About the Author

Jasmine wants you to know something: Dallas is not just cowboy boots and country music. She's been fighting that assumption for fifteen years and she's not tired yet. She grew up in Oak Cliff before it got trendy, watched Deep Ellum die and come back twice, and knows Bishop Arts from when it was just a few stores and a taco place. Now she writes about all of it for AllEvents—the concerts, the comedy clubs, the open mics, the food festivals, the parties that turn parking lots into actual venues. Dallas has hip-hop, punk, jazz, electronic, Tejano, whatever you're looking for. Jasmine's seen shows in all of it. She knows which venues have good sound, which ones oversell tickets, which bartenders actually make a decent cocktail. She works weird hours because the nightlife beat requires it. Lives in East Dallas, drives everywhere (this is Texas, there's no getting around it), and maintains relationships with every promoter, booker, and venue manager in DFW. They text her before they announce stuff. That's the kind of source network we're talking about. Her weekend guides are comprehensive because Dallas weekends have options. She just helps you pick.