Lights All Night, the seminal North Texas music festival, released its full lineup this week. This year will be the ninth edition of LAN, which has become an institution within the EDM community that attracts artists and fans from all over the world. Headliners will include Diplo, Excision, Gucci Mane,…
Catch Kurt Vile and the Violators, Metalachi and Devil Wears Prada and others this week. Plus, Chris Isaak and Clint Black give us some holiday cheer with concerts Monday night. Chris Isaak 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 at House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St., $35-$99.50 Chris Isaak was the…
Album anniversary tours are becoming more and more popular, and we’re not mad about it. It’s no secret that the rise of streaming has changed the way we listen to music. You can skip around from song to song and artist to artist at will, which has its advantages, but…
As you continue your holiday shopping lists, keep considering tickets to a show for the music fans in your social circles. A singer-songwriter favorite, a rapper recently back out on the scene, and a U.K. rock band reunion highlight this week’s batch of concert announcements and potential gifts. Jeff Tweedy will…
Emo’s staying power was reaffirmed as The Front Bottoms and Manchester Orchestra played a co-headlining bill at The Bomb Factory on Wednesday night. To understand why, consider the time and place of both bands. Manchester Orchestra formed during emo’s commercial peak in 2004, now a distant memory. In the 2010s,…
Denton-based singer-songwriter Doug Burr has been a regular performer around these parts for quite some time now. As a multiple Dallas Observer Music Award winner, and with an output that stretches back over a decade, he’s become a fixture on the local scene and a revered mentor to those just…
Back in July, Minus the Bear announced they were ending their time together as a band. Instead of playing a handful of final shows near their hometown of Seattle, the band decided to do one more extensive tour across the country and then call it quits. “There hasn’t been a…
NF was in a cage. Bebe Rexha’s top fell off. Calvin Harris was nowhere to be seen. This was Tuesday night’s iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2018 in a nutshell as the nationwide star-studded tour kicked off with a bang in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. Some of the best…
In a world as material as the one we live in, it is important to know that if you’re likely to end up penniless, you might as well put your money into as many experiences as possible. Perishable items spoil, clothes go out of style, technology becomes outdated and/or breaks,…
Silverstein has never really stopped as a band. Playing across the globe since 2004, including well over a dozen times in Dallas, the band performs two sets per night. One is to celebrate their debut album, When Broken is Easily Fixed, as well as a set devoted to greatest hits/fan…
In 1982, a South Texas artist pulled up to Billy Bob’s in his truck, unloaded his gear from the attached trailer and loaded in for a gig at which he opened for Billy Joe Shaver. This artist’s name was George Strait, and that was the last time he’d played Panther…
Manchester Orchestra doesn’t normally tour the country this late in the year, but they’ve squeezed in one more run before taking 2019 off to work on new material. Still promoting 2017’s A Black Mile to the Surface, along with a Black Friday exclusive vinyl consisting of demos from the album,…
For those not familiar with Stone Mecca, here’s a brief introduction: He’s a veteran guitarist, vocalist and producer/engineer based in Dallas by way of Southern California. His music career began in the latter role, working with such hip-hop luminaries as Ice Cube, Snoop Dog and Organized Noize. On Nov. 9,…
Catch one, or both, of Nine Inch Nails’ shows this week with Jesus and Mary Chain. Get into the holiday spirit with KIIS-FM’s Jingle Ball featuring Kesha. Or check out the 30th annual Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase with several local bands in various Deep Ellum venues. The Funky Knuckles…
Joy Williams has spent many years on the road, so she’s used to the controlled chaos that accompanies tours. For her latest venture, though, the mother of two has some traveling partners alongside that are making things just a bit different. “It feels like a totally new chapter for me…
There’s hardly any corner of the local music scene that’s not connected to the Grays. Almost literally. Pull on any cable on any random stage in town and at its end is likely to be one of the three Gray siblings: singer Kierra, who’s 27, 25-year-old bass player KJ and…
Hello. Today is Cyber Monday, which for everyone older than 98, that means the websites on the worldwide web typically offer discounts for online shoppers. We want to be cool and hip like Amazon and Target.com and other websites, so we are offering a super special deal for DOMAs tickets…
As you work your way through Thanksgiving leftovers, take a look at this week’s new batch of concert announcements and see what catches your interest. Lots of new things on the local front. House & Rouse are coming to The Kessler Theater. Singer-songwriters Josh Rouse and Griffin House are joining…
Four-piece rock band Broncho continues to embrace a strong psychedelic style with their latest record, Bad Behavior, which came out Oct. 12 via Park the Van Records. Each song holds a mellow, poppy feeling that contrasts the lyrical content full of themes branched off the album title. This, as frontman…
Scotty McCreery was humbled from the first moment he won Season 10 of American Idol. The 17-year-old at the time had to fly back home to North Carolina right after the show’s season finale for an AP English test the next morning. “I guess that kind of grounded me pretty…
Celebration: “the action of marking one’s pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity.” That’s what just popped up when we Googled “celebration definition.” Celebration: a time of celebrating. Pleasure: feeling good. Important event: DOMAs. Enjoyable, social activity: drinking and listening to music. Cellllllebraaaate…
Lights fading from purple to pink illuminated the walls behind LO and her band at the woman-owned WAAS Gallery in Dallas. A hard-hitting drum track and deep, rumbling lines on the synthesizer accompany her soulful voice. The performance marked the release of LO’s new self-titled EP. Though her parents’ background…
