It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from Taylor Young. Outside of a few one-off shows with his long-running folk-rock band The O’s, Young has been laying low, running a small mortgage company through First United Bank Mortgage and writing songs that he just couldn’t find a home for. “I had…
Like with so many artists these days, it’s hard to know what to call Jenna Clark’s music. In her most recent EP, Ten O’Clock in the Morning, guitar riffs as sharp as razors flow in the deep space created by solid bass lines and keyboard playing on top of swinging…
We bet you didn’t know that one of the “10 Best Music Festivals in North America” takes place in Fort Worth. USA Today gave that title to Fortress Festival, which comes to the city’s Cultural District in April. The festival launched in 2017, and this year’s offering is bringing names…
Have you ever heard of Adventure Time? The critically revered cartoon is set in a mythical land where a boy and his dog strive to conquer evil. They meet a sentient piece of gum and an Ice King voiced by the actor who gave life to SpongeBob SquarePants. When it…
It’s a given that in the pop music industry, sex will always sell. But when female artists decide to complement their music with a risqué look, it’s often to mixed reviews. Take Taylor Swift, for example, who revealed in the documentary Miss Americana that she developed an eating disorder after…
In the streaming era, a solid, cohesive album is rare, as many label heads ask musicians to instead deliver (hit) singles. On her sophomore album Almadura, Ileana Cabra, better known as iLe, reminds us of the high art present in a thematic album. Almadura is a collection of Latin pop tracks,…
If you didn’t already know what to do with your evenings this week, we’ve got you covered. There’s a lot happening in North Texas on the live music front. The Used will be coming to town, passing through the Lone Star State as part of their tour ramping up to…
Some big events this week in the ol’ concert announcements. We’ve got an R&B queen, a boy band comeback and a whole lot of shows at Dallas’ newest music venue. There are also some interesting things happening on the club circuit and some nice additions to the amphitheater lineups for…
In November, Rage Against the Machine announced they would be playing together again after a nine-year hiatus. Now, the outspoken rap metal legends will embark on a comeback tour that consists of over 40 stops, and one of those is the only Texas stop, in El Paso. A Dallas appearance…
It’s off to the races for North Texas recording artists right now, if they aspire to follow in the path of 2019’s breakout stars like Yella Beezy and Kaash Paige. Many established acts leading the pack are preparing for highly anticipated spring arrivals, and we’ve also got some new returns,…
Echosmith, a Los Angeles-based indie pop-rock trio of siblings led by the endlessly charming singer-songwriter Sydney Sierota, have kept music-making all in the family since their inception. That creation was not simply a marketing ploy or business decision, either. With her band of brothers Noah (vocals, bass) and Graham (drums),…
Ebo has 10,000 laughs: One is a mischievous chortle. One is a riotous, hyena-esque cackle that crescendos then falls, ending with the rapper shaking her head and saying, “I’m dead, I’m dead.” Ebo’s most common laugh might be what her friends call “the dad laugh,” a soft, polite chuckle that…
When Joel “Leo J” Salazar first conceptualized Battlegrounds, he was DJing at a weekly in what was then Independent Bar & Kitchen in Deep Ellum. Every week, the bar would host a hip-hop artist showcase, featuring MCs, DJs and art. He noticed one important cultural element was missing, though. “Dance…
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, millions are celebrating their blossoming courtships, while others are bitterly seething with envy and contempt over those who are. Whichever camp you fall under, if either, the fact remains that love is one of the most precious things we have in this life, and music…
It wouldn’t be far-fetched to assume that DJ and producer Will Clarke moved to Detroit from England to summon the greatness of local techno legends Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May, but that wasn’t the case. Detroit is rich with music history as the birthplace for Motown and a…
Scented products inspired by … erogenous zones … seem to be the latest home goods trend. Last month, Gwyneth Paltrow released a candle that smells, she says, like her vagina, to coincide with the premiere of her Netflix docuseries The Goop Lab. Erykah Badu announced last week that she will…
It took all of 40 seconds. The woman born Yolanda Quartey, standing before a sold-out Kessler Theater Sunday night, resplendent in her afro, clad in a black gown and performing under her musical moniker Yola, glided smoothly into the chorus of her song “Lonely the Night.” As she did, the…
“I’m so happy to be home right now, I can’t even stand it!” Miranda Lambert shouted on Saturday night. Whether in a Stockyards honky-tonk, an Arlington football stadium or a Dallas amphitheater, there is always an intense emotional undercurrent to her hometown shows. It’s no mystery as to why: Lambert…
Whether you’re with or without a significant other, there’s no better way to spend this Valentine’s Day week than catching some local live music. California-based multi-instrumentalist Theo Katzman from the band Vulfpeck will kick off the week with a show at House of Blues on Monday night. On Wednesday, you can…
This week’s concert announcements highlight why our area is such an amazing place to catch live music. We’ll be experiencing the best kind of British invasion with some legendary rock show rollouts over the next few months, as well as a ’90s fest with some of the biggest names of…
O people of the night, rejoice! Bauhaus is coming to Dallas! After 13 years of silence, the seminal Goth-rock band is reuniting for a short tour, including a stop at the Bomb Factory on Thursday, July 23, in their first Dallas concert in 22 years. The cult British quartet led…
It’s been a week of rare concert announcements for Dallas. On Monday, legendary British Goth rockers Bauhaus announced that they will be playing a few select shows this year, including a July stop at the Bomb Factory. On Thursday morning, the Rolling Stones announced that Dallas will be one of…
