The 10 Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 6/9 – 6/15

Now that the excitement of the record-setting George Strait sendoff is behind us, you’d think this week would be all about the comedown here in North Texas. Not even. The next seven days have great shows happening every night of the week. It helps, of course, that Elm St. Music…

The Best Free Concerts in Dallas This Month

Hey, we get it: a music buff like you will probably be spending the summer traveling about to your favorite shows, festivals and get-togethers. With new acts constantly being updated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, doing so can rack up plenty of expenses, from transportation to processing fees and everything…

10 Bands Who Retired and Then Changed Their Minds

On Saturday George Strait is supposed to play his last live show ever, with the caveat that while he won’t be performing live any longer, he does have a five-album deal to fulfill for his record label, MCA Nashville. This is the sort of “retirement” we constantly see in the…

10 Dance Music Documentaries That Will Make You an Expert

Dance music is a vast world that often gets clumped together as one giant thing when in reality it has as many if not more differences and origins than the majority of popular music. All of the sub genres can seem a little intimidating and confusing. Drum and bass, jungle,…

The 10 Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 6/2-6/8

As the first week of June commences, Dallas will be expecting some interesting visitors. Although Swedish pop outfit Little Dragon is generating plenty of buzz in anticipation of their Saturday, June 7 performance, fellow indie-pop peers Uh Huh Her’s Monday appearance will be sure to generate a substantial crowd. Expect…

The Top 10 Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, 5/30 – 6/1

June is upon us, people. Although its arrival is usually marked by an even higher peak on the heat index (not sure if that’s even possible at this point), it also signifies the onslaught of new summer shows to partake in. Thankfully, June 2014 is already starting out strong with…

6 Videos of Dolly Parton Being a Total Boss

47 years and 42 albums into her career as a singer-songwriter, Dolly Parton is still being a boss. Her indomitable smile and colorful wardrobe has long since been burned into the psyche of the country, far beyond the fans of country music. In fact, earlier this month, her latest bluegrass-and-gospel-heavy…

Tom Keifer of Cinderella: “Singing is Very Much a Mental Thing:

Any discussion of hard-rock, or even glam-metal, from the 1980’s is woefully incomplete without Pennsylvania’s Cinderella receiving a good chunk of chatter. In 1988 Tom Keifer and crew began an impressive run of hitting high on the sales charts and video countdowns. Monster ballads such as “Nobody’s Fool” and “Don’t…

The 10 Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, 5/23 – 5/25

Finally, we have a three-day weekend. No doubt the schedule for most over the next several days will be heavy on time spent outside, preferably grilling out or in a swimming pool. (Or better yet, both.) But there are also plenty of great show to be seen, and if the…

Quaker City Night Hawks Headline Red Bull Sound Select Tonight

Local musicians in Dallas have it tough. We don’t have a cultivated, nationally-renowned music scene like Austin or Seattle, but there is plenty of great talent in the metroplex that is looking for a place to shine. Red Bull Sound Select is a sort of corporate incubator for local “on…

Phil Anselmo of Down: “It’s Like a New Lease on Life”

Phil Anselmo is known by many things in the metal community. He’s been called “fucking brutal” when he takes the stage and the “Evel Kneivel” of heavy metal because of all his stage injuries. To some, he’s a brother and a tough guy; to others, he’s an asshole whom they’ll…