Critic's Notebook

Denton has a new band of music experts with a clear vision in Bifocals, whose members are all audio engineers.

The Pinkish Black vocalist, who died on Thursday, is remembered by friends and colleagues as brilliant, funny and a true original.

The Y2K icon was forced to back that azz up to another flight.

DFW country has a strong presence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, with three outspoken local artists taking the stage.

In her song, “Half Price Books,” Remy Reilly sings about looking for a cure for a broken heart in the self-help section. She talks about what she learned and what she’s reading.

Here’s your chance to snag a copy of the Marilyn Monroe cover of Playboy signed by Hugh Hefner while helping a cherished Dallas DJ in his fight to keep spinning.

The North Texas music scene owes a great debt to the late John Freeman for making it that much more exciting.

The rapper and producer suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism on Thursday.

Flowerbed just want to hang with the homies.

One of the breakout pop stars of 2024 is being honored Saturday with a themed party at House of Blues, the same 2,500-cap venue she played less than a year ago.

“The World’s Biggest DJ” is bringing his electronic festival back to Fort Worth on Nov. 16.

These country boots were made for walking on Sabrina Carpenter’s stage.

A conspicuous social media post has fans speculating that Selena Gomez is headed down the aisle.

The North Dallas rapper was killed in 2020, but his work lives on in a recently released album.

The hot new Dallas artist comes home and performs his first show here, one filled with new music and surprise guests.

Drummer Chris Ulsh spoke with Metal Hammer about whether the band will charge “full steam ahead with new material.”

This is indeed the band’s “First Rodeo.”

Grammy-winning producer, arranger, composer and musician Shaun Martin was only 45 years old. A tribute to his life and work is scheduled for mid-September.

AI is controversial among artists, who cite plagiarism and lost opportunities for creatives. Some Dallas musicians share these concerns, and others are cautiously optimistic.

Have we been too hard on Bottled Blonde? The Deep Ellum bar hosted a secret show on Wednesday night by The Chainsmokers.

UPDATE: Brown’s Dallas-based lawyer is now claiming that the artist was “unjustly targeted” by the plaintiffs.

The Queen of Neo-Soul is honoring colleague Shaun Martin, a renowned Dallas musician battling an undisclosed illness.