Latest Stories

• 
  A Blue Lives Matter Group Set Up a Rally at a Historically Black Dallas Church

  August 4 at 4 a.m.

  There was a Blue Lives Matter rally at Friendship-West Baptist Church in southern Dallas last weekend. On Sunday, of all days. The church has a prominent Black Lives Matter banner displayed on its facade, and its music department has longtime ties with noted soul artists such as Shaun Martin and...

• 
  Composer's Racist Views Spark Debate in Music Theory Community

  August 4 at 4 a.m.

  Since this summer's resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests began, calls for racial justice have reached far and wide. Now, the music theory community is reckoning with its own white supremacy issues following a controversy stemming from the University of North Texas. Up for debate is the legacy of late...

• 
  Dallas Reality Star Teases New Show About Music Venue The Rustic

  August 4 at 4 a.m.

  It's not as if Dallas needed another reality TV show. From Big Rich Texas, Most Eligible Dallas to its spinoff Courtney Loves Dallas and The Real Housewives, Dallas loves the small screen, piling on one show after the next over the last decade. It appears another show is in the...

• 
  Senate Introduces Save Our Stages Act to Grant Billions in Aid to Venues

  August 3 at 4 a.m.

  On July 29, U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesotar introduced the Save Our Stages Act in an effort to aid independently operated cultural and music venues affected by COVID-19 shutdowns. If passed, the act, which is endorsed by the National Independent Venue Association and the National Independent...

• 
  Taylor Rea and Silas Nello Form a Double Star With Velvet Dos

  August 3 at 4 a.m.

  In space, a "double star" is created when two stars circle each other and appear close to one another when seen from Earth. In Dallas, when two music scene stars circle each other through collaboration, that union is called "Velvet Dos."  The band name refers to the collaborative project of...

• 
  Dallas Rapper Uncle Skitz Leaves Behind a Posthumous Debut Album, 1PLAYAWAY

  July 31 at 4 a.m.

  Last month, Dallas rapper Spencer Mahurt, better known as Uncle Skitz, died of unknown causes. Before he died, he was hard at work on his debut album, 1PLAYAWAY, which will be released posthumously Friday. Over the course of the past year, he had been recording Southern-inspired trap music infused with...