Other than the media vans of NBC 5, WFAA 8, and KRLD 1080 parked out front, it was business as usual at The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano on the morning of Thursday, July 11. Still, there was a palpable awareness inside that country music legend Randy Travis was being…
In a cracked parking lot, sharing a mercantile space with Sprockets Bicycle Shop, sits Taqueria el Picante, home to one hell of a barbacoa taco and formerly the best DIY performance space in North Dallas. The Lego-yellow colored business’ owner and operator helped give local bands and their fans a…
For nearly a decade, Alpha Rev has been one of Austin’s most dependable alternative rock outfits. Surprisingly, in that time, the band has only released four albums, culminating in the recently released Bloom. However, the dedication to song writing and presentation of epic themes does suggest a band that likes…
Fort Worth’s music scene has many things, but until recently it did not have a solid mid-size venue — the role occupied by such Dallas venues as The Granada. But now it may have found its answer in Queen City Music Hall. The venue, which opened last month, is already…
It’s really the same story you’ve heard a million times before: Person (or umbrella, in this case) meets other person (other umbrella), they connect, there are complications, etc. What makes Pixar’s new short, which you can see in theaters preceding Monsters University, so incredibly charming (and a lock for yet…
Randy Travis was admitted to a hospital in Texas Sunday due to extreme complications from a viral infection, according a statement from his publicist. The country legend has made most of his headlines in the last couple years for his run-ins with the law, which include public intoxication outside a…
This weekend, the Dallas nightlife scene was shocked when DJ Sober announced that the 4th of July edition of his widely popular weekly- Big Bang- would be the party’s last night at Beauty Bar. The Thursday night residency has called Knox-Henderson’s Beauty Bar home for two and a half years,…
Dallas is home to one of the richest religious music scenes in the country. Over the summer, we’ll be attending services, both big and small, of many denominations, as well talking to musicians, directors and pastors. Raised Baptist and currently Lutheran, Cynthia Fruth has performed at many different houses of…
Doing your first national tour can be tough. Just ask Shana Cleveland, leader of the retro-surf rock band La Luz. While driving from the band’s hometown of Seattle to San Diego, the AC in the tour van stopped working. No problem, claims Cleveland. After getting the AC fixed, the band…
You might remember how much some of our writers, myself included, enjoyed the wrestling which was a feature of this year’s 35 Denton. Taking place in proximity to the main stage, Friday and Sunday saw local wrestling promotion XCW setting up a ring just outside Dan’s and trading blows for…
Dallas is home to one of the richest religious music scenes in the country. Over the summer, we’ll be attending services, both big and small, of many denominations, as well talking to musicians, directors and pastors. Inside and outside, Downtown Dallas’ Fellowship Church campus is very modern. It has almost…
While Dallas-Ft. Worth is a massive media market, and we certainly have our share of beloved faces and voices that we’ve welcomed for many years. For fans of Texas Country / Red Dirt Music, there might not be a personality in North Texas more revered than Justin Frazell. What makes…
Update, 6/27: Oil Boom has just announced that one of the songs on the new seven-inch will be featured in an episode of the TNT show Franklin and Bash. DFW’s own Oil Boom will be releasing a seven-inch on August 13. It follows last year’s impressive EP Gold Yeller. The…
Mac Miller will show off his newly-released Watching Movies with the Sound Off this summer on his Space Migration Tour. His sophomore album continues the musical evolution that he began with his Macadelic mixtape, providing a much more introspective and thoughtful sound than his Blue Slide Park debut. Despite only…
In the past decade, the Randy Rogers Band has rocketed from the smallest stages in Texas to headlining the biggest festivals and causing the biggest lines at Will Call than pretty much any other band currently performing under the massive Texas Country umbrella. Sure, Rogers’ superb songwriting and signature rasp…
Janiva Magness is familiar with success. At this year’s Blues Music Awards, she won her fourth Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year award, along with Song of the Year for “I Won’t Cry.” Magness can add those to her long list of accomplishments, which includes the 2009 Blues Music…
On Monday, Dallas’ own A.Dd+ dropped a new track on Spin.com. “Where You Been” is a laid back, candy paint drippin’ holdover for the fans featuring production from DJ Burn One. With an insanely catchy hook, and a heavy bass to get the shoulder swingin- the single is solid. Slim’s…
On Wednesday, the front doors of the Renaissance Dallas Hotel were busy, and guests were offered a complementary glass of champagne upon their entrance. The Renaissance Dallas Hotel was one of 155 Renaissance hotels in 35 different countries to participate in the hotel’s second annual Global Day of Discovery, part…
Earlier this year, we could barely contain our excitement over the news that Dallas’ favorite Stone-gazing trio, True Widow, had signed to the well-regarded label Relapse Records. Sure, it was cool that DH Phillips, Nicole Estill and drummer Slim TX landed on yet another legit label (they had previously recorded…
Anyone who has ever watched college sports has seen more than their fair share of those NCAA commercials emphasizing the ‘student-athletes who are going pro in something other than sports.’ After all, they’re shown during every single commercial break. So, I decided to look into some of the NCAA’s student-athletes…
And on the fourth day, Yeezus walked onto the Internet. Kanye West’s sixth studio solo album has officially leaked onto the Internet, preceding its June 18 release. The 10-track project titled Yeezus is here, and it is good. But that’s not all for Dallas rap fans. West has announced a…
Mumford & Sons, scheduled to play tonight at Gexa Energy Pavilion, have postponed their next three shows. Dallas, Woodlands and New Orleans are affected. Bassist Ted Dwane has a blod clot on the surface of his brain that requires emergency surgery, as the band has informed fans in its official…
