June 16, 2026

Wale and Smino at South Side, Dallas

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Wale and Smino's third and last Texas date on Everything Is A Lot. South Side Ballroom. I had already seen the Austin night at Stubb's. Dallas is a different building and a different crowd.

Dallas did what Dallas does. Packed. Loud. They ran the album and the ones people came to yell.

That's the recap. The pictures are the rest.

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Jasmine. Austin. Live music, Black culture, and whatever I actually sat through. I write like I was in the room because I was.

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