September 1, 2022 by Preston Jones
Downtown Dallas is haunted by the ghosts of blues legends. It might be difficult to spot them, but throughout the Deep Ellum neighborhood and in various corners of downtown proper, you can find traces of some of the genre’s most legendary players, many of whom got their start busking on area street corners. One of… Read more »
September 1, 2022 by Preston Jones
After a brief hiatus, Bandcamp Fridays are back. If you’re unfamiliar with the event, it’s pretty straightforward: To help musicians amid the uncertainties of the ongoing pandemic, the streaming platform Bandcamp launched “Bandcamp Friday,” a day where the company forgoes its revenue share in order to pass on to bands an average of 93 percent… Read more »
August 31, 2022 by Preston Jones
The acclaimed studio in Fort Worth helped launch Leon Bridges. Now it’s starting a record label.
August 29, 2022 by Preston Jones
If you’re looking for the concert with the biggest bang-to-buck ratio on the calendar this week, you won’t do much better than the Here and There Festival, descending on Dallas’ the Factory in Deep Ellum Wednesday. The three-act bill is headlined by Courtney Barnett, who originally conceived of this mini traveling festival after getting an… Read more »
August 26, 2022 by Preston Jones
Success, as A-Wall will tell you, comes with its advantages — and its drawbacks. The El Paso-born and North Texas-based singer-songwriter’s 2021 single “Loverboy” exploded in popularity on TikTok — the “bedroom pop” track has amassed a staggering 174 million Spotify streams to date. (“It was crazy,” he said during a recent conversation. “I’d wake… Read more »
August 26, 2022 by Preston Jones
It sounds like the plot of a film: A veteran rock and roll band reunites for one night only inside a record store. But this is no Hollywood invention. Chris Penn, co-founder of beloved Dallas institution Good Records, pulled off a stunning reunion in Oct. 2015 when he convinced Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaaway… Read more »
August 19, 2022 by Preston Jones
Unbound by genre, the Julliard-trained violinist and actor will bring surprises to the Meyerson
August 16, 2022 by Preston Jones
Led by the charismatic Dahlia Knowles, the Dallas-based avant-pop band will make its Kessler Theater headlining debut Aug. 19.
August 16, 2022 by Preston Jones
When it comes to civic passion for local musicians, Fort Worth has few equals. The city has thrown its weight behind artists who call the 817 home — Fort Worth is the 13h largest city in the United States, as of the most recent census — with initiatives including Chamber of Commerce promotions, obtaining the… Read more »
August 15, 2022 by Preston Jones
The headline in the New York Times last year kind of says it all: “Who Are These Kids, And What Are They Doing to Jazz?” DOMi and JD Beck have ruffled a few traditionalist feathers with their frenetic, freewheeling approach to jazz — the pair’s debut album, Not Tight, dropped late last month on Anderson… Read more »
