Critic's Notebook

After getting some encouragement from Erykah Badu, Dallas musician Stanley Mongaras left Cure For Paranoia and reinvented himself as Stan Fran Cisco,

Taylor Morgan is on a mission is to showcase fresh, hungry talent in DFW.

One of the ’90s best bands is back: Dallas’ own Tripping Daisy, lead by Polyphonic Spree’s Tim DeLaughter, is reuniting with an album.

The country giant has broken many records, including the most No. 1 albums in country music. Now he’s set a new concert attendance record. Sorry, Deadheads.

Radio station KNON, “The Voice of the People,” has always strived to be inclusive and diverse with its programing. One of its goals has been to provide unique programming that represents all of Dallas. In that spirit, KNON’s online sister station, KNON NOW, recently added a show called Kidz Star Radio,…

George Harrison wasn’t inclined to share his cookies with Yoko Ono, especially when she didn’t ask.

Gucci Mane, Jacquees, Yella Beezy and others remember the “No Luv” singer after her death.

The award-winning country artist and Arlington native took to Instagram to announce that she is “the B in LGBTQ+.”

The death of the rapper, singer and former protege of Gucci Mane was confirmed by family and friends following hours on life support.

Lead vocalist Henry O’ is back in Dallas and isn’t leaving anytime soon.

Now you know where to call: Dallas has its own music office.

Natasha Owens’ new single “The Chosen One,” which uses suspiciously Christ-like imagery to describe the former president, is easily one of the weirdest songs about Trump we’ve ever heard.

The Dallas-based indie alternative band will release a debut EP and hit the road with Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf this month.

KNON 89.3 proves once again that not even weather disasters can keep the station down long.

With 14 albums under his belt, the rapper is about to release “Ladies Love Creezy.”

Denton’s favorite pop-punk rockers are celebrating 30 years together. Feel old yet?

Esteban Flores, aka Slow Joy, took a DNA test that confirmed he’s a musician. But he’s always known that.

The icon’s discography continues to stand the test of time, and she’ll show it off with a performance with a “predominantly queer” Dallas chorus.

After the death of lead singer Bruce Corbitt, Warbeast is back as Beast of War.

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., the parent company of Ticketmaster and other properties such as House of Blues and Austin-based promoter C3 Presents. The 124-page antitrust complaint, joined by the District of Columbia and 29 other states, alleges in great detail that Live Nation…

Grunge goes deaf, but it’ll never go blind.

Move over, Peso Pluma. A teen band from Dallas is the next big thing in norteño music.