The crowd that filed into Toyota Music Factory to see Paramore on Saturday was a particular group; if you didn’t know what band was playing that night, you could reasonably guess the lineup on the marquee from the attendees. The throng of people entering skewed heavily female, their brightly dyed…
Package tours are a hallmark of the summer concert season. Whether they’re artfully curated with alternative scene-makers, skillfully assembled with corporate branding or nostalgically organized to appeal to fans’ youthful past, these types of bookings populate the calendars of sheds around the country. Sunday evening’s bill at The Pavilion at…
At the beginning of the year, Dallas rapper Bobby Sessions announced his deal with Def Jam records. Now, for his highly anticipated debut for the storied hip-hop record label, there will be a listening party. RVLTN: The Divided States Of AmeriKKKa is set to be released Friday. High Standardz, the the management…
It’s a wonderful week for music nostalgia, local bands and free shows. Smashing Pumpkins, Collective Soul, Neurosis and Foreigner take us down memory lane while Granada Theater says thank you with a week of free shows. And for a chance to hear local favorites such as electronic musician Cygnus, check out KUZU…
Guitarist Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down is happy to talk from his studio in Nashville ahead of another tour. The band has many hits to its name, so Henderson finds no reason to be bitter or jaded about the industry or the band’s long career. At this point, he…
An 8-year-old stops near a snack bar to grab a new pair of purple earplugs before heading to band practice. “We’re going to need these,” Ellie Johnson says. ”Our band is loud.” Johnson is part of Girls Rock Fort Worth, a weeklong summer camp that uses music education and workshops…
Scratch Session, Banjos to Beats’ summer DJ series at It’ll Do, is in full swing. The first installment was two weeks ago with DJ Nu-Mark, and legendary mixologist DJ Z-Trip will preside over the turntables Friday night. On a phone call Wednesday afternoon, Z-Trip expressed his excitement to be a…
Some cool up-and-comers will be heading to area venues over the next couple of months. Additionally, a few old souls are revving up the engines to stop by, and a punk rock icon brings his other creative interests to town. British singer-songwriter Jorja Smith has announced a North American headlining…
The boys in Teenage Sexx are all grown up and have changed the name of their band to Upsetting. Teenage Sexx started as a garage-punk solo project formed in 2014 in singer and guitarist Caleb Lewis’ trailer park bedroom in Kervin, Texas, when the singer was only a teenager. It…
After a month off, DJ Mark Schectman will return to the radio airwaves at 8 p.m. Sunday. The longtime host of The Local Ticket has a new show and a new place to call home. Now on the Entercom-owned Alt 103.7 (KVIL-FM), Schectman’s Locals Only show will be a continuation…
Stetra has been in the DJ game for just under a decade, but in the last year, she has left her footprint all over Dallas nightlife, helping to move dance floors from The Statler to Beauty Bar to The Nines. As a member of the LOLO crew, she has become…
It is a busy Tuesday morning in California for Deafheaven vocalist George Clarke, who is getting ready to set off on a U.S. tour that will support his band’s fourth studio album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. Clarke has one day left before his first tour stop in Phoenix. He’s driving…
Randy Rogers has had an overproductive summer. The country star born in Cleburne, Texas, has been caught in the middle of a hectic touring schedule while preparing for the release of his ninth studio album. But in the name of diversification, he’ll add just a bit more to his plate this weekend…
Edward Redmond wasn’t always a rebel bar owner. Redmond owns the Plaza Pub, which has been serving cold beer in east Arlington to smokers and nonsmokers alike since the 1950s. But the grace period for Arlington’s new smoking ordinance, which bans smoking inside bars, will expire soon, leaving some of…
Breaking into the country music scene as a woman isn’t easy. Sydney Anderson, a local musician, has found herself playing with a lot of cover bands and singing the national anthem too many times to count as she prepares to release her first original EP, which is self-titled. When it comes…
There’s a song in your heart you need to play for the world, but the world isn’t exactly coming to your doorstep to hear it. You’ve checked the mailbox, and once again, there is no contract from a record label inside. With an overabundance of talent and nowhere to showcase…
Electro pop singer-songwriter LEV released the music video for her latest single, “Last Mouth Running,” on Friday. The video features playful cat-and-mouse-style choreography between LEV and the video’s love interest, who appears to be delightfully and hopelessly under her spell. The two make their way on foot through parts of…
