It started as a joke. About four months ago, Matt Jones was hanging out with a couple of friends at Oak Street Drafthouse in Denton when bystanders turned and started listening to his goofs. He realized at that moment that his jokes were pretty funny and could take on the…
Hulon Pate has been an active DJ since the 90s. Locally pate has held down a residency at Absinthe for the past 5 years, but has built a more substantial audience through his Grind2Shine Podcast. Although he is admittedly a Techno fan as reflected in his mixtape this week, he…
The 16Bars.XXX party Saturday night that capped off Dallas Week got a little rowdy. Rowdy was expected, maybe even encouraged, but there’s always a threshold. During DJ bemyfriend’s set, a gaggle of people found themselves wildin’ out near the DJ booth and any DJ’s worst nightmare began to take shape…
Since it opened its doors in 2013, Deep Ellum’s Twilite Lounge has earned a reputation for being one of the area’s best places to grab a drink, have a conversation or take a date. Lost sometimes in all the fawning over the jukebox and boozy concoctions is that owners Danny…
Springtime in Dallas is kinda crazy. We’ve had plenty of reminders of that of late (witness: the past 24 hours), what with all the severe weather warnings, tornado sirens and Trinity River flooding. So it’s no surprise that putting on an outdoor concert is tricky business as well. Witness: Lana…
Chris Parkinson DJs as the Experiment, a holdout from the better days of dubstep. Believe it or not, there were better days before the obnoxious drops and insidious wobbles took over the genre and it completely jumped the shark. Before cringeworthy pop vocals and money grabs, dubstep was as underground…
Panels are more or less uninteresting to a person not directly invested in a trade. If you attended last night’s Dallas rap panel at Off The Record, then you’re probably invested in the trade (and business) of rap in Dallas. In fact, your livelihood may even depend on some of…
As far as gigs a Dallas electronic musician go, it simply does not get bigger than this. On Tuesday, influential “Intelligent Dance Music” duo Autechre announced their first North American tour in a decade, in support of their 2013 album Exai. Support for the tour comes from Rob Hall and,…
Something’s been brewing up in Denton over the last few months and it’s got North Texas’ aspiring MC’s all worked up. For those paying attention to D-FW’s hip-hop scene, it’s hard to deny the talent this area has been cultivating over the years. The only problem is the lack of…
If you’re a regular KXT listener, you’ve probably noticed that former program manager Mark Abuzzahab is no longer around. After helping grow the non-commercial, locally focused public station for the past five years, Abuzzahab took a position with VuHaus after stepping down from KXT just about a month ago. But…
Samma Lone is a bona fide veteran in the Dallas DJ scene, with over three decades behind the decks. Primarily operating in house and house-related territory, Malone has had a front row seat as both producer and DJ for the development of club culture in Dallas since its earliest days…
If what you think is missing from your debaucherous Saturday nights is another pool-themed club, then the eye is on the sparrow and the sparrow just so happens to be you. Salt, which closed last year, is re-opening this weekend under new ownership, and of course a new name. The…
For close to a decade, Nick Cassiani — performing under the DJ name 4-D — has been a regular face among area bass DJs. Originally carving out his niche with the infamous Pubstep residency in Denton, he eventually relocated to Dallas, where he can be found guesting at different parties…
As he stood atop the bleachers of the Cotton Bowl, surveying the wet, muddy field, Eli Flores knew what he had to do. Within seconds, Flores had ripped off his shirt and made a mad dash from one side of the stadium to the other, dodging kicks from the infuriated…
Michael Briggs had a bad feeling about this. Four days ago, he received the somber phone call that would ultimately bookend the lifespan of his beloved house venue, Macaroni Island. When news broke yesterday, Denton was stunned at the thought of this staple of the DIY community going silent after…
Last week, country star and Texas native Lee Ann Womack played back-to-back nights at The Kessler Theater. It was a chance for local country fans to experience an intimate performance (or two) with an artist who not long ago was playing to arena crowds. In other words, the perfect formula…
The D.O.C., easily one of Dallas’ most prized rappers, is getting what’s owed to him. After having lost touch with five platinum records over the years, he’s finally going to get them back — from Top Cash Pawn in Plano. How did we get here? Well, the D.O.C. left the…
Stupid Mother Nature. Right when we had a weekend on our hands that was poised to give us some quality outdoor music time, including Homegrown Music and Arts Festival and Untapped Fort Worth, it looks like the weather gods have decided not to cooperate. Rain is one thing, but with…
Sometimes, you ask what your friend, coworker, or spouse is doing tonight or this evening. Their eyes begin to glisten and they glance over to you, feigning a look of indifference or pretending to have a slice of sullen emanating from them. “I don’t know, I think I’m gonna just…
Critics of a new bill filed in the Texas House that seeks to establish a Texas music history museum say that even though their hearts are in the right place, their brains are somewhere else entirely. HCR 75, a bill introduced in the Texas House last month by Rep. Senfronia…
Scott McCullogh has been a regular vinyl pusher around Dallas over the past decade. McCullogh specializes in a specific area of crate digging that leans heavily towards classic soul music and related genres. He has popped up at as a guest at a variety of of local soul residencies but…
Scott McCullough has been a regular vinyl pusher around Dallas over the past decade. McCullogh specializes in a specific area of crate digging that leans heavily towards classic soul music and related genres. He has popped up as a guest at a variety of local soul residencies, but can be…
