Smothered’s Zach Palmer plays at Club Dada on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Dallas. Teal Stripe, Jockey, Smothered, Pollen and Thyroids were on the list to play during Barf Wave’s final show.Visit Dallas announced the launch of a new music hub designed to promote and support the Dallas music industry. The Dallas Music Office will cater to artists, venues and music enthusiasts through initiatives, education and partnerships.
The office is an extension of Visit Dallas and the Texas Music Office, which is based in Austin. The Texas Music Office certifies Texas cities that are serious about developing music industry growth. Dallas was certified in 2021.Kirkenear-Hart said the city had been slowly working on developing the office for years after it was certified. She spoke to many music industry folks during development who said they feel siloed in the community.
The office is also working on a music registry. It’s still in the process of designing a submission form that artists or music industry members can fill out with information about their work. Community members will have access to the registry if they need to network, book or hire talent.“For example, if a venue wants to hire them, they’ll be able to go to our website, do a search like, ‘We need this type of band,’ and that type of band will pop up in our system,” McNary said.
“There’s a lot of talent, and we’re there to support the talent, but there’s also talent that doesn’t really know how to access support,” McNary said. “We’re here for all of them.