LaVoyce’s LV Tape, Vol. 1, self-released in April, is a testament to her musical and lyrical expertise. With just nine tracks, the tape is a succinct portfolio of work that draws on sounds from funk, R&B and soul (she likes to think of her niche as “soul pop.”) It is…
People oversimplify music streaming. While it’s true that Spotify and Apple Music comprise an enormous chunk of the sector, YouTube has become a major platform for streamed music, and SoundCloud has launched many music careers. Every streaming platform worth its salt brings listeners with different tastes to the table, so…
What do you do when the world won’t let you play live and you just don’t feel the vibe from a livestreaming show? You release a video that showcases what your live set would be like in a normal world. That’s what the Dallas-based, psych-rock quartet Siamese Hips has done…
For years, Dallas-native singer Ariel Saldivar, better known as CAMÍNA, has supported local acts like The Polyphonic Spree and Broken Social Scene on their tours. With years of instrumental and vocal training accompanied by activism and a passion for contemporary social justice issues, CAMÍNA is ready to release a debut…
Deep Ellum’s AllGood Cafe would have been gearing up for a big celebration for its 20th anniversary in August, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench into those plans. Last week, after an employee complained of fatigue and a backache, owner Mike Snider immediately sent him to get tested for…
Zach Youpa is stepping away from his band Light Horse Harry to pursue a dream that has been with him since he first started the band in Lakewood almost a decade ago. “I’d always played guitars, drums, bass and everything else, but in that band, I kind of had a…
Jui$e Leroy is one of the best showmen in North Texas hip-hop, an artist who displays pure ferocity when he performs, matched only by his prowess writing lyrics. Leroy labels his music “conscious trap,” a description he coined to describe reality rap filled with stories about the pros and cons of street…
Let’s get this out of the way: I am bipolar. I am on medication. I see a psychiatrist regularly. My psychiatrist is Black, and that matters. The first psychologist I regularly saw was white; she saved my life and that matters too. I called both of them Dr. A, and…
For more than three decades, Dallas group Absu has carved a space in the industry as a quintessential black metal band, but this reign came to an abrupt end in January when the band announced its dissolution on Facebook. “After meager deliberation and zero remorse, I have decided to dissolve…
Austin-based country artist Clayton Gardner was playing an acoustic set last Friday at Texican Court in Las Colinas when an audience member wandered up to him and asked if he could play a song by Lee Ann Womack. “You could ask that from 7 feet away,” said Gardner, whose bandana…
Houston-via-Dallas band Narrow Head is often classified as shoegaze, but as the band’s guitarist, vocalist and only original member Jacob Duarte puts it, “I don’t even think I like shoegaze.” He elaborates, “I like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Chapterhouse — all the main stuff — but when it gets too on-the-nose, it’s like, I…
Last year, we named up-and-coming hip-hop artist EvryDay Tony as the “Best Rapper You’ve Never Heard Of.” He also won another title, as the winner of the 2019 Master of the Mic competition. In 2020, the rapper is making sure local hip-hop fans are aware of his name and music, with…
Remember that story last week about the 6-year-old boy who saved his little sister from a German Shepherd and had to get 90 stitches? The Avengers fan went viral, even getting a phone call from Captain America himself, Chris Evans. These are just the kind of stories that make us…
Some people sell old junk in their front yards. Some, like Matthew Kurzman, put on quality concerts for their neighbors. Kurzman is a real estate investor who used to own a CD store in Tucson. After moving back to his hometown of Dallas in 1999, the self-professed “music junkie” got…
Growing is an essential part of life, and that’s a message that Dallas-based singer and rapper Amore Bey conveys in every one of his songs. After facing deep losses, Bey is using the hard life lessons he’s learned to plant seeds of wisdom into his art, while planting literal seeds…
When Danielle Grubb and Delaney Hillan were in high school, they got in trouble for kissing. The two artists, both Dallas natives, were dating while enrolled at Booker T. Washington ten years ago. One day, a teacher caught them exchanging PDA in the hallway, and started yelling. “I don’t want…
While streaming is the most popular method for music consumption, many purists still value the art of radio broadcast. Over the course of many decades, Dallas-Fort Worth has produced many legendary sportscasters, DJs and personalities, and this November, four North Texas radio personalities will be inducted into the Texas Radio…
Concert and nightclub promoters are a unique tribe, and there’s no shortage of them in every major U.S. market. The least common denominator among them can include unsavory individuals who oversell and under-deliver, but those who do their job well are the curators of good times and the driving force…
Taylor Swift once wrote “I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative,” and while it wasn’t a song lyric, it sounds similar to lyrics from the song “Burn” by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda: “I’m erasing myself from the narrative.” All of this to say: Many similarities exist between Taylor…
Eric Pulido and Ranger Ewing knew years ago they wanted to go into business together, even if it was just in a dimly lit garage for several hours a day. It would still mean time spent outside of their then full-time jobs elsewhere. Today, though, they’re thankful for more light…
For most of us, the cancellation of the State Fair of Texas means being deprived our fix of deep-fried foods, suffering a near heatstroke while waiting in line for rides and making other glorious, expensive memories. For North Texas musicians scheduled to play the State Fair this year, the news…
Let’s hope your internet provider’s got some speed since our new way of enjoying live music mostly involves computer or television screens. Many artists are hustling to get their sets stream-worthy, and we should be grateful that’s even an option. So, while we wait longer to start paying cover prices,…
