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  What a Mom in Her 40s Wants You to Know About Mac Miller’s Circles

  January 21 at 4 a.m.

  In 2018, when Mac Miller (born Malcolm McCormick) passed away from an accidental drug overdose, I had been immersed in his fifth studio album, Swimming. I was teaching at the time, chasing around my own kids and, generally, carrying on in a mom-ish way, despite what my playlist might suggest. I...

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  Eleven Hundred Springs Want to Please Fans, Not the Marketplace

  January 16 at 4 a.m.

  For a couple of decades now, Eleven Hundred Springs has been one of greatest country bands in North Texas, if not the absolute best, that is. Winners of a fair share of Dallas Observer Music Awards through the years, the Matt Hillyer-led honky-tonk crew has yet another album, its ninth...

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  Dallas Native Kitti Jones Talks About the Aftermath of Coming Forward as R. Kelly’s Victim

  January 16 at 4 a.m.

  For two years, Dallas native Kitti Jones says she was subject to physical abuse, sexual coercion and emotional manipulation at the hands of R&B singer R. Kelly. Last January, Lifetime premiered Surviving R. Kelly, a six-part docuseries in which several of the disgraced star's alleged victims came forward, detailing the...

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  All Hail The Monks, the Greatest Band That Never Made It

  January 16 at 4 a.m.

  The Monks are the best band you’ve never heard of. These trailblazers were serving up a visionary, singular sound back in the 1960s, but the world wasn’t ready for them yet. Sadly, three-fifths of the group have moved on to rock out in heaven, with this Friday marking the 12th...

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  Jean Caffeine’s Brand of Cowpunk Made a Fan Out of Townes Van Zandt

  January 15 at 4 a.m.

  You may not have heard of Jean Caffeine before, but you'd be a lot cooler if you had. Caffeine is a true punk rock original who earned her moniker slamming down cappuccinos in the office of San Francisco's legendary fanzine Search & Destroy as she glued together its iconic layouts...

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  Denton’s Tony Ferraro Wants to Birth Musical Earworms

  January 15 at 4 a.m.

  Tony Ferraro never stops. The prolific Denton-based musician delivers art at a dizzying pace, with a self-set goal to release between one and three records a year — either solo or as a contributor. And not even two weeks into 2020, he’s already announced the latest record to land in...