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Cameron McCloud Might Be Dallas’ Most Ambitious Artist

Cameron McCloud Might Be Dallas’ Most Ambitious Artist

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Charley Crockett, King Crimson, Brave Combo

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Charley Crockett, King Crimson, Brave Combo

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Benjamin Villegas Writes About Punk Band that Never Existed in a Scene That Did

By David Fletcher
Jul 28, 2021

Spanish author Benjamin Villegas had never traveled to El Paso, but he figured it would be the perfect spot to set his punk rock novel. Out now in a new English translation from Deep Vellum Publishing and with a foreword by El Paso punk rocker Beto O’Rourke, ELPASO: A Punk Story is...
An Oral History of J&J's Ol' Dirty Basement

By Diamond Rodrigue
Jul 27, 2021

“It leaks, it squeaks, it creaks” is how regulars describe a longtime cherished Denton venue, beneath a pizza joint in a basement, its musical history memorialized in the graffiti on its walls by local and touring bands and concertgoers over the years.
10 Rolling Stones Deep Cuts That Justify Their Outrageous Cotton Bowl Ticket Prices

By Vincent Arrieta
Jul 26, 2021

The world’s greatest rock and roll band is returning to Dallas
10 Best Concerts of the Week: Hella Mega Tour, Eli Young Band, CLIFFFS and More

By David Fletcher
Jul 22, 2021

This week, North Texas sees the return of the first major act to cancel in response to the pandemic.
Dome Dwellers' Last Three Singles Collapse Time and Expand Space

By David Fletcher
Jul 21, 2021

The thing about being a musician in a band is that their mastery is constantly developing as they refer back to old material.
Blake Ward and DJ Sober Are Setting Dallas Nightlife on Fire Again With a Roller Boogie Party

By Eva Raggio
Jul 21, 2021

It’s been a head-spinning year-and-a-half and it’s time for our bodies to follow suit, so dust off your old skates and channel your inner Roller Girl, because DJs Blake Ward and Sober are having a party.
Jason Mraz Says He Donated His Album Sales to Black Lives Matter and Other Causes

By Chelsey Norris
Jul 20, 2021

Jason Mraz wrote his seventh studio album back in 2019. Although it didn’t receive rave reviews from music critics upon its release in June 2020, Look For The Good turned out to be 12 tracks of pure, wholesome reggae sunshine that served up the feel-good vibes we desperately needed during...
Oak Cliff Band Luna Luna Is Onto a New Moon Phase With a New Release

By Trace Miller
Jul 20, 2021

It’s been two years since Dallas-based Luna Luna last released an album.
Rapper Auntie AJ Talks Local Venue Backlash to Track 'Fuck White People'

By Danny Gallagher
Jul 16, 2021

There are only two instances that rapper Auntie AJ can recall when someone had a problem with a live performance of his song "Fuck White People," a ditty he's performed "literally over 100 times" in shows and concerts.
Dallas Band King Clam Opens Up in Songs About Sex and Deadly Women

By Jamie Vahala
Jul 14, 2021

It's open mic night at the Free Man in Deep Ellum. For Dallas-based rock-and-roll band King Clam, it's an adopted practice spot away from rehearsal space
The Bomb Factory Drops the 'Bomb' from Its Name

By Danny Gallagher
Jul 13, 2021

Two of the biggest and most iconic music venues in Deep Ellum will reopen under the banner of a new name.
Zeke Forever Stepped Into the Dark for New Album Kryptonite

By Alex Gonzalez
Jul 13, 2021

As a teenager, Zeke Forever’s biggest source of inspiration was his older self.
The Bastards of Soul Were Back on Track With a Packed Fort Worth Show

By Mike Brooks
Jul 12, 2021

A year ago, the Bastards of Soul were a new band on a classic trajectory for success.
How to Write an Effective Press Release

By Diamond Rodrigue
Jul 12, 2021

As music journalists, our email inboxes receive oodles of announcements, invitations to concerts and offers for exclusives on new songs and albums every day.
DJs Boycotted the Virgin Hotel for Racism. Now the Owner Is Charged With Sexual Assault.

By Eva Raggio
Jul 9, 2021

Bill Hutchinson, a wealthy Dallas developer who appeared on the reality show Marrying Millions, was arrested in Highland Park on Tuesday.
Tears Came to Texas to Take Out the Trash in Her Relationship

By Forrest Cook
Jul 9, 2021

Over the course of the last year, the R&B artist known as Tears followed her own trail, making her way to Dallas from Miami.
Star-Studded ‘Jeff Fest’ Will Raise Funds for Studio Owner Jeff Saenz After Freak Accident

By Vincent Arrieta
Jul 9, 2021

If you've listened to an album by any musician from Dallas in the last decade, you should know it probably wouldn’t exist without Jeff Saenz.
The City Wants a Quieter Deep Ellum, but Local Businesses Are Pushing Back

By Jacob Vaughn and Alex Gonzalez
Jul 8, 2021

As business owners began getting warnings from code enforcement about noise, it seemed to them that the rules had changed. They didn’t, but the people enforcing them did.
10 Best Concerts of the Week: Pearl Earl, Bastards of Soul, Jeff Fest and More

By David Fletcher
Jul 8, 2021

As North Texas marches toward normalcy, the concert calendar this week is starting to look a bit more like it used to with an eclectic mix of local and national acts taking to our favorite stages in Denton, Dallas and Fort Worth.
Dead Words Rides the Waves of Life With a New EP

By Forrest Cook
Jul 7, 2021

If you’re looking for a long overdue escape from landlocked claustrophobia, bust out your Hawaiian shirts and swim trunks because Dead Words’ new EP, Patron Saints of Paradise Vibes, bodes well with the sounds of summer.

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