On Wednesday night, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival unveiled its 2019 lineup, which includes headlining sets from Ariana Grande, Tame Impala and Childish Gambino. There are plenty of other big names on the lineup, including Janelle Monae, Kid Cudi, Aphex Twin, Kacey Musgraves, Anderson .Paak, Pusha T and…
Gathered around a fire at Italian mainstay Terelli’s on Greenville Avenue, the Old 97’s explain how the long-standing restaurant was the true hard rock café of Dallas. It’s there on the patio, close to where dreams of being a rock star were taking their first unsteady steps to becoming true,…
In 2011, Dallas radio DJ Kitti Jones met singer R. Kelly at a concert after-party. She was 33 at the time. Kelly was about 44 and on his Love Letter Tour. In a six-part docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, that airs Jan. 3 on Lifetime, Jones details her relationship with Kelly…
As Rolling Stone reports, former President Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of highlighting his favorite books, movies and songs at the end of the year. This year, Fort Worth musician Leon Bridges made the cut with his song “Bad Bad News” and is listed along with other artists, such…
It’s an all-local lineup this New Year’s week – well, besides Hanson. You can catch those guys at Bass Performance Hall on Saturday night. As for supporting local music, check out Jonathan Tyler’s New Year’s Eve gig at Granada Theater, singer-songwriter Claire Morales at The Free Man, Dead Mockingbirds at…
Not only was Dallas the last stop on Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour, it also served as the location of her highly anticipated Netflix concert special out today. Shot completely in Dallas, Swift tells the audience during her Netflix special that her October date was the 30th show she played…
2018 is soon to be in the rearview mirror, and the only way to celebrate — or forget — the last 365 days is to find the biggest party with the best live music. You’ve already received an invite to your friend’s house for cheese and Apple Music playlists, but…
The last weekend of the year is typically pretty slow for concert announcements and this year is no exception. While it’s not the heaviest week in terms of numbers, there are some gems heading this way. R&B singer SoMo has announced a sizable spring 2019 tour across North America behind…
Opening a live music venue is a capital-intensive business venture, and generally speaking, the return on investment is abysmal. So why do investors keep sinking hundreds of thousands of dollars into them? Are the investments a tax write-off? Are they an ego project to alleviate a midlife crisis? Having been…
DFW brought home a win on the season 15 finale of NBC’s The Voice. OK, technically Farmington, New Mexico, did when 16-year-old contestant Chevel Shepherd won, but North Texas native Kelly Clarkson was her coach. Surely that counts for something. While no one actually competing from DFW collected the chrome,…
For the fifth year in a row, we are pleased to have DJ Santa drop a set for the holidays for the Dallas Observer Mixtape series. He’s out once again to prove that Christmas music does not have to suck. It can come in the form of punk, funk, dance…
Our music series Busking with the Dallas Observer is now in its fifth year and heading into its 43rd episode (Old 97’s later this month). So I sat down with my co-producer Mike Williams (that’s Dallas Observer’s Best-Magician-in-Dallas Mike Williams) over some suspiciously chunky eggnog to take a look back…
Get into the spirit of the season this week as Old 97’s play a holiday show at The Statler. Share some original music at Josh Fleming’s singer-songwriter night at Fort Worth Live. And catch Washed Out at Canton Hall and others this week. Singer-Songwriter Night with Josh Fleming 7 p.m…
Calling Charlie Crockett a bit eccentric is more than an understatement. Everything from his wild youth spent strumming tunes for change to the 10-plus years of wandering that took him across the country and beyond is evidence enough of that. His history makes even more sense after you find out…
There are still a couple of days left for Christmas shopping. Here are some new concert listings as you perhaps consider ticket purchases for your friends and family. It’s almost that time of year again. Time for Another Badu Birthday, the annual celebration honoring the birth of Dallas’ own Erykah…
Back in 2016, the Dallas music scene rallied around Kevin and Becki Howard. Becki had given birth to their son Felix 12 weeks before his expected due date. He ended up staying in the NICU for months before he got the clearance to go home. Trees hosted a benefit show…
Twenty-five years ago, Baptist Generals’ Chris Flemmons was recording songs on a four-track tape recorder. Oftentimes, he would end up hating the music six months later, because he was in a hurry to find his style. As a result, a lot got left behind. In the past year, Baptist Generals…
Deandre Conway’s Oak Cliff upbringing would seem outlandish and exaggerated if it were the plot of a movie. The rapper known as Yella Beezy was 12 when he lost his father. He started hustling to help provide for his family by 13 and sold his last rock of crack right…
It’s 11 p.m. on a stormy Friday in Denton when band practice finally gets going. Intermittent claps of thunder and the unmistakable shriek of feedback pierce the tranquility of a quiet neighborhood. Guitarist Ariel Hartley sets up the closet-sized rehearsal space in the back of her cozy rental house. She…
Since early December, Spotify listeners have been able to use a feature called Spotify Wrapped that shows the top artists, songs and genres they’ve listened to throughout the year. It also reveals how many minutes were spent listening to music through the service and even puts the user’s top 100…
It’s that time of year when music fans everywhere reflect on the best releases of the last 12 months. Publications’ top-album lists have started to populate the internet to celebrate the standout albums and singles of 2018. With streaming music taking over as the dominant conduit for most listeners, sorting through…
National touring acts may have slowed down, but locals are giving us plenty to look forward to this week. Catch country teen Frankie Leonie, cover bands Queen For A Day and Raised Right Men, rock band Dead Mockingbirds and others. Curren$y and Playboi Carti top the national acts this week…
