At heart, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn are folk performers. Just a few years ago, both artists were deeply entrenched in projects — the Appalachian roots trio Mountain Man for Meath and heady folk-rock jammers Megafaun for Sanborn. When not touring the globe, headlining giant festivals or dropping new singles…
When tickets went on sale for Slayer’s final tour, local thrashers had mere minutes to secure their tickets before they were gone. Ravaged by scalpers and bots, tickets to the June 19 show at The Bomb Factory went fast, only to be found online for as much as $3,000. Until…
Right after the end of Damn Fine Music Fest, a Twin Peaks-inspired concept concert, King Camel’s Jeff Brown told the Observer that he was already planning future concept shows. While some might have thought it would be another year before he delivered, that wasn’t the case. In less than three…
Musicians take gigs from almost anywhere. Want them to play in a dirty old bar? Of course they will. Need a musician for your company’s fundraising event? They will play it. What about a bassist who will show up on time to church service every Sunday morning to play songs…
There are always plenty of concerts to see and hear in Dallas, and this week is no exception. Shows include white boy rap, emo and cover bands. Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions 10 p.m. Monday, March 19, RBC, 2617 Commerce St., 469-487-6149 or rbcdeepellum.com, free We look forward to Mondays now,…
What better way to cap off a weekend of wild concerts than to host one of the biggest party shows at one of the smallest venues? That’s what happened Sunday night with the second-to-last show in Not So Fun Weekend’s five-day concert series with five bands: Omni, Okey Dokey, La…
It’s human nature to take moments for granted as they happen. A sunrise, a first kiss, a walk in the rain — these things come and fade away, shifting from lived to remembered with astonishing quickness. What separates Lorde’s brand of sinuous, stormy and sophisticated pop music from her peers’…
Getting sucked into the wishful thinking of potential musical success is easy. MyAfton, a booking agency based in Portland, Oregon, thrives on this kind of naive optimism. At first glance, MyAfton’s unsolicited booking emails might look exciting and, to the uninitiated, like a revolving door of endless opportunity. However, after…
Beyonce and Jay-Z are coming. The most hyped music event of the year leads off our list of new concert announcements this week, but there’s lots more to dig into. The summer ahead continues to be shaping up nicely, and many venues are booking well into the fall. The biggest…
Whenever Chris Carrabba hits Dallas on tour, he knows there’s something special here. It’s one of the first cities that warmly embraced his band, Dashboard Confessional, and a former member resides here, so Carrabba is not short on kind words. Ahead of a long tour in support of the latest…
Your weekend concert calendar is about to overflow with some excellent choices and a few difficult decisions. With 11 diverse shows spread across five days in five venues, Not So Fun Weekend 2018 is offering some big national names along with the hottest up-and-comers DFW has to offer. Parade of…
Gavin Guthrie, under his alias, TXConnect, has released 13 vinyls on a fistful of notable labels from both sides of the ocean. One would be hard pressed to find many producers in this part of the country who have cranked out so much output in such a short amount of…
The Dallas-Fort Worth area loves to throw festivals. Whether people love attending them usually depends on the draw. Celebrations that work to combine arts, drink and food with live music tend to work the best. Index Fest (formerly known as Untapped) and the Wildflower Arts & Music Festival in Richardson…
If the last several months have been any indication, the heavy music scene in North Texas is alive and thriving in a way that hasn’t been seen since the turn of the millennium. There are more bands signed to record labels than ever, and local musicians such Stefan Gonzales and…
Festival season kicks into high gear this week. Austin’s South by Southwest has plenty of us living out of our cars for a week, but you don’t have to make the long trek south. King Camel’s SX Foreplay fest features an all-SXSW lineup in own Deep Ellum on Monday night…
March is Women’s History Month, so we at the Observer are highlighting eight female DFW musicians who are totally badass, inspiring and, best of all, breaking any glass ceilings that stand in their way. In no particular order, here they are: Vanessa Peters is in the White Rock Lake area,…
Shannon Taylor grew up in Mesquite until she was 15, but for the past 11 years, she’s lived on the East and West Coasts. Now she’s coming back to North Texas with her band, awakebutstillinbed, en route to SXSW. It will be their first time playing Dallas and Denton. Taylor’s…
Donald Glover, Atlanta, the critically acclaimed FX series starring? If so, you’ll be interested to know that Glover’s alter ego will soon be performing at the American Airlines Center. Are you eagerly anticipating warmer weather and the chance to leisurely stretch out on blankets under the stars? If so, KXT 91.7’s…
SXSW can seem like a luxury just out of reach for many young people. Even the press application process is tedious. If we’re being honest, though, the main event is a load of bullshit. Sure, you can watch a bunch of Silicon Valley dorks and out-of-touch corporate music executives drone…
If you won’t be able to make it down to Austin this weekend for the music extravaganza at the annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival, have no fear, because King Camel’s Jeff Brown is bringing Austin to you March 12. This is the fifth year Brown has put on the…
As the ’80s continue to disappear farther into the rear view mirror, the era continues to be a source of reference for a new generation of artists. From denim jackets and shoulder pad-emblazoned fashion trends to the cinematic homages of Netflix’s Stranger Things, the decade of Reagan, MTV, and New…
Anything A Day To Remember does from here on is nothing more than a victory lap. The boys from Ocala, Florida, are now the kings of their hometown and for years, they’ve been the top dogs of the dwindling post-hardcore genre that’s often umbrella termed as Warped Tour or Hot…
