The 20 Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, March 6-9

Don’t even talk to me right now, Dallas. Twenty notable concerts in the next four days? We don’t have time for your problems, you need to figure out how to be at Childish Gambino and Bobby Patterson’s birthday party at the same time. Oh, you didn’t get a ticket to…

Ten Must-See Acts at SXSW 2014

There’s anywhere from 1 to 10 billion bands at any given SXSW. This year I think there are more. This makes planning one’s festival schedule a daunting monstrosity. But don’t worry, The Dallas Observer is here to help. Because it’s our opinion that festivals should be about seeing great bands,…

The 26 Best Show Announcements of the Week

Y’all, The Boss is coming! The biggest concert announcement of the week had the whole internet buzzing when it broke nationally that this year’s March Madness Music Festival will bring Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, fun., Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, and The Killers to Dallas. Though we can…

The 10 Best Concerts in Dallas this Week, March 3 – 9

Festival season is upon us, and just because there’s no 35 Denton this year doesn’t mean things have slowed down for 2014. This week Untapped returns to Fort Worth, Three Links and Mad World Records will each celebrate their anniversaries with fests, and the inaugural ONE FEST will spend the…

The 26 Best Show Announcements of the Week

Every week, more and more shows are added to the Dallas concert calendar.This week is no different. The winter is drawing to an end, and our springtime bookings are starting to fill up fast. This week, the biggest bang on our radar came in the form of an AT&T Performing…

Angel Olsen’s Missed Connection Victory Lap Comes to Dallas

On Monday night at Three Links, Angel Olsen began her set with two rolicking numbers, “Forgiven/Forgotten” and “Hi-Five,” the second and third tracks on her outstanding new record, Burn Your Fire For No Witness. Olsen’s opening choices were auspicious because the songs let her show off her solid four-piece band,…

Snarky Puppy are a Delight

On Wednesday in Denton, leading Snarky Puppy through a two hour set at Hailey’s, Michael League dipped and waved his electric bass like a conductor’s baton. He also led the band with series of grimaces, smiles, laughter and frowns, his facial expressions helping to punctuate musical phrases and sequences, signal…

The 14 Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, February 20-26

Dallas, February is almost over. That means soon this cold devil weather will be behind us, and festival season will be in full force. So take this time now to enjoy the smaller shows and intimate venues. Perks include short lines at merch tables, high order turnaround at the bar…

Chris Thile at the Kessler: A Concert in Four Movements

Last night in Oak Cliff, Chris Thile proffered far more than a solo acoustic concert. As it often is when a noted artist performs without an opening band, the show was presented as, “An Evening with Chris Thile.” What an evening it was. Part classical history lesson, part stand-up routine…

Snarky Puppy Are a Waste of Your Time

On tape there’s something eloquent, even graceful about how Denton-formed Snarky Puppy blend various streams of sound. A great deal of these recordings capture the group in a live environment, reflecting the searing energy and fluid ease with which these artists navigate the modern (jazz) fusion frontier. It’s what has…

Dallas Is Sorry, Neutral Milk Hotel

I don’t know how many of you were at the Jeff Mangum show last January. For those of you who were not, though I assume the Venn diagram of the two crowds shares a considerable crossover, the crowd at the solo show could sense a frailty in Mangum that made…