Sadly, this weekend hasn’t gotten off on the right foot: The Yasiin Bey show got canceled because the artists formerly known as Mos Def got ill. You’ll have to catch him at The Bomb Factory August 29th instead. Regardless of that canceled show, there’s some great stuff still happening this weekend…
Kaela Sinclair had just had the biggest performance of her life when she got the news. It was the springtime and she had been invited to sing the national anthem for a Texas Rangers game at Globe Life Park on less than a day’s notice. The 25-year-old Denton singer was…
3 Doors Down With Seether and We Are Harlot The Bomb Factory July 8, 2015 3 Doors Down and Seether co-headlined a hump day show at The Bomb Factory, and they danced with the ghost of grunge all night long. Both played hour-long sets, showcasing carefully chiseled versions of rock…
What is it with the Flaming Lips? Seems like every time a music festival is getting ready to move up a notch, someone has Wayne Coyne’s number on speed dial. It happened a few years ago with 35 Denton. Same thing with KXT’s Summer Cut. It happened again earlier this…
What is a “Glorp”? The legends are hazy, but the story goes that Charles Knowles, in a state of alcohol-induced clairvoyance, sent a noble Snapchat message containing the mystic word. From there, it was only a matter of time before he and his roommate, Keelan Tollefson, named their home studio…
Lars Warn brings a wealth of deep track knowledge that is well beyond his ears to the production and DJ table. Warn’s versatility comes from an exploratory nature that has found him spinning in a variety of niche genres. From the earliest days of proper dubstep to the deepest reaches of…
Ambition is the most important quality in a band. In an age of DIY music promotion, a band is unlikely to break out without massive record label support or an above average imagination. The minimum will never do. These Machines Are Winning, the brainchild of Dylan Silvers that’s equal parts…
Is Alex Trebek an Old 97’s fan? The jury is still out on that one, but this much we do know: Monday’s episode of Jeopardy! gave a shout out to Dallas’ favorite cow punk — uh, alt country — band, and it was a pretty cool nod to Rhett Miller and…
Decades into his musical career, pianist and producer Shaun Martin is just now getting around to releasing his first solo album today. After collaborating and touring with famous artists like Chaka Kahn and Fred Hammond for several years, he has finally convinced himself that his own work is ready to…
It’s a well established fact that North Texas is abundant with talent coming from all different parts and walks of life. And it’s no question that some of the artists that are currently in the local spotlight are LGBTQ. To some, this might not be a big deal, but we…
Good luck getting Nicholas Altobelli to say anything positive. Ask him about playing music in Dallas and he’s liable to tell you that he wants to leave. Ask him about his latest record, and he’ll tell you that he wants to quit playing. Ask him about his divorce and —…
Twilite’s Second Anniversary Party With Old 97’s and Brent Best Twilite Lounge, Dallas Saturday, July 4, 2015 To celebrate two years of existence, Twilite Lounge threw a free party on Saturday. By the end of the night, people were already talking about how this was one of the most memorable…
Billy Bob’s Fourth of July Picnic With Merle Haggard, Ryan Bingham, Chris Stapleton and more Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, 2015 At first, the news that Willie Nelson would be moving his annual 4th of July picnic to Austin seemed tragic. Every year,…
Fourth of July is over, and now there’s seemingly nothing to celebrate. No pool parties, no fireworks, no long summer days to spend relaxing in the sun. All that’s left is the heat and possibly some overeating. But fear not; the concert calendar is here to save us, and this…
Heartless BastardsWith Craig Finn Trees, Dallas Thursday, July 2, 2015 With all due respect to the Heartless Bastards, who were technically the headliners at Trees last Thursday night, the evening thoroughly belonged to opener Craig Finn. Performing solo with a friend on electric guitar, the Hold Steady frontman took advantage…
Oaktopia Festival is heading into its third year in 2015, which means it’s about time for things to get serious. Last year the upstart Denton festival upped its game in a serious way, bringing in artists like Aesop Rock, Immortal Technique and Neon Indian for three days of music in…
I’ve got a theory: Every American holiday is just an excuse for us all to get really, really, wasted and gorge ourselves with food. You can also hang out with family, but too. Over here, we like to celebrate with a little bit of live music. Especially the type of…
Fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan have had to do a lot of waiting. They had to wait 25 years for the blues guitar legend to be inducted into the Rock and Hall of Fame — an honor that the late Texan finally received earlier this year. For fans in Dallas…
To hear Daniel Jones tell it, the music industry is a small world. Hard work and networking with a small group of people is all you need to rise through the ranks. After co-producing tracks with Timbaland and sharing stages with names like Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake, Jones makes a…
We’re officially halfway through 2015 (watch out, the days are already getting shorter), and one thing is clear: it’s been a pretty good (half) year for North Texas music. So good, in fact, that it started back in 2014, when news broke that Fort Worth’s Leon Bridges had been signed…
Kung Fu Saloon isn’t admitting it discriminated against anyone, but it has agreed to takes its lumps. The bar and arcade chain has been dogged by multiple accusations of ethnic discrimination over the past five years, including several at its Dallas location in Uptown. Earlier this year, the accusations led…
Quad Fifty is the techno/bass alias for Ernesto Izard. As a member of the DJ crew The Guild, Izard has been holding down sets informed by a deep knowledge of electronic and experimental music. His two decades exploring the outer edges of the electronic trenches gives him a distinct advantage in…
