The United States has recognized Mental Health Awareness Month every May since 1949, promoting discussion and compassion for people and their emotions. It’s been said that music helps improve mental health by reducing stress and alleviating depressive thoughts. Songs may speak the words one needs to hear or offer a…
If you’ve ever found yourself in Corsicana, a town about 60 miles south of Dallas off Interstate 45 that has about 25,000 residents, you may have encountered the statue of Lefty Frizzell. Born in that area in 1928, Frizzell went on to become one of the most influential singers in country…
Late last month, Homegrown Festival founder Josh Florence sent an email to industry insiders about the uncertain fate of the festival due to poor ticket sales. Thanks to the efforts of those insiders and the Dallas music community at large, Homegrown lived to rock into its ninth year celebrating the…
The latest show listings on its website are from 2016, so it is hard to tell if The Bar & Restaurant Society, a Los Angeles-based booking and promotions agency, is still in business. In any case, the agency has caused problems for artists throughout the years. The Dallas-Fort Worth area…
Summer means big concerts around Dallas. Catch Kendrick Lamar at Dos Equis Pavilion, Brian McKnight at Music Hall at Fair Park, Kenny Chesney at AT&T Stadium and more. Natalia Lafourcade7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St., $62.50 and up During the early 2000s, the Mexican…
There are about 7,000 adolescents experiencing homelessness in the Dallas and Fort Worth school districts. On May 10, Texas Rangers radio broadcaster Eric Nadel and Focus on Teens, a nonprofit organization, put on a show at the Kessler Theater to help support the needs of these children. Eric Nadel’s Seventh Birthday Benefit…
Great Heart is the progressive and psychedelic solo project from Andrew Moss, and the music lives up to the name of the project. The Sunrise Machine EP is dripping with real, heartfelt emotion that will have listeners exploring ideas of self-reflection, heartbreak and personal salvation on what Moss describes as…
The WinStar Global Resort and Casino is giving residents of North Texas plenty of reasons to make the short trek up Interstate 35 with a number of quality shows announced this week for the venue on the Oklahoma state line. Nine Inch Nails announced a pair of local shows with…
In the spot of the former Luscher’s Red Hots at the corner of Commerce and Pryor streets, next to Dot’s Hop House & Cocktail Courtyard, Ruins celebrated its grand opening Wednesday night with all the style and sophistication we’ve come to expect from the team of Dan Murry and Peter…
Flunked Records is the brainchild of Ryan Butler and his continuing quest to keep house music an active concern. Club music trends come and go in Dallas only slightly less frequently than the changing of the seasons, but house music has been a constant. Even with the recent uptick of…
The Deep Ellum Foundation, along with a group of property and business owners in the area, organized a little extra security last year for one of Dallas’ most iconic districts. The program initially consisted of additional patrols by off-duty police officers and security guards during Deep Ellum’s busy weekend hours…
Brandon Boyd always wanted to be a painter. He only accidentally had a career in music. The frontman of the long-running band Incubus is excited to share his artwork for the first time in Dallas. Boyd will be in attendance for the opening night of the show, called OptiMystic, on…
Six Shooter is a recurring feature in which we highlight six new releases by North Texas-based musicians. Brave Little Howl — “Tupelo” Our Lives Aren’t Movies, out this week, is the first full-length album from Brave Little Howl. The local Americana indie six-piece has been gigging around Texas for a…
Long before he began crafting brew at Division Brewing, founder Wade Wadington kicked around the streets of Deep Ellum. And that’s the sort of vibe he’s trying to re-create in Arlington, he says, after taking over Cosmic Crow’s old space on Abram Street and opening Growl, a store for comic…
Alternative rock is more than just the alternative this week with acts like of Montreal, Franz Ferdinand, Charly Bliss, and the ninth annual Homegrown Music and Arts Fest featuring Explosions in the Sky. These artists take the norm, smash it on its head and create something unique. If you feel…
Mike Portnoy likes to joke that he plays drums in dozens of bands, which is a slight exaggeration. Since 2010, he’s recorded and toured with Avenged Sevenfold, Twisted Sister, Adrenaline Mob, Metal Allegiance, the Winery Dogs and the Neal Morse Band. This year, he’s touring with a new band called…
Sara Radle was a major part of the Deep Ellum music scene in the late ’90s. After fronting the poppy-punk trio Lucy Loves Schroeder, playing all the instruments in a solo project called Fred Savage Fanclub and running the Jeez Louise record label, she left for Los Angeles in 2005…
You may know Kiefer Sutherland as President Thomas Kirkman in ABC’s hit political drama series Designated Survivor. Or maybe as agent Jack Bauer in FOX’s 24. Now you know the action star is a country singer — a surprisingly a good one. Sutherland performed Friday at Billy Bob’s Texas and showed that…
America has been at war for nearly 20 years. From guns to sexual harassment to immigration, we’re divided, angry and active. Donald Trump is in the White House. Now seems like a grand time for a songwriter to pick up a pen and let fly with some sharp protest songs…
Austin City Limits announced the line-ups this week for its two-weekend extravaganza in October. Over the next couple of weeks, expect many of the artists involved to announce some DFW area shows to pass the time between weekend appearances. In the meantime, we’ve got some stellar additions to the concert…
For some up-and-coming bands, snapshots of their shows seem priceless. There is, for the most part, a symbiotic relationship between concert photographers — who offer free press, promotional material and a glimpse into the magic onstage — and the performers they shoot. Once these acts reach a certain level of stardom,…
The Texas Musicians Museum has 24 hours to vacate its downtown Irving facility. Museum owner Thomas Kreason says the city of Irving game him a notice Wednesday afternoon. He says the city claims he hasn’t paid rent but that the museum and city have a written agreement that says otherwise…
