Deep Ellum People: Keisha Hunter
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Born in McKinney and raised in Plano and Garland, Keisha Hunter admits she’s “from the ‘burbs.” But it didn’t take long for her to find her way to Deep Ellum — first as a young adult club-hopping in the early 2000s, and soon after, as an artist […]
Deep Ellum People: Kaia Bellanca
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan While most people know Three Links is a destination for live music, people in the neighborhood know the spot is more than that, offering a third space for drinks, art, and community. And that’s due, in part, to Kaia Bellanca. Kaia grew up spending time in Deep […]
Deep Ellum People: Eric Bradford
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan In 2009, just a handful of spots brought people to Elm Street in Deep Ellum. And a few people wanted to add in one more, reopening a spot that had thrived in the 1990s. Clint and Whitney Barlow reopened the legendary music venue Trees that year, along […]
Deep Ellum People: Maya Piata
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan It’s not often you hear a creative say they have a true muse – we’re living outside of Greek mythology, after all. But anyone who puts color to a canvas, writes notes on a staff, or adds an unexpected ingredient to the saucepan can relate to having […]
Deep Ellum People: Leah Lane
Photo Credit: Breonny Lee BY Taylor Adams Cogan Dallas band Rosegarden Funeral Party has released three full-length albums, completed 13 tours, and even made a European debut. Even if you’re not focusing on the best bands coming out of North Texas, if you periodically read the Dallas Observer, you’ve surely come across this name. For […]
Deep Ellum People: Big Tuck
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 who has been a […]
Deep Ellum People: Gavin Mulloy
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 for being so fast and kind with […]
Deep Ellum People: Tommy Raps
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 Ellum. What makes it truly special, though, […]
Deep Ellum People: Skyler Chilton & Scarlett McPherson
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 years ago, Skyler Chilton and Scarlett McPherson were both […]
Deep Ellum People: Casey Hess
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 was the music scene he was looking for; what he […]