Gerard Hanson doesn’t do interviews. Correction: Convextion doesn’t do interviews. In a 20-year career as a producer and electronic musician here in Dallas, Convextion — the name that Hanson performs under — has preferred to remain anonymous. He rarely does press and prefers to remain faceless in pictures. He even…
It’s been a heck of a week for Leon Bridges. (We’re watching our language this time, in the spirit of Bridges’ vintage sound.) Hot off a much buzzed-about run of shows at South By South West over the weekend, the Fort Worth R&B singer picked up the festival’s prestigious Grulke…
Tonight, The Bomb Factory sets off its revival after 20 years of stage silence. But before we rush full-speed-ahead into considering its promising future, we decided to turn back one more time to its history to divine what made the place so iconic in its heyday. With that in mind,…
This Thursday night, a long-dormant (and very large) room in Deep Ellum will open back up for business. The Bomb Factory, on Canton and Crowdus just a couple blocks from the heart of the neighborhood, hosts its first show since the ’90s with locals Erykah Badu and Sarah Jaffe. Just…
Bryan Coonrod aka DJ Bryan C is a familiar face amongst vinyl crate diggers in Dallas. He is long in the tooth in DJ years, only a few years shy of the three decade mark. He has witnessed DJ culture in Dallas from the ground up. As a vinyl reseller…
Dallas hip hop is a real melting pot, but Grey Matter’s Kilo Art of Fact takes the idea to a whole other level. Born in Santiago, Chile in 1983, Kilo’s family moved to Bergen, Norway when he was three years old to escape the Pinochet dictatorship. Being a political refugee…
On their own, memories stay sharp only for so long. It’s the physical reminders of an experience that make a moment vivid. And one thing’s for certain: if you’re in the audience at a Modern Pain show, you’re very likely to leave with a few lumps and bruises as a…
On Sunday we finally get the local music show we’ve been hounding KXT about for years, except we’re getting it on Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket. You know, the all-sports station that’s legitimately the best music station in the area. Captained by the ex-KDGE The EDGE DJ Mark Schectman, “The Local…
Comebacks are all the rage in Dallas these days. This month alone sees the return of 35 Denton (last week) and The Bomb Factory (a week from today), which returns to Deep Ellum, a neighborhood undergoing its own renaissance. But perhaps most remarkable of all is the revival of The…
Deep Ellum is widely known as one of the best areas in the city for live music, with several venues opening their doors and turning on bright lights every night. But not so well known to the public at large is the host of recording studios in the area, many…
Dave Allardice aka Dave Paradice is a dance music-loving, Scotch whisky-sipping DJ/Producer originally from Scotland. Paradice transplanted to Dallas 10 years ago. He has found a home amongst the Motif crew and can be found at their monthly residency at Scotch & Sausage. Paradice is well versed in the classic…
Hip-hop is largely a man’s world. But in the Dallas scene, a woman with a fresh take on the genre and a strong stage presence has been capturing the attention of artists and fans alike. Instead of putting out a music video and buying thousands of fake views to create…
It’s been a long time coming, but the air is well and truly buzzing once again along Hickory Street in Denton. Harvest House opened up shop Thursday in preparation for 35 Denton, and nearly every day since they’ve been packed to the brim with patrons thirsty for libations and live…
The word prodigy comes from the Middle English word “prodigium,” which translates into “monster” — and that’s exactly what 11-year-old Logan Gladden is behind a drum set. In the J&J’s Pizza basement during the 35 Denton music festival on Sunday he’s already twirling his drumstick with one hand and pointing…
At some point Saturday you’ll see him. He’ll be making his way to the DART, either through the efforts of a friend or a miffed girlfriend. One shoe will be missing, the green hat he’s wearing will be askew, and the festive holiday tank top he purchased from Target will…
Jessie Frye stumbled on one of her greatest moments of inspiration in the haven of all grandiose ideas: a bar. In her company were two notable festival operators, Charlie Hunter and Dallas Guill, who work with 35 Denton and Thin Line respectively. Hunter was discussing the details of daytime programming…
Here in the U.S. we love labels. That beer is not just a beer, it’s a craft beer. What kind of movie was it? It was an avant-garde, neo-Fellini-esque, dark comedy. And music is no different. Raise your hand if you remember the Krautrock movement of the ’70s or the…
In 2006, nobody outside of Lubbock knew much about the Josh Abbott Band. The band had just gotten together earlier that year, a group of fraternity brothers and friends, and didn’t record much material until 2007. But if you lived in town and went to Texas Tech University, you could…
The night of February 20, 2003 was a dark one for music fans. A massive fire at a club in Rhode Island claimed the lives of 100 concertgoers who were attending a concert from metal band Great White. The details were the stuff of horror: The club, filled over capacity…
On Saturday night, a large crowd packed into a new venue in South Dallas for a show with Crit Life. As cold as it was outside, people still came out and found this new place, many of them gladly standing outside waiting in an enormous line. Inside the atmosphere was…
Brian Knowles is a writer, photographer, DJ and all-respectable music nerd. His knowledge of classic tracks goes deep, as does the history behind those tracks. This week Knowles gives a well thought out mix of of deep cuts heavy with vibe and more than a little dance floor friendly. This…
Last month, in the wake of all the controversy surrounding Jack White’s guacamole-fueled non-controversy, we took the opportunity to lobby White for a long-overdue return to Dallas. It’s been six long years since he last played here. Well, at least on local venue took the idea to heart: Billy Bob’s,…
