This week, Dallas welcomes back one of its most popular bands after a nearly two-decade absence. Tripping Daisy, which formed in 1990, revisits its old stomping grounds at a pre-Homegrown Festival show at Dada Thursday night. They’ll also be headlining the festival, which takes place Saturday and also includes Mutemath,…
The Weeknd With Rae Sremmurd, Belly and 6lack American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, May 4, 2017 The Weeknd doesn’t seem like he should be a massive pop star. Sometimes, anyway. The Canadian R&B singer is a man of split personalities, an artist intent on presenting himself in an unedited fashion, a…
Fortress Festival with Run the Jewels, Purity Ring, Flying Lotus, Slowdive and more Fort Worth Cultural District, Fort Worth Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, 2017 Like any first-year festival, the two-day, two-stage Fortress Fest was not without its flaws. But last weekend it proved it could grow into…
Lil Wayne South Side Ballroom, Dallas Friday, April 28, 2017 For the last three years, Lil Wayne’s hip-hop career has been plagued by an ugly legal battle with Birdman, the co-founder of his parent record label Cash Money Records, who has held up the release of the highly anticipated Carter…
Just when we think we’ve seen all the big music festivals come and go this season, Dallas is hit with three in one week. JMBLYA gets going Fair Park Friday night with some of the best acts in hip-hop; the Off the Rails Country Music Festival brings the finest in country…
Big names in music are stepping into spotlights in Dallas this week. Among them are bands celebrating anniversaries, such as Stabbing Westward, and their most succesful albums, such as Coheed and Cambria. But we also get the chance to see plenty of up-and-coming musicians as well as visual and performance…
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers With Joe Walsh American Airlines Center, Dallas Saturday, April 22, 2017 Tom Petty seems bored. After spending the past couple years playing with his old band, Mudcrutch, he’s back on the road for the 40th anniversary of the one that made him famous, the Heartbreakers. It’s…
If you were one of the lucky ones who managed to escape with a three-day weekend, Monday morning definitely came calling too soon. But not to worry, this week’s lineup will help get you back into the swing of things. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers make a stop through town…
Rick Ross and Trina Gas Monkey Live, Dallas Thursday, April 13, 2017 Rick Ross has more to celebrate than ever before. At 41 years old the superstar rapper from Miami is reaching new heights in his decade-long career with the release of his ninth studio album, Rather You Than Me…
RaeLynn performs at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Klyde Warren Park. Admission is free. When RaeLynn’s debut album WildHorse went No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, her husband didn’t know it even happened because he’s deployed. RaeLynn doesn’t name his location or which military branch Josh Davis serves, but…
For the second year in a row, Rhett Miller succeeded in turning downtown’s Main Street Garden Park into the site of a well-curated, daylong music festival for adults and kids. Though the leader of local favorite Old 97’s is no longer a full-time Dallas resident, he clearly still understands the city…
Ariana Grande American Airlines Center, Dallas Sunday, April 9, 2017 In terms of pop stars who have graced the stage at American Airlines Center, if Adele is the chatty next door neighbor who popped in for tea and biscuits and a couple of laughs, Ariana is the boardroom executive –…
The Majestic Theatre is slated to host the one and only Morrissey Saturday night. He’s canceled the past couple of times but we’re pretty excited, and confident, that he’ll make it. Plus, third time’s the charm, right? On the off chance he doesn’t make it, again, there are plenty of…
21 Savage With Tee Grizzley and Young M.A. House of Blues, Dallas Sunday, April 2, 2017 21 Savage has described his style of rap as “murder music,” and he carried this idea through his entrance to House of Blues last night. The rapper, né Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, emerged from what looked…
A few spring showers can’t stop Dallas music. In fact, you could say this week’s lineup matches wits with the energy and stamina of last week’s storms. I mean, what’s more rock ‘n’ roll than 70 mph winds uprooting giant trees, downed power lines and raging flood waters gushing into…
Robyn Hitchcock Opened for the Psychedelic Furs Granada Theater, Dallas Thursday, March 30, 2017 The first track on English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock’s new, self-titled LP — his 21st full-length, out April 21st — is called “I Want to Tell You About What I Want,” though Hitchcock says the song’s original…
Maren Morris With Devin Dawson House of Blues, Dallas Thursday, March 23, 2017 Gruene Hall, New Braunfels Saturday, March 25, 2017 Maren Morris had a pretty good homecoming last week in Texas. The Arlington-born singer, who won her first Grammy last month, made a brief run through the Lone Star…
This week may offer up some tricks in celebration of April Fools’ Day, but we can assure you there are no jokes here. It’s a great week for concertgoers. Dallas will hear an array of genres echoing from the streets of Deep Ellum through the arena aisles of Verizon Theatre…
Jake Ryan Hull and Nick Melita have mastered the art of the intimate performance. The creators of Dallas-based Cinderblock Sessions — which delivers “one-take” performance videos for up-and-coming Dallas artists with a small, select audience in attendance — brought everything they’ve learned over the past two years to Austin’s South…
Big Sean With MadeInTYO South Side Ballroom, Dallas Saturday, March 18, 2017 The work of fog machines blended with marijuana smoke to blanket the sold-out South Side Ballroom Saturday as fans awaited the arrival of the evening’s performer, Big Sean. The rapper, born Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, stopped in Dallas…
Spring is officially in bloom this week. This not only means more brunches on sun-soaked patios and donning floral-printed everything, but more touring acts are making their way through Dallas. This week sees some big names such as Duran Duran, Kacey Musgraves, Flogging Molly and more. It’s also a big…
At the Drive-In With Le Butcherettes Club Dada, Dallas Tuesday, March 14, 2017 A few songs into At the Drive-In’s surprise Tuesday night concert at Club Dada, Cedric Bixler-Zavala got serious. The singer had virtually burst onto stage at the beginning of the El Paso punk band’s set, and had…
