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The Magic of Underground, ArtLoveMagic's Annual Art Party
May 17, 2013 in The Mixmaster
ArtLoveMagicFrom left; ArtLoveMagic's Michael Lagocki, Justin Nygren and David Rodriguez.The 10 to 15 artists and musicians who performed at ArtLoveMagic's first "REACH" event in 2007 wasn't exactly what co-founder David...
KoolQuise Dreamed His Way to an Excellent New EP: Listen
May 17, 2013 in DC9 At Night
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Previewing Dallas Comic Con from A to Z
May 15, 2013 in The Mixmaster
Kevin TedoraDallas Comic Con, that annual ode to pop-culture nerdery, arrives at the Irving Convention Center this weekend. If it's anything like last year's, it will be glorious. But for noobs...
Taylor "Effin" Cleveland's Official Summer Mix for DC9 at Night
May 13, 2013 in DC9 At Night
The Odd Life of Riley Holloway, the Fairmont Hotel's Artist-in-Residence
May 10, 2013 in The Mixmaster
Ishi Swings for the Pop Fences on Digital Wounds
May 06, 2013 in DC9 At Night
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A Noob's Guide to Experiencing Live Poetry and Spoken Word in Dallas
May 06, 2013 in The Mixmaster
via FacebookSometimes things are only "underground" out of ignorance. The poetry scene in Dallas is an established one, home to both talent and venues, each with its own style. To develop...
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The Five Best DFW Hip-Hop Videos of 2013 (So Far)
May 01, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Image via As we approach the halfway mark of 2013, it's time to recap the five most interesting local hip-hop music videos released so far. There were plenty of releases to...
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Meltdown Festival: The Best and the Worst of Dance Music and Culture
April 30, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Photo by Lee EscobedoThe moment I became a believer came at 9:45 pm. The sticky, simmering sun had long since lowered, giving way to a clear night filled with cool...
The Art of the GIF: At a Dallas Gallery, Looking for Beauty in the Internet's Favorite Toy
April 29, 2013 in The Mixmaster
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What Life is Like for a Working Dallas Artist, and How That Life Can Improve
April 29, 2013 in The Mixmaster
viaUTD's CentralTrak artist residency occasionally pulls out the chairs to talk about art.Last week's Not Waiting For Permission, the 2nd Annual State of the Emerging Arts at UTD's CentralTrak, continued...
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The Five DFW Punk Albums We're Most Excited About for Spring/Summer/Whenever Punk Time Allows
April 15, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Eric GrubbsAtomic TanlinesFront-woman Ally Play-Nice of the Atomic Tanlines once told me, "Punk isn't about what you wear or how many patches you have on your vest. It's a fucking...
These Large Keith Haring Murals Are Coming to the Dallas Art Fair
April 10, 2013 in The Mixmaster
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The Ten Most Badass Band Names in DFW
April 05, 2013 in DC9 At Night
Mike Brooks The best band names play upon the pop cultural lexicon, using reference to convey attitude or sound. The best ones do so subtly or unexpectedly, turning injustices or misconceptions...
The Ride Continues for Kevin Rubn Jacobs, Dallas' 24-Year-Old Art-Scene Star
April 05, 2013 in The Mixmaster
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Hear the Work of Poet Nikki Giovanni Tonight, at the South Dallas Cultural Center
March 29, 2013 in The Mixmaster
My laundry list of life regrets is full of squandered chances, like when I missed Justin Timberlake at Gypsy Tea Room in 2005. Still, none sits higher than the time...
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Dallas' Newest Gallery, The Safe Room, Puts Art in the Arthouse
March 28, 2013 in The Mixmaster
Hey Lauren, what you doin' way up there?Imagine you're chillin in the Cliff, strolling down Jefferson street, sucking face with a paleta. You got margaritas to your left, tapas to...
Maximum Overdrive, UTD's New Exhibit, Was Inspired By the Only Movie Stephen King Made
March 22, 2013 in The Mixmaster
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The Messy Magic of Stephen Lapthisophon, Oak Cliff's Legally Blind Artist-Professor-Poet
March 20, 2013 in The Mixmaster
viaInstallation artist Stephen Lapthisophon is legally blind and hard to define.At one point or another, it happens to all of us: We look at art and we just don't "see...
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Groundbreaking Public Artist Rick Lowe Says He's Found His Next Project: Vickery Meadow
March 20, 2013 in The Mixmaster
Danny FulgencioRick Lowe has his artist-activist sights set on one of Dallas' most troubled, but most diverse neighborhoods: Vickery Meadow.Houston-based artist and activist Rick Lowe was in downtown Dallas last...
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How Artist Rick Lowe, Who's in Dallas Today, Helped Transform Houston's Third Ward
March 19, 2013 in The Mixmaster
Rick Lowe helped turn over parts of one Houston's worst neighborhoods, and turned it into art, too."It takes a village," goes the saying. But what if the village is under-developed,...
Andrew Blanton Wants to Teach Dallas to Make Art from Technology
March 13, 2013 in The Mixmaster
The Sour Grapes Graffiti Crew: Born and Raised in Oak Cliff, and Not on Bishop Ave.
March 08, 2013 in The Mixmaster
