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Concerts

Trek Fest Will Take North Texas to the Great Beyond for a Day

By Diamond RodrigueJanuary 30, 2026

The Feb. 7 show dedicated to all things Star Trek features live music, vendors, and of course, a cosplay contest.

Constellations exhibit at Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Life

Free Things To Do in Dallas (and Beyond) This Weekend

By Alec SpicerJanuary 29, 2026

Celebrate Black History Month with the Dallas Museum of Art, go for a (frigid) Hot Girl Walk and more.

Concerts

Tune Up Your Ears for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra’s 20th Anniversary

By Lisa LamanJanuary 29, 2026

The organization is celebrating with a special showcase at the Meyerson Symphony Center next month.

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Critic's Notebook

Listen: a Cold Weather Playlist to Soundtrack Your Weekend in Dallaska

By Carly May GravleyJanuary 27, 2026

Consider this a prescription of sorts for the cabin fever.

Speaker on stage at the Denton Black Film Festival
Film, TV & Streaming

You Need to Head North for the 2026 Denton Black Film Festival This Week

By Preston BartaJanuary 27, 2026

Your early look at one of the best festivals of the year, offering an immersion of creativity through film, music, spoken word and more from Black artists.

Critic's Notebook

Arrest Made in the Fatal Shooting of Dallas Rapper ZeeTheWizard

By Bryson "Boom" PaulJanuary 21, 2026

The rising star of hip-hop’s New Dallas Movement was among five people shot early Thursday morning.

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Bad Bunny performs onstage at Coachella
Critic's Notebook

6 Artists To Check Out if You’re Excited for Bad Bunny´s Super Bowl Performance

By Baylie VikeJanuary 20, 2026

If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know his music well, you might want to queue up these pop-reggaeton superstars and local favorites alike.

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Critic's Notebook

As DART Faces Turmoil it Looks to… Turn Train Cars Into a Club?

By Alyssa FieldsJanuary 16, 2026

What could make DART better? The suburbs have a few ideas, and they probably don’t include DJs.

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Features

Weekly Candlelight Performance Series at The Balcony Club Redefines Open Mics

By Jamie VahalaJanuary 15, 2026

Candlelit Open Mic, hosted by Dallas singer-songwriter Ryan Berg, treats open mic nights like the best shows of the week.

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Critic's Notebook

The Bomb Factory Marquee Tributes Minnesota Woman Killed by ICE

By Alec SpicerJanuary 13, 2026

The latest installment of ‘things people on the internet somehow find a way to be miserable about’ is here.

Features

The Art of Renewal: North Texas Creatives Reflect on New Beginnings

By Preston BartaJanuary 13, 2026

Four local artists of various mediums explore transformation by finding inspiration in the blank canvas of a new year.

Features

Chasing Tone: Your Favorite Guitarist’s Favorite North Texas Guitarist

By Jason JanikJanuary 12, 2026

We asked some of the city’s best guitarists who they think has the best tone in North Texas.

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Critic's Notebook

Remembering Dallas Rapper ZeeTheWizard

By Bryson "Boom" PaulJanuary 6, 2026

Dallas has lost one of the city’s most promising young artists.

Hannah Jadagu, Cameron McCloud, the Vandoliers, Dezi 5 and Slow Joy all gave us a lot in 2025.
Critic's Notebook

On a High Note: An Ode to Dallas Music in 2025

By Alec SpicerDecember 31, 2025

Mind if we run it back one last time in 2025?

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Critic's Notebook

The 15 Best Dallas-Fort Worth Albums of 2025

By Dallas Observer Music StaffDecember 29, 2025

Genre switch-ups, deeply personal storytelling and doing things the Dallas way made for some of our favorite projects of the year.

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Concerts

Cure For Paranoia Set the Pace for Dallas Music in 2026 with EP Release Show at Trees

By Sean StroudDecember 27, 2025

The group lived up to the EP’s title as they unveiled a masterful Work of A.R.T.

Concerts

Dallas Ambient Music Night Gears Up For Its 50th Damn Good Concert

By Simon PruittDecember 26, 2025

The curated night of electronica and visual art is doing it big for a major milestone this weekend.

Ferris Wheelers is Now AM/FM
Restaurants

AM/FM Lounge Is a New All-Day Restaurant With Live Music in the Design District

By Aaren ProdyDecember 22, 2025

This new all-day neighborhood diner, lounge and backyard stage will open early for breakfast, and stay up late for live music.

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Slow Joy performs at Jambaloo
Critic's Notebook

Jambaloo 2026 Announces Lineup for February Festival

By Patrick WilliamsDecember 18, 2025

Keep the second week in February free for great free live music from some of the best of North Texas.

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Concerts

Cure for Paranoia Teams Up With Jasmine Crockett for Upcoming Show

By Jordan MaddoxDecember 16, 2025

Cure For Paranoia will take the stage at Trees for an EP release show with an introduction by Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett.

Features

2 North Texas Talents Star in Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Country Albums of 2025

By Preston BartaDecember 12, 2025

What better way to end a year that saw each artist release an awesome record and tour the world?

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DFW-based singer JONAVI
Features

From Texas, the Philippines and Beyond, JONAVI Finds an International Audience

By Akshaj TurebyluDecember 11, 2025

With support from Texas’ Asian American creative community, the Philippines born, Dallas-based singer finds growing success.

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