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  Beloved Toadies Play Rubberneck in Its Entirety at Their Dallas Show Friday

  October 14 at 6:31 p.m.

  For the past 25 years, the Toadies have served as one of North Texas’ iconic bands, having developed an almost cult-like following with their 1994 debut album, Rubberneck. Fans have filled venues on any given night just to see the band, and this past weekend proved they still stand as...

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  Dallas City Council Fights It Out over Columbus, Indigenous People’s Day

  October 9 at 4 a.m.

  Next Monday, the second one in October and the one frequently celebrated as Columbus Day, will be known as Indigenous People's Day in Dallas from that point forward. The change, passed by a 12-3 City Council vote, didn't come easy, as several members of the council decided to put their...

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  Willie, Waylon and Them: North Texas Songwriters Put the Story Back in Country

  October 9 at 4 a.m.

  Across the nation, country music with a more classic sound, often labeled “Americana,” is making a comeback. Americana has come to describe a rising class of country musicians with an unornamented western sound and a penchant for storytelling and character-driven lyrics. In Dallas, that resurgence has many young faces.

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  Cassandra’s Curse Releases Groom Lake – Act 1 Just in Time to Storm Area 51

  September 30 at 4 a.m.

  You may not have heard of Cassandra's Curse, but the Dallas band has been playing in the margins of the Dallas music scene for over 12 years now. "We started in July 2007," says singer and guitarist Charan Bhamidi (aka Charan SpidaFingaz). "We released what they called a 'cross-over prog'...

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  Dixie Chicks Co-Founder Robin Macy Will Return to Poor David’s Pub, Where It All Started

  September 26 at 4 a.m.

  During the Dixie Chicks’ commercial peak, they were the target of intense acrimony and ostracism after lead vocalist Natalie Maines made critical remarks of President George W. Bush and the invasion of Iraq. As such, the jingoistic boy’s club that was the ’00s country music industry blackballed them and kept their...

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  The 40 Acre Mule Wants to Give You a History Lesson in Rhythm & Blues

  September 3 at 4 a.m.

  The 40 Acre Mule is just coming back to Dallas after a short run down I-35, where they played a couple of nights in and around Austin, first at The Continental Club and then at the historic Gruene Hall — which singer and guitarist J. Isaiah Evans says was the best show...