The "sounds" representing the area include the funk-rock-soul of musician Stone Mecca, and the garage-punk of New Zealand transplants Labretta Suede & The Motel 6. The nonprofit picked the acts among the submissions to represent the area's current sound while honoring its musical legacy. The neighborhood's anniversary was a great opportunity for an update.ĭeep Ellum has been hailed through the decades as a blues and jazz hub, and later as a punk rock and metal destination, among other sounds. We wanted to make it just as big as it was on stage, and I don't think I would've had that thought process playing with different groups and musicians and taking their styles and musical influences and using it to create this genre."Īn original album called Sound of Deep Ellum was released in 1987 with names like Reverend Horton Heat, The New Bohemians, The Buck Pets, Decadent Dub Team and others. "I wanted a vibe and a collective that even shaped how we record music with trumpets and horns in the songs. "I came to the realization that I didn't just want to have a DJ playing behind me," he says. McCloud says performing in Deep Ellum not only inspired him to pursue his group's unmistakable sound but it also introduced him to his future bandmates, who helped shape the group's music. There's so much energy out there and excitement to get to play any sized club in Deep Ellum. "I think Deep Ellum has a really exciting music culture that's really unique to that area. "Most of the shows I've played have been in Dallas in general, and a ton of those shows have been in Deep Ellum," Knowles says. Knowles says her music project started seven years ago as a solo project before morphing into a band in venues across Deep Ellum and Dallas. "It's been really interesting to not only watch but in a way be part of the growth for Deep Ellum." "I got out there about seven years ago and I remember being in Deep Ellum when there wasn't even street lights," McCloud adds. Jason Janik Cameron McCloud of hip-hop collective Cure for Paranoia says being chosen to perform for the Deep Ellum is "an honor especially because Deep Ellum raised us as musicians. We've gotten to play at a lot of cool venues in Deep Ellum, but never Trees." "This is actually one of our first opportunities to get press on vinyl so that's exciting, and we haven't played at Trees before. "It's a big deal for us," says Dahlia Knowles, who performs as Lorelei K. The live show and the live album include performances by Cure for Paranoia, Lorelei K, Stone Mecca, Chilldren of Indigo, Flower Child, Memory Shivers, Labretta Suede, Maya Piata, Skinny Cooks and Ducado Vega. "Everybody gave us some fantastic feedback, but really we wanted to make sure they were playing musicians who play in some of the venues here in Deep Ellum, and highlight not only these musicians but also the continuum of music Deep Ellum has had for 150 years." "We asked them what their connection was to the neighborhood and where they play, what projects they're working on and their goals for collaborating with other artists," Madrini says about the selection process for the grants and live album concept. The concert will be recorded for a live album called The Sounds of Deep Ellum, set for a vinyl release by Idol Records in the late fall or early summer of 2023, Madrini says.
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The nonprofit group, along with a panel (which, full disclosure, included our music editor, Eva Raggio), selected 11 artists out of more than 100 submissions to receive a special grant and the opportunity to perform live tonight at Trees on Elm Street.
"We decided to really focus on the music and the 150th anniversary of Deep Ellum," says Gianna Madrini, one of the co-founders of Deep Ellum 100. The Deep Ellum neighborhood is about to mark its 150th year of providing a place for countless new musical artists to share their sound, and nonprofit Deep Ellum 100 is celebrating this momentous milestone by creating a new album of live music by some of the neighborhood's best acts.
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