Critic's Notebook

Johnny Blanford III, better known as his stage name Johnny B33 (pronounced “Bee”) has been a sort of swiss army knife in the Dallas arts scene since he first came around

At a glance, the history of country music might seem straightforward enough. For journalist Marissa Moss, the reality was something else. “I realized there would be one story of country music that would be told by looking at the charts,” she says during a recent conversation. “And that would be…

Local musician Clay Perry says the sky is the limit in virtual reality. He’s testing that limit with his music.

When Norah Jones first released her debut album, Come Away With Me, it was very much a slow burn. The album, which turned 20 in February, was an interesting part of the zeitgeist of the early aughts. Taking influences from her jazz studies at Booker T. Washington High School and…

DeSoto’s own undefeated world boxing champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. had boxing fans from all over the world invading Arlington’s AT&T Stadium on Saturday, April 16.

Filling any concert hall or arena is a challenge for any musician whether they’re a Grammy Award-winning big shot or just some guy with a barstool, a keyboard and a dream.

Mi Cocina has a new item to add to its non-authentic menu: imitation rock stars.On Friday, the verified account for shopping center Highland Park Village tagged the restaurant with the caption

The 1980s were a time of immense upheaval for popular music. Established genres like rock were thrown for a loop as music videos blew up and MTV made bands’ aesthetic presence just as important as their sound

Good conversations are hard to come by nowadays, but Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino is a good conversationalist.

This is now a statement of fact: In terms of music consumption, hip-hop surpasses rock as the most popular genre.

Even if some of us long for the past, it’s probably a good thing that time travel doesn’t exist in this dimension – countless movies have taught us the perils of trying to relive our past by messing with the space time continuum. There is a safer way for millenials…

The Arkansas indie rock band Brother Moses originally planned to perform at the Deep Ellum Art Co. back in October, but they never even got to step onto the stage.

The metalhead had been visiting his lover, Diana, for several hours, rendezvousing in the backseat of his rusted old sports car.

Rakim Al-Jabbaar hadn’t written a song or as much as a lyric since 2016. The same friends who have been going to the studio to watch him record as early as 2005 have never seen him pull out a pen or a pad.

Street art isn’t a rare occurrence in a place like Deep Ellum, whether it’s a legitimate artwork commissioned by a business or an unsolicited art project from someone with a contraband spray can.

Usually, when we hear the words like “lip-sync” and “video,” you’ve already lost our attention. Thanks to the magical effects of alcohol, it seems like anyone with a working lower jaw thinks that the ability to mouth a mild semblance of a song’s lyrics will turn them into a Spice Girl.

Unquestionably one of the 21st century’s most celebrated and dynamic “metal” bands, Baroness is scheduled to return to Dallas on Wednesday, April 6 at Trees (moved from Three Links).

A lot has happened in the three years since Maren Morris laid down “The Bones” of her home. She’s formed a supergroup with Brandi Carlisle,

It’s the first day back after spring break for the students of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and the place resonates the way a school with an art specialization should.

After Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, when Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, the world has since split into three camps: Team Will, Team Chris and Team Self-Righteous

Over the past 10 years, Jorden Makelle has been a part of various Dallas music collectives. Often joined by her husband, Greg, Makelle has dipped her toes in electronic and rock music with different local bands.

Rock ‘n’ roll has become a nebulous concept in 2022, but of all the flourishing modern rock acts, Dorothy is certainly one of the few worthy of the label.