Diego Hernandez
@diegojhernandez.bsky.social
Writer. Music photographer. Bylines: Dallas Observer | North Texas Daily [email protected]
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Texas-origin band I Promised The World are making a name for themselves outside the underground scene. My latest:
I Promised The World and the Revival of Post Hardcore Emo
The Dallas band is drawing national critical praise for music born partly out of grief.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Texas-origin band I Promised The World are making a name for themselves outside the underground scene. My latest:
"Dallas-Fort Worth already has great art and music,” co-founder CoreyPond said. “This will take somebody who is already good, who has made something great and give them a major leg up." My latest:
Jambaloo is revitalizing the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene with large cash prize and a recording opportunity with Grammy-winning producer Tre Nagella.
Jambaloo’s Inaugural $20K Music Prize Bets on DFW Music
Jambaloo is revitalizing the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene with large cash prize and a recording opportunity with Grammy-winning producer Tre Nagella.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"Dallas-Fort Worth already has great art and music,” co-founder CoreyPond said. “This will take somebody who is already good, who has made something great and give them a major leg up." My latest:
Last month I had the chance to sit down with the cast and crew of Bandmates, an Amazon Prime series following a fictional band becoming something real.
‘Sex, drugs and rock and roll baby,’ Denton-filmed series ‘Bandmates’ follows fictional band on the rise
The first thing to go wrong was the fake vomit.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last month I had the chance to sit down with the cast and crew of Bandmates, an Amazon Prime series following a fictional band becoming something real.
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With no major label, Kolton Moore & the Clever Few is a big grassroots success story, a testament to the power of community.
Kolton Moore & the Clever Few End Rescheduled Jambaloo Finale on a High Note
With no major label, Kolton Moore & the Clever Few is a big grassroots success story, a testament to the power of community.
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May 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
With no major label, Kolton Moore & the Clever Few is a big grassroots success story, a testament to the power of community.
Jambaloo 2025 gave local venues a huge boost compared to the same week last year:
Ferris Wheelers: +312%
Andy’s Bar: +277%
Club Dada: +98%
Tulips: +74%
And every dollar made went back to the venues. My latest:
Ferris Wheelers: +312%
Andy’s Bar: +277%
Club Dada: +98%
Tulips: +74%
And every dollar made went back to the venues. My latest:
Kolton Moore & the Clever Few End Rescheduled Jambaloo Finale on a High Note
With no major label, Kolton Moore & the Clever Few is a big grassroots success story, a testament to the power of community.
www.dallasobserver.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jambaloo 2025 gave local venues a huge boost compared to the same week last year:
Ferris Wheelers: +312%
Andy’s Bar: +277%
Club Dada: +98%
Tulips: +74%
And every dollar made went back to the venues. My latest:
Ferris Wheelers: +312%
Andy’s Bar: +277%
Club Dada: +98%
Tulips: +74%
And every dollar made went back to the venues. My latest:
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The Texas screamo band survives off student loans and borrowing instruments, rapidly rising as an exciting DIY act to watch.
Fort Worth Band Dead Butterflies Are Screaming Into the Summer
The Texas screamo band survives off student loans and borrowing instruments, rapidly rising as an exciting DIY act to watch.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Texas screamo band survives off student loans and borrowing instruments, rapidly rising as an exciting DIY act to watch.
"Now that we have figured out how to play quietly, it made being really loud much better,” Guitarist Donovan Ford said.
My last Spring band feature from the Daily:
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My last Spring band feature from the Daily:
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Skimp perfects album ‘Very Much So and How’ after years of slow building
In the basement of Recycled Books in 2018, Denton resident and guitarist Donovan Ford stood beside fellow guitarist and Denton resident Parker Lawson as they debuted an early version of
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April 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"Now that we have figured out how to play quietly, it made being really loud much better,” Guitarist Donovan Ford said.
My last Spring band feature from the Daily:
www.ntdaily.com/arts_and_lif...
My last Spring band feature from the Daily:
www.ntdaily.com/arts_and_lif...
“I want to share with people who like stuff I love, like, ‘hey, look at this cool thing I saw’ and nowadays with cameras and stuff, we can do that,” Larry Hill, a music videographer said. My latest for NTDaily:
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Local videographer spreads visceral feeling of live music
While traveling in Bangkok, Thailand, around 2013-2014, the now-Denton resident and videographer Larry Hill stumbled into Fatty’s Bar & Diner—an American-run spot that doubles as a music venue. He...
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April 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“I want to share with people who like stuff I love, like, ‘hey, look at this cool thing I saw’ and nowadays with cameras and stuff, we can do that,” Larry Hill, a music videographer said. My latest for NTDaily:
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Angel was definitely the standout: www.ntdaily.com/dose/weather...
Weatherday’s ‘Hornet Disaster’ sounds like a bootleg concert recording
Weatherday’s new album “Hornet Disaster” is a chaotic, abrasive and often frustrating listen. It shifts between moments of brilliance and overwhelming noise, refusing to hold the listener’s hand. The ...
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April 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Angel was definitely the standout: www.ntdaily.com/dose/weather...
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Japanese Breakfast’s lovely, pensive, capital-R Romantic fourth album takes a step back from autobiography to examine the performances and peril of fame itself
Our review of For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) 🔗 : pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Our review of For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) 🔗 : pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
March 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Japanese Breakfast’s lovely, pensive, capital-R Romantic fourth album takes a step back from autobiography to examine the performances and peril of fame itself
Our review of For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) 🔗 : pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Our review of For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) 🔗 : pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Happy 58th Birthday to Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, born March 18, 1966
March 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Happy 58th Birthday to Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, born March 18, 1966
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Tulipalooza Is Canceled Because of Weather Damage, Affecting Local Nonprofits
Tulipalooza Is Canceled Because of Weather Damage, Affecting Local Nonprofits
After a string of storms destroyed this flower festival, nonprofit recipients need extra help.
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March 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Tulipalooza Is Canceled Because of Weather Damage, Affecting Local Nonprofits
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An Iron Maiden documentary is coming this year in honor of the band's 50th anniversary
Iron Maiden Documentary Coming This Year For Band's 50th Anniversary
Iron Maiden were formed way back in 1975, which means the heavy metal institution turns 50 years old this year. To mark that anniversary, the band is releasing an official documentary this year along ...
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March 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
An Iron Maiden documentary is coming this year in honor of the band's 50th anniversary
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The Mushroom House may be running out of time.
The Mushroom House Stands Out. That Might Be What Gets It Demolished
Designed by architect Tom Workman, the house looks like it might belong to a hobbit, but only a very rich one.
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March 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Mushroom House may be running out of time.
German choral traditions are alive and well in Dallas, thanks to the Dallas Frohsinn Singing Society. My latest: www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-da...
Lost in Modernization? Not This 147-Year-Old Dallas German Singing Society
Founded in 1877 by German immigrants, this wunderbar group has preserved the choral traditions of its founders.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
German choral traditions are alive and well in Dallas, thanks to the Dallas Frohsinn Singing Society. My latest: www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-da...
"We have to stick together" -nexttojackiekennedy explains their name and philosophy in my latest video:
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March 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"We have to stick together" -nexttojackiekennedy explains their name and philosophy in my latest video:
youtu.be/nSJ8R662C1g?...
youtu.be/nSJ8R662C1g?...
First album review and it's of the first Denton band I started following: www.ntdaily.com/dose/local-b...
Local band Smothered blurs boundaries with ‘Dirty Laundry,’ maintaining raw intensity while experimenting with new sound
Local Denton music staple Smothered released their sophomore album “Dirty Laundry” on Feb. 14, 1,088 days after their first album, “Digest,” released on Feb. 22, 2022.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
First album review and it's of the first Denton band I started following: www.ntdaily.com/dose/local-b...
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Rapper Dave Blunts Will Pour it all out at House of Blues for First North Texas Concert
Rapper Dave Blunts Will Pour it all out at House of Blues for First North Texas Concert
On Feb. 19, Blunts announced his Standing for What I Believe In tour on social media, reassuring fans that the show goes on.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Rapper Dave Blunts Will Pour it all out at House of Blues for First North Texas Concert
“It just felt like a really special moment given we've got such a short timeline left,” Debolt said in regards to this year being the first and last time Andy's Bar would be a location for Jambaloo, a new annual free music festival. My latest for @ntdaily.bsky.social:
Andy’s Bar hosts as a Jambaloo location for the first and last time
For seven consecutive nights, music of varying genres erupted within the walls of Andy’s Bar, striking emotions within both attendees and performers alike as it would be the first and
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February 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“It just felt like a really special moment given we've got such a short timeline left,” Debolt said in regards to this year being the first and last time Andy's Bar would be a location for Jambaloo, a new annual free music festival. My latest for @ntdaily.bsky.social:
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We have openings for writers, especially ones to review music. Drop us a DM for more info.
February 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We have openings for writers, especially ones to review music. Drop us a DM for more info.
Joe Ely's wife shared an update on his health last Thursday:
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Joe Ely Faces Health Battle as New Album Prepares to Drop
Beloved Texas songwriter diagnosed with cerebral amyloid angiopathy, wife reveals.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Joe Ely's wife shared an update on his health last Thursday:
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www.dallasobserver.com/music/texas-...
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ARTS & LIFE: Your Arms Are My Cocoon delivers an emotion-fueled performance at Rubber Gloves
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January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
ARTS & LIFE: Your Arms Are My Cocoon delivers an emotion-fueled performance at Rubber Gloves
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Denton's iconic music venue, Andy's Bar, is set to close after over 30 years. Read why in my latest for Denton Live.
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January 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Denton's iconic music venue, Andy's Bar, is set to close after over 30 years. Read why in my latest for Denton Live.
www.denton.live/blog/article...
www.denton.live/blog/article...
Denton's iconic music venue, Andy's Bar, is set to close after over 30 years. Read why in my latest for Denton Live.
www.denton.live/blog/article...
www.denton.live/blog/article...
January 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Denton's iconic music venue, Andy's Bar, is set to close after over 30 years. Read why in my latest for Denton Live.
www.denton.live/blog/article...
www.denton.live/blog/article...