April 12, 2023 by Jessica Waffles
Content Warning: Article mentions suicide and addiction. Dallas nonprofit Foundation 45 hosted their first fundraising event in three years on Saturday at Thunderbird Station in Deep Ellum, featuring a silent auction with donations from the community. DJs for the day included DJ Mr. RID, DJ Wild In the Streets, DJ Bunny, DJ Skinny Loggins and DJ Gabe Mendoza. The organization… Read more »
April 12, 2023 by Jessica Waffles
Rainy weather didn’t stop the Spring on the Green kickoff show, but it did bring it inside for a classic candle-lit intimate setting at The Kessler. Dallas artist Sarah Johnson‘s deeply autobiographical catalog illustrates a life of love, heartbreak, and hope. The Dallas artist stopped between songs to give a little background on the inspiration of… Read more »
April 11, 2023 by Preston Jones
As we noted a couple months ago, on the eve of Erykah Badu’s birthday, her world is ever-percolating, and rarely static. Near the end of March, Badu sat for one of her most expansive interviews in a while with MSNBC anchor Ari Melber, as part of his online series “Mavericks with Ari Melber,” which bills… Read more »
April 6, 2023 by Preston Jones
The second annual event, spread over two days at Lola’s Fort Worth, brings audiences a curated selection of mind-altering rock music.
April 3, 2023 by Preston Jones
Denton and its eternally fascinating music scene is ready for its national close-up. Beginning Tuesday, and continuing through Friday, the nationally distributed NPR program “World Café” will bring its listeners to the North Texas city for a look inside its eclectic, vibrant live music output. “World Café” airs at 11 p.m. weeknights on KXT 91.7… Read more »
March 31, 2023 by Nilufer Arsala
Wow, there were a TON of local music submissions to sift through this week- which means that TLS was packed full of new music! And, we heard from all over North Texas. TIGRIS and New Avenues sent in new songs from Denton while XICLON and TVTNDV (pronounced Tuh-Ten-Duh) chimed in from Irving. Fort Worth band… Read more »
March 31, 2023 by Jessica Waffles
Thursday night, the historic Longhorn Ballroom’s grand re-opening showcased the music of Asleep at the Wheel featuring Brennen Leigh and Joshua Hedley.
March 31, 2023 by Preston Jones
It’s about 39 miles, give or take, from the heart of Plano to the grounds of Arlington’s AT&T Stadium. For 18-year-old Plano native and rising pop star GAYLE, who will take the stage inside AT&T Stadium on Friday as an opening act for the first of Taylor Swift’s three sold-out nights there, it’s a journey… Read more »
March 30, 2023 by Preston Jones
Fort Worth native Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield is one of seven women and non-binary jazz musicians who has been named as part of the 2023 Next Jazz Legacy cohort. The Next Jazz Legacy program was created, according to press materials, by New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice to “address gender… Read more »
March 30, 2023 by Jessica Waffles
NeLda and Nadia Washington are a musical dynasty in Dallas – each making their own waves in the DFW music scene.
