DALLAS FAMOUS

Todays guest is Salim Nourallah.  Ive been a big fan of Salim’s music and his approach to his music career since I met him.  With over 30 albums, Salim is a fantastic songwriter and producer here in Dallas. Salim has built a truly DIY musical life.  He’s  crowd-funded a bunch of his albums and can adjust his line-up for each show.  Salim can play with one of his full band set-ups or go solo with j...

Deep Ellum has been called the soul of Dallas and there’s lot of reason why.  Today’s guest is Breonny Lee She is a photographer and she’s  president of the Deep Ellum Association. Breonny takes us on a deep dive into all the things happening for the Deep Ellum 150th celebration.  We get to know Breonny as well and how she came to be involved in such an important role.   We also talk about the Dee...

The phrase “The hardest working man in show business” gets thrown around a lot, but today’s guest Medrick Greely is the embodiment of that expression.  Medrick is a drummer, producer, programmer, dad, husband and has over a dozen active music projects currently going.  Medz was in NYC for the birth of hip-hop, then he went on a sort of hip-hop expedition where he would live in a city and become im...

This week on the Dallas Famous podcast I’m trying something different. I recently wrote my first non-concert review article for the Dallas Observer on the state of Jam Bands in Dallas.  First off I was blown away by the support over this article   When I take a photo I can tell if it’s good, with my writing, not so much-so thanks for all the love! Being my first article, I got very excited and did...

A lighting director is a photographers best friend. Todays guest, Josh Gulley has made lots of photographer friends along his career, including me.  Josh is the lighting director for the band Lettuce among other bands and regularly runs lights at The Granada theater, the House of Blues Dallas and can pop up at nearly any lighting console around Dallas.  Josh discusses how he sort of fell into bein...

Todays guest is Theresa Bell.  Theresa is considered by many as one of the best acting coaches in Dallas and I would have to agree.  Theresa spent time in Los Angeles where she had roles in three Oliver Stone films and several appearances on the show Nightcourt during the shows peak just to name a few. Theresa  had the privilege to be mentored by Roy London, acting coach to the stars  which had a...

Jerry Saracini is living his rock and roll dreams for real and he’s gettin paid for it.  Jerry is the drummer for a slew of tribute bands including Forgotten Space- considered the best Dead cover band in Texas by some.  He also plays in tributes with the music of Jerry Garcia, The Beatles and The Who.  Jerry joined forces with Relix magazine’s  Rock and Roll Playhouse,  which exposes kids  to the...

This week on the Dallas Famous podcast is Maureen Womack.  Maureen is a native Dallasite and is the woman behind Rabbit Hat promotions, a boutique pr agency that focuses on artistic types and has clients ranging from record labels to authors to musicians and everything in between. Maureen is also a painter and has her work showing in galleries around town.  For me, the discover of this episode was...

This week on the Dallas Famous Podcast is Dave Hinson.  Dave owns Killer Vintage Guitars here in Dallas, his second shop along with the original in St Louis.  Hinson also makes guitar pick-ups used by Steve Miller, The Edge and  Keith Urban just to name just a few.  He’s the guitar expert for the upcoming season of Pawn Stars to be filmed here in Dallas but there’s more!  He’s the main guitar advi...

This weeks guest is Vera Hernandez.  Vera, also known as Vicious Velma, is a fantastic Dallas based photographer who has her own unique style.  Her focus is on punk and hardcore but shes also shoot big shows for the Dallas Observer.  Her black and white style, which catches the raw energy of a show and especially the audience, can only be described as visceral.  If she’s not shooting at her home b...

Robb Hudspeth is living out his acting dream in North Texas one independent film at a time.  His story is one of an artist making his dreams a reality.  He, like many artists, work a day job to have the freedom to be an actor, and the job opportunities  are even slimmer in North Texas.  His day job actually improved his acting-first as a patient then as the coordinator  of the Simulated Patient pr...

Tiffany Vollmer is a true renaissance woman.  She is best known for voicing the character of Bulma in the anime series Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT- but that’s just a small part of Tiffany’s resume. She’s a former child model, she’s an actor, make-up artist, voice over artist, director, writer, casting director a wife and mother. She is now program director at MediaTech-a tec...

This week on the Dallas Famous Podcast is Diana Cox.  Diana may have grown up in the mid-cities but she's all Dallas now.   She started escaping to the Dallas music scene when she was 17.  She went from playing in the punk band SAWED OFF STICK and skating roller derby int the Dallas Derby Devil League, to joining the Texas National Guard, then back to the music scene.  Dia...

William Flint is an artist and editorial cartoonist in DFW.  Willam aka "Bubba" tells us about how he took his natural talent and turned his cartoon flare into a career. He has a vast clientele from local publications including the Dallas Morning news, Whiterock Lake Weekly and the Katy Trail Weekly to The Dallas Cowboys to the Old 97s and everything Dallas in between. William also does many...

Jeffrey Liles is a true part of Dallas Music History. In this episode Jeff takes us on a trip From the early alternative rock days of Deep Ellum - then to his L.A. days and the unlikely birth of his band Cottonmouth Texas, all the way up to the present as Artistic Director of the Kessler theater and even into the future with the Longhorn Ballroom. The stories are epic and the pieces Jeff puts into...

James Villa is a Dallas based concert photographer. He has been a long time fixture in Deep Ellum and as of late is gm and house photographer for the legendary venue Trees. His online publication On Tour Monthly has been going strong for over 20 years and has take James all over the world to shoot shows. His photo resume is enormous and he is always happy to help young photographers. https://ontou...

Micheal Kervin is someone who puts on amazing concerts and events.  His company, Time2Fly Music is one of the biggest Jam band and concert Talent Buyers in DF and beyond.  Micheal can be partially thanks for Jam Bands making a stop in Dallas.  He is a super positive family guy and mentor to many young artists.  https://time2flymusic.com www.deepellumradio.com drewliophoto.com Theme song UNSTOPPABL...

Jessica Waffles, or "Waffles" as she prefers to be called, is a true content creator.  She is currently the main content creator for the Dallas radio station KXT.  Within that format Waffles has produced over 100 stories and countless amazing photos and videos.  Waffles is also the producer of her own social media pub called "Waffles Weekly."  She is also dipping her toes into...

Preston Pannek is a visual artist from Dallas, Texas.  His murals can be seen all over Deep Ellum and beyond.  He and his wife Adrienne form a power house team for art with THE HOUSE OF PANNEK.  He rarely does podcasts so take a listen to this special guest and get to know how we went from houseplants to huge art projects. https://www.houseofpannek.com/home https://www.drewlio.com http://salimnour...

Welcome to the first episode of DALLAS FAMOUS!  This is a look into the people who make and have been making the Dallas artistic scene happen. Our first episode welcomes Corey Howe.  I first met Corey on the CHEVY MUSIC SHOWCASE when he was the front man for Deep Ellum band DEAD FLOWERS.  He is also has been a fixture at local Deep Ellum establishments helping manage and save fledgling businesses....