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 Jessica Waffles
Maya Piata aka “Shining Glory” is hosting a new residency at The Free Man on Commerce Street in Deep Ellum. Every first and third Tuesday, Piata is creating space for the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People Of Color) community to thrive. She invites local small businesses booths into the venue and has special guest performances during 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 »
July 8, 2022 by Jessica Waffles
The spirit of the late artist Jeremy Joel infuses the album, and last weekend’s event.
July 7, 2022 by Preston Jones
At the year’s halfway point, we round up five of our favorite local singles thus far in 2022.
July 4, 2022 by Preston Jones
Plenty of local musicians have day jobs — gigs that pay the bills in order to pursue their true passions at nights and on the weekends. But few local musicians offer the response Yasmeen Nasir does when asked about her nine-to-five occupation. “I am a project engineer at Lockheed Martin, and that’s pretty much all… Read more »
June 27, 2022 by Jessica Waffles
Ramirez will be at Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton on July 9.
June 16, 2022 by Jessica Waffles
Gaika James was born in New Orleans and moved to Lawton, OK when he was just 6 years old – picking up the trombone early in life during elementary school. By age 14, he moved to Addison, TX and ended up studying music at Weatherford College, UNT and UTA. He found inspiration from artists like… Read more »
June 15, 2022 by Jessica Waffles
AllGood Cafe in Deep Ellum is known for hosting talented local musicians on their indoor stage, coupled with the sights and smells of their Southern-style menu that includes the “World’s Best” Chicken-Fried Steak, a savory meatloaf, smothered pork chop, biscuits and gravy, and Tex-Mex dishes to boot. Last week, Sean Foster and Jenna Clark swapped… Read more »
June 14, 2022 by Preston Jones
The Dallas singer-songwriter’s second album drops June 17 with a release party at Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park.
