Six Shooter is a recurring feature in which we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians. The Outfit, TX — “Told That Bih” The Outfit, TX’s video for “Told That Bih,” off its new album, Fuel City, is nothing short of a marvel. The rap trio is known for…
Post Malone’s greatest attribute may be his disregard for anyone else’s opinion. It’s taken him two years to become one of the most known artists in the world, but that rapid rise has made him a lightning rod for criticism. This has not shaken the Grapevine native if last night’s…
Most Halloween playlists suck, especially the ones that feature “Monster Mash.” And there’s nothing too spooky about Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” It’s just a great song. So we tasked ourselves with finding 20 quality spooky songs by North Texas artists that will fit in on any creepy Halloween playlist. 20. “Hellhound…
A$AP Mob Bomb Factory, Dallas Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 When Steven Rodriguez died in 2015, it was unclear what would happen to the Harlem hip-hop collective he founded, A$AP Mob. Rodriguez, better known as A$AP Yams, was the band’s visionary leader and tastemaker. Recovery from the loss has taken some time. A…
South Dallas’ Pearl C. Anderson middle school has been closed for more than four years. Its abandoned, vandalized state serves as a picturesque backdrop for the new music video for Dallas rapper Buffalo Black’s single “American Colors.” The video, directed by Nick Melita of Cinderblock Studio, poignantly illustrates Buffalo Black’s…
You should never walk into a Lauryn Hill concert with expectations. It’s dangerous. Over the past few years, Hill has inched back into the spotlight. She had taken a lengthy reprieve following the success of her 1998 solo debut record The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which turned her into an icon…
Six Shooter is a recurring feature in which we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians Buffalo Black — “Hustle” For years, Buffalo Black has been heralded as one of Dallas’ most thoughtful lyricists, but his music sometimes suffers from its intensity. Good for him for taking on socioeconomic and political…
Buzz for local rapper Blue, The Misfit’s sophomore album, Perfect Night for a Funeral, began building last September after he hosted a listening party at the Alamo Drafthouse. Nearly a year passed before the album was delivered to the public — Blue said there were holdups with the nonmusic aspects of…
Lil Yachty may be well known, but he couldn’t sell out the Bomb Factory for the first show of his Teenage Tour. Friday night was a stark reminder that he’s liked more for his fashion sense and persona than his music. Everything about Lil Yachty is signature, from his braided,…
Six Shooter is a recurring feature in which we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians. Tay-K 47 – “The Race” In an odd turn of events, 17-year-old Taymor McIntyre has become an internet sensation because of the events surrounding the release of this video June 30. Before that…
Logic with Joey Bada$$ Allen Event Center, Allen July 22, 2017 When rapper Logic ended his set in Allen on Saturday with “Confess,” he noticed a fan keeping pace with the complex track, bar for bar. So he invited the fan onstage and introduced him to the crowd. The fan,…
Not every concert lives up to its hype. A big name on a bill in an enormous venue doesn’t guarantee a great performance, just as a buzzy new band in a small room doesn’t always mean you’re in for a once-in-a-lifetime event. (Unless it’s Kendrick Lamar at Trees in 2012.)…
Six Shooter is a recurring feature where we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians. Vandoliers — “Endless Summer” Cowpunk band Vandoliers continued its streak of good fortune in 2017 when Rolling Stone premiered the video for “Endless Summer” earlier this week. The track is from Vandoliers’ sophomore album…
We’re halfway through 2017, which means it’s time to assess all the local releases so far and rank our favorites. It’s never easy to reduce a region as large and rich in music as North Texas to a top 10 list, but in the first six months of this year,…
Future with Torey Lanez, Zoey Dollaz, A$AP Ferg Starplex Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, June 24, 2017 When Future’s run from 2015-17 is discussed in history books, nights like Saturday — when Starplex hosted his Nobody Safe Tour — will be cited as proof of his supremacy in the rap world. Sure, there…
North Texas has never been short on music festivals. But every year, there are at least a few new festivals that pop up, adding to the bouquet of options. They either grow into local staples or fold before the gates open, as was the case with Go Figure Fest and…
“Every time I wanted to commit suicide, I didn’t do it because of the ba-rump-bump-bum,” says musician Tyler Harris. “When the beat changes up, you start to feel that hope. It’s when you’re illuminated to the music and you still want to be here.” Harris makes music as T.Y.E., an acronym for…
When Rikki Blu walks into Griff’s Hamburgers, he immediately sticks out. He stands 6 feet, 7 inches tall, and long, tightly braided dreadlocks, dyed gray in spots, drape over his tattered and patched denim jacket. It’s a lot of style to take in at a decades-old burger joint. After ordering,…
Six Shooter is a recurring feature where we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians. Lord Byron – We Kill Cowboys So Death Rides a Horse On his second album, We Kill Cowboys So Death Rides a Horse, East Dallas rapper Lord Byron goes beyond the norms of hip-hop…
North Texas has an abundance of talented musicians, but sometimes the bookers of DFW get hung up on old favorites and forget to try someone new. The acts on this list are underrated in some way, whether that means they haven’t received much attention in the local press or they’re…
The downtempo, contemporary R&B music on Larce Blake’s new EP invokes calm, a fitting sound for the 22-year-old producer,. He says he’s at peace now that he’s finally found the time to release new music. Blake is a full-time student at the University of Texas at Dallas majoring in mathematics,…
JMBLYA Fair Park, Dallas May 5, 2017 Not even Chance the Rapper’s bum leg or his meandering headlining set could put a damper on hip-hop and dance festival JMBLYA’s extravagan fifth edition at Fair Park on Friday. Chance is known for putting on high-energy shows where he spends a lot…
