Deep Ellum

Deep Ellum People: Big Tuck

by | December 30, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Music | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan When Big Tuck marked 20 years of his album Purple Hulk in 2024, he started a tour in no other place than Dallas, in no other neighborhood than Deep Ellum. The show at Club Dada featured the work of the Dallas rap legend...
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Deep Ellum People: Billy Jack Gunter

by | December 23, 2024 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan When Billy Jack Gunter came to Dallas by way Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 2003, quickly falling in love with a neighborhood where he never thought he’d be able to keep pursuing his art. “I came to Dallas to hang out for a...
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Deep Ellum People: Gavin Mulloy

by | December 17, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Music | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan It’s easy to take the sounds of Deep Ellum for granted when you’re walking its streets so often. Sure, we may follow the musician on Instagram after stumbling onto them on an Elm Street stage, or tip the bartender extra...
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Deep Ellum People: Imani Black

by | December 10, 2024 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan For Imani Black as a daughter, loving Dallas came naturally — with parents who adored the city (and its football team). For Imani Black as an artist, Deep Ellum kept drawing her back, helping her hone her craft and...
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Deep Ellum People: Dan Murry

by | December 3, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Eat & Drink | 0 Comments

Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan There’s a reason you’ll often hear someone say they’ve poured their blood, sweat, and tears into the streets of Deep Ellum: it’s a place that rewards dedication, welcoming the investment and returning it in ways that...
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Deep Ellum People: Tommy Raps

by | November 26, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Music | 0 Comments

Photo by:  Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan It’s easy to feel inspired in Dallas, whether it’s by the stunning skyline that makes us feel at home, the trees of the Trinity Forest that make us feel small, or the creative energy pulsing through the streets of Deep...
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Deep Ellum People: Skyler Chilton & Scarlett McPherson

by | November 19, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Music | 0 Comments

Photo by:  Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan The right guitar riff paired with a powerful voice, especially from women, has the power to be incendiary. It’s a feeling Dallas audiences experience when they hear King Clam, a band fueled by this combination. Just a few...
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Deep Ellum People: Mary Gonzalez

by | November 12, 2024 | Deep Ellum People | 0 Comments

BY Taylor Adams Cogan It’s no secret that Deep Ellum has historically been filled with artists. But artistry here goes beyond music and murals. For Mary Gonzalez, her art is hair. Since planting her roots in a then-quiet Deep Ellum nearly two decades ago, Gonzalez has...
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Deep Ellum People: Casey Hess

by | November 5, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Music | 0 Comments

BY Taylor Adams Cogan When Casey Hess first went to Deep Ellum, the then-teenager sported a plaid long-sleeved shirt over a Course of Empire band T-shirt, complete with a “hippie necklace thing,” super long hair, and probably some leggings, he says. He knew Deep Ellum...
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Deep Ellum People: Sandy & Pedro Rojas

by | October 28, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Eat & Drink | 0 Comments

BY Taylor Adams Cogan These days, it's a rare delight to see a marriage last decades. In Dallas, it’s remarkable to see a restaurant survive longer than three years. For Sandy and Pedro Rojas, they’ve been able to...
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