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The Can't-Miss Summer Festivals in Dallas

May 14, 2012 4:00AM

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Festival season's on the horizon, and Dallas sports a good number of locally-driven and nationally touring bands in a scorching season of music. These are a handful of picks to keep on the calendar this year. Check out more on DC9 at Night.

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