Smashing Pumpkins With Marilyn Manson Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Wednesday, July 15, 2015 There were two camps at Gexa Energy Pavilion on Wednesday night: On one side were the fans wearing black lipstick and on the other were those with “Zero” T-shirts. It was a night where two titans of…
We were getting a little bit testy. Last winter, country mega star Garth Brooks announced that he was finally heading out on the road after a 15-years hiatus from touring. Except there weren’t any dates in Dallas. Then he changed his mind and came to Dallas anyway — but only…
Judas Priest Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Monday, July 13, 2015 Mull this fact for a minute: The 2010s mark Judas Priest’s fifth decade as a band. Of all the metal acts that rose to prominence during the 1970s, Judas Priest is one of the few to have stayed enduringly popular…
SZA With YG Tut, Raw Elementz and Tommy Swisher South Side Music Hall, Dallas Saturday, July 11, 2015 If you headed to SZA’s show at South Side Music Hall on Saturday hoping to figure out what musical category she belongs in, you probably came away disappointed. The short answer: SZA…
Shuggie Otis With Larry g(EE) Club Dada, Dallas Sunday, July 12, 2015 We live in a weird world, musically. What is old is new again, what is new is influenced by the old, and we are seeing more musical diversity than ever before. Yet we seem perennially stuck in our…
This week is an especially packed one in the Dallas music circuit. Judas Priest has a show on Monday. Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson play together on Wednesday. Nicki Minaj has a show on Friday with Dej Loaf, Tinashe, Rae Sremmurd and her beau Meek Mill. Death Grips have a…
Sadly, this weekend hasn’t gotten off on the right foot: The Yasiin Bey show got canceled because the artists formerly known as Mos Def got ill. You’ll have to catch him at The Bomb Factory August 29th instead. Regardless of that canceled show, there’s some great stuff still happening this weekend…
3 Doors Down With Seether and We Are Harlot The Bomb Factory July 8, 2015 3 Doors Down and Seether co-headlined a hump day show at The Bomb Factory, and they danced with the ghost of grunge all night long. Both played hour-long sets, showcasing carefully chiseled versions of rock…
What is it with the Flaming Lips? Seems like every time a music festival is getting ready to move up a notch, someone has Wayne Coyne’s number on speed dial. It happened a few years ago with 35 Denton. Same thing with KXT’s Summer Cut. It happened again earlier this…
Twilite’s Second Anniversary Party With Old 97’s and Brent Best Twilite Lounge, Dallas Saturday, July 4, 2015 To celebrate two years of existence, Twilite Lounge threw a free party on Saturday. By the end of the night, people were already talking about how this was one of the most memorable…
Billy Bob’s Fourth of July Picnic With Merle Haggard, Ryan Bingham, Chris Stapleton and more Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, 2015 At first, the news that Willie Nelson would be moving his annual 4th of July picnic to Austin seemed tragic. Every year,…
Fourth of July is over, and now there’s seemingly nothing to celebrate. No pool parties, no fireworks, no long summer days to spend relaxing in the sun. All that’s left is the heat and possibly some overeating. But fear not; the concert calendar is here to save us, and this…
Heartless BastardsWith Craig Finn Trees, Dallas Thursday, July 2, 2015 With all due respect to the Heartless Bastards, who were technically the headliners at Trees last Thursday night, the evening thoroughly belonged to opener Craig Finn. Performing solo with a friend on electric guitar, the Hold Steady frontman took advantage…
I’ve got a theory: Every American holiday is just an excuse for us all to get really, really, wasted and gorge ourselves with food. You can also hang out with family, but too. Over here, we like to celebrate with a little bit of live music. Especially the type of…
Are you tired of Skrillex yet? It probably doesn’t matter, because apparently he can’t get enough of Dallas. Amidst all the talk that EDM is dead or dying, the notorious beat dropper is about to make his second visit to North Texas in less than nine months. Last time he was…
Taco Libre Fest With Ozomatli, Deep Blue Something, TEAM*, Pinata Protest, Dustin Cavazos, Party Static and Valise Main Street Garden Park, Dallas Saturday, June 27, 2015 There’s a first time for everything. For instance, Deep Blue Something — back together again and getting ready to release a new EP —…
Kings of the Mic Tour WIth LL Cool J, Bone Thugs N Harmony and more Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, June 26, 2015 For a while on Friday night, it seemed that Mother Nature maybe didn’t want the Kings of the Mic Tour to happen. Ominous clouds had been threatening…
America Day is right around the corner. But before we pull out the grill and stock pile the illegal fireworks, there are a bunch of great shows leading up to the day itself. Cut Copy has a DJ set at It’ll Do. Bummer Vacation plays a free show at The…
Warped Tour Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, June 27, 2015 Warped Tour is a survivor. After 20 years of putting on festivals, there’s no other way to put it. The festival is just about old enough to drink now, and when it passed through Dallas on Saturday to set up…
This week has three festivals — yes, three — coming our way. The first of those is Boom 94.5’s hip hop fest, which brings in a bunch of old-school cats like LL Cool J and DJ Jazzy Jeff. The second is Vans Warped Tour which brings in a bunch of…
Brian Wilson Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Only three months have passed since Dallas was last swept in gleeful waves of Southern California nostalgia. Led by Mike Love, the Beach Boys’ visited Verizon Theatre for a performance highlighted with props and stage projections of the band’s more…
Best Coast Granada Theater, Dallas Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast has cultivated one of the most beloved personas in the alternative music world, but it’s been a good while since we’ve seen it come through in full clarity. The main exception these days is her consistently…
