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BeatStreet Live Is Redefining the Open Mic Through a Weekly Event in Deep Ellum

“Myself and a friend of mine were trying to figure out ways to do poetry and were trying to find a name to promote our poetry,” Kulture says. “People started seeing me and calling me Verb and that’s how I got branded as an artist.” Kulture wanted to avoid halfway-interested crowds with no intention of participating and created a space filled with good energy, social interaction and a flexible structure of performance. It was then that she came up with BeatStreet to bring some of that Chicago arts flair to Dallas. “Being able to bring that with dance, poetry, there’s rhythm,” Kulture says. “I wanted the b-boys, the breakdancers, drummers and everybody in the conversation happening. Part of the reason I do socially interactive events is that I believe that everybody should be part of the moment and create that moment together.”

Dallas Musicians Are Still Opting for Drive-In Concerts, Find Maskless Crowds Unsafe

Nick Wright, a psych-rock artist in the band Caved Mountains, says it’s not the right time. “We would love to do it. There’s a lot of excitement to go play shows, but it’s not the right thing to do,” Wright says. “Right now we’re focused on health and making sure people don’t get sick. We’re practicing here at my house. We’re not going into a jam space.” Wright and the Caved Mountains worry that practicing in a space where other bands have also recently practiced could put them at risk of catching COVID. Since Grail Fest (a live-music listening and record-digging event that Wright had in the works since 2019) was canceled when the pandemic hit in 2020, the band has not done any live shows and isn’t planning any until it’s safe.

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