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HomeGrown Fest Main Street Garden Dallas – May 11

7 May

It’s confession time… admit it, you love Dallas music! You love the big names and national acts that infuse their roots into their songs played worldwide. You love the bars and clubs who have no shortage of talent every night of the week! You love going to eat in Dallas because you know for sure that the music is sometimes even a little better than the food! Right…? Right!

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Dallas celebrates Dallas this weekend with the Homegrown Music Festival. It’s not your average music festival; many artists are coming home while many don’t have to leave their zip code. Like most festivals, there will be plenty to do while you enjoy the music. Stop by one of the numerous booths and sample the arts and crafts. You’ll be hungry so feel free to indulge your taste buds and taste all the good food. The spectacular lineup for the 4th Annual Homegrown Festival features only the hottest names in music from Texas/with Texas ties. Corporate sponsorship has been provided by Downtown Dallas,Inc.,The Chevy Music Showcase, KXT 91.7, WFAA Channel 8,Shiner Beer and Printed Threads. The goodness is going down on the Shiner Bock or Chevrolet stages, the lineup includes:

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The Polyphonic Spree

The Relatives

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The Band of Heathens

Burning Hotels

Somebody’s Darling

The O’s

Zhora

Quiet Company

The Tontons

J. Charles & The Trainrobbers

Madison King

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For complete stage and performance info on all the bands, click here

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You have seen many of these bands at festivals all across North Texas in the past year. Many like The Relatives have been headliners. The Polyphonic Spree is enjoying a string of worldwide performances and is in the process of recording and releasing their newest album. Each of these acts are can’t miss! The true genius of Texas music is on display this Saturday at the Homegrown Music Festival. You’ll understand why many musicians and singers who weren’t born in Texas got here as fast as they could!

All this goodness goes down Saturday May, 11 2013 at the Main Street Garden Park, 1902 Main Street in Dallas and kicks off at 11 am! Grab your tickets today, and we’ll see you there!

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Gospel Music writer for the Examiner, Win Willis, is a musician and sound engineer from Fort Worth, Texas. Win Willis is a lover of all styles of music and loves to share and discuss music with other avid music lovers.

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7th Annual Real Texas Music Festival – April 26-27

24 Apr

RTF 2013

Everything’s bigger in Texas…even the festivals. Every year around this time, the Real Texas Festival comes to town. The city of Mesquite knows how to throw a party-the festival is entering its seventh season and is getting bigger each year! This Friday and Saturday (April 26 & 27) in Mesquite this one a kind festival is in town and will be the perfect end to this week! Face it, you and your family deserve is so come on out and have the time of your life!

This year, the festival is headlined by Texas country legend Pat Green. That’s huge, and so is the entertainment that follows. The name Kevin Fowler ring a bell? Green, Fowler and many others will be rocking the Real Texas Festival on one of three stages: the Main Stage, the Mesquite Arena stage or the Celebration Station Community Stage.

The festival is real family fun and appropriate for all ages! Come out for family fun and a real Texas treat! That’s right, you can bring the whole family out to this one of a kind festival. There’s a performances at the world famous Mesquite Championship Rodeo (Resistol Arena), a Battle of the Bands, A BBQ Contest, a basketball tournament (rescheduled for a future date) and even charity work.

Don’t forget to bring a non-perishable food item for $5 off admission. All food items collected in the Mayor’s Food Drive will go to the Mesquite Social Services and the Sharing Life Community Outreach. Over a span of four years, the food drive has collected more than 10,000 pounds of food in addition to the thousands of dollars also collected in the Mayor’s Food Drive. Don’t forget to make your contribution to this life changing effort!
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Still not convinced? Follow this link for a complete list of festival attractions. This weekend, Mesquite is the only place to get your entertainment! There’s even a ticket discount at Luby’s this week. Click here for ticket information. The festivities kick off this Friday and Saturday at 5 pm and end at 11 pm each night, we’ll see you there!

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Gospel Music writer for the Examiner, Win Willis, is a musician and sound engineer from Fort Worth, Texas. Win Willis is a lover of all styles of music and loves to share and discuss music with other avid music lovers.

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Deep Ellum Arts Festival 2013

31 Mar

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What started out as a one-block street party in 1995 has now grown into one of the largest visual and performing arts Festivals in the southwest region. Despite its huge growth since the nineties the now 3-day art festival continues to offer FREE admission and a range of the finest works by local artists. The 19th Annual Deep Ellum Arts Festival is on April 5-7. Get a real feel for the Deep Ellum Entertainment district during this weekend street party that features the highlights of what Dallas recognizes as anything considered “Deep Ellum”.

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  • - FREE Admission
  • - 6-city block street party
  • - Over 200 decorative and visual arts

    • - 100s original bands and performance artists
    - 5 stages of live music
    - Pet Parade
    - Food from over 30 local Dallas restaurants

    Peep out original works from every category of ART. Click here for the Artist Directory.

    Between the Texas Ford Stage on Good Latimer and the Artist Underground the music won’t stop at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival. Soulful songwriters, Blues bands, DFW MC’s, indie bands and rock artists will all pump energy throughout the festival with performances all weekend long. Click here to see the 2013 Music Schedule.

    dscf0105Food is BIG in Texas festival success and Deep Ellum has some tasty treats. You can’t leave this street party without a taste of at least one eatery. Click here for a complete list of the Deep Ellum Texas Restaurants that will be offering concessions at this year’s festival.

    Interested in applying to volunteer, get your pet in the parade, be a sponsor, be a food vendor or even display your works as an artist, then CLICK HERE for online applications!

    ~2013 DEEP ELLUM FESTIVAL HOURS~

    April 5 – Friday
    5:00pm – 11:00pm

    April 6 – Saturday
    11:00am – 11:00pm

    April 7 – Sunday
    11:00am – 8:00pm

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    9th Annual Dallas Blues Festival – March 30

    29 Mar

    This Saturday, all the best blues comes to Dallas. Dallas is no stranger to the blues so this festival will be home for the artists and fans alike. This dynamic lineup includes Bobby Womack, Bobby Rush, Mel Waiters, Floyd Taylor, Shirley Brown and Theodis Ealy. The blues is alright and so is this festival! Floyd Taylor’s review of his late father’s music (Johnnie Taylor) is the best on the market. Johnnie’s tunes span decades of music that put listeners in a ‘soul heaven’. The Dallas singer marked the industry with hit after hit, his son does a phenomenal job covering his music and others! Bobby Womack is a legend among legends! His name is synonymous with blues and soul music. The ‘Bravest Man in the World’ is still going strong after intimating his recent, surprising health struggles but is still going strong and promises to deliver the award winning shows he’s known for!

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    The “Woman to Woman” legend Shirley Brown is bringing her soulful style to the Dallas Blues Festival.

    Her legendary style and still smooth voice make her the perfect addition as the sole female headliner for the festival. Malaco Blues/R&B legend Mel Waiters is sure to have his whiskey, don’t forget to have yours! Don’t worry, Bobby Rush won’t be ‘studdin’ ya but is sure to have a song for all the “Hen Pecked” fellas, ‘Chicken Heads’ and “Young Tenderoni” in the house Saturday night! Of all the acts, Theodis Ealy is sure to get you on your feet…well, at least ‘stand up’ when he breaks out in his hit! Blues lovers and music lovers alike are sure to enjoy this festival. These artists bring amazing energy and years and years of road experience to this show as it convenes on the Dallas Convention Center this week.

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    The festival will be in Arena, A 200S at the Dallas Convention Center. The festival begins at 7 pm. The address for the Dallas Convention Center is 650 S. Griffin St, Dallas, TX, 75202.

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    Gospel Music writer for the Examiner, Win Willis, is a musician and sound engineer from Fort Worth, Texas. Win Willis is a lover of all styles of music and loves to share and discuss music with other avid music lovers.

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    Dallas’ BIG Celebration – March 27 – AT&T Plaza

    25 Mar

    B-I-G….. P-O-P-P-A…..Come out to the P-L …..A-Z-A! It’s the city’s time to shine. Then again, when is it NOT the Big D’s time to shine?! Since we supersize everything else down here, Wednesday’s outdoor spring party at the AT&T Plaza will be no smaller. Celebrate BIG D, BIG D STYLE!

    BIGdtruckerhatWhy do YOU love the city of Dallas?? Helps us count the ways 3/27 beginning at 4pm as we get the party started with DJ Michael Jerome. If Live DJ’s aren’t energizing enough for you, catch the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and Mayor Mike Rawlings in person too! Four hours isn’t nearly enough time to celebrate the wonders of this town, but it will have to do for the last Hump Day of the month.

    Dallas’ BIG Celebration will run from 4:00pm – 8:00pm on March 27th right in Victory Park at the AT&T Plaza. Why wait until the weekend?

    Get over that hump and cruise into Easter Weekend with a Wednesday night festival filled with upbeat music, Vocal Trash performance, putting greens, bounce houses, free giveaways and more cool treats for the entire family! There will be food and drinks available as well! You also won’t want to miss out on “Dallas Swag” so make a night of it with your fellow North Texans and celebrate the 9th most populous city in the U.S. the only way you know how, with a “fun factor’ the size of BIG TEX.

    Click here for the Full Schedule of the night!

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    2013 Festival de Los Mavs – March 23

    19 Mar

    The 5th Annual State Farm Festival De Los Mavs is coming up Saturday, March 23rd, bringing a complete day of FREE entertainment and celebration of Latino culture. Join the Dallas Mavericks and other loco Mavs fans at AT&T Plaza for dancing, live music, performances, autographs, Mavs Maniacs, pictures with players and more! Even Kat De Luna will give a live performance at 2:00pm, and catch OJ Mayo between 2 & 3pm signing autographs at the Coors Light tent. That doesn’t mean you have to wait til the afternoon to show up though. Festival de Los Mavs starts at 10AM so bring the entire family for a fiesta good time. The event will be hosted by Mavs announcer Victor Villalba who will keep the energy going throughout the day.

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    Features of Festival de Los Mavs

      • Free giveaways

      • Appearances by Mavs Legends & players

      • Autographs

      • 10AM Zumba class

      • Mavs ManiAACs

      • Dallas Mavericks dancers

      • Springfree Trampoline

      • Local bands, DJ’s a artists

      • Interactive Family areas and inflatable games

      • LIVE Concert by Latin Pop sensation Kat de Luna (2pm) & ZERI (12pm)

    With FREE admission, there’s no reason not to go to Festival de Los Mavs, especially if you’re interested in honoring Latino heritage. Being a MFFL (Mavs Fan For Life) just makes the deal even sweeter! This DFW event is great for ALL ages. Just be sure to win a pass in order to get a VIP autograph session!

    Save the date for 23 de Marzo 2013! Ay yi yi…

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    SXSW Dallas Edition: South By So What?! March 16

    12 Mar

    So what if you can’t make it to Austin for two weeks while certain friends or coworkers of yours are getting access into VIP parties and backstage privileges to live concerts? So what if they met a couple of artists and got free swag gear? And SO WHAT if you’re getting even more bitter about missing SXSW 2013 by reading this right after you proclaimed in 2012 that you WILL attend the annual mega tech-music festival next year? You’ll get over it. SOME-thing is better than nothing, and the something that happens to be WAY better than nothing is the 6th annual South By So What?! Music Festival being held right here in Dallas!

    South By So What?! 2013 will be at QuikTrip Park on Saturday, March 16th with more than 80 bands on four stages. That’s right! Get your own local dosage of SXSW (Dallas Edition) without having to drive for 3 hours or hop the Mega Bus. Enjoy a nice mix of musical genres including hip hop, pop, indie rock, metal and more. Concessions will be available as well as a private parent’s lounge for those adult’s needing a more peaceful retreat. Dallas’ South By So What goes a step further to have early access, exclusive meet and greets, ticket bundles/packages, goodie bags and posters. Tickets start at $45.

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    Maybe you’ve done the SXSW year after and year and are ready for something a little closer to home? Check out South By So What?! This weekend in Grand Prairie, and see how we do it in North Texas. Yep, your Spring Break in DFW just got a little bit better. By the way, SBSW Dallas is a Rain or Shine event, meaning the show WILL go on no matter what! (probably with the exception of tornadoes) Click here for ticket info!

    QuickTrip Park
    | 1600 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050 |

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    2013 SWAC Basketball Tournament – March 12-16

    11 Mar

    The SWAC Tournament returns to Dallas March 12-16th!!

    Follow the 2013 SWAC Tournament Bracket HERE!

    For 5 straight days, which also happen to fall on Spring Break in Dallas, seven basketball teams representing HBCU’s in the Southwestern Athletic Conference will battle on the court for the title as 2013 Toyota SWAC Tournament winner. In the meantime and in between time, there are all kinds of events, activities and concerts planned for entertainment!SWAC_Logo_2013_large_v2

    Monday, Mar 11
    SWAC Kickoff – 6:30pm
    Top Golf Dallas

    Tuesday, Mar 12
    SWAC Alumni Mixer– 7:30pm
    Button’s Addison

    Wednesday, Mar 13
    College Expo – 8am – 2pm
    Curtis Culwell Center

    SWAC Unplugged
    featuring Dwele, Raheem DeVaughn, RC & The Gritz – 10pm-2am
    TICKETS & INFO
    The Prophet Bar (2548 Elm St, Dallas)

    Dwele Live in Concert 3/13

    Dwele Live in Concert 3/13

    SWAC Goes Hip Hop – 8pm – 2am
    Performing Artists: Slim Thug, z Ro, DJ Mr. Rogers
    TICKETS & INFO
    Southside Music Hall

    Thursday, Mar 14
    College Expo – 8am – 2pm
    Curtis Culwell Center

    Happy Hour – 5pm-12am
    $5 before 8pm
    Beamers Night Club
    (2343 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas)

    Attraction Thursdays SWAC Weekend JumpOff- 10pm – 2am
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    Grambling-Alum

    Friday, Mar 15
    Happy Hour – 5pm-10pm
    Hosted by Grambling State University Alumni
    Luna DeNoches


    Spring Soiree – Urban Splendor 9:00pm – 2:00am
    30 years and older
    MORE INFO
    West End Event Center

    SWAC Madness – Draft Picks 2:00pm – 7:00pm

    Saturday, Mar 16
    The Official SWAC Post-Tournament Concert – 10am – 1pm
    Performing Artists: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly with Special Guest Salt & Peppa and K-Ci and JoJo
    TICKETS & INFO
    Verizon Theater
    1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie

    FULL SCHEDULE OF THE 2013 SWAC TOURNAMENT & EVENTS


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    To check game results click here.
    The Championship Game for the Women will be Saturday at 5pm and the Men’s will be at 7pm.

    Click Here for Tickets and Tournament Packages!

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    ~2013 SWAC Tournament~
    Curtis Culwell Center
    4999 Naaman Forest Boulevard
    Garland, TX 75040

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    Lights All Night Music Festival 2013

    29 Dec




    CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS



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    For more information on Lights All Night click here!

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    Big D NYE 2013

    26 Dec

    Big D NYE 2013 Short Marketing Video from WFAA Creative on Vimeo.

    Not only is Big D NYE the largest New Year’s Eve celebration in Dallas but it’s FREE also! Everyone is welcome to Victory Park for an evening of live music, fireworks spectacular, DFW food trucks, a band competition and a grand countdown all to ring in 2013! Starting at 7:00pm on December 31st and ending at 1:00am on January 1st Big D NYE 2013 will take over Victory Park for another citywide extravaganza as we transition from 2012 into the year of 2013.

    This year the Stream Energy Fireworks Spectacular will pop off from four different buildings to the soundtrack of music developed by DJ Ro Parrish. It’s one of the highlights of Big D NYE 2013 and new year’s period.

    Photo by Color Me Happy Photography

    Photo by Color Me Happy Photography

    The band known as Breaking Southwest, originally from The Colony, who won the Texas Motor Speedway Fast Track to Fame Big D NYE Competition will be performing live from the Chevy Music stage. Click here to learn more about Breaking Southwest and their Fast Track to Fame!

    Click here to see some of the other groups and artists that will be performing!

    Beverage tents can be found throughout the venue selling hot chocolate, soda, water, beer, mixed shots and champagne.

    Transportation/Routes
    You can get to Big D NYE by DART, TRE, Car or walk! (if you’re close enough)

    DFW Food Trucks
    Some of your favorite local gourmet food trucks at Big D NYE ’13 include:

    • The Butcher’s Son

    • Easy Slider
    • Gandolfo’s
    • NammiTruck
    • Rock and Roll Tacos
    • Rockstar Bakeshop
    • Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe
    • Ssahm BBQ

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    You can start following @bigdnye from now on Twitter and when posting your pics from the event on Instagram or tweeting live about how much fun you’re having, use the hashtag #BigDNYE. If you share with us at @dfwhappenings1 we’ll retweet you too!

    CHEERS TO 2013!!!

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