DJ Dirty Cha Cha 

The old joke doesn't work on Chelsea Callahan. She loves local music so much that she probably would marry it—if she could. For now, though, she's just pleased that they have a really great relationship. "I don't think there's a reason to be negative," Callahan says. "To me, the music scene in Dallas right now is super exciting. You can almost feel the buzz of people coming together and having great ideas and making them happen." She's one of those people making things happen—just as she has for years. Callahan serves as booking agent for the Double-Wide, for Renfield's Corner and for "New Music Fridays" at Life in Deep Ellum. She's also the band/venue liaison for local online ticketers Pre-Kindle, and a board member for both Art Conspiracy and the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation. Oh, and she's also a pretty slammin' DJ, spinning several times a month at Billiard Bar. That's a lot for one person. But Callahan does it all—and she attends more shows than anyone else in town. If you want to see a physical manifestation of the words "busy," "dedicated," "positive" and "enthusiastic" as related to the Dallas music scene, just keep an eye out for the one they call Cha-Cha. You'll run into her eventually, promise. — By Merritt Martin