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Festival Coverage
Festival season is upon us, meaning you’ve gotta keep those energy levels up; especially those of you who are gonna be doing a lot of camping this year! Indulging in all of the shenanigans a festival has to offer can be difficult, so your energy level is one of the most important things to maintain. […]
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Live Music Coverage
The art of burlesque has been popular for decades, but its peak was from 1900’s – 1940’s. During this time, there were hundreds of touring burlesque shows, and the performers were revered almost as celebrities. There are few current names that come to mind when on the subject of burlesque, and Dita Von Teese is the […]
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Live Music Coverage
British progressive metal band TesseracT has been thrashing stages across the US since their tour started in late March and have already left a sold out string of shows left behind. We were more than stoked to get some shots of this awesome band when they came to Dallas’ Club Dada. The powerful energy that […]
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Electronic
These two names may not be familiar to you as of yet, but we aren’t very far into 2014 either. Slated to take over the scene this year are Australia’s own, electronic producers Wave Racer, actual name Thomas Purcell, and Trippy Turtle, whose name is unknown (who doesn’t love an enigma?). Rocking similar poppy, upbeat […]
Electronic
Sound Tribe said it best; “The only constant in life is change”. I must admit, my heart sank in a similar fashion to that of being dumped when I first read the STS9 announcement that David “Murph” Murphy was leaving the band. However, their newest addition Alana Rocklin seems pretty damn promising, and the new […]
Festival Coverage
I’ve been told not to get in cars with strange men my entire life, but I’m also a rebel with “Almost Famous” dreams; therefore, I’ve broken this rule a time or two in the name of live music and journalism. I was particularly glad that I made this rebel move last weekend for a road-trip […]
Electronic
Heralded as one of Dallas’ electronic sweet spots for over a decade, the Lizard Lounge was in full effect on Friday night when Minnesota, real name Christian Bauhofer, dropped in for a night during his Collective Identity tour. His diverse production style defies classification, and puts a new standard on the electronic scene as a […]
Festival Coverage
Summer Solstice occurs when the sun is at the highest point in the sky, making it the longest day of the year. The extra sunlight has been celebrated throughout history with a variety of rituals involving dance, music and fire. Sonic Bloom encompasses those rituals into its existence as the nation’s premier summer solstice electronic festival, taking place June 19-22 at American […]
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Festival Coverage
I still remember my first South By So What?! Music Festival experience as if it were yesterday. As a longtime fan of mostly alternative, heavy and progressive rock bands, I happily accepted the opportunity to cover SBSW 2014. Third String Productions, a company based in Plano,TX, is now in their 10th year of bringing some […]
Social Culture
The work of Alex Overfelt is terrifyingly gruesome – it’s the stuff that your nastiest nightmares are made of, but it’s the type of terror you can’t help but become enticed by. His art show in Dallas’s artsy neighborhood of Deep Ellum was the perfect exhibit to show off this young artist’s staggering skills.