If school is about to start back up for you, you might want to get an extra fill of live music while you still have the time. Not a student? This is cause for celebration in itself and what better way is there to celebrate than going out and catching…
Things are a little slower this week in terms of concert announcements. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find that what’s on the docket are some nice, unique additions to the Dallas live music palette. Read ahead for the details. J Balvin, the beloved Colombian reggaeton singer, is coming…
As you shuffle into the Deep Ellum streets, escaping the lights announcing the arrival of bars’ closing time, you might notice a rather soothing melody following you. Don’t be alarmed. The music’s not an auditory illusion brought on by that unwise mix of Jäger with cough syrup. It’s just Ellum…
Fort Worth band Cut Throat Finches’ new concept album In Event of Moon Disaster is centered on an idea imagining that NASA astronauts made it to the moon, but never made it back home. Making an album with this image as the central, driving concept took more than just historical…
The Latin music scene in Dallas has grown steadily in the last few years, according to Victor Rimach-Vera, an independent music booking agent and event producer. In 2005, when Rimach returned to Dallas, the scene was limited to a few bands hung up on Spanish rock from the 1980s and ’90s…
Local artists Sarah Reyes and Daniel Driensky (from creative outfit Exploredinary) were in London filming a project last month when Reyes spotted a bizarre black-and-white advertisement on the Tube, which read “Do you have trouble remembering your dreams?” The ad, which recalled technology straight out of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless…
After moving to Dallas three years ago, Jay Knox found himself in the worst-case scenario — living out of his van. His home, which most days can be found parked off Elm Street in Deep Ellum, is painted blue and covered with stars. He’s played in cities from Washington to…
Some musicians like to dis on social media and internet marketing. “If you pay for advertising on Facebook, you might as well just be throwing your money away,” some of them might say. About a year ago, local act Grand Commander’s Sam Damask was saying the same things. Today, however,…
The light pitter-patter of a hi-hat waxes and wanes, complemented by Solange’s ethereal vocals. Dressed in black and cloaked by the darkness of early morning, dozens of dancers surround Solange and Dallas City Hall, alternating between rigid marches and freestyle dancing. As the short film for “Things I Imagined /…
It’s 2:30 p.m. when a beige 1999 Chevy Suburban pulls up to the curb, a Sears cargo carrier attached to its roof rack, weighed down by amps, a guitar, a bass and a drum kit. The three members of Dallas dance punk band Sub-Sahara emerge from the van — dubbed “Stella” —…
It’s a historically hot afternoon in Brooklyn, New York, when Kevin Devine calls in to talk about the new Bad Books record and the second leg of their tour, which is coming to Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill on Aug. 22. Bad Books is a hybrid band made up of Andy…
There are plenty of good shows on this list. But if your schedule’s a little packed, at least try to go see one of these five performances by heavy-hitting female artists taking place in Dallas-Fort Worth this week. Singer-songwriter Trees Marie will be stepping on the stage at The Rustic…
On just about any musician’s website there’s a biography page with a thick novel’s-worth of flowery, superlative-laden lingo describing the musician in question in terms that are rarely believable, let alone accurate. Every folk-ish singer is detailed as some sort of cross between Bob Dylan, Shakespeare, Nicola Tesla and Mother…
An unusual crowd gathered on Friday night at Trees for Mac Sabbath, Okilly Dokilly and Playboy Manbaby. Of course, one could never be certain what kind of people a lineup topped with gimmick bands will draw. The answer is a mix of young and old, gamers, metalheads, Adult Swim watchers,…
We’ve got some pretty cool stuff headed our way in this week’s batch of concert announcements. Solid crowds should be heading out to Irving in droves this fall as a batch of shows are populating the calendar for the city’s largest venue. Elsewhere, there are artists across all genres making…
“We’re not built the same,” says Dallas-based rapper G.U.N. on his most recent single “3 Shots In.” While other rappers have used some variation of this line in their songs, G.U.N. has certainly proved that he has greater tenacity than anyone in hip-hop. This June, he was shot in a…
He formed the critically acclaimed Silver Jews and became a staple of the indie rock scene in the ’90s.
In March 2018, John Pedigo of local folk duo the O’s released a new album with a new band under a new name. Inspired by the home-brewed beer his father crafted in the family garage and kitchen when Pedigo was a little boy well below the legal drinking age, Pedigo’s…
Elliott Smith would have turned 50 years old on Tuesday, and the world is poorer for having lost him. In light of this occasion, many fans are only left with their reflections on the late singer-songwriter’s legacy and celebrating his artistic output. Two critically acclaimed albums, XO and Figure 8,…
Bailey Chapman wears many hats. Like, we’re talking a graze-the-ceiling pile. You probably know her as the drummer for beloved Denton psych rock group Pearl Earl, which is on the short list to open for pretty much any cool band that comes through town, and has played every major local…
Just a few feet from the train tracks that run through Denton’s industrial district is a club that recalls the college town’s rough-and-tumble early days of DIY music venues. Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios was a place that welcomed the experimental, the eccentric, the talented and the uninhibited. In its heyday,…
They come from an enchanted forest where cheeseburgers grow on trees, milkshakes flow like rivers and french fries blossom in the morning sun. They look like possessed mascots from a demented clown’s playland, destroying the stage much like their musical inspiration, Black Sabbath, did off and on for 50 years…
