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…
Catch plenty of hip-hop, punk and indie rock this week. Locals Buffalo Black and RC and the Gritz team up for a show at The Prophet Bar Wednesday night, Fleetwood Mac stops at American Airlines Center on Thursday night, up and coming singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus plays at Ruins Thursday night…
A couple of rock ‘n’ roll titans come to town and a much-missed band is back on tour and heading this way. Elsewhere, the summer calendar continues to fill, and a couple of late spring shows have popped up. Vampire Weekend is back in the limelight after a lengthy hiatus…
You don’t hear it often, but it’s kind of refreshing when a musician admits to something few fellow artists dare utter in public. “I actually like the business part of the music business,” admits country singer-songwriter Rob Baird. Chatting before his December concert at the Kessler in Oak Cliff, where…
Underaged emo fans flocked to Deep Ellum in droves Tuesday night to see AS IT IS at Prophet Bar — some were even accompanied by a parent. The U.K.-based pop-punkers have traveled across the pond this winter for a nationwide tour supporting their third studio album, The Great Depression. Centering…
Courtney Barnett’s sophomore album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, will mark its first anniversary this May. Since its release, it has gained multiple accolades, being recognized at the top of numerous music publications’ best-of lists for 2018. The acclaim has also produced different interpretations of the album coming from…
This week sees Peter Murphy celebrate 40 years of Bauhaus; Reel Big Fish tour in support of their ninth studio album; Denton’s Babe Bash celebrate female musicians; and more. The Funky Knuckles 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 at Three Links, 2704 Elm St., threelinksdeepellum.com, free The Funky Knuckles have been…
Justin Timberlake brought sexy back. Three times. His Man of the Woods tour stopped in Dallas last May for two dates and came back around for a third time, eight months later. We apparently just couldn’t get enough. Timberlake threw a party. Literally, he had his stage set up with…
The concert beat goes on this week for live music fans in Dallas. Read ahead for details on DMB, Country Megaticket acts and a series of stellar shows coming to local clubs. You know warmer weather isn’t far around the corner when The Dave Matthews Band announces their spring/summer touring…
Cameron Ray, a local singer-songwriter, will leave Dallas the right way with a headlining show at The Kessler Theater on Saturday, Jan. 26. Ray has lived in Dallas off and on for 30 years, and even though he is moving to Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife to pursue his music…
Kevin Fowler has without a doubt entrenched himself in Texas music lore. Twenty years ago, Fowler began crooning at honky-tonks and beer joints around Austin. Just getting started, he — along with contemporaries Pat Green, Cory Morrow and Roger Creager — stumbled upon a magical formula that would birth what…
The last year and a half have been busy for Americana recording artist Amanda Shires since she released her fourth album, My Piece of Land. She has recorded and toured with husband Jason Isbell as a member of the 400 Unit, finished her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing…
If you missed Justin Timberlake a few months ago, you’ve got a second chance to see him this week at American Airlines Center. Other highlights include local rapper Mozez Tha Great playing his new album, Undefined, in full at The Prophet Bar; Thursday plays two nights with its classic LPs Full…
Mick Jenkins is not a great performer. And honestly, it doesn’t really matter. Experiencing the Chicago rapper is akin to watching a protagonist from one of French director Jean-Luc Godard’s films: effortless and cool. The meat-and-potatoes lies in the lyrics, which is why people came, filling Trees in Deep Ellum…
It’s an eventful week of concert announcements in Dallas. We’ve got Globe Life Park going out in style. A slew of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees coming to town. And, did you hear about the big-ticket music and comedy festival coming to Jerry World? All of that, plus…
