Pete Freedman

Sweater Weather.

New Pop-Up Shop Offers More Than 10,000 Ugly Christmas Sweater Options. It's pretty clear at this point: Jeremy Turner enjoys a nice, ugly Christmas sweat...

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Scenes From Last Night's Jingle Ball at the American Airlines Center. As if the passing-by of Thanksgiving weren't enough of a signal that the Christ...

This Happened.

Scenes From Saturday Night's James Murphy DJ Gig at The It'll Do Club. You're bound to hear plenty about Saturday night's DJ set from James Murphy at the It'll...

Deep Ellum Brews.

Deep Ellum's Next Big Coup? BrainDead Brewing, The Latest Venture From Three Beer-Focused Minds The hits just keep on coming for Deep Ellum these days. Le...

Spitta Take.

Currensy To Headline a Free, December 12 Red Bull Sound Select Showcase at Trees. After five months of shows in the Dallas market, the Red Bull Sound Select se...

Smoke Signal.

Esteemed Dallas Barbecue Joint Pecan Lodge Is Moving To Deep Ellum. It's been known for some time that Dallas' Pecan Lodge -- a spot well recognized ...

True Stories.

Charli XCX Talks Sofia Coppola, Pretension and The Immediacy of Pop Music. Weird as it may sound considering that she's but 21 years of age, it's tru...

Class Action.

Female TCU Students Are So Much More Attractive Than Male TCU Students, Says Female TCU Student. Last week, the web-based chain publication The Odyssey publish...

Fair Gain.

Karl Lagerfeld Sets Date, Venue for Dallas-Hosted Chanel Show. Back in January, Chanel head designer and creative director Karl Lagerfeld stunned the fashion w...

Social Pariahs.

On Monday Night, The Bar Staffs at Cedars Social and Smyth Staged a Walk-Out. Just after 9 p.m. on Monday night, bartenders from Cedars Social and Smyth gather...

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.