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Deep Ellum’s Community Center Will House Historical Artifacts, But What Should Be Preserved?

By Danny GallagherSeptember 8, 2022

The Deep Ellum Foundation announced on Instagram that it’s renting a two-story space on Elm Street to turn into “a multi-functional community and cultural center” in honor of the neighborhood’s 150th anniversary.

7 Punny Band Names Explained, in Case You Didn’t Get It

By Carly May GravleySeptember 7, 2022

Just as genres and fashions come in and out of style in music, so do those conventions that come into play when naming a band.

Lamar Adot Thomas Wants Dallas To Embrace Hip-Hop in All Its Nuance

By Alex GonzalezSeptember 7, 2022

Lamar Adot Thomas is 10 albums in, and he’s still maintaining momentum. In the weeks leading up to his 10th effort, Sade Flow, the 33-year-old artist is feeling more confident than ever.

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Club Dada Is Getting a Facelift

By Danny GallagherSeptember 5, 2022

If you go east on Elm Street toward the former home of Wits End, you might be a little alarmed to find another Deep Ellum staple covered in boards.

Maren Morris’ Twitter Feud Is Now a Full-Blown, Star-Studded Battle

By Eva RaggioAugust 31, 2022

A feud that broke out last week among country music stars who are on opposite camps on the subject of trans rights has now escalated into a full-blown Twitter war, and it’s starting to feel a bit 1861.

Now That Nu Metal Is Making a Comeback, Let’s Admit That It Was Unduly Hated

By Garrett GravleyAugust 30, 2022

Now that nu metal is in vogue again and it’s becoming acceptable to admit to having a deep-seated affinity for the long-stigmatized genre, it’s worth pondering what it was about nu metal that was so hated in the first place.

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Circle Jerks’ Keith Morris Told a Story of a Decapitated Truck Driver in a My Chemical Romance Song

Circle Jerks’ Keith Morris Told a Story of a Decapitated Truck Driver in a My Chemical Romance Song

By Garrett GravleyAugust 26, 2022

Talking to Keith Morris feels like hearing your war veteran grandfather tell cool stories about giving a fascist a swirly shortly before he stormed the beaches of Normandy with the grace of a GigaChad.

A New Doc Looks Back on the Dream-Come-True Alice Cooper Reunion At a Dallas Record Shop

By Mike BrooksAugust 23, 2022

This Saturday, Aug. 27, the Kessler and Good Records are throwing a worldwide release party for the documentary film (and soundtrack album) Live from the Astroturf.

Demi Lovato Starts a TikTok Trend As Fans Share Grooming Stories

By Desiree GutierrezAugust 23, 2022

Dallas-raised artist Demi Lovato came out swinging this week with the Friday release of her eighth studio album, Holy Fvck.

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Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick Goes Country With a Solo Album

Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick Goes Country With a Solo Album

By Nic HuberAugust 22, 2022

Country music has always been in Jaret Ray Reddick’s blood. The Bowling For Soup frontman has portraits of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings tattooed on his bicep

Dallas Producer LilJuMadeDaBeat Is the Beatmaker Behind Your Favorite Songs

By Alex GonzalezAugust 22, 2022

For the past four summers, producer Julian Mason has had radio in a chokehold. He’s better known as LilJuMadeDaBeat

A ‘Robot’ Rapper Got a Major Label Deal and the Dallas Rap Scene Has Thoughts

By Eva RaggioAugust 19, 2022

We are no doubt living in a reality written by novelist Isaac Asimov. First, robots began taking the place of cashiers and telemarketers (making it that much easier to hang up on them)

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Two Dallas Lawyers Teamed Up to Get Session Musicians $45 Million in Unpaid Royalties

By Christian McPhateAugust 18, 2022

Chastity “Chaz” Marie was fresh out of high school when she and her sister Stephanie got hired as background singers on country superstar LeAnn Rimes’ album Sittin’ On Top of the World.

Steve Jackson Steps Down As Host of Opening Bell’s Open Mic Night

By Desiree GutierrezAugust 16, 2022

On June 24, Steve Jackson walked into Opening Bell Coffee in his usual uniform of jeans, shirt and gray golfer hat, lugging his encased acoustic guitar.

Dentonpalooza Returns to Celebrate Quirky Locals With All-New Lineup

By Diamond RodrigueAugust 16, 2022

About a year ago, Dentonpalooza grew from a social media joke to a celebrated, day-long variety show featuring some of Denton’s most beloved citizens, oddities and musicians. This year, Dentonpalooza Twoza is back with an all-new cast of characters, proving that some jokes don’t get old.

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What’s Going On With Music Street Frisco? Developers Say They’re Working On It.

By Jacob VaughnAugust 12, 2022

The latest estimate on Music Street Frisco’s completion is sometime in September 2023.

Ottoman Turks Will Attempt a World Record This Weekend in Deep Ellum

By Mike BrooksAugust 11, 2022

Four straight shows in Deep Ellum, at four different venues, just in one weekend. It’s an idea that’s so outrageous, so bodacious, so dangerous and frankly so ridiculous.

Fair Park Plans to Host More Concerts and Bring More Business to Deep Ellum

By Danny GallagherAugust 9, 2022

The calendar for live shows in Dallas is going to look a lot busier and different in the coming month. Live Nation Entertainment and Broadway Dallas (formerly Dallas Summer Musicals) announced a new partnership

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What Pandemic? The Vandoliers Triumphantly Return Bigger and Better Than Before

By Kelly DearmoreAugust 9, 2022

It’s safe to say that the pandemic has been hard on just about everyone, regardless of their line of work. But the sudden way in which COVID-19

So, Is Imagine Dragons Genuinely Terrible or Actually Great?

By Vincent ArrietaAugust 8, 2022

On December 2012, the world was supposed to end – at least according to those following the 5,000+ year Mayan Long Count calendar.

Parker Twomey Stays Cool As His Star Rises

By Mike BrooksAugust 4, 2022

Deep into the month of July, Dallas is in the mist of a heat wave that won’t go away. The grass is brown, the creeks are dry and the asphalt melting.

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Musicians Have Split Reactions to UNT’s Jazz Radio Changing Formats

By Danny GallagherAugust 3, 2022

The window of opportunity to hear jazz on terrestrial radio just got a little smaller in DFW. KNTU 88.1 FM, a student-run station owned by the University of North Texas in Denton.

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