Night Ritualz make their Dallas debut Saturday at Double Wide

Vincent Guerrero IV's bilingual darkwave project brings 'Time Is A Thief' to Deep Ellum for $10.

Ten dollars, a late start and a San Antonio artist who blends darkwave and synth-punk with Tejano roots, singing in English and Spanish. That's Saturday at Double Wide.

Night Ritualz play Double Wide on Saturday, Nov. 14, with the show starting at 10 p.m. Ren The Third, Gabe Mendoza and Sam Ramirez are also on the bill. Tickets are $10 through Prekindle. The room holds about 300. And this is a first: we have no earlier Dallas show for Night Ritualz in our records.

Night Ritualz is the project of Vincent Guerrero IV, based in San Antonio, according to Metropolis Records, the label that released both of his albums. The sound pulls darkwave, synth-punk and post-punk together with Latin influences. Regen Magazine described the self-titled 2025 debut as darkened synthpop with Tejano influences, and Guerrero has his own blunt name for the style: "f— wave."

The new record is the reason to go now. Time Is A Thief, his second album, came out Feb. 20 on Metropolis, per Dancing About Architecture. "Brown Skin" was the lead single, and "Un Tiro" was the third and final single before release, according to Terra Relicta. Reviews were strong. Out of Rage gave it 8/10 and said it "refuses to treat gloom as mere aesthetic," and called the mix of darkwave, EBM, synth-punk and post-punk more cohesive than on the debut. Chain D.L.K. gave it five stars and called it an album of slow, gorgeous songs with a couple of club tracks mixed in.

An album that refuses to treat gloom as mere aesthetic.

What makes Night Ritualz stand out is the writing. The bilingual lyrics reflect Guerrero's lived experience rather than serving as decoration, as Out of Rage put it. That gives the music a weight that a lot of retro-leaning synth acts don't have. Guerrero has also been building a live following outside San Antonio: he played a SXSW 2025 showcase in Austin, per the SXSW schedule.

So what should Dallas expect? A dark, danceable set from a record built for both the club and the headphones, delivered in a small room on a Saturday night. Double Wide's 300-cap size suits it. This is music that works best close up, with the bass loud and the room dim.

A few practical notes. A 10 p.m. start on a four-act bill means a late night, so plan your ride home. At $10, this is one of the cheapest good shows of the weekend, but a debut in a small room can sell through, so grab tickets through the Prekindle link above rather than waiting for the door.

Dallas has a real appetite for dark, synth-driven music, and Night Ritualz arrives with a record that critics took seriously and a sound rooted just down I-35. For a first Dallas date, ten bucks is a small bet. Go see what the fuss is about.

Sources: Night Ritualz — Metropolis Records (metropolis-records.com); Night Ritualz (self-titled) review — Regen Magazine (regenmag.com); Time Is A Thief, new album out 20th February 2026 on Metropolis Records — Dancing About Architecture (dancing-about-architecture.com); Night Ritualz drops final advanced single from forthcoming album — Terra Relicta (terrarelicta.com); Review: Night Ritualz – Time Is A Thief — Out of Rage (outofrage.net); Night Ritualz – Time Is A Thief review — Chain D.L.K. (chaindlk.com); Night Ritualz drops second album 'Time Is A Thief' — Culture Addicts (cultureaddicts.com); Austin Heavy Hitters showcase — SXSW 2025 (schedule.sxsw.com)