If you think local singer-songwriters take a back seat to touring acts this week, you’re wrong. Vandoliers frontman Joshua Fleming plays original music and introduces new musical talent to the stage at Fort Worth Live, folk and alternative country singer-songwriter A.J. LeGrand plays a set at The Rustic with a…
On Friday night, Dan’s Silverleaf played host to a packed house who braved the cold, rainy weather to attend a community-wide get-together commemorating Denton’s certification as a “Music Friendly Community” by the Texas Music Office. The night kicked off with a DJ set by musician and producer Juicy the Emissary…
This week in local concert announcements finds the calendar continuing to fill up. A couple of big-venue shows are scheduled in alongside a multitude of club shows that promise to attract large and devoted crowds. Read ahead for all of the latest. Big summer touring plans have been confirmed for…
For many decades, asking a DJ to play a song was a practice reserved for school dances, weddings, family reunions or other specialized gatherings. In the age of the smartphone and instant access to media, people have grown accustomed to getting what they want when they want it. These new…
… And can you write? Because this fine music section is in need of a freelance country music writer, someone who knows a thing or seven about the local country music scene, as well as the national one. If this is you, and you can write — as in you…
Harmonious Discord has survived 17 years during the most turbulent times in the history of the music industry. Under the helm of Sean Anderson, also known as tech-house producer PointBender, the label has cranked out a sizable catalog of releases, mostly from Texas artists, and solidified a core audience of…
Since 1994, Chichen Itza has occupied the corner of Richmond and Greenville avenues, slinging some of the best tacos and tortas Dallas has to offer. But about five years ago, Jesse Fuentes, guitarist and vocalist for the band Releaser, decided to use the space to support local bands and whet…
Ten years ago, high school friends Kyle Morris and Cole Male thought they’d liven up a party by playing a tune. In what became their first public performance, the duo drunkenly felt their way through a Blink-182 song as their friends gathered around. This was the birth of Forth Worth…
The familiar voice of Ryan Berg has been heard across music venues in the Dallas area since his rise to local stardom in recent years. With the release of his debut album, The Velvet Ears, Berg takes listeners on a journey of growth and discovery. Drawing on musical influences such…
Dallas born and raised Scarlett Deering has some pretty big gigs coming up this spring and summer. In addition to the many projects she’s involved in, she’ll play violin with the Eagles on dates in March and July. The 27-year-old Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual…
Steve Aoki pays his successes forward. Through his record label, Dim Mak, the two-time Grammy-nominated singer has already helped acts like The Chainsmokers of Infected Mushroom break into the mainstream. His collaborations with several artists, including rappers, rock stars and the Korean pop band BTS, have flooded the Billboard charts,…
Although Rebekah has been in the trenches as a working DJ going back to the ’90s, only five years have passed since she had her breakthrough with Chris Liebing and his reputable CLR crew — a seemingly perfect match that came as CLR was unfortunately coming to an end. But the influence of…
In October Luna Luna had barely locked in its sixth member after co-founders Kavvi (vocals) and Gilbert Avila (producer/engineer/keys) were on a search to build a modern indie band. Through open mics at Drugstore Cowboy, friends of friends and college classmates, the band finally came together. Since then the sextet’s earnest charm…
This week, two major Dallas-bred music makers play shows in their hometown, including Erykah Badu’s birthday party and St. Vincent’s gig promoting her latest album, Masseducation, at the Bomb Factory. Although it doesn’t include most of its original members these days, The Beach Boys’ stop at Mesquite Arena will include…
Waiting to get a drink at a bar can be a struggle. If you try to get the bartender’s attention by waving your credit card or cash in the air, you risk looking like a tool. But if you don’t, you’re basically admitting defeat and are forced to continue waiting…
When Outward Bound Mixtape launched less than four years ago, it filled a gap that had been missing in Dallas for more than a decade. The weekly event focuses on the avant-garde and experimental sides of music, regardless of the genre. At first, it was more of a left-of-center open…
If Frank Zappa were alive today, it’s likely he would have much to say about our political landscape. He certainly would have no shortage of material from which to choose — border walls, bathroom legislation and the ubiquitous labeling of people as “snowflakes” would make good fodder for an album’s…
Bruno Mars just won the Grammy for album of the year, and you’ll be able to catch him in Dallas at a pair of shows this fall. Elsewhere, a couple of Hollywood stars bring their musical acts to town. A couple of album anniversary tours make their way to Dallas…
The long-awaited first release from Dallas’ booze-fueled garage-rock outfit The Delzells is finally here. To kick things off, we’re debuting an exclusive new track, “Repopulate,” before the band’s EP release show Friday night at Double Wide. Yellow Jacket is the eighth — and possibly most eclectic — release on the…
It’s a quiet night in Deep Ellum this Valentine’s Day. Everyone is out for a quiet evening with a date, wrapping the night up early to move on to more intimate surroundings. Such is not the case for this evening’s showcase at Three Links. For Deep Ellum’s favorite punk club,…
Born out of the bubbling Dallas rave scene in the ’90s, Kaycee Unisca has made the journey from enthusiastic foot shaker on the dance floor to DJ making the feet shake. Like most deejays, he has gone through a few genre phases, but house music has been a constant thread…
Can’t decide between going to the concert or seeing a movie? The Texas Theatre has a solution. Why not both? An upcoming screening of director Gordon Parks Jr.’s blaxploitation classic Super Fly on Saturday, part of the Oak Cliff movie theater’s Black Cinematheque Filmmaker series, will feature DJ Spinderella from Salt-N-Pepa and…
