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How Dropclock Productions Turned Throwing Parties Into an Entertainment Machine
The entertainment production company may only be a year old, but during that time they have put together savvy staff, a shining relationship with the best Dallas venues, and a well-oiled promotions machine.
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Concert Review: Lil B Stages a Revival in the Name of a ‘Based God’ at Prophet Bar
The Prophet Bar's main entrance sports polite-but-unnecessary directions: you actually find their "Big Room" by the sea of Lil B fans spilling onto Main Street. You can't mistake the swarm of pink bandanas and floral print shorts: this is soon-to-be legendary ground, marked specifically for California-based rapper Lil B's first Dallas performance. Teenagers spill into two equally impatient lines in front of The Prophet Bar's dark-bricked, sticker-covered venue, and I fit in comfortably in the "no ticket" line with my fellow procrastinators. Waiting only takes an uncomfortably warm 45 minutes, which is more than enough time to spot more than 10 floral print T-shirts, two Supreme 'fits, and five band shirts that have nothing to do with Lil B (but undeniably look cool, which is always important.) The group of dudes behind me crack jokes about the parking; the girls in front of me look at me funny, which I understand: I am wearing a floral print button-up myself but, unlike the boys in line, I'm not boasting about its fit.
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Interview: What Makes a DJ a Tastemaker? Ynfynyt Scroll Dishes on His Craft.
Ynfynyt Scroll doesn't think Dallasites know their dance music well enough. He wants to change that.
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5 Questions With Hip Hop Duo The Mohicans
You won't hear them tell it, but The Mohicans are something like modern day hip-hop superheros. The duo talks to us about future plans, Houston hip-hop, and dream collaborations.
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Five Questions: The Breakfast Machine on Kickstarter and the Origin of Their New Album’s Name
Like any band, The Breakfast Machine has one dream: to go on tour. Last month, the Arlington-based psych rock/pop outfit took to Kickstarter to make the dream a reality.
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Ticket Giveaway: Twin Shadow at the Granada Theater
The Dominican-born, Florida-raised musician creates his special brand of New Wave(ish) synthpop, a distinctive sound that has carried him through two critically acclaimed albums.
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Five Questions With: Dallas Hip Hop Artist Jenny Robinson
Set to perform at Hailey's later this June, the rapper spoke to us about her new mixtape, the Dallas hip-hop scene, and dream collaborators.
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Dallas Arts Today: Speaking with Artist Eve Sussman, GlassTire Tours North Texas, and a Sarah Jaffe Show Roundup
1. This week, artist Eve Sussman comes to town, with a lecture on Wednesday at Southern Methodist University as well as a screening of her newest film, followed by the opening of an exhibition at Fort Worth Contemporary Arts. Gaile Robinson speaks with Sussman about her work on DallasNews.com. 2. The Texas-centric art site GlassTire offers up an art tour of Dallas-Fort Worth. It’s pretty straight-forward stuff for familiarized locals, with some cute humor thrown in. We see the Kimbell, Modern, Amon, and TCU’s galleries in Fort Worth, and “a five minute speed dating session” of the Dallas scene, including the Meadows, the DMA, Nasher, Crow, the MAC, Goss-Michael, and UNT’s galleries, with a nod to Deep Ellum. 3. As you all know, Sarah Jaffe played the Granada this past Saturday, a homecoming show after her latest, profile-raising tour, and the reviews are in. The Dallas News’ Mario Tarradell:
Her voice, a classic whisper-to-a-scream instrument, was markedly more powerful in concert than on CD. It commands undivided attention, and did on "Even Born Again," a track from her earlier EP. Again, everybody barely breathed.The Dallas Observer’s Pete Freedman:
With praising press clippings coming in at a still-incredible rate some four months after her album was released, Jaffe has amassed an amazing following in these parts. It's the kind of massive, almost eye-rolling-inducing-sized following that only seems to set area acts up for an inevitable backlash. But that seems to not apply here--her music backs it up too well.Brenna Rushing on Pegasus News:
During the encore, Jaffe informed us that she always feels like a creep, so in honor of that, we sang Radiohead’s “Creep.” She demanded that everyone sing along. The effect was tranquil and eerie. . . . It was so successful that she requested for someone to post it on You Tube.And you can watch that YouTube video of the “Creep” performance after the jump.
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Iranian Film Takes Audiences Into Tehran’s Underground Rock Scene
In many ways, the main plot of the film feels like an excuse to get into what director Ghobadi seems primarily concerned with: the breadth and quality of Iranian pop. When we encounter new bands, the film often breaks away and takes the form of a music video, scattering street shots and fast cuts of the people and architecture of Tehran to the soundtrack of the various bands. In any western film, the effect might feel forced and cheesy, but in No Body Knows About Persian Cats, Ghobadi is accomplishing something subtle and profound with his mini videos – he makes illegal music the soundtrack to Iranian life and shows that its rhythm and melodies both resonate with and reveals an aspect of the local soul of the people. This isn’t foreign music that should be banned; it is Tehranian Blues.
