Soldier Kidd in Dallas

This week it was announced that South Florida rapper Soldier Kidd would be making a stop in Dallas for his Everyone Loves Soldier tour. Soldier Kidd will be performing on June 11th at 8 PM at Creators Don’t Die (2429 South Malcolm X Boulevard). Pre sale tickets are on sale now for $20, and are limited.

Soldier Kidd is based out of Delray Beach, Florida, and has built a cult fan base, following the sound of other popular artists from his area, like Kodak Black. Soldier Kidd is best known for his songs “Thug Cry”, “Thug Paradise 2”, and “Better BE”. The Everyone Loves Soldier tour takes its name from Soldier Kidd’s 2021 album. The Everyone Loves Soldier tour will be making stops in five Florida cities, with the sole show out of state being in Dallas. A great opportunity for his fans in Texas, tickets are available here.

CHROMA speak at UC Irvine

On Friday, CHROMA was invited to speak at the Arte y Cultura Showcase hosted by the Latinx Resource Center at UC Irvine. CHROMA has been gaining steam as one of the innovators in the Latinx indie scene for their blend of American hip-hop with Latin influences. It has been great to see them connect with their roots in the Latinx community, and see the love being reciprocated.

In addition to CHROMA, the event featured other Latinx artists across several other mediums of art. The artist took the time to share their experiences getting into art and how the love of their culture has contributed to their work. CHROMA spoke of meeting each other organically as kids. Kalid Abdul, one of the rappers in CHROMA, spoke of falling in love with American hip-hop in high school and beginning to make music with Bleu Santana and Polito. The group spoke on embracing their roots and mixing Latin influences with their raps.

Escapism 2021 Lineup Released

Illuzyn and Bonsai Collective have released the lineup for the third edition of Escapism. Illuzyn, the LA based collective, teams up with the Dallas Bonsai Collective to put together the best issue of Escapism yet. The lineup consists of indie and electronic music from Capshun, Avae, Sasha Rome, Spüke, Colson XL, Ero808, DRNRDX, Alliesun, Ashtag, and Neon Swami.

In 2018, Capshun founded Bonsai Collective in Dallas with fellow producer Paus. The artist collective and record label focuses on electronic dance music fused with jazz, trap, hip-hop, funk, and house influences. Bonsai Collective currently has eight artists on its roster.

Escapism will take place on Friday July 16th at Green Elephant (5627 Dyer Street). Tickets are on sale now with limited Early Bird GA tickets for $10, and limited VIP tickets for $50. Buy tickets HERE.

Bobby Sessions- Gold Rolex (Feat. Benny The Butcher, Freddie Gibbs)

Dallas’s very own MC, Bobby Sessions, looks ready to drop his long anticipated album. With his latest single “Gold Rolex” seemingly the first single to come in the rollout calendar, and if this is a sign of what’s to come, what an album it will be. He brings together top notch lyricist’s Benny The Butcher and Freddie Gibbs to star on the single and the Dallas native not only hangs with them bar for bar but, arguably, outshines them. Bobby Sessions seems ready to write his name not only into Dallas legend, but as a star within the musical landscape as a whole.

Jessi Pereira- Paradise

Dallas has a host of things to do, but this past weekend most had their eyes on Paradise at Tiny Victories. The party of sorts had people tweeting well into the night, borderline Monday morning, about the good times provided by Dallas culture connoisseur Jessi Pereira. The takeaway here is that next time Jessi puts another Paradise event together, it’s probably in your best interest to attend. Especially if you want to connect some dots and have a good time while doing it.