This weekend we’re doing our Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase and you should definitely do that. Otherwise there are a slew of great things to catch. Ryan Adams plays at SMU, which makes tons of sense. Caspa does the dubstep at Trees. Blackalicious does it for real hip-hop at the…
Austin has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to music festivals. In the past two months alone, the capitol city has hosted Austin City Limits and Fun Fun Fun Fest, and lest we forget, they also boast SXSW. But the festival that shouldn’t be overlooked (and which arguably has…
Crown & Harp 18th Anniversary Party Lower Greenville, Dallas Sunday, November 30, 2014 In Dallas, catching shows with stacked bills is normally confined to the few hallowed blocks of Deep Ellum. Rich in history and deep with its repertoire of club venues, Deep Ellum is the cornerstone of live music…
Lana Del Rey and Courtney Love go way back. All the way back, in fact, to that time that LDR did her cover of Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box” and Love tweeted, “You know the song is about my Vagina, right?” Well, apparently such are the things that lasting friendships are…
FKA twigs With Boots Trees, Dallas Friday, November 28, 2014 Some see FKA twigs as the savior of R&B. At the very least, some kind of futurist shape of the genre. Others see her as simply a revamp of trip hop, an anachronistic innovation come full circle. And at least…
We hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Now it’s time to usher in the Christmas season, which will certainty be shoved down your throat for the next four weeks. This can be annoying, but let it be known: If you don’t like Christmas music you’re just fighting things…
Wait a minute, what are you doing on the Internet today? Shouldn’t you still be staying as far away from rest of the world as possible? Oh, right, it’s Black Friday. So the whole family thing is kind of already out the window again, isn’t it. In that case, there…
FKA Twigs With Boots, 8 p.m., Friday, November 28, at Trees, 2709 Elm St., 214-741-1122 or treesdallas.com, Sold out. Whether you think she’s the next art-pop game-changer or simply a trip-hop vestige, FKA Twigs is one of the most-discussed artists of the year. Twigs followed 2013’s breakout EP2 with the…
This week is all about family. It’s great, really. Sure, there are always pitfalls to getting together with all the relatives, be it the in-laws or even just the immediate family. There’s always those nightmarish “debates” about sex and politics, and if not then there’s a lot of awkward silence…
Happy Thanksgiving. One thing to be thankful for is the opportunities for shows this week. The 1975 does South Side Ballroom. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony give Trees some thuggish, ruggish bone. Living THC molecule Devin the Dude plays the Granada Theater with the Outfit, TX opening. Erykah Badu heads home and hits…
This weekend you can hear the raspy tales of Jeezy’s street life at South Side Ballroom. Captured! By Robots, a band comprised of one human captured by robots, plays a wacky set at Three Links. Garage rockers Jacuzzi Boys take on Club Dada. Hoodie Allen and Chiddy Bang will play…
Slayer With Exodus Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Wednesdany, November 19, 2014 When I was 12, I wanted to listen to Slayer. I wanted to listen to Slayer so badly. My cousin got to see them whenever they played Los Angeles and he had all of their albums. I was listening…
Jeezy 9 p.m. Friday, November 21, at South Side Ballroom, 1135 S. Lamar, 214-421-2021 or southsideballroomdallas.com, $59.50 The Godfather of modern Atlanta trap rap is returning to Dallas. The artist formerly known as Young Jeezy has been a star in the rap game ever since he released Let’s Get It:…
The Black Keys With Jake Bugg. American Airlines Center, Dallas Sunday, November 16, 2014 A quick glance over the past decade of rock music doesn’t exactly produce an over-abundance of true, guitar-driven bands that have climbed up from the club circuit and into the realm of massive-scale arena rock. These…
Sturgill Simpson With Cris Jacobs Cub Dada, Dallas Saturday, November 15, 2014 There are many of us who are deeply concerned about the future of country music. These are likely concerns that our parents had, and theirs before them. Every generation always thinks that the one after their own is…
This week offers a rather good mix of concerts for your entertainment pleasure. Blonde Redhead plays Granada Theater, horror punk outfit the Misfits play Gas Monkey Live, metal Gods Slayer play in the suburbs at Verizon Theatre, Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy, but not yet Old Jeezy) is set to explain…
2014 has been a rough year for country music. Florida-Georgia Line is selling more records than anyone else in the genre, Luke Bryan is the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year, and any traces of Willie, Waylon, and Hank seem to be stamped out of country music’s most popular…
It’s so cold. It’s so cold outside. What might keep your mind off of the frigid temperatures, however, is some live music. Sturgill Simpson and Willie Nelson are coming through to Club Dada and WinStar, respectively, in an attempt to keep country alive. The Black Keys are apparently big enough…
Los Lonely Boys With Vallejo, 8 p.m. Saturday, November 15, at Gas Monkey Live, 10110 Technology Blvd., gasmonkeylive.com, $30-$300 This trio of brothers from San Angelo have a unique blend of rock, blues, conjunto and Tejano. The brothers Garza started playing music in the ’80s before they were even teens,…
Pizza Underground With Har Mar Superstar and Candy Boys Trees, Dallas Monday, November 10, 2014 New York’s underground art scene put on an unofficial art installation in Dallas Monday night, bringing some of its most incomprehensible acts to Trees . Leading the way was Macaulay Culkin and performance-art-piece-meets-Herman-Cain-YouTube-video, the Pizza…
Fun Fun Fun Fest With Sky Ferreira The Belmont, Austin Sunday, November 9, 2014 Sometimes being bad at something isn’t the worst thing in the world. Take Sky Ferreira’s late-night performance at The Belmont in Austin on Sunday, which helped round off the three-day music celebration that was Fun Fun…
Eli Young Band’s House Party With Pat Green, Gary Allan, Cody Johnson and Maddie and Tae Globe Life Park, Arlington Saturday, November 8, 2014 Before Saturday night’s House Party at Globe Life Park, it was a mystery to me why the Eli Young Band wasn’t a bigger deal or more…
