Pete Freedman

High For This.

The Weeknd's First Texas Show Lived Up To Its Hype. There are about a million things to say about The Weeknd and Abel Tesfaye, the man behind this mysteri...

Piece of Cake.

Impressing Everyone at This Weekend's Memorial Day Barbecues Is Easier Than Your Think. As with most other holidays, Memorial Day is typically spent celeb...

House Money.

Tiesto Joins The Oddly Impressive H2O Music Festival Bill. Last month, we passed along word of the H2O Music Festival, the Univision-presented, all-day music f...

Feats Of Strength.

Counting Down The Texas Rangers' Greatest Single-Game Performances. The Texas Rangers suffered in futility for most of their history, making only three pl...

Loud Noises.

Scenes From The Melvins' Tuesday Night Trees Show. Nearly three decades into their career, The Melvins are still going strong -- and maybe even stronger, ...

Siren Song.

Before Releasing His Solo Debut This Summer, Picnictyme Drops a Teaser Single. Ever since PPT broke up in 2008, local hip-hop producer Picnictyme has been teas...

Good Hair Days.

Even Coolio Took Part in Hair By Charlie's Fantastic Voyage For Charity. As promised, Hair by Charlie namesake Charlie Price and his crew of stylists took to t...

Inked Up.

Hordes Of Tattoo-Hungry Revelers Showed Up To Elm Street Tattoo on Friday the 13th. Like clockwork, each time a Friday the 13th comes, so to do the tattoo-hung...

What He Won’t Do.

After Being Disrespected At The Palladium, Danny Brown Vows Never To Return To Dallas. Back in March, when we interviewed Detroit rapper Danny Brown to preview...

White Noise.

Catching Up With The North Texas-Bred, Austin-Based White Denim. The members of the endearing art-rock four-piece White Denim call Austin home these days, but ...

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.