On Saturday night, Erykah Badu showed up once again for what has become Dallas’ most important yearly musical tradition in recent years: her birthday concert at The Bomb Factory. While the sold-out show technically started at 8 p.m., some mom’s-night-out gals fell asleep on the fire exit steps as time…
Anniversary tours continue to resonate with artists who are hitting the road to celebrate their legacies. We’ve got several of them heading this way in the latest batch of concert announcements. All that and some more interesting upcoming performances are ahead. Snoop Dog is bringing his 25th anniversary jaunt to…
The last time Dallas saw Trippie Redd, the raging teenager was bouncing across the American Airlines Center’s stage opening for Travis Scott’s Astroworld Tour. The 19-year-old was in and out in less than 15 minutes and had his mic cut off in the process. He eventually dropped off the tour…
KISS are a tough nut to crack. Some people think KISS are washed-up shells of their former selves coasting along on their legacy with more pompousness than they are entitled to possess. Others consider KISS one of the greatest rock bands of all time, who completely changed the game and…
In the six years or so since breaking on the scene with her debut EP, A Sea of Split Peas, Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett has seen her star continuously rise. With insightful lyrics centered on the frailties and anxieties of daily life, she fires off confessionals that resonate with folks…
This week catch lots of touring acts including synth-pop artist John Maus; rock ‘n’ roll legend Kiss; stoner rap outfit Cypress Hill; and alternative band Muse among others. Plenty of locals top the list as well, like Erykah Badu’s sold-out birthday bash at The Bomb Factory on Friday night and…
The line to see Poppy on Friday night wound down the pavement until the House of Blues was no longer in view. Normally, there’s a common theme to the people in the line. But this wasn’t the case for YouTube star Poppy’s crowd. There were parents with children next to…
Rainbow Kitten Surprise is everything you want in both a band name and a live show. It’s a religious experience. We say that 99 percent literally, because if you do an actual analysis of their lyrics, you’ll notice subtle and not-so-subtle Bible references that go way deeper than “Cocaine Jesus.”…
A pretty stellar group of artists have just made plans to head this way over the upcoming months. We’ve got Grammy and Tony Award winners, local favorites and longtime legends all packing DFW shows into their calendars. Beck earned two Grammys last weekend as his recent album, Colors, took home…
If Nickelback is the low-hanging fruit of online mockery, then Insane Clown Posse is the long-forgotten peach that fell from the tree and has been rotting for so long that not even the newly produced mold spores want anything to do with it. What is it about ICP and their…
DJ-producer Eric Luttrell’s new album on the Anjunadeep imprint and corresponding album tour isn’t the height of his greatness. The album Into Clouds is just the latest highlight in a lifetime of legendary moments. As a senior at Woodside High School in Woodside, California, he was awarded the coveted “Everybody’s Friend”…
After nearly five years, Fort Worth party metal band Duell has finally delivered a new 10-track album filled with bangers and anthems. Futureless shows more concern for the listening experience than the band’s raw, booze-fueled 2014 release Back to Drunk. And this approach works well to create depth and range…
Face to Face may forever be thought of as a pop-punk band, but they’re not afraid to show other sides that sound nothing like the genre. The band has been together since the early 1990s, and today they’re a band that plays full-on punk rock shows in addition to acoustic/country-tinged…
Elizabeth Cook is talking about geography. Specifically, the striking similarities between her native Central Florida and North Texas. “There are parts of Florida that are quite similar to Texas. Especially the inland part where there are no beach tourist towns and it’s instead cattle ranch land,” the singer-songwriter mentions. “I…
Bliss is scarce these days. The relentless drumbeat of grim news, wretched behavior and ugly attitudes can make moments of unadulterated pleasure feel even more intense than they might otherwise. How else to explain exiting the Granada Theater into Dallas’ frigid dampness early Sunday morning, yet feeling as if you…
A near-death experience kept Ben Kweller away from music for years, then the death of a close friend brought him back. As he releases a new album this month, called Circuit Boredom, he isn’t afraid to talk about anything. “I’m so excited,” he says with a joyful tone in his…
There are plenty of musical Valentine’s Day date opportunities this week, including post-hardcore outfit Cursive on tour supporting its latest release, Vitriola; Ben Kweller at Dada on Monday night; alt-rock darling Courtney Barnett at The Bomb Factory; and more. Cursive With Summer Cannibals and Campdogzz, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11…
If you were to make a short list of bands that shaped music during the post-Vietnam era of the 1970s, Fleetwood Mac is arguably top five. While Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, The Eagles and a host of others were easily holding down the rock ‘n’ roll, Fleetwood Mac found massive…
For a while, Cursive seemed unlikely to put out another record after 2012’s I Am Gemini. Frontman Tim Kasher made another record with his other band, the Good Life, and made a film (and its soundtrack) called No Resolution. But Cursive will not play the breakup/reunion game like so many…
There are lots of new concert announcements this week as bands and artists continue rounding out their schedules. We’ve got a slew of singer-songwriters, a country mega-act and a couple of interesting revivals planning visits. Soul artist India.Arie is hitting the road this year in support of her upcoming album,…
As we reported in November, the aptly named King of Country is scheduled to perform an intimate show at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena, a 14,000-seat multipurpose arena anticipated to open next fall. Predictably, thousands of George Strait fans waited patiently then in Ticketmaster’s virtual waiting room (even on the internet,…
Homegrown Festival almost didn’t make it to its 10th birthday. Last April, just weeks before the ninth festival was set to take place in Main Street Garden Park, the leaders faced a moment of reckoning. They needed as many as 5,000 ticket buyers, and they needed them fast. “We were…
