Critic's Notebook

North Texas artists have been killing it. Here are the local tracks we’ll have stuck in our heads until 2025.

When psych-metal band Catacosmic started the year, there was no way its members could have known that 2024 would be the best year ever.

Native to North Texas or not, these people made a profound impact on our musical community and its fans.

The acclaimed singer-songwriter is embracing her Southern roots, genre conventions and queer solidarity as the bassist of indie/country supergroup Julien Baker & TORRES.

Jackson, local rapper-producer and owner of the venue Creators Don’t Die, creates an anthem and short film celebrating the neighborhood that inspires him.

“Fever Dream” embodies The Robot Bonfire’s journey of growth over the past four years.

For his next release, the Dallas drummer know as Dos Negros opts for more substance than substance use.

The Denton music venue is being criticized over a social media post advertising an internship opportunity.

Downtown McKinney attracts buskers and their appreciate listeners.

Pick a Dallas musician and we’ll tell you where to shop to imitate their style.

The trio of locally bred artists will appear over both weekends of the high-profile California music festival next spring.

The Dallas singer says living in Florence changed her approach to making music and collaborating with others.

Before we stuff our faces, let us say express how thankful we are for the little and big things that make Dallas’ music scene better than any other.

The Deep Ellum Block Party restores our sense of community.

The acclaimed Dallas singer-songwriter was contending with stage-4 cancer. Today, he’s looking ahead to recovery and performing in the coming months.

The musician wants to provide a safe space for LGBTQ artists.

The former publisher of Buddy magazine, who died on Sept. 5 in Sulphur Springs, will be celebrated at Poor David’s Pub on Dec. 1.

The Dallas band’s album “On Television” dissects societal issues through the critical lens of metamodernism.

The solo artist was en route to a festival when a metal detector alerted security of an anomaly.

The Linden native’s sophomore solo album, which marks its 40th anniversary this month, is newly reissued on vinyl.

Dallas lost a true champion of the local music scene with the death of DJ “Mr. Rid,” Mark Ridlen, last weekend.

The Deep Ellum soul man throws his past into the wash for a fresh and clean first album.