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  Funk Trio Electric Tongues Is a Union of 2 Indie Rockers and a DJ

  September 10 at 4 a.m.

  On a blistering late summer night in Dallas, the funk band Electric Tongues has taken refuge in a Starbucks, sipping drinks that foretell the onslaught of seasonal marketing. “These are pumpkin spiced lattes, man,” guitarist Max Ogden says. “You already know.” At this, producer and new Tongues member Sean Dream...

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  Exclusive Premiere: Paul Cauthen’s Video ‘Prayed for Rain’ Is an Ode to Hardscrabble Existence

  August 30 at 4 a.m.

  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...

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  Meach Pango’s New Video Deals with the Hopelessness of Trying to Help the Hopeless

  August 22 at 4 a.m.

  “Give me half a chance / I can prove to you / This life is worth living.” So begins “Off the Ledge,” the second single from Fort Worth alt-rock band Meach Pango’s highly acclaimed second album Distractions. A song about not being able to prove the brighter side of life...

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  10 Electronic Music Documentaries That Will Make You an Expert

  July 19 at 4 a.m.

  The world of electronic music is dense and varied with more genres, subgenres and non-genres than most other types of music. To the uninitiated, it can be intimidating. To those who just discovered dance music in the last decade, there is a common pitfall of lumping it all under the...

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  Watch the Video of Dallas Zoo Gorilla Saambili’s First Birthday Party

  July 1 at 4:01 a.m.

  Saambili, the first baby gorilla born at the Dallas Zoo in 20 years, turned one this past Tuesday. The staff presented her with a fruit-and-veggie cake with ice treats that spelled her name and age on a bed of kale. Saambili, who showed up to her party riding on her...

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  The 10 Best Concerts of the Week: Willie Nelson, Powerman 5000, Santana and More

  July 1 at 4 a.m.

  Hump day is a huge day for live music in North Texas this week with many shows to choose from. Powerman 5000, Willie Nelson, Coheed and Cambria, and Mastodon all will be coming through North Texas on Wednesday. Unfortunately, almost all of them are performing in different venues at different...