Talib Kweli WIth Immortal Technique, Niko IS, Chino XL, CF and Poison Pen Trees, Dallas Tuesday, March 31, 2015 “You mean Talib, lyrics stick to ya rib?” It was a subtle part of the night, slipped in before Talib Kweli even hit the stage at Trees on Wednesday, but it…
Christian Zanni has been an active part of the Dallas DJ community since since the mid-2000s. Zanni is mostly associated with the DJ crew Motif and their parties. He has been a constant face amongst the local techno and house party scene, bringing his unique take on dance floor dogma…
If you spend any time south of downtown, you’ve probably wandered into Absinthe Lounge at least once, but maybe you were too drunk to remember. The chill atmosphere is a favorite for intimate local jazz shows, even though it can get a little rowdy during happy hour when the $3…
It’s a Thursday afternoon at El Centro College in downtown Dallas, and the guest speaker in the Fine Arts Appreciation classroom is DJ EZ Eddie D. He has long dreadlocks and a baseball hat on backwards, and instead of talking about math or science he’s discussing the relationship between DJs…
Despite all our rage, our inner angsty teenaged selves are pretty damn excited by this announcement. Just imagine all the beautiful people who will come out to see Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson share the stage at Gexa Energy Pavilion this July for arguably the hottest summer show of 1996…
Walking into a Bone Doggie show is like stepping into another time, another place, even another world. He calls himself a gypsy punk rocker, and he looks the part, with black fingerless gloves, a black tie, vest and fedora, and red long-sleeved shirt. His band, the Hickory Hellraisers, are the…
The worst kept secret of 2015 is finally, officially out in the world, and for Dallas music fans the news is a gas, gas, gas. For the first time in 10 years, the Rolling Stones will be coming back to North Texas, this time for a June 6 stop at…
Following in the footsteps of a successful parent can be a discouraging task. When your father is Dallas producer SymbolycOne, there’s a lot to live up to: Two Grammy awards, a list of list of collaborators including Kanye West and Eminem, and even an appearance (two, actually) at last week’s…
You can always tell that it’s springtime when the lineups for Record Store Day start rolling out. And now it’s official: Last night on 1310 The Ticket’s Local Ticket with Mark Schectman, the big one, Good Records, announced their lineup, and it’s a doozy. Beyond the typical assortment of live…
Selena 20th Anniversary Party Country Burger, Dallas Saturday, March 28, 2015 I saw the greatest piece of post-modern, Tumblr-era art on Saturday. It was a plaque-like piece of art featuring a photo Selena’s killer Yolanda Saldívar with the phrase “Certified Hater.” Naturally, it was written in the type of iconic…
Finally. Spring time is officially here, and more importantly, so too is the springtime weather. And none too soon, if you ask us. We’re not much for the cold (nor the rainy) stuff. No, being the red-blooded Dallasites that we are, we love the heat. Pull out the shorts and…
RiFF RAFF Thee Theater, Dallas Friday, March 27, 2015 It’s like a nightmare. All of the worst nightmares combined into one. One where you are naked in front of your peers, trying to scream but nothing is coming out, and you somehow end up in a car that is flying…
Well, that was quite the weekend, Dallas. Thanks in large part to the highly anticipated return of The Bomb Factory with sold-out show from Thursday through Saturday, the local music scene has a whole new glow about it — and it’s a good look. This week looks to be a…
Here’s a little thought experiment that will blow your punk-infected brain: Let’s say you decide to go do some karaoke. Totally lame, right, because you get nauseous at the thought of celebrity or idol worship, so why pretend to be a rock star? You’re the edgiest punk fan of them…
Erykah Badu With Sarah Jaffe The Bomb Factory, Dallas Thursday, March 26, 2015 Last night, the scene in Deep Ellum was unlike any we’ve seen before. Well, unlike any we’ve seen in many years, at any rate, depending on who you ask. It was still daylight and there was a…
Bat Lanyard will never release another CD again. Never. Mind you the band, which is the brainchild of Dallas singer Matthew Glenn Thompson, will continue to release music. But you’ll never be able to find a physical copy of it, and you’ll never find it on iTunes or Amazon either…
A brand new addition to the Dallas music scene has been hyped up and hyped up and hyped up. And well, the hype is well deserved. The Bomb Factory opened its doors to the public on Thursday with a spectacular sold out show headlined by the Queen of Dallas, Erykah…
We can’t think of many things that make for a bigger no-brainer: Willie Nelson loves weed. Weed is legal in several states. Ergo, Willie Nelson should have his own brand of weed. Hell, Willie Nelson should have his own chain of weed stores. This is America, damn it all. Well,…
Gerard Hanson doesn’t do interviews. Correction: Convextion doesn’t do interviews. In a 20-year career as a producer and electronic musician here in Dallas, Convextion — the name that Hanson performs under — has preferred to remain anonymous. He rarely does press and prefers to remain faceless in pictures. He even…
It’s been a heck of a week for Leon Bridges. (We’re watching our language this time, in the spirit of Bridges’ vintage sound.) Hot off a much buzzed-about run of shows at South By South West over the weekend, the Fort Worth R&B singer picked up the festival’s prestigious Grulke…
Tonight, The Bomb Factory sets off its revival after 20 years of stage silence. But before we rush full-speed-ahead into considering its promising future, we decided to turn back one more time to its history to divine what made the place so iconic in its heyday. With that in mind,…
On March 31, 1995 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known worldwide as just Selena, was murdered in a Corpus Christi parking lot by the head of her fan club. She was just 23 years old. I was a living in Corpus at the time and going to elementary school. I remember the day…
