Texas’ most rebellious Chick goes solo, rocking covers big-time on ‘Mother’ RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer getrichindallas@gmail.com Most great contemporary music trios contain a budding artist, eventually ready to take a crack at solo superstardom. You often see it coming: In Genesis, both Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins went on to bigger and better things; [...]
Out C&W artist Drake Jensen makes a viable shot at stardom with ‘OUTlaw’ The music genres of hip-hop and country & western may be the last bastions where their mainstream makers still struggle to find a queer voice. Even so, both have undergone some opening in the closet doors, thanks to artists like K.D. Lang, [...]
Just in time for TBRU, BearDance celebrates five years of parties and charity with DJ John LePage RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer getrichindallas@gmail.com Considering it’s one of the premier bear events across the country, it’s hard to believe that San Francisco’s celebrated DJ John LePage has not played Dallas during Texas Bear Round Up before [...]
Last fall, the Sammons Center for the Arts inaugurated its first Cabaret Series with Gary Lynn Floyd; in 2013, it continues the successful series. Next up will be community favorite Hunter Sullivan (Feb. 21), pictured, followed by Lynn Cadena (March 21), Nina Katrina (April 18) and finishing up with another local legend, Liz Mikel (May [...]
Dallas’ music scene benefits from three side men — local musicians who tickle the ivories in unique ways RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer getrichindallas@gmail.com Most musicians have a burning passion to share their talents with the world — a drive that never lets up. And while Carnegie Hall may not be an immediate option for [...]
Lesbian twins Tegan & Sara go for pop When love hurts, weepy ballads seem the perfect fit — whether to listen to or to write. An angry beat sometimes helps as well, but a pop beat? Well, that’s a tricky road. And one Tegan & Sara navigate masterfully on their seventh release, Heartthrob. Heartbreak never [...]
Our critics rank the best of 2012 in film, stage and music, and name our 10th Actor of the Year RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer getrichindallas@gmail.com This has been a more-than-satisfying year for music fans — so much so, to narrow this year’s top albums was almost a trip to hell. I’m beginning to see [...]
Martha Wash is back fighting for gay rights … and a rainstorm with a ‘Magic Mike’ star If you’ve been feeling cloudy with a chance of man-rain, have we got news for you. Martha Wash, former lead singer of The Weather Girls, releases her first album in 20 years this month — and she’s bringing [...]
