It’s the first day back after spring break for the students of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and the place resonates the way a school with an art specialization should.
After Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, when Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, the world has since split into three camps: Team Will, Team Chris and Team Self-Righteous
There were moments Sunday night, during a sold-out show at The Factory in Deep Ellum, when Beach House allowed itself to be bathed in light.
The British-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Yola makes it a point to highlight the slippery stylistic nature of her songs, so much so that her merch booth features a T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase she uses to describe her sound: “Genre-fluid.” (Thirty-five bucks and it’s yours to take home!) Typically, such snappy…
Twenty-seven years after her tragic death, Selena Quintanilla remains a household name. Quintanilla’s legacy has withstood the passing of time thanks to die-hard fans who continue to kneel for the queen of Tejano.
Over the past 10 years, Jorden Makelle has been a part of various Dallas music collectives. Often joined by her husband, Greg, Makelle has dipped her toes in electronic and rock music with different local bands.
This week’s concerts in North Texas are little bit all over the place with a huge festival, a benefit show, rappers-turned-country artists, legendary bands, bossa nova techno, up-and-comers and everything in between.
Rock ‘n’ roll has become a nebulous concept in 2022, but of all the flourishing modern rock acts, Dorothy is certainly one of the few worthy of the label.
The term “legend” gets thrown around a lot, but if anyone has earned it, it’s blues guitarist Buddy Guy.
Irving rapper Coach Tev is back, and he’s got something to say with a smooth, cinematic new release called Talk To Him Nicely.
If you have ever purchased a record made by a DFW native, there’s a pretty solid chance producer Jason Burt’s name appears in the liner notes.
When Gayle wrote her breakout single “abcdefu,” the song surprisingly didn’t come from a place of hate. Rather, she was trying to reclaim the narrative following the fallout of a breakup.
Queensryche and Judas Priest got straight to the point when they hit the stage at Irving’s Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on Friday.
Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Homer’s name gets redefined as a noun for someone’s ability “to succeed despite idiocy”? We have new definition for rapper Riff Raff.
After two years in pandemic hell, North Texas finally gets to experience the aftermath of SXSW once again.
Dallas jazz music legend Dennis González recognized in his music, poetry and prose that he lived in a world of spirit.
Several festivals are returning to Dallas this year in person, including Denton’s Thin Line and Dallas Reggae Festival.
Five years ago, Jada Arnell’s debut album Down for Me had a completely different title and track list. While she enjoyed the songs individually, Arnell wasn’t satisfied with the body of work.
It’s safe to say that any musician working today would be thrilled to be on a first name basis with a Beatle.
Timing is everything in pop music. Few modern A-list acts understand that axiom better than Dua Lipa.
Female DJs have to overcome many barriers in a male-dominated industry. Bridget Frank, who spins as DJ B, has an additional challenge: she is also legally blind.
Elton John began his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in September 2018 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The first leg of the tour saw two mesmerizing, sold-out shows at Dallas’ American Airlines Center two months later in December.
