Category: Local Music

MATTIE brings their unique performance to Oak Cliff with Barcelona artist Marina Herlop

September 15, 2022 by

A signer on stage

Dallas-based artist MATTIE performed at The Wild Detectives last Friday night, accompanied by movement artist Rai Barnard and DJ / producer Jordan Edwards (aka IAMYU).  (Note: this video contains language that some might find offensive.) The 1-hour set was a visual and sonic journey, a complete story from start to finish. Through use of narration-style recordings,… Read more »

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

September 14, 2022 by

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.

September 13, 2022 by

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

September 7, 2022 by

A man sitting on a cajon speaking into a microphone with people seated and listening around him

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 »