M'Lou Elkins

M'Lou Elkins

//DALLAS, TX// M’Lou chases the noise coast to coast...shooting bands across Texas and tearing through scenes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and anywhere else the music calls. She is the owner and editor of this site. LOVES: Force-cuddling cats, coffee, murder shows, creepy things, tattoos, and building websites. FUN FACT: She's also a Radiologic Technologist and EMT, a Mammography Tech-In-Training, and has her own cat-sitting company: AwesomeCatSitter.com.
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CASTLE RAT DECLARES WAR ON NORTH AMERICA WITH ‘SUMMON THE BEASTS TOUR 2026’

The Realm is growing...and this fall, Castle Rat plans to conquer it city by city. After a breakout year that saw the New York fantasy metal phenomenon storm stages across North America and Europe, Castle Rat has announced its largest headlining run to date. The Summon The Beasts Tour 2026…

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Electro-Industrial Icons Lords of Acid Turn Trees Into a Sweaty Industrial Freakshow in Dallas

Some tours feel assembled. The Cheeky Freaky Tour felt unleashed. By the time Belgium’s legendary industrial-dance provocateurs Lords of Acid hit the stage at Trees Friday night, Deep Ellum had already spiraled through glam chaos, electroclash attitude, goth theatrics, and enough smoke, sequins, leather, and sweat to coat the entire…

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This Review Has No Photos. That Should Concern Every Music Fan. A Music Photographer’s Word-Only Review of Dallas Alternative Electronic Duo Othering

I wasn’t supposed to be covering this show. I was supposed to be taking a night off. There was no camera slung over my shoulder. No lenses packed and ready. No memory cards waiting to be dumped into Lightroom at 2 a.m. No hours of editing ahead. Just a spot…

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Electronic Supergroup The Black Queen Casts a Spell Over Denver at the Federal Theatre

You don’t hear the term “electronic supergroup” used very often, but few bands wear it as naturally as The Black Queen. The Los Angeles-based project was founded by Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Joshua Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv, and Steven Alexander, whose résumé includes work with Nine…

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Toadies at Longhorn Ballroom & Backyard Amphitheater, Dallas, TX. ©M'Lou Elkins/Skip2Photography.com
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Toadies Bring The Charmer Home to Dallas: Vandoliers, Local H, Black Angels Set the Stage at Longhorn Ballroom Backyard Amphitheater

The Toadies came home Saturday night, and Dallas showed up like it meant something. At the newly unveiled Backyard Amphitheater behind the Longhorn Ballroom, a space that already feels like it’s been waiting years for a night exactly like this, the band delivered a set that hit every nerve: nostalgia,…

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ADULT. - Interview with Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller
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Detroit Synth-Punk Duo ADULT. Brings the Bite: Our Interview Before Their Show at Rubber Gloves

Music Fiends caught up with ADULT. before their show at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio in Denton, Texas on April 25, 2026, while North Texas skies were doing their best to shut the whole thing down. Sirens, warnings, the kind of weather that usually clears a room. Not this time. Not…

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Redd Kross Interview with Steven McDonald and Jeff McDonald
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A Chat with Redd Kross: Breaking on Through

Some bands don’t just survive eras, they help define them. Redd Kross have spent decades twisting punk, glam, power pop, garage rock, and pure chaos into something unmistakably their own. Formed by brothers Jeff McDonald and Steven McDonald, the band built a legacy on fearless originality, sharp hooks, and a…

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Punk Royalty Rides Again: The Damned Announce Final Damnation 50 Tour

Punk history is loading back into the van one more time. The Damned have announced the U.S. run of their Final Damnation 50 tour, a celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary and a thunderous salute to one of the most influential acts ever to emerge from the first wave of…

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