Critic's Notebook

A lot has changed for Dallas-based recording artist Bryson Cole since he debuted with songs about mental health two years ago.

A former Deep Ellum bartender has been convicted for attacking a woman almost four years ago. A Dallas County jury found Austin Garrett Shuffield, 34, guilty of simple assault and obstruction and acquitted him of an aggravated assault charge in connection with the 2019 attack of L’Daijohnique Lee, according to Dallas County court records.

A Lake Worth FedEx driver and former vocalist of a Dallas/Fort Worth heavy metal group confessed on Friday to kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old girl from Cottondale.

Just over one year ago, musician Caleb Danielle had a vision. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter and Arkansas native had lived a hard life: sleeping in sheds, traveling around the country and busking for a living.

In terms of streaming service subscriptions, there’s probably not one app you use more than Spotify. Yes, we can all compete for how much programming from Netflix or Disney+ we consume, but, admit it, you’re constantly launching your Spotify app.

This week, Metallica announced a 2023 concert in Arlington with Pantera. Expectedly, metalheads went insane.

For the past decade, the members in Dallas duo Yung Nation have been regarded as local legends by those who know their history.

It’s been about six months since Coldplay kicked off their Music of the Spheres Tour in our little corner of the world. But one moment from that show preserved on TikTok recently caught our attention.

The advent of Turkey Day once again gives us a chance to reflect on our gratitude for carbs and all other things that make life worthwhile.

It’s no big secret that Ticketmaster sucks. Music fans have been enduring its bloated prices and unnecessary fees for years.

Last week, the nominees were announced for the 65th Grammys, and several Dallas-Fort Worth artists are up for awards at next year’s ceremony.

Devout dance music fans love to reminisce about the good ol’ days. On nightclub patios all around the world, ravers share cigarettes and war stories from “back in the hey-day.” Dallas DJ-producer Hunter Vaughan isn’t alone in his nostalgia for the Club Afterlife parties from 2010.

It’s Grammy nomination time again and this year’s list proves to be another stellar year for musicians from North Texas.

When rapper Coolio died on Sept. 28 from a reported cardiac arrest, millions of hip-hop fans mourned his passing.

You’ve probably heard someone, maybe a friend, say something like this: “I like every type of music except for country music.” It’s all about beer, trucks and girls, they might say. Or it’s for inbred, backwater rednecks. It’s campaign music for MAGA conservatives. Sadly, such snobs still exist, even today. Hillary…

One thing to love about rap groups is how a cohesive final product can highlight individual styles and artists’ voices

Every so often, an artist leaves us perplexed, dumbfounded with the way their art imitates life – sometimes in a most sinister and cynical way.

The vintage car trade is seeing a boost in sales thanks to another vintage artifact: North Texas’ own rap-superstar-turned-TV-host Vanilla Ice.

From Mozart’s Requiem to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,  there’s a myth-like quality to artists’ final works – the one last masterpiece before departing.

The internet would like you to know that we are living in a golden age of destigmatizing mental illness. It’s OK to not be OK and the world is a safer place to talk about your personal struggles.

The last two years have been busy for Dallas rapper Jovaun. In June 2020, he lost his brother, rapper Uncle Skitz, shortly before dropping his debut album, 1PLAYAWAY.

Most bands dream of commanding an audience’s attention at places like the Hollywood Bowl or Madison Square Garden.