Diego Hernandez

4 weeks ago | ntdaily.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

Emo band Charmer returned after five years with their third full-length album, "Downpour," released on May 23. The band, based in Marquette, Michigan, always sat somewhere between pop punk and Midwest introspection, but in this latest album, they sound more deliberate and experimental. The songwriting is sharper, the pacing is more patient and the emotions are clearer even when the lyrics stay vague.

4 weeks ago | ntdaily.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

University graduate student and filmmaker, McKinley Argyle, hit record and hoped nothing would go wrong in the Rubber Room at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, where the sound filled every corner, lights were sharp and flickering and performances did not follow any traditional script. In front of the lens, a performer with a face wrapped in Saran Wrap broke through the plastic while another thrashed on the floor with a sack over their head.

4 weeks ago | ntdaily.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

The increasing prevalence of paid parking across North Texas is not merely a matter of municipal policy or private revenue. The change represents a growing barrier to free public movement, especially in a region where public transportation remains limited. In cities like Frisco, Dallas and Fort Worth, where the built environment cars over people, the decision to charge for parking adds another cost to daily life, workers, students, artists and other low-income residents.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

The house lights dimmed at Tulips and the crowd began to chant. People had shown up early, packed themselves elbow-to-elbow, and waited patiently through two openers, all for this moment. They wanted Kolton Moore and they were going to get him.This was not just another show.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Diego Hernandez |Diego Esteban Hernández

Dead Butterflies fuse breakcore, brass and teenage angst into one of Texas screamo ’s most streamed acts—before adulthood even kicks in.Somewhere in Fort Worth , seven musicians in their late teens, some fresh out of high school and others about to graduate, are screaming into borrowed microphones and patching together synthesizers with thrifted cables.Their band, Dead Butterflies, is not old enough to rent a van without a parent's signature, but they have already surpassed some of the most...