Concerts

Perhaps it’s pointing out the glaringly obvious, but the energy at a Raul Malo concert is markedly different than that of a Mavericks concert.

Stepping inside the Winspear Opera House Wednesday night was like entering a womb. That sensation only intensified as Icelandic post-rock group Sigur Ros filtered onto the stage

The rain is out of the forecast and Memorial Day weekend is looking fair-weathered and fun. This week is an especially great time to check out some live music.

In the middle of a song, Max Cavalera walked toward the drum riser and gave a nod to his brother Iggor. It’s a small thing, but sometimes those little things are the most important.

As thundering storms swept through North Texas Tuesday evening, fans braved soaking streets and sidewalks to see Tears For Fears

It took four songs before Jack White got the reaction he sought.After playing the first three songs of his fourth studio album Fear of the Dawn, in sequence to kick off his Tuesday night concert at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

When we spoke to Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz last September, Duritz made sure to namedrop an up-and-coming group he called “the best rock and roll band on the planet,” called Gang of Youths. “That record Go Farther in Lightness, you should get it, it will freak you out,” Duritz…

A Venn diagram comparing indie folk stalwarts Bright Eyes and global pop goliaths Maroon 5 would not have a lot of overlap, but if you’re keyboardist/arranger Nate Walcott, you’d be right in the middle.

North Texas have a lot to look forward to this week, but with seven of this week’s concerts taking place at just three locations, music fans won’t have quite as many travel decisions to make. Three shows will take place at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, spanning the genres…

The moment the first chords of “Can’t Buy Me Love” rang out, the weight of years evaporated. So it was Tuesday night.

Forty years ago, armored with adolescent angst and a talent for songwriting, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith formed one of pop music’s most influential duos, Tears For Fears. In 1982, they topped the charts with the single “Mad World” and have since created some of the best musical output in…

As surely as the mercury spikes in May, the Dave Matthews Band will cross a stage in the North Texas summer. DMB, like the Texas Rangers struggling to stay above .500 or heat indexes north of 105 degrees, is a seasonal staple ’round these parts. The Grammy-winning rock band from…

The roar could have been heard across DFW. Thousands of teenagers scream-sang along to every single word throughout Olivia Rodrigo’s hour-long set, nearly drowning out the music itself. It was evident: Rodrigo has struck a Gen Z chord. The three-time Grammy-winning artist brought her Sour tour, her first ever, to…

Things are starting to heat up in North Texas this week with some real legends and mythic figures gracing our stages this week.

Living through the COVID-19 pandemic taught many of us that our jobs are not necessarily the most important thing in our lives

Briston Maroney is doing exactly what he needs to do. The musician is scheduled to return to Dallas following his triumphant February solo performance at Trees by opening for Jack White on Monday, May 23 at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving.

Royal Blood bassist/singer Michael Kerr has some advice for teenagers trying to impress girls: Don’t become a juggler.

Carne Asada Fest will return to Dallas on May 29 for its second iteration. Showcasing the best of Latin music, food, and brands, this year’s Carne Asada is expected to be even bigger and better. The inaugural Carne Asada was held last year at Sons of Hermann Hall in Deep…

The scale of it all was striking. To watch a band that built its career, at least early on, with sensitive, relatively small tunes, take those deeply felt, finely wrought works, shot through with an acute interiority, and turn them into maximalist, synapse-frying spectacles capable of making an estimated crowd…

HAIM is on top of the world. In the last couple of years, they’ve amassed Oscar noms, late show appearances, fashion campaigns and more. Their critically acclaimed Women In Music Pt. III was nominated for the Grammy’s Album of the Year in 2020, leading some to anoint them as the…

One strange night in 2017 in El Paso, the gentlemen of Post Animal found themselves in a unique situation. They were on tour with fellow Chicago-based rockers Twin Peaks and spent most of their afternoon collectively picking away at a rotisserie chicken “like vultures,” as guitarist/keyboardist Jake Hirshland describes it…

Like many great joke ideas, Okilly Dokilly is one that just got way out of hand, and now the punchline is coming soon. The Phoenix group’s inspiration is Ned Flanders, the cheerful, hokey and fervently devout Christian resident of Evergreen Terrace who lives next door to Springfield’s most famous family…