MUSIC

Las Vegas natives Panic! at the Disco are still renowned for their springboard success of their debut album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, which encompassed their hit single, “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” For over a decade now, the rockers have sustained their popularity with four subsequent albums that have all managed to make the top […]

Big Sean: I Decided Tour – South Side Ballroom, Dallas, Texas – 3/18/2017 There are many rappers in the industry today whose bodies of work and reputation precedes them, plenty of whom are hard working and skillful. After all, it’s what the job calls for if you want to stay at the top. However, very few offer […]

ERYKAH BADU PRESENTS: SAUCEIZM, ANOTHER BADU BIRTHDAY BOUNCE TALIB KWELI, PETE ROCK, LEON BRIDGES, THE CANNABINOIDS, DURAND BERNARR, ZACH WITNESS, CURE FOR PARANOIA, SAM LAO, THE OUTFIT, TX, SANDOVALL, DJ SHEKA BOOKER, BOBBY SESSIONS, TOPIC, DJ SOBER The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas February 26th, 2017 Dallas’s sweetheart Erykah Badu put on yet another riotous performance […]

T.I. and 2 Chainz: ATL Invasion Sunday, October 23rd, The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas 2 Chainz is a unique character for a lot of reasons. For one, not many rappers can completely change their namesake and gain a reputable following afterwards. The transformation of Tity Boi to 2 Chainz has been all but monumental, and arguably […]

Several of my friends are graduates of UNT, not unlike myself. That being said, we all know what to expect as soon as we cross that Denton Country line: Fry Street shenanigans, frat bros, hipster attire, hot beer, mediocre service – you know, good ol’ clean fun. Denton’s third installment of Oaktopia (later nicknamed “Soaktopia” […]

Mala Luna Festival Saturday, October 29th-30th, San Antonio, Texas Two days. Two days of pure energy, chill vibes, and great music. This was the scene that played on the outskirts of downtown San Antonio, Texas Halloween weekend. The inaugural debut of Mala Luna, as curated per southern media moguls Giant Noise and Scoremore, was the […]

Fifth Harmony, 7/27 Tour Gexa Energy Pavilion: Dallas, Texas Ally. Dinah. Normani. Camila. Lauren. Rattle these names off to any Generation X adolescent, and I’m sure they could relay back with a laundry list of songs from Fifth Harmony’s catalog. These girls have been work, work, work, working their butts off since the kick off of […]

The High Road Tour: Snoop and Wiz Have a Bake Sale in Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas Saturday, August 20th 2016 A cohort of great openers can sometimes be a challenge to come across when it comes to larger tours, but every now and then you’ll come across a line up that […]

Free Press Summer Festival: Houston, Texas, June 4th-5th 2016. Daisy adorned hipsters, man buns, scantily clad adolescents, throw-back jerseys, fat-infused vending options, henna tattoos and – mud. Yes, lots and lots of mud. Sound familiar? Maybe not to the average Joe-shmo, but the aforementioned is an increasing familiarity amongst many festival goers. This year’s festie […]

Ellie Goulding, Delirium World Tour Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, Texas April 18th, 2016 Every time Ellie Goulding makes her way to Dallas, she gets exponentially better, intensifying her presence with bigger venues, bigger crowds, and bigger than life performances. She touched down at Verizon Theatre Monday night and did just that. With her combat-boots, massive stage […]