{"id":162076,"date":"2026-02-12T20:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/162076\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T20:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:21:09","slug":"where-to-find-all-vinyl-dj-sets-in-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/162076\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Find All-Vinyl DJ Sets in Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDallas DJ Wanz Dover flipping through his vinyl collection.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Jason Janik<\/p>\n

DJ sets are going through an undeniable revival. Not to say men named Kyle haven\u2019t been pushing buttons and making sounds in dorm rooms across the country since the advent of the control board, but it seems like everyone is a DJ right now.<\/a> It is the go-to pivot career for many influencers and reality TV stars, and the emergence of finance bros-turned-DJs, like the massively successful John Summit, <\/a>makes it seem like remixing tracks may not be all that hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do DJs actually do, because I don\u2019t think they\u2019re remixing the song on the spot,\u201d said influencer Madeline Argy in a viral TikTok that soon became the base track for thousands of DJ remixes.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not believers in a DJ hierarchy, and we love dance music. But we have to admit, traditional track spinning<\/a> makes for a really fun set. Analog disc jockeying requires a good ear to match beats per minute and seamlessly transition between tracks.<\/p>\n

In the \u201880s, before computers completely changed the industry, DJs would mark their records with crayons, noting exactly when to switch tracks. The technique was pioneered by Grandmaster Flash, who also popularized cutting and scratching on tracks, creating elongated, repetitive beats that further paved the way for rap music to emerge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nowadays, most DJ sets, regardless of skill, look like a lot of button pushing and knob turning. The city still has a collection of DJs kicking it old school, though. Here\u2019s where to catch one of them:\u00a0<\/p>\n

310 W Seventh St.
An offshoot of Spinster Records in Bishop Arts, LadyLove Lounge hosts DJs spinning vinyl at least once a month \u2014 usually more. The club has become the premier destination in Dallas, with lines wrapped around the block every night, but watching an experienced DJ move between tracks in real time is well worth the wait.\u00a0It\u2019s one of our favorite places in Dallas to dance<\/a> for a reason. <\/p>\n

\"ladyloveLadyLove is a cozy bar, and, simultaneously, a great place to dance.<\/p>\n

2716 Elm St.
Another spinoff of an existing vinyl shop, Off the Record is a bar and vinyl outpost in collaboration with iconic Dallas music shop Good Records. The bar, owned by the same team from the storied next-door venue Club Dada, welcomes vinyl DJs to spin soul, funk and boogie live while perusers shop for records and sip on brews. The full experience, really. \u00a0<\/p>\n

2105 Commerce St. Ste 333
The smallest cocktail bar in Dallas, as they call themselves, is a speakeasy tucked <\/a>into the SOVA hotel in an unmarked room. The intimate bar requires a secret code, available only at the front desk. Every Thursday night, the lounge hosts vinyl sets, and while there are no reservations or requests, the vibes are immaculate regardless. <\/p>\n

\"\"Old and new albums decorate Room 520 along with art deco pieces.<\/p>\n

17290 Preston Rd. Ste 106
The Spin Coffee and Vinyl is a coffee shop and a record store rolled into one. If you\u2019re extending Dry January and avoiding the bar scene, this is a good spot to catch a vinyl set before bedtime. They\u2019ve also got a cereal bar<\/a>, so you can feel like you\u2019re truly at home listening to a record play. The shop frequently welcomes vinyl DJs to play vinyl-only sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4319 Main St.
Charlie\u2019s Star Lounge, a small dive bar on the furthest outskirt of Deep Ellum, throws a lot of niche events. But one of the best is the all-vinyl night. The bar is a record traditionalist, most recently ringing in Black History Month with DJ Willie Dutch\u2019s 2nd Annual Vinyl Giveaway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a vinyl-only DJ, I recognize the main barrier to entry is expense,\u201d Dutch said to D Magazine. <\/a>\u201cI\u2019ve met a lot of people who want to spin records, but just don\u2019t have the quantity to do it. Thanks to the generosity of local shops and DJs, we gave away 1,300 records to young collectors and aspiring DJs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The atmosphere at Charlie\u2019s Star Lounge was inspired by co-owner Corey Howe\u2019s garage-house-party-heavy childhood.<\/p>\n

300 E Division St., Arlington
In case you have poor pattern recognition, the best place to catch a vinyl set is at a stakeholding shop. This Alrington spot, with its own selection of records for sale, is no different. The store often has a jam-packed schedule filled with karaoke, open mic nights, and at least one all-vinyl night. If you\u2019re a suburbanite, save yourself the drive through Dallas traffic and stop by Truth Vinyl instead.<\/p>\n

1313 Main St.
One of the most anticipated openings of 2026, Shyboy Hi-fi, a club hidden in the old bank vaults of the Drakestone Apartments. The venue hasn\u2019t announced its official opening date yet, but it has promised all-vinyl sets and posted sneak peeks of a drool-worthy collection of 10-inch records.\u00a0We\u2019ll report back when it opens. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas DJ Wanz Dover flipping through his vinyl collection. Jason Janik DJ sets are going through an undeniable…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4895,102,104,103,6569,3949,3291],"class_list":{"0":"post-162076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-bishop-arts","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-headlines","11":"tag-dallas-news","12":"tag-dance","13":"tag-deep-ellum","14":"tag-lists"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}