John Pedigo and Taylor Young are The O’s. Photo courtesy of Idol Records
Dallas musician and producer John Pedigo (who’s also a Woodrow Wilson High School alum) along with his partner Robin Gill have taken ownership of Deep Ellum’s AllGood Cafe, preventing it from closing.
The Dallas Morning News reported on Monday that the cafe was in danger of closing after 25 years in business because its founder Mike Snider is retiring.
“I said, ‘That can’t happen,’” Pedigo said to The Dallas Morning News. “This is a really important place. Somebody wants to buy it.”
Together, Pedigo and Gill bring the necessary background needed to run AllGood Cafe — Pedigo with his knowledge of the local music scene is expected to set the music schedule, and Gill has the restaurant industry know-how to operate the cafe on a daily basis.
For Snider, an Aloha Party will be held in his honor at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 at Sons of Hermann Hall at the corner of Elm Street and Exposition Avenue. The party, which is also a fundraiser to give Snider a Hawaiian vacation, will feature band members from New Bohemians, Old 97’s, Zydeco Blanco as well as The O’s, Lucky Pierre’s, The Sutcliffe’s and Kelly Cutler.
In addition to running AllGood Cafe, Snider was also an influential concert promoter in Deep Ellum.
“Few people in North Texas have done more for live music than Mike Snider,” lead singer of Old 97’s Rhett Miller said in a press release via a Dallas Observer article. “He has devoted his life to bringing great music to Dallas, and the city will be forever in his debt. The Old 97’s in particular will be grateful for the opportunities he gave us throughout our career, especially in the earliest days when sometimes it seemed that only Mike believed in us.”
