Fine Line: March, 2009

So there’s news. But I can’t tell you all of it just yet. However, I can tell you that there’s a new live music venue opening up here in Deep Ellum, in the next couple of months, in a former venue’s space. And no. It’s not Trees.

If they pull it off, it’s going to be the most state-of-the-art music venue in the country. Plus, their contacts are pals with some of the biggest artists in the world. Very exciting stuff.

Second, there’s a huge music festival in the works that’s going to blow you away. Super, super super cool stuff.

What I can tell you, though, is about the second annual M2S2, coming on April 25th. Details please…

Saturday, April 25th
Life in Deep Ellum
2803 Taylor Street

Bands in the lounge start at 7 PM:
Something in the Wheel
Jayson Wortham (Dove Hunter)
Nicholas Altobelli
Johnny Beauford
Blackland River Devils
Clint Noisi
TBD
TBD

Venue bands start at 8 pm:
Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights
The Crash that Took Me
The O’s
The Orbans
RTB2

Plus:
~Zounds Sounds CD Release (afternoon event)
~Art & photography music-themed exhibit
~Cash bar (beer & wine) managed by the Double Wide
~Full coffee and non-alcoholic beverage service managed by Mokah
~Happy Hour pre-party at Club Dada
~After party at Sankofa
~Video shorts featuring DdFW music peeps

M2S2 was established in 2008 to serve as an annual gathering of music industry professionals engaging in positive discussions on the DFW/Denton music scene and to showcase local bands.

Hosted by Life in Deep Ellum and the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation, the idea is to bring together under one roof industry insiders, media, musicians, producers, venue owners, label management, supporters and fans of the DFW/Denton music scene. The hope from there is to encourage natural conversation on the music scene and ways to make it better while celebrating all that is good about DFW/Denton music.

All net proceeds from the event will go toward music and art efforts of Life in Deep Ellum and the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation.

The afternoon (Noon-4) is dedicated to showcasing the Zounds Sounds program with a CD release and school of rock band showcase. The event is open to the public.

A private, invitation-only dinner for music industry professionals and sponsors will be held from 5:30-6:45 before doors open to the public for an evening of live music. The dinner will feature video discussion of music scene issues and the announcement of the Carter Albrecht Award recipients.

From 4:30-6:45 in the Mokah Gallery, local artists will be on hand for a reception showcasing the art and photography on sale to raise funds for the host organizations.

This show could not have come at a better time for The Fine Line. It’s positively dreamy.

Saturday, March 7th
Texas Music Showdown
House of Blues
Hell to the yeah!

MAIN ROOM
12:30 What Made Milwaukee Famous
11:30 Telegraph Canyon
10:30 Doug Burr
9:30 The Orbans
8:30 Little Black Dress

PONTIAC GARAGE
12 Black Joe Lewis
11 Dove Hunter
10 The Cut*Off
9 Matthew and the Arrogant Sea
8 Elkhart

Will I be there? Uh. YEAH!

Doors at 7pm. Get tickets at HOB.com. $10 gets you in the Main Room and Pontiac Garage.

Just as soon as TFG finishes up loading the divine new graphics, my music/art/culture blather will be housed back here. My LOtB blog will chronicle my personal adventures living life in Deep Ellum.

I’ve debated and debated over what my first post back here would contain. Paul Slavens and Doug Burr made it an easy decision. Two of my favorite people. Two of my favorite musicians. Two beautiful souls.

I give you the first Podcast of (hopefully) many many to come, Paul Slavens “Track by Track.” The Podcast will be featured over at the splendid Art & Seek, a place I spend much of my time perusing.

Art&Seek is launching a new podcast! ‘Track By Track” will appear every other week on Art&Seek and features KERA 90.1 at Night host Paul Slavens talking with musical artists about the creation process of their latest releases. Listeners will then hear excerpts from those releases.

The inaugural podcast features singer/songwriter Doug Burr, whose latest album is The Shawl.

It’s a FANTASTIC Podcast. Doug and Paul go “track by track” discussing the stories behind each beautiful song on Doug’s latest release, The Shawl. It’s utterly mesmerizing…both the Podcast and the album.

This ain’t gonna be like the old FineLineLive, nor my old TexasGigs doin’s. Rather, lots more video and fly-by-the-seat-of-my-granny-panties type stuff with loads of contributing guests.

Now off you go to listen to the first installment of “Track by Track,” with the fabulous Doug Burr.