by Guest Author | Dec 30, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Music
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...
by Guest Author | Dec 23, 2024 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People
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...
by Guest Author | Dec 17, 2024 | Deep Ellum People, Music
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...
by Guest Author | Dec 10, 2024 | Art & Culture, Deep Ellum People
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...
by Guest Author | Mar 29, 2024 | Art & Culture, Entertainment
Deep Ellum is known for its murals, live music and galleries, and it’s worth noting it’s also home to the largest Latinx theatre in the state of Texas. Cara Mía Theatre just celebrated 25 years of its work, which has made it become a cultural resource both locally and...