Dallas City Limits / Basement Bands

This page is going to concentrate on bands that ruled the club scene in Dallas, Texas during the late 1980's to mid 1990's. The two main venues/clubs to play at were "The Basement" (which has since been torn down and a "Walgreens" has gone up in its place) and "Dallas City Limits" (that was sold in 1995 and converted into a gentlemen's club known as "The Lodge"). "The Basement" was a medium sized club and catered to a slightly rougher crowd. Dallas Icon's "Pantera" shot some of their video footage from there and the club hosted a slew of national acts over the years. "Dallas City Limits" was a bit more refined and would hold somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500 people. "DCL" hosted a large number of National Acts as well and was recognized as being one of the better clubs to play and be seen at nationwide.