Leading us into the spooky weekend are Chicano Batman, the Afghan Whigs, Halsey and more. Friday is sure to fill all of our candy-coated hearts with tricks, treats, sin and seduction when Neighborhood Cult’s Taboo party at Shipping and Receiving provides the perfect soundtrack to a night of mischief with local…
A$AP Mob Bomb Factory, Dallas Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 When Steven Rodriguez died in 2015, it was unclear what would happen to the Harlem hip-hop collective he founded, A$AP Mob. Rodriguez, better known as A$AP Yams, was the band’s visionary leader and tastemaker. Recovery from the loss has taken some time. A…
A Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop with the Roots, Dallas POPS, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper and Bilial The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 Chaka Khan emerged like a flamenco dancer, fluttering a silken hand-fan with “CHAKA” etched into its folds. She was the surprise…
This week, we see dynamic duo Run The Jewels play a show with Danny Brown at South Side Ballroom, the Roots team up with Erykah Badu and the Dallas Pops at Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Macklemore reminds us that he’s more than a thrift shop guru, and more. Run…
Before the show began, Kate Beasley, 23, and Lily Mahmoud, 16, began chatting. They both went to the Harry Styles show solo, and bonded over their acts devotion to the former One Direction member. Beasley drove three hours from Oklahoma to see the One Direction member and Mahmoud traveled an hour…
Whether you’re a Top 40 junkie, like to remember music as it was in the ’60s or prefer under-the-radar indie rock, there’s a concert for you this week. If you snagged your tickets early, you’ll enjoy Harry Styles’ sold out show Tuesday night or you can check out The Beach Boys…
Welcome to October, the month of pumpkins, hoodie weather and, duh, Halloween. To get this most festive month kicked off, let’s take a look at some of the first week’s best concerts, including Wilco, Crystal Castles and Lynyrd Skynyrd headlining the third annual Laid Back Fest. Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions10 p.m…
You should never walk into a Lauryn Hill concert with expectations. It’s dangerous. Over the past few years, Hill has inched back into the spotlight. She had taken a lengthy reprieve following the success of her 1998 solo debut record The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which turned her into an icon…
Arcade Fire with Wolf Parade American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 For a band that doesn’t play Top 40 standards, Arcade Fire fits remarkably well in an arena setting. The group commanded the American Airlines Center on Thursday night. The band is on its “Infinite Content” tour, promoting its latest…
KISS Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Three years ago, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons declared that rock was dead. “The death of rock was not a natural death,” Simmons told Esquire magazine in a 2014 interview. “Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered.”…
Banks South Side Ballroom, Dallas Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 Jillian Banks, who goes by just her last name struggled to make her voice heard over the boisterous crowd at South Side Music Hall on Friday night. “Sometimes it’s still crazy that people know the words to my songs,” she murmured…
Brett Eldredge is a star. He’s also 31, unmarried and a heartthrob. Yes, he’s a single white male in country music, and that means he’s not an underdog by any means, but he should be headlining concerts. That became evident Saturday night when he opened for Luke Bryan at Starplex…
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the total value of the recording industry reached more than $15 billion last year. (We sure love our music.) And about half of that dollar amount came from online streaming of some kind. While Spotify and YouTube certainly offer convenience and the…
Susan Tedeschi talks about her mega-band, avoiding floods, and co-parenting rock and roll kids.
Say sayonara to summer this week as we ring in a season that promises pumpkins, picnics in the park and (hopefully) lower electricity bills. This week, an impressive music lineup will fill your heart with nostalgia and perhaps introduce you to your new favorite band. Depeche Mode, The Church and…
At 8:24 p.m., a DJ gently implores the nearly sold-out American Airlines Center crowd to “make some noise.” Janet Jackson’s still nowhere to be seen, so exactly who or what is on the receiving end of the request is unclear. Still, the ocean of sequined caps complies, Arsenio-style. At 8:33…
This week’s music lineup is the most impressive we’ve seen in a few months, spanning everything from Dallas-bred alt-country to experimental music and bubblegum pop. The former Dallasites of Dark Rooms return to town for a show at Club Dada on Monday, former ’90s boy band Hanson proves it’s still…
As we bid adieu to the hottest month of the year, September already proves it’s going to be better than August, and not just because it starts us off with a three-day weekend. There’s plenty of great music to get excited about. Nineties alternative darlings Goo Goo Dolls play a relocated…
As temperatures slowly decline and tastes of pumpkin pie and cinnamon-sprinkled everything make their way into our minds, let’s end the recent string of 100-degree days with a bang. This week offers a great opportunity to check out both up-and-coming acts and well-known artists, as well as a couple of…
Alice Cooper and Deep Purple with Edgar Winter Starplex Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 Deep Purple and Alice Cooper made for a strange pair at Starplex on Saturday night. Both groups rock legends, and they’re on the same record label, but that’s where the similarities end. Beaumont-born Edgar Winter…
Fleet Foxes With Bedouine The Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, August 18, 2017 For a few minutes in the middle of Fleet Foxes’ show at The Bomb Factory on Friday night, Robin Pecknold was alone onstage. Dressed in black, the room dark save for the stars floating into the abyss on…
This week begins with a solar eclipse and plenty of watching parties around town. But if you packed up your telescopes and traveled to its path of totality because a partially eclipsed sun just isn’t good enough, you’re going to miss some seriously stellar shows this week. Pop-punk alum Simple Plan plays…
