People hurriedly scouted the closest parking spaces to the Granada Theater on Friday night so they could encounter as little of the drizzle and cold winds as possible. Making their way past the vintage box office and under the brightly lit marquee, concertgoers crammed into a winding line to pass…
Gear up for Halloween later this month with Alice Cooper on Tuesday night, or for the more faint of heart, check out the Ladies from the ’80s show Thursday night featuring Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and Lisa Lisa. If neither of those extremes pique your interest, there’s plenty going on in…
Behold another week of concert calendar listings. This time around, we get a glimpse at the Jingle Ball lineup, share news of a cherished boy band on tour and dig deep into the schedules of some of the area’s most beloved local venues. 106.1 KISS FM will present its annual…
You have to hand it to Bob Dylan. He has constantly reinvented himself and has always found a new stylistic frontier to explore, audience reception be damned. The title of his second studio album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, is apropos to this and did not oversell just how cavalier he…
Vanessa Peters is back with her new album, Foxhole Prayers. The 10-song project was recorded locally with her husband, producer and bandmate Rip Rowan, along with John Dufilho. Maestro guitarist Chris Holt (Don Henley, Bastards of Soul) added his touch to a couple of songs. As the follow-up to The…
Almost 20 years to the day of the original tour date in Dallas, Garbage will play here again, spotlighting all of the songs from their sophomore album, Version 2.0. Back in 1998, they played the Bronco Bowl on Oct. 15. This week, they play the South Side Ballroom on Thursday,…
The partnership between High Standardz and Def Jam continues to yield new career benchmarks for Bobby Sessions. Sessions landed the title track and lead single for the movie The Hate You Give, which also features vocals by the Dallas band Medicine Man Revival’s Keite Young and production by High Standardz…
Johnny Marr receives praise from fans all the time for his work. Whether it’s with The Smiths, Electronic, Healers, Modest Mouse, The The, Neil Finn or his solo material, the love is deep. So it’s nice to hear the inverse and listen to Marr rave about something. And it’s something…
The Dallas Observer Music Awards survived its 20s. It can no longer blame its age on being stupid, or getting too drunk at a party, or not knowing what they want to do with the rest of their life. Well, they can, but society pities people in their 20s. Not…
Dead Flowers’ fourth album, Let’s Get Angry, won’t be out until Jan. 11, but we have an exclusive premiere of the first single, “We Aren’t Satisfied.” As evidenced here, the band continues its punky style from the previous album, Let Me Be. The song won’t be available to stream everywhere…
On Sunday afternoon, a normally vacant Main Street Garden Park in Downtown Dallas was transformed into a fenced-off destination spot for bands, political figures and supporters of both. For 10 hours, the flat patch of grass and trees surrounded on all sides by concrete and glass became the Buffalo Tree…
Henry Rollins is coming back to Dallas, but instead of his usual spoken word, he’s showing pictures and telling stories from his travels all over the world. Dubbed the “Henry Rollins Travel Slideshow Tour,” the Kessler Theater will surely be packed for the former frontman of Black Flag and Rollins…
It’s a weekday just after work and Lon Rivers is sitting at a table at Cold Beer Company as the sun sets behind The Case Building, blocking out the last bit of heat as we enter the final stretch of election season. A white Dodge Journey passes by with a…
Plenty of rock ‘n’ roll to go around this week with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Arctic Monkeys, Garbage and more. Bob Dylan makes a stop, local favorite Edie Brickell & New Bohemians comes through town, plus many more. Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, RBC, 2617 Commerce…
Hit song after hit song, giant snakes, sexy choreography, surprise performances and a whole lot of fire. For anyone who walked into sold-out AT&T Stadium skeptical of why Taylor Swift is the biggest pop star in the world, her two-hour show cemented her reputation. Right on time at 9 p.m., Swift…
The Rail Club was a place for the misfits, the outcasts, the forgotten. Black was the attire. Chains and spikes were optional. Located in far west Fort Worth, it was more than a live music venue in an old strip club. It was a home for the North Texas metal…
Several local Texas artists are securing dates for area performances as 2018 begins turning into 2019. Elsewhere, another holiday show hits the books, a Spotify concert series comes to town and a world music renaissance man bounds into Dallas. Richardson’s own Heather Morgan is coming Oct. 18 to The Kessler…
Seeing a professional singer in the wild does something to your brain that neither medical science nor Miss Manners could properly explain. You can’t just take their word for it. They need to prove their musical chops before your very ears. Sometimes it’s something as innocuous as asking if they can…
Don’t misunderstand John Paul White. He loves performing and appreciates the fact that many of his recent concerts have been selling out. “It means I must be doing something right,” he deadpans. It’s the being away from home part of the deal that he could do without. “It’s gotten harder…
Earlier this year, respected music writer Steven Hyden went on a rant after seeing The National play a show. Writing for Uproxx, the article was titled, “Dear Cool Dads and Moms: Stop Bringing Your Young Children To Concerts.” Hyden, with young children of his own, made some valid arguments about…
After three years of touring, writing and rewriting, singer-songwriter Natalie Prass released her second full-length album, The Future and the Past, in June. Her fall North American tour supporting the album will have her making a stop Oct. 6 in Dallas at Club Dada. The Future and the Past has…
Post Malone, Dallas’ favorite New Yorker, has finally unveiled the rest of the lineup for his upcoming day-long festival. The event dubbed Posty Fest, which was announced to take place Oct. 28 earlier this year, is already being headlined by Malone himself as well as Travis Scott. However the rest…
