Dallas’ 1980s Music Scene in 5 Songs
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
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Interpol Kick Off Their Tour in Dallas, but Sam Fogarino Would Rather Be in Latin America
Good conversations are hard to come by nowadays, but Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino is a good conversationalist.
Questlove Will Be Hosting a Major Hip-Hop Brunch This Weekend in Dallas
This is now a statement of fact: In terms of music consumption, hip-hop surpasses rock as the most popular genre.
Toto and Journey Took Us Back in the Best Way With a Wednesday Show in Dallas
In a sea of Journey shirts, the Wednesday night crowd at American Airlines watched Toto while waiting impatiently for the headliner.
10 Best Concerts of the Week: Hippo Campus, Pedro the Lion, Psychedelic Panther and More
When putting together this week’s list of best concerts, it was hard to overlook the animal theme among the band names
Vanilla Ice Knows He’s Cool Again
Everyone wants a do-over. Maybe a second chance to go back and not say that utterly stupid thing we said at the worst possible time
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Deep Ellum’s New Shot Topic Bar Is Giving Emo Rockers a Reason to Crack a Smile
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 Coolest Music Venue in North Texas Is Inside a Taqueria
In the early days of Killer’s Tacos, Redditers took to the internet claiming that it is not a legitimate music venue, that the backyard is weird and that there’s not any parking.
Brother Moses Returning to Deep Ellum For the Show They Planned Before a Member Was Attacked
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.
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Lamb of God Remakes Megadeth, Recalling the Time Rigor Mortis Nearly Kicked Megadeth’s Ass
The metalhead had been visiting his lover, Diana, for several hours, rendezvousing in the backseat of his rusted old sports car.
Jerry Cantrell Is Flattered by Copycats and in Control of His Darkness
There’s a chance that if you live around Dallas area, at some point in 1985, Jerry Cantrell helped remove asbestos from your school.
Rakim Al-Jabbaar Has Lots To Say With Three Album Releases, and We’re All Lucky For That
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.
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A Mural of Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Billie Eilish Pops Up on Dallas’ Elm Street
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.
10 Best Concerts of the Week: Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube, Jazmine Sullivan, Journey and More
It’s been one full year since we brought back the “10 Best Concerts of the Week” column after the pandemic had us wondering if we’d ever see live music again.
A San Antonio Spurs Fan Goes Viral for Crushing Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’
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.
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300 Drones Formed a QR Code That Rick Rolled Dallas on April Fools’ Day
Internet fads come and go faster than a hiccup, but one that’s somehow lasted almost as long as the Internet itself is the “Rick roll.”
Baroness’ John Baizley Says ‘Fuck Reality’ Because It’s ‘a Drag’
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).
Bon Iver Brought a Complex Beauty to Irving on Sunday
Gratitude, grief and hope dwell in close proximity these days. Perhaps it has always been this way, or maybe the ongoing pandemic has just made it easier to discern.
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Maren Morris Knows What Really Matters: Love and Taco Trucks
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,
The Roxy Music Reunion Might Be the Best Concert of 2022: 7 Reasons We’re Stoked
In what might be the best news of the week, legendary English art-rockers Roxy Music have announced their first tour in 11 years.
10 Best Concerts of the Week: Spiritualized, Deep Ellum Arts Festival, Tanya Tucker and More
With spring in the air and COVID-19 protocols diminishing, it’s starting to feel like the good ol’ days again when you could just go be in a crowd and enjoy a show from some band, no matter who they were. With the Deep Ellum Arts Festival returning to its normal…
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Jenn Wasner of Bon Iver Talks About the Creative Collectivism of the Band’s ‘Extended Community’
Repeat after me: Bon Iver is a band. Ever since the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2011 went to a tall, lanky bearded man who accepted the award on behalf of “Bon Iver,” the misconception has persisted that Bon Iver is the solo moniker of that man, singer-songwriter Justin Vernon (a rumor cemented by one of the most amusing SNL impressions of the last decade via Justin Timberlake).