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NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest 2025
January 14, 2025 by Kaitlyn Matthews
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The Homegrown Music Show: moonstone., Mirror Space, Lua Trilogy!
January 10, 2025 by Jessica Waffles
Check out new music from all over North Texas, Song of the Year nominees from the Dallas Entertainment Awards, instrumental musical alchemists and more on this week’s show.
Breakaway Dallas coming to make Fair Park epicenter of dance, electronic music
January 9, 2025 by Preston Jones
The two-day festival will feature over a dozen performers, including four Dallas-based DJs.
Lone Star Smokeout will bring country music, barbecue to AT&T Stadium
January 9, 2025 by Preston Jones
The three-day event will feature more than 15 country music acts, a slew of smoked meats and vendors for attendees to shop.
Dallas’ historic Longhorn Ballroom to mark 75 years with year-long concert series
January 9, 2025 by Preston Jones
The historic venue turns 75 in 2025, and plans a year-long concert series to celebrate.
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 »
The Homegrown Music Show: Olive Vox, Cellar Walls, Valley of Ruin
January 3, 2025 by Jessica Waffles
The first Homegrown Music Show of the 2025 takes listeners on a sonic journey with psych rock, alt rock, funk, neo jazz, shoegaze, doom metal, pop punk and more. Check out the recap, event tickets and a Spotify playlist you can save!
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!