Category: KXT Music Blog

How to start a band in North Texas

January 6, 2025 by Jessica Waffles

Have you ever wondered what it takes to start a band? Find out the tips and tricks to get your music off the ground from musicians and industry professionals.

KXT Public Music Meetings

January 6, 2025 by Christian Anderson

KXT’s Public Music Meetings give you a chance to hear unreleased music and determine which new songs will be added to our rotation. You will hear previews of songs then score them on a scale of 1-10 (1 being “It’s a skip,” 10 being “I’m turning up the volume,”)! KXT hosts will ask for your opinion on the songs… Read more »

Your Top Albums of 2024

December 30, 2024 by Kaitlyn Matthews

The top albums of 2024 voted by you!

Your Top Songs of 2024

December 30, 2024 by Kaitlyn Matthews

The top songs of 2024 voted by you!

The Homegrown Music Show: Jessie Frye, Court Hoang, Abby Nelson

December 30, 2024 by Jessica Waffles

Check out this week’s featured artists with synth-drenched Jessie Frye, neo-classical track by Court Hoang, and emerging songwriter Abby Nelson from Plano. Plus NYE events with live music!

9 songs to set the stage KXT x Whataburger’s “Homegrown Bites Live” concert

December 23, 2024 by Preston Jones

KXT and Whataburger are taking their collaboration from the turntable to the stage on Dec. 28. Get ready for the show with this playlist of performers.

The Polyphonic Spree brings 3-4 inches of snow to Dallas at annual extravaganza

December 23, 2024 by Jessica Waffles

Another year of holiday madness infiltrated the Majestic Theater on Saturday, as balloon twisters, face painters, wild animals and a slew of Christmas characters descended on Dallas.

Midlake announces ‘Van Occupanther’ reissue, premieres video for ‘Roscoe’

December 23, 2024 by Preston Jones

Denton folk-rock band Midlake is reaching back into its past as 2025 dawns. The sextet — Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Eric Nichelson, Jesse Chandler, Joey McClellan and Scott Lee — is readying a new 180-gram vinyl pressing of its 2006 sophomore album The Trials of Van Occupanther for release on Jan. 17 via its own… Read more »

The Homegrown Music Show: Modern Modem, Henry the Archer, Gringo Soul

December 20, 2024 by Jessica Waffles

Get into the holiday spirit with a slew of holidays tunes from North Texas artists, and new music premieres from Dallas and Fort Worth. Save the Spotify playlist!

Sounds like Christmas: Five holiday concerts to put on your wish list

December 19, 2024 by Preston Jones

The past 12 months have seen all manner of musical act pass through North Texas on stages large and small. Even though we’re in the thick of the holiday season, it appears that steady pace won’t slacken — the days before and after Christmas are stuffed with noteworthy concerts to be enjoyed by yourself or… Read more »