Critic's Notebook

A new Dallas festival aims to be a mini-SXSW with a symposium by Grammy winners and free concerts.

More than 100 “Directioners” attended a memorial for the singer at White Rock Lake on Sunday.

The growing chain with locations in malls across Texas started out as a booth at the back of a Frisco antique mall.

Dallas band Ishi and up-and-coming student groups will perform at Strauss Square on Oct. 25.

Dallas’ Electrik Ants has the most ambitious livestream concert. It includes Grammy winners and interactive bits.

Cucuy Fest is a celebration of your emo primo.

One of the country’s largest independent record stores turns 10 on Oct. 19.

At “Swifties for Harris” events, Taylor Swift fans are using friendship bracelets and karaoke to campaign like it’s 1989.

The Design District in Dallas has a new dance club, and it’s a massive, state-of-the-art repurposed grain silo.

“The Indie Artist’s Guide to the Industry” is a 350-page manual on how to make it as an independent musician.

Who is Jewels Clark? Meet the busiest woman in Dallas.

The Dallas Cowboys are the area’s most popular sports team, win or lose. Our playlist blends DFW hip-hop with Cowboys spirit for pre-game, halftime and a victory lap.

The “Buss It” rapper is kicking off her first solo tour in Dallas, her hometown.

For better or for worse, North Texas artists always leave their mark on shows such as “American Idol” and “The Voice.”

The forthcoming project, “Grande-Terre,” is an offshoot of a Hargrove-assembled band that won a Grammy in 1998.

We know who Ye is endorsing, but here’s a full breakdown of whose side your favorite rapper is on.

Swifties and haters assume the “Bad Blood” was politically motivated when a North Texas man destroyed an Eras Tour-themed guitar.

The annual free festival will take place on Nov. 23.

What’s in a name? For these DFW bands, style, humor and a dash of controversy.

The iconoclastic singer-songwriter and actor, who died Sept. 28, was a deeply influential, award-winning artist.

Dallas DJs Ynfynyt Scroll and El Nick DGO are building community in Dallas nightlife with their party, Cooliteo.

Dallas singer Adieu Anáis is playing the long game.