If you haven’t picked up your copy of Quick this week, drop everything and go fetch one now. I just took a stroll down to the mail room (that’s where we keep all the local print media) to read David Hopkins’ first comic strip installment of We’ve Never Met and it’s freakin’ HILARIOUS! The Fine Line gives it 3 thumbs-up!
Trailblazin’ the Craft Scene Since 2007
Etsy Dallas, the original Dallas team and the first city team in Texas, is a cooperative craft collective of artists and designers living and working in Dallas who sell their wares on Etsy, the web’s premiere marketplace for all things hip and handmade. Etsy Dallas boasts talent from a range of mediums and crafts, and is independently run by its members with the blessing and loving support of Etsy.
Because of the determination of the original members, Etsy Dallas has become a force in the handmade movement, both locally and beyond. In the wake of Etsy Dallas’ inception in 2007, other Texas teams have formed including Etsy Austin, Alamo City Etsy, Etsy Fort Worth, Northeast Texas Etsy, Artisans of Houston and North Dallas Etsy. Two years later, Etsy Dallas continues to be the model as a leader in the art/craft scene.
Mission
This mission of Etsy Dallas is to promote the handmade movement, and to create an environment to buy and sell handmade goods in the Greater Dallas area.
Goals
~To promote each others’ goods by selling locally in the Greater Dallas area.
~To promote awareness of the handmade movement and indie lifestyle, with a focus on our Etsy shops.
~To act as a cooperative resource and support network for each others’ businesses.
History
Etsy Dallas was founded in September of 2007 by Stephanie Hindall of Tefi Designs and a handful of others (including co-leader Pamela Michelle) eager to spread the handmade movement across the metroplex. Today we are doing just that with two local craft shows that have garnered city-wide support and national credibility (learn more about the Bash HERE). Etsy Dallas has transformed itself over the years into a tight-knit collaborative group that supports each other’s handmade endeavors with love and good times.
When I was doing some research on Willie Baronet, I ran across an interview he had done (can’t for the life of me remember where I read it) and he mentioned that a man named Jack Allday had given him his first shot. My dad was good friends with Jack Allday in high school. I shared this information with Willie and he just happened to have filmed Jack’s 50th high school reunion. Weird wonderful world. I can’t remember if dad and Jack were in the same class, but I’m posting these for my dad cuz I know he’ll know folks in these great videos.
Look Deeper concert is being put on to raise money for the National Lung Cancer Partnership. The National Lung Cancer Partnership raises money for Lung Cancer research.
I was sort of laughing at myself a couple of days ago when I realized that I had missed my “7-years of music blogging” anniversary last month. I wasn’t laughing at the fact that my dead braincells are multiplying, rather that the main staples…really, the only staples, of my car CD player are the following:
The Lonelies EP
Macon Greyson Uneasy
Collin Herring Avoiding the Circus
Deadman Paramour
Joyful Sinners EP
The Happy Bullets Blue Skies and Umbrellas
Salim Nourallah Polaroid
These are the CDs I listened to years and years and years ago that made me fall in love with the local music community, and all these years later, I’ve never tired of a one.
However, I do get really excited when these bands and artists put out new albums. I found the above video over on Collin Herring’s site. It’s really awesome and features some great Texas-based musicians and producers and songwriters and brilliance.
Collin Herring is releasing his latest album, Ocho, pretty much as I type. The above video was shot at Ramble Creek, featuring a behind the scenes peek into the making of this record. Collin Herring and his dad (and bandmate) Ben Roi Herring are folks I consider to be my friends. I’ve known ‘em forever. I’ve loved ‘em forever, and neither one has ever played or sung a note that I didn’t absolutely adore.
Ocho was recorded out in the sticks at Ramble Creek and features such other FineLineFaves as Ben Roi Herring, Will Johnson, Keith Hanna, Roberto Sanchez and of course the great Britton Beisenherz (The Monahans, Milton Mapes).
The Ocho festivities kick-off on Monday, when Collin will appear on KXAN in Austin and on KLBJ 93.7..wait, there’s more…
Tuesday, November 17th Waterloo Records (Austin)
Live in-store – 5 p.m. – Free
Thursday, November 26th The Moon Bar in Fort Worth – 10ish
Yeah, so I know I’ve been all up in the KXT 91.7 launch, but wherever Reid Robinson and Rawlins Gilliland go…I follow. Nuff said.
Tuesday, November 10th KNON 89.3 FM Sonic Assembly Power Hour with Hosts Reid Robinson & Allison Gordon
Writer and commentator Rawlins Gilliland will be the guest DJ tonight! He’ll be playing his favorite Latin music choices spanning 50 years, many forms, and several countries. El Grande Combo, Elaine Elias, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and many more…
Whew! KXT 91.7 launched this morning and it’s absolutely music to my ears…literally. It feels like Austin up in here. It’s so fun over-hearing folks ’round KERA talk about Sarah Jaffe and The O’s and all things local and regional. It’s a historic day for the DdFW airwaves…drink it up like a fine wine…hiccup…you don’t even have to get up—listen live from right where you be.
In-studio performances all this week, include Sarah Jaffe, The O’s, Rhett Miller, Little Black Dress and lots more! Check it out here.
A few weeks back, like a bajillion artists submitted work to Frank Campagna over at Kettle Art Gallery. Frank, then, invited some of our local art aficionados and in-the-knows over to the gallery to whittle the submissions down to a mere 55. No easy task, I can assure you. Tonight these 55 works of art will be unveiled and you, my darlings, are invited.
Whassup:
Friday, November 6th Kettle Art Gallery The Judges: Anne Bothwell – Director, KERA’s Art & Seek Jason Janik – Photographer Sarah Jane Semrad – Executive Director, La Reunion TX and President, Art Conspiracy Lucia Simek – co-founder of Dallas’ arts and culture blog, Renegade Bus Charles Dee Mitchell -Art Critic The Artists:
Willhelmina Adams, David Alpuche, Sabrina Ashee, Julianne Agular,
Nathan Beach, Jonathan Brooks, Shari Caldwell, Rita Childress, Dan Colcer, Lauren Darrouzet, Oscar Duran,
Jonathan Fontenot, Essie P. Graham, Charles A. Gray, Violeta Gutierrez, Luke Harnden, Michael Haskins, Nary Huval, James Emory Bridges (Jimbeau), Jenice Johnson, Veronique Jonas, Natalia V. Jones, Jeff Kiec, Joseph Lambert, Ray LeBoeuf, Levi Leddy, Tom Leininger, Frank Lopez, Jeane McIntosh, William Messimer, Edward Montes, Carolyn Nelson, Jalon Nichols, Richard Patterson, Ramona and Dennis Placke, Rob Polivka, Pat Ramseur, Guy Reynolds, David Rodriquez, Clint Scism, Tyler Sharp, Diane Sikes, Cara Michelle Smith, Tammy Tholen, Andrew Tolentino, Susana Vasquez and Ross von Rosenberg
7 p.m. – Free
Super-dreamy Rhett Miller is performing at the Granada Theater on November 14th, and he’s tagged some other dreaminess to perform as well…here’s why…
The CF Concert Series aims to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis with an emphasis on adult research. It started as a small effort, organized by a few local music fans who have personal stock in helping to find a cure for this life-threatening disease. Last year, the concert raised $30,000 toward CF research. This November, they hope to do even more.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening, genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. The goal of this event is to help raise not only awareness of the disease but funds allocated for the great strides being made towards CF research.
I have a pair of FREE TICKETS for the first one to email me with a subject line that reads, “you look really nice today.”
Dave Little kindly hipped me to this little gem, showing at this year’s VideoFest22. How can I not go see the screening of a flick called 72 Musicians? Plus, the trailer has me quite intrigued…and yes, I’m going to say it…here it comes…this, my darlings, looks like a must-see film…
Sometimes success and failure are the same thing. Especially with independent bands. Tour schedules, unemployment, day care, divorce, drinking… it’s the 23 hours you’re not on stage that’s the hard part. Shot on one stage, in one club, during four days, this documentary empowers every almost-made-it musician to speak with a single, honest, infuriating, anonymous, resonant voice. And it’s funny. And they kill live.
CLICK!
Collin Herring is releasing his latest album, Ocho, pretty much as I type. The above video was shot at 
