Straight from his hosting gig at the 41st annual CMAs, country musician Brad Paisley landed in Dallas for a surprise performance during Kershaw’s Challenge Live Benefit Concert. Kershaw’s Challenge is a nonprofit “committed to transforming the lives of children, in America, Africa and the Dominican Republic, through Jesus Christ,” according…
Jay-Z with Vic Mensa American Airlines Center, Dallas Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 There are some references in pop culture that are so ubiquitous it’s hard to remember where they started. For example, “ball so hard” turned into a Where’s Waldo meme while “I got 99 problems” is used to advertise…
With this week’s lineup, it may be hard to decide which show(s) to spend your money on. But any way you choose, you’ll be in for a treat. Jay-Z starts us off with a stop through town in support of his latest album, 4:44, and Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett…
Based on the atmosphere inside the Bomb Factory last night, some might have guessed that it was a federal holiday. The venue was packed to the hilt with people guzzling beers and chatting up their neighbors. One woman, Allison Bonifay, wore a silver sequin body suit with matching shoes and…
Bruno Mars American Airlines Center, Dallas Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 Bruno Mars and his backing band, the Hooligans, brought the house down Friday night. They had the crowd dancing in the aisles for nearly the entire time. But during some of the slower ballads, Mars’ drawn face flickered with hints…
Chris Stapleton with Marty Stuart Starplex Pavilion, Dallas Oct. 28, 2017 Rarely does a musical forebear open for a scion, but so high has Chris Stapleton’s star risen in a short amount of time that Marty Stuart — with iconic hair and embroidered suit — opened the show before a…
Easing your way out of a Halloween weekend hangover will be easy, thanks to a great lineup of shows this week. If you were one of the lucky ones who stayed glued to your computer and scored tickets to LCD Soundsystem before the show sold out, you’ll be the envy…
Post Malone’s greatest attribute may be his disregard for anyone else’s opinion. It’s taken him two years to become one of the most known artists in the world, but that rapid rise has made him a lightning rod for criticism. This has not shaken the Grapevine native if last night’s…
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.
