Category: Local Music

Fort Worth record label Matte Black Sound signs its first artist, releasing “On The Line” by Ghost Cloak [PREMIERE]

A man with a red phone cord wrapped around him and another person with a black glove holding the phone to his ear

Matte Black Sound is a Fort Worth-based independent record label and production company whose slogan is, “Redefining what it means to empower creatives in the modern world – independent together.” Co-founded by Matthew McNeal and Andre Black, Matte Black Sound seeks to uplift local and touring artists with the resources they’ve garnered over the years.… Read more »

This Mesquite recording studio hosted Erykah Badu and St. Vincent. Now it’s moving to Fort Worth.

The inside of Niles City Sound shows an array of pianos, along with a cowskin rug and a disco ball hung above the instruments.

Over the last 14 years, Mesquite-based Klearlight Studio has hosted a glittering roster of local, regional and national stars: Erykah Badu, St. Vincent, the Flaming Lips, Bobby Sessions, Power Trip and Anderson.Paak are just a few of the artists who’ve spent time in the space owned by Jimi Bowman. But now, Bowman has decided to… Read more »

New healing center North Node Sanctuary gives the creative community a safe space

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North Node Sanctuary is a new safe space and community healing center in The Cedars (Dallas), created by small business owners Nu Elemental and OA ALBEY. The co-founders originally met in college at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, where they shared a dorm while playing together on the volleyball team. Elemental came from Fort… Read more »

“Lonesome Blues” explores the ghosts of Dallas musical history

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 »

Stream these North Texas artists on Bandcamp Friday

Jackson Scribner, wearing a fedora and glasses, faces the camera

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 »