Grammy-nominated Houston rapper Travis Scott will headline the seventh annual JMBLYA Festival at Fair Park in Dallas on Friday, May 3 and at Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Saturday, May 4. Lil Wayne will join him. Opening acts include repeat JMBLYA offender Kevin Gates; Louisiana rapper with checkered legal…
Kitti Jones, a former Dallas radio host, says the last few days have been emotional for her. That’s because R. Kelly, famous rapper and R&B singer, was indicted Friday in Chicago on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. Kelly’s attorney, Steve Greenberg, pleaded not guilty on Kelly’s behalf. On Monday afternoon,…
This week offers some nostalgia from Motown legends The Temptations and The Four Tops, ’80s pop icon Lionel Richie and ’60s rock band The Zombies. Pop superstars Mariah Carey and Kelly Clarkson play some big concerts this week, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy plays some new songs at the Majestic Theatre on…
Before superstar rapper Meek Mill walked onto the South Side Ballroom stage Friday night, the Philadelphia hero played a news clip in which he’s seen hopping out of an SUV and leaping into a helicopter owned by 76ers billionaire co-owner Michael Rubin — a dream come true for the 31-year-old…
On Saturday night, Erykah Badu showed up once again for what has become Dallas’ most important yearly musical tradition in recent years: her birthday concert at The Bomb Factory. While the sold-out show technically started at 8 p.m., some mom’s-night-out gals fell asleep on the fire exit steps as time…
Anniversary tours continue to resonate with artists who are hitting the road to celebrate their legacies. We’ve got several of them heading this way in the latest batch of concert announcements. All that and some more interesting upcoming performances are ahead. Snoop Dog is bringing his 25th anniversary jaunt to…
The last time Dallas saw Trippie Redd, the raging teenager was bouncing across the American Airlines Center’s stage opening for Travis Scott’s Astroworld Tour. The 19-year-old was in and out in less than 15 minutes and had his mic cut off in the process. He eventually dropped off the tour…
KISS are a tough nut to crack. Some people think KISS are washed-up shells of their former selves coasting along on their legacy with more pompousness than they are entitled to possess. Others consider KISS one of the greatest rock bands of all time, who completely changed the game and…
Before Mel Gibson’s image as a drunken anti-Semite became permanently seared into the public’s collective memory, he was Hollywood royalty and, as such, was a natural pick to star in the 2000 romantic comedy What Women Want. In that film, Gibson assumes the role of a promiscuous advertising executive who…
Tonight, the Texas Theatre will show its last viewing of Lords of Chaos, a biopic about the dark origins of the black metal genre in Norway directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Åkerlund, the one-time drummer for extreme metal band Bathory, also co-created the screenplay for the film from the 1998 book…
A verbal contract, the old joke goes, isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. Even Bronze Age tradesmen had the foresight to write down the terms of their agreements. Yet Dallas creatives in the 21st century are still struggling to learn this lesson. In Texas, oral contracts can be binding,…
With the release of Forever, Josh Fleming has now led the Vandoliers for four years, spanning three full-length albums of country punk raucousness. The twangy, genre-bending group has become one of the best countrified outfits in town, which is a considerable feat, given that before he created the Vandoliers, Fleming…
In the six years or so since breaking on the scene with her debut EP, A Sea of Split Peas, Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett has seen her star continuously rise. With insightful lyrics centered on the frailties and anxieties of daily life, she fires off confessionals that resonate with folks…
This week catch lots of touring acts including synth-pop artist John Maus; rock ‘n’ roll legend Kiss; stoner rap outfit Cypress Hill; and alternative band Muse among others. Plenty of locals top the list as well, like Erykah Badu’s sold-out birthday bash at The Bomb Factory on Friday night and…
The line to see Poppy on Friday night wound down the pavement until the House of Blues was no longer in view. Normally, there’s a common theme to the people in the line. But this wasn’t the case for YouTube star Poppy’s crowd. There were parents with children next to…
Rainbow Kitten Surprise is everything you want in both a band name and a live show. It’s a religious experience. We say that 99 percent literally, because if you do an actual analysis of their lyrics, you’ll notice subtle and not-so-subtle Bible references that go way deeper than “Cocaine Jesus.”…
A pretty stellar group of artists have just made plans to head this way over the upcoming months. We’ve got Grammy and Tony Award winners, local favorites and longtime legends all packing DFW shows into their calendars. Beck earned two Grammys last weekend as his recent album, Colors, took home…
The DFW music scene now more than ever is jam-packed with talent across all genres. DFW musicians are achieving an elusive trifecta of diversity, quality and quantity. We’ve compiled a list of artists who are the textbook definition of up-and-coming. Others are more well-known with established careers. What they have…
If Nickelback is the low-hanging fruit of online mockery, then Insane Clown Posse is the long-forgotten peach that fell from the tree and has been rotting for so long that not even the newly produced mold spores want anything to do with it. What is it about ICP and their…
DJ-producer Eric Luttrell’s new album on the Anjunadeep imprint and corresponding album tour isn’t the height of his greatness. The album Into Clouds is just the latest highlight in a lifetime of legendary moments. As a senior at Woodside High School in Woodside, California, he was awarded the coveted “Everybody’s Friend”…
After nearly five years, Fort Worth party metal band Duell has finally delivered a new 10-track album filled with bangers and anthems. Futureless shows more concern for the listening experience than the band’s raw, booze-fueled 2014 release Back to Drunk. And this approach works well to create depth and range…
Face to Face may forever be thought of as a pop-punk band, but they’re not afraid to show other sides that sound nothing like the genre. The band has been together since the early 1990s, and today they’re a band that plays full-on punk rock shows in addition to acoustic/country-tinged…
