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by Steven Doyle | April 16, 2013 · 8:57 am

Sandaga 813 Blows Its Horn

by Mary Szefcyk

Tuesday nights are reserved for taking in live Jam sessions at Sandaga 813 which is located on Exposition near Fair Park. Nothing more; nothing less. Do not come expecting dinner or hand-crafted cocktails (note that the pours are strong), but do partake in some of the most remarkable Jazz creative improvisation. A $5 cover not only gets your soul cranked with unforgettable exquisite duets and solos performed by innovators of immense music powers. In jazz creative input is egalitarian. Let’s face it, jazz invented cool and why not take in some of this entertainment that this stage has to offer. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | February 27, 2013 · 8:06 am

SĒR Steak + Spirits Adding Live Music Starting May 7

by Jennifer Thomas

Starting Mar. 7, one of our favorite restaurants, SĒR Steak + Spirits, will feature live entertainment from local pianists and singers Jennifer Perryman and Annagrey.

The restaurant will feature live music Thursday through Saturday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the upper level of the bar. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | June 11, 2012 · 11:00 am

Fishbone’s “Truth and Soul” and Excluded Middles

by Dr. Spin

Back when I was in high school, desegregation of public schools through busing was still a unilateral practice. Based on my street address, I was bussed across town for three years as a representative of the middle-class, white population from the south side. At the end of my junior year, however, busing was deregulated, and I had the opportunity to attend a local high school for my senior year. The campus was about ten minutes from my house and had a quality band program at the time, so I was more than happy to make this change. Get happier at the Pharmacy…

Austin-Based Rocketboys At Dada June 10th

by Steven Doyle

Check out Austin-based indie-rock band The Rocketboys and their upcoming show at Club Dada in Dallas on June 10. The band is gearing up to tour in support of their forthcoming album, Build Anyway that was released June 5, 2012.. They’re an incredible up-and-coming band who have built great momentum since the release of their debut album 20,000 Ghosts in 2009. Three years later and the band has returned with what could possibly be one of the most heartfelt, best Indie rock albums of the year. Continue reading →

Cottage Lounge Closes

by Steven Doyle

Known for their hard drinks, hot blues and rock and rock and occasional jam sessions where musicians sat in to play extra long sets, the Cottage Lounge located on Northwest Highway has closed its doors after a legendary run, taking its cue from a similar music venue Hole In The Wall which shuttered last year. We need to save our small live music venues. Wake up, Dallas.

Here is a set to take them out.

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by Steven Doyle | March 2, 2011 · 9:19 am

Suspect Mondays : It’s all the RAGE!!

By Bryan Coonrod

Photos by Jason Acton

While on normal Mondays most of Dallas’s nightlife scene has taken it’s break from a weekend of partying, but not at Elm St Bar. Suspect Mondays is a weekly event with local and international DJ’s playing dubstep. Not Continue reading →