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On Its 20th Anniversary, Norah Jones Shares How Come Away With Me Almost Didn't Come to Be

On Its 20th Anniversary, Norah Jones Shares How Come Away With Me Almost Didn't Come to Be

John Pedigo to Debut New Single Every Month Until the Pandemic's End

John Pedigo to Debut New Single Every Month Until the Pandemic's End

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Signed to Def Jam, Dallas Rapper MAJ Isn't Slowing Down for a Victory Lap

By Alex Gonzalez
Jul 31, 2020

The latest Dallas-based artist to join Def Jam Recordings’ ever-growing roster is rapper MAJ. After releasing his debut EP Majestic this March, MAJ is still at work making music. Earlier this month, he released an ode to cars called “Supreme.” When making music, MAJ tries to stay away from topics...
Siamese Hips Debut Video for "Analysis Paralysis" as a Live-Show Supplement

By David Fletcher
Jul 28, 2020

What do you do when the world won't let you play live and you just don't feel the vibe from a livestreaming show? You release a video that showcases what your live set would be like in a normal world. That's what the Dallas-based, psych-rock quartet Siamese Hips has done...
Rosegarden Funeral Party Premieres New EP At the Stake

By Garrett Gravley
Jun 19, 2020

Over the past few years, post-punk outfit Rosegarden Funeral Party has made a name for itself as one of Dallas’ most hyped “it” bands of the 2010s. Sadly, the momentum its members have spent the past three years steadily cultivating was abruptly stymied by COVID-19’s merciless economic onslaught against the...
Ryan Berg Forms a Pandemic Supergroup With Remy Reilly and Others

By Jamie Vahala
May 21, 2020

Dallas pop-folk musician Ryan Berg woke up one morning in this new world we call "Dallas-under-COVID" and saw that one of his favorite songs was playing, a tune called “Best Part” by pop dynamo Daniel Caesar and H.E.R. As Berg stood, donning his quarantine bandanna — which acts as a functional face...
Listen to Terez Firewoman’s Premiere of the 2020 Tiger King Remix

By Elvis Anderson
Apr 9, 2020

Alas, “The man, the meth, the legend,” Joe Exotic, a former Oklahoma zookeeper, now federal inmate, isn't the country music star we were led to believe. Like Toby Keith, he’s hoisted as Oklahoma’s next great country music sensation, but he can’t sing or play the guitar whatsoever. He lip-syncs in...
Sudie, 10K.Caash, Honie Gold and This Month’s Best New Music

By Bryson "Boom" Paul
Feb 13, 2020

It’s off to the races for North Texas recording artists right now, if they aspire to follow in the path of 2019's breakout stars like Yella Beezy and Kaash Paige. Many established acts leading the pack are preparing for highly anticipated spring arrivals, and we’ve also got some new returns,...
Yella Beezy, Salim Nourallah, Katrina Cain and This Month’s Best New Music

By Bryson "Boom" Paul
Dec 26, 2019

It's the last month of the year, but these North Texas artists are ending it with a bang — songs so hot you'll forget it's winter. Yella Beezy ft. Ty Dolla $ign, “Ay Ya Ya Ya” While his Chris Brown-featured “Restroom Occupied” soars to platinum status, Yella Beezy doubles down...
These Machines Are Winning Return with a Literally Explosive New Video

By Kelly Dearmore
Dec 25, 2019

Counting from 2012, you'd be very hard-pressed to locate a more artistically ambitious project in the North Texas music sphere than These Machines Are Winning. Led by veteran Dallas rockers Dylan Silvers, Ryan Hartsell and Blake McWhorter, the group is really hard to define, at least in typically simplistic music...
11 Pipers Piping, 12 Local Christmas Songs ... the Best North Texas Holiday Singles

By David Fletcher
Dec 20, 2019

Let's face it, Christmas music can be a real drag. It's not so much about the songs themselves, it's the fact that we've heard them all before, every year, for years and years on end. While there will always be a place for the nostalgia of those traditional Christmas songs,...
Medicine Man Revival’s Long-Awaited Album Is a Thank You to Dallas

By Tyler Hicks
Dec 19, 2019

How far can you get by creating with your friends? This is the question that motivates the members of Medicine Man Revival. A belief in each other’s talents and those of their fellow Dallas musicians inspired them to start their eclectic, electrifying band in 2015, and has been driving them to...
The Infamists Premiere a Raunchy, NSFW Video for ‘Withered On Your Vine’

By David Fletcher
Oct 24, 2019

It’s one of those nights that you hear about, but you never really see: Friday night at Tradewinds on Davis Street, miles away from the hustle and bustle of the Bishop Arts District, and The Infamists are playing to a house filled with bar staff and the other bands on...
Exclusive Premiere: Paul Cauthen’s Video ‘Prayed for Rain’ Is an Ode to Hardscrabble Existence

By David Fletcher
Aug 30, 2019

Paul Cauthen's new video for "Prayed for Rain" is an ode to Dust Bowl-era sharecroppers and their strength to overcome a hardscrabble existence, which is what the song is about, ostensibly. "Some of the strongest people lived and made it through the Dust Bowl," Cauthen says. "Hardships, famine, drought almost...
We Went Behind the Scenes With Helium Queens for Their New Music Video

By Roderick Pullum
Jul 24, 2019

The new Helium Queens video isn't just a neon-bright example of the Dallas band's dreamy vibe. It also provides an intimate glimpse into the group's psyche. In particular, the mental inner workings belonging to Poppy Xander could be described as a vivid, complex, enchanting, bizarre and galactic tapestry of ideas...
Sarah Jaffe Releases Her Most Personal Work Yet. Hear Her New Song.

By Jeremiah Jensen
Jul 17, 2019

Sarah Jaffe is back with a double helping of her introspective and arresting bedroom pop. Born of a bad breakup, Jaffe released a double EP during a release party Tuesday night featuring DJ Hannah Hammond at the Belmont Hotel. The double EP, dubbed This is Better, features a contemplative, electronic...
Musician Jacob Metcalf Starts a New Chapter With Two-Song Release Strawberry Summer

By Tyler Hicks
Jul 4, 2019

The first thing Jacob Metcalf sees when he wakes up in the morning is a wall of sticky notes. The musician — a local staple for his folk sound as a soloist and through his work with the band Fox & The Bird — is an avid reader and writer,...
LA Producer Alexander Lewis Keeps His Eye on North Texas Hip-Hop

By Roderick Pullum
Jun 18, 2019

Alexander Lewis is an EDM and hip-hop producer based in Los Angeles, who's created beats for notable artists, including Yogi, Krane, Juice WRLD and Chief Keef. In 2017, he performed at Coachella, and last year he went on a multidate tour in Australia. Over the last couple of years, his...
Denton Rockers Pearl Earl Are Back With a New Music Video. Watch the Premiere.

By Paige Weaver
Jun 13, 2019

Denton-based psych rock group Pearl Earl is back with a new single and a music video to go along with it. The video is a collaboration between Pearl Earl and videographer Kylie McLaughlin. The single, "Something’s Gotta Change," is about knowing a certain lifestyle can’t continue as it is, but...
Premiere: Leah Lane Throws the Past Away in New Rosegarden Funeral Party Video

By Roderick Pullum
Jun 11, 2019

The demise of a three-year relationship, marred by physical and emotional abuse, fueled Rosegarden Funeral Party's newest release. The rock band is unquestionably one of Dallas' best, and Leah Lane serves as an enigmatic bandleader as lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and the force steering the group's creative direction. The tumultuous...
Song Dynasty Is a Melting Pot of Worldly Musical Influences

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 4, 2019

Seventeen artists from nine countries came together to record Song Dynasty’s debut album Searching. The band’s music blends American jazz with Chinese influences to create a sound that’s out of this world. Sharp notes burst from a three-piece brass section. Electric guitars scream and whistle, floating over roaming lines on...
Check Out the Exclusive Premiere of DQ Hampton’s Single ‘Bloody Summer’

By Roderick Pullum
May 31, 2019

Last year, if you followed the social media activity of Dallas rapper-by-way-of-Waco DQ Hampton, you probably noticed his regular use of the phrase "The Build Up 2018" as a mantra and/or hashtag. This referred to a series of activities he planned for himself to further his career: honing his craft,...

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