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March 16 at 8:31 a.m. by Mike BrooksRemember when you could park on Elm St. and most of the audience at a show were the other bands? Last night had that vibe. With rumors of even stricter guidelines being put in place, a couple of dozen friends gathered at Three Links to give rock…
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March 9 at 9:54 a.m. by Karlo X. Ramos
On Friday night, DJ Blake Ward threw another hot party. Photos by Karlo X. Ramos
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March 8 at 2:47 p.m. by Mike Brooks
Anime and cosplay set the tone for some good times Saturday at the Green Elephant. Don't believe us? Check the pictures. Photos by Mike Brooks
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February 25 at 9:53 p.m. by Mike Brooks
Sure, It's not quite New Orleans. But it's all ours and we love it. The Fat Tuesday parade and jazz at the Free Man is a good way to spend a Fat Tuesday night. Photos by Mike Brooks
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February 24 at 2:27 p.m. by Vera Velma
Reverend Horton Heat rocked the House of Blues with The Buttertones, Piñata Protest, and Deke Dickerson on Friday. Photos by Vera Velma Hernandez
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February 23 at 10:09 a.m. by Mike Brooks
The party started Saturday night and kept running right into Sunday at the Bomb Factory. Heck, it might still be going. We got pictures. Photos by Mike Brooks
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February 16 at 8:50 a.m. by Andrew Sherman
The Double Wide crowd went out in full force glam for the '80s party to celebrate Valentine's Day. Photos by Andrew Sherman
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February 4 at 1:23 p.m. by Christopher Durbin
Sarah Jaffe connects the dots with "a constellation of sorts", a career spanning retrospective performance at the Meyerson Symphony Center on February 3, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. Jaffe was accompanied by her band as well as members of the Dallas…
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February 3 at 4:21 p.m. by Karlo X. Ramos
A Robo-party scene was fresh to the dance floor on Saturday night at Beauty Bar. Blake Ward DJ'ed. Photos by Karlo X. Ramos
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January 26 at 11:20 p.m. by Jessica Waffles
Dreamy Life Records artist Starfruit celebrated the release of their full-length album Wild West Combat at Texas Theatre (behind the screen), supported by LLORA (synthpop electro queen) and MATTIE (psych funk glitch witch). Immersive live visuals…
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January 21 at 7:50 a.m. by Roderick Pullum
Hip hop fans gathered at Three Links Sunday for a night of hip hop benefiting DJ Menace who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Performances included an opening set from Stanley Francisko & Guyceritops, Rakim Al-Jabbaar, Flower Child and Fat Pimp.…
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January 10 at 6:21 p.m. by Andrew Sherman
The core of the Austin-based Black Pumas — vocalist-guitarist Burton and guitarist-producer Adrian Quesada — first connected three years ago, and it’s been an upward trajectory ever since. Paul and the Tall Trees opened for the show at Canton…
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January 5 at 9:12 p.m. by Roderick Pullum
Parties that take place the weekend after NYE usually run the risk of low turnouts and empty dance floors. With Sober & Blake Ward at the helm Friday night at the Ruins this was not the case. Photos by Roderick Pullum
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December 31 at 5:49 p.m. by Jessica Waffles
Dallas soulful sweethearts The Grays (Kierra Gray, KJ Gray, Kwinton Gray) hosted the '90s Disney Concert this year at The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff, Dallas. The massive house band included The Grays, Ben Bohorquez (woodwinds), Jordan Carr…
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December 30 at 10:54 a.m. by Andrew Sherman
The 1990’s birthed the sound of contemporary EDM-which lead to mainstream dominance in the 2000’s. The music and culture that fueled underground raves morphed into the soundtrack for mega-festivals around the world. Dallas has always maintained a…
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December 20 at 1:19 p.m. by Vera Velma
On Thursday night, Cher performed in a colorful wig and costumes at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Photos by Vera Velma Hernandez
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December 15 at 1 p.m. by Mike Brooks
I think we can officially call this a holiday tradition, with the 17th edition of the The Polyphonic Spree Holiday Extravaganza. Animals, kids, dancing grandmas all on stage; non stop confetti and of course the Spree themselves help kick off the…
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December 11 at 2:12 a.m. by Mike Brooks
It was a night to remember: Dezi 5 showed us his flair, Erykah Badu accepted a lifetime achievement award, the best musicians, writers, thinkers in Dallas were given their dues. Photos by Mike Brooks
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December 9 at 8:41 a.m. by Multiple Authors
DFW drew some great international acts in 2019 and the local scene was hot as usual. We saw Rainbow Kitten Surprise, local punk, Tiesto, Leon Bridges, Lizzo, Jacob Metcalf, Sarah Jaffee, Dead & Co., Polyphonic Spree, KABOO, JMBLYA, Maren Morris,…
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December 8 at 3:11 p.m. by Mike Brooks
Great night of music in Deep Ellum, and lots of it—too much for this photographer to hit every show. Photos by Mike Brooks
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