Pete Freedman

The Sum Of Its Parts.

Sum 41's New Video Is Filled With Memes It Neither Sought Nor Got Permission To Use. This story has been updated. Scroll to the bottom for the latest developme...

Powering Up.

Oaktopia Adds Beirut, Cat Power, Robert Ellis, An Erykah Badu Set and More To Already Stacked Bill. Earlier this month, when we wrote about the first round of ...

Rio’s End.

There Will Be No Re-Branding This Time: Travis Street Hotspot Rio Room/The Travis Is Done For Good. Stop us if you've heard this one before, but the Travis Str...

Snap To It.

Our First Oh, Snap! Variety Show Night at The Whippersnapper Was A Sloppy Good Time. So, last Thursday night, we tried something new. Along with our pals at Th...

Three Cheers.

Check Out These Amazing New Music Videos From Sam Lao, Quaker City Night Hawks and Erykah Badu. If there is a case to be made that, through the devolution of M...

When One Door Closes…

It's Official: Hodor Is Coming To Dallas, Just Not To The Door. Update on June 29, 2016: Because what is dead may never die, it turns out the drama surrounding...

Extra! Extra!

What Does Hunter Hauk Leaving His Music Critic Post Mean For The Future of DMN Music Coverage? There's no beating around this bush: The music coverage at ...

Learned Up.

At King Camel's Second Annual Local Education Fest, Dallas Graded Pretty Well. On Saturday night, Dallas director David Lowery was out in the Bishop Arts Distr...

Dream Weavers.

PUP Lit Up Three Links Last Night With Its Raw, Energetic Brand Of Smart Pop Punk. By its own members' estimation, the last time the Toronto pop-punk band PUP ...

Dollars & Sense.

Mark Cuban Donates $1M To Help DPD Increase Security In Oak Lawn, Improve Counter-Terrorism Efforts. According to a statement released this morning by Mayor Mi...

Pete Freedman

Co-Founder, President, Publisher

Pete is the founder, editor and president of Central Track. He is the former music editor of the Dallas Observer. His work has been published in The Daily Beast, Deadspin, LA Weekly, Village Voice, Spin Magazine, The Miami Herald and The Toronto Star, among other major publications. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has honored his long-form narrative writing and his blogging efforts alike. In 2009, NBCDFW.com named him one of the 25 Most Interesting People in DFW, a fact he remains all too eager to bring up at dinner parties.