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After 10 Years, All Casual Relapse Really Wants Is to Play ‘Puck Off’ at a Stars Game

By David FletcherApril 11, 2025

This punk band has played almost everywhere in North Texas but not the AAC. Not yet, anyway.

2 DIY Music Venues Open Minutes Apart Near Fort Worth

By Simon PruittApril 9, 2025

White Settlement is where it’s at, apparently. The music scene is building there thanks to two new underground venues.

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The Best Luka Dončić Name Drops in Dallas-Fort Worth Hip-Hop

By Bryson "Boom" PaulApril 9, 2025

To commemorate Luka’s return to Dallas, we recognized the most memorable lyrics by DFW rappers referencing No. 77.

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Wamono Nights Brings City Pop to the Dance Floor in Bishop Arts

By Akshaj TurebyluApril 9, 2025

All the rage in Oak Cliff: LadyLove has a night devoted to viral vintage Japanese sounds on vinyl.

Meet Brody Price, Dallas Country Rocker and Environmental Scientist

Meet Brody Price, Dallas Country Rocker and Environmental Scientist

By Alyssa FieldsApril 7, 2025

Price and his band pair swinging country sounds with raucous rock in our backyard, sometimes literally.

Upcoming DFW Spring Season Music Fests You Don’t Want to Miss

By Karaline WileyApril 2, 2025

From country to indie, hip-hop, R&B and more, the air around Dallas-Fort Worth will be filled with music.

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Erykah Badu Celebrates Womanhood in Oversized BBL Bodysuit

By Leah FrazierApril 1, 2025

Was Badu’s faux BBL body suit mocking culture, or was it deeper than that? She’s not saying. Others are speculating.

The 10 Best Jukeboxes in Dallas

The 10 Best Jukeboxes in Dallas

By Simon Pruitt and OthersMarch 31, 2025

These Dallas dives let you curate the vibes on a night out.

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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: What Local Tiny Desk Concerts Tell Us About Dallas Music

By Jewels ClarkMarch 28, 2025

Big music productions can get caught up in the flashy spectacle. But NPR’s Tiny Desk contest strips it all away.

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As SXSW Scales Back Music, the Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair Doubles Down

As SXSW Scales Back Music, the Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair Doubles Down

By Simon PruittMarch 27, 2025

It’s arts festival season in Dallas, and DECAF has more bands than SXSW.

Video: Dallas Rapper Mo3 Chased on I-35 Before Fatal Shooting

By Bryson "Boom" PaulMarch 27, 2025

Prosecutors showed the video at a court hearing for accused for-hire killer Yella Beezy, bringing Mo3’s mother to tears.

An early '90s photo taken at T-Town Music, which influenced the sound of Southern rap, with owner George Lopez (second from top left).

The Dallas Hip-Hop Scene Says Goodbye to T-Town Music After 31 Years

By Alex GonzalezMarch 27, 2025

Dallas’ biggest rappers, such as Dorrough and Big Tuck, remember the shop’s impact on their careers.

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Kinky Friedman Says Goodbye on Posthumous Album Poet of Motel 6

By Preston JonesMarch 26, 2025

“There is a faintly defiant sense of liveliness coursing through these songs,” writes critic Preston Jones.

Hell’s Heroes: Gammacide, One of Arlington’s Thrashiest Bands, Reunites

By Christian McPhateMarch 25, 2025

Only the real ones will remember the thrash metal era dominated by Gammacide and others. The band still sounds like 1989.

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Berryblue Is Dallas’ Upcoming Alt-Pop Star

By Akshaj TurebyluMarch 24, 2025

TikTok-famous Xochilt Fonseca’s January release, Uh Oh, channels digital prowess into dancy viral tracks.

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All We Know About the New Erykah Badu Album

By Leah FrazierMarch 21, 2025

What can we expect from the Queen of Neo-Soul’s new album? Greatness, of course.

Chris Penn of Good Records in the ICU After Fall

Chris Penn of Good Records in the ICU After Fall

By Simon PruittMarch 21, 2025

The Dallas music scene fixture suffered paralysis from the neck down after a devastating fall on Monday.

Yella Beezy Arrested on Murder-For-Hire Charges In Connection to the Death of Mo3

By Bryson "Boom" PaulMarch 21, 2025

After denying any involvement for years, the Dallas rapper was arrested for orchestrating the 2020 killing.

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The DFW Rappers Drake Should Collab With As a New Texan

By Bryson "Boom" PaulMarch 20, 2025

Kendrick said, “They not like us,” but Drake is officially a Texan. Which local artist should Champagne Papi collaborate with now?

Listen to Dallas’ FIFA World Cup Theme Song

By Simon PruittMarch 19, 2025

What does Dallas sound like to you? Grammy-winning producer Tre Nagella remixed the 2026 tournament’s theme song.

Honie Gold Was Crushing It on Rhythm + Flow, But Life Had Other Plans

By Karaline WileyMarch 19, 2025

The East Dallas rapper says she was honored to represent North Texas on the Netflix show.

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Grand Prairie rapper Alex Jamal

The Rap Game Has Its Eye on Grand Prairie’s Alex Jamal

By Alex GonzalezMarch 19, 2025

The North Texas artist is earning high praise with “God’s Hands.”

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