When he opened for Nicki Minaj back at the end of July, at Verizon Theatre, Atlanta’s 2 Chainz put on a ferocious set, including doubled-down tracks from his new album, Based on a T.R.U. Story. And then he left the stage on a Segway. That’s just the sort of anti-baller…

Beach House’s latest Sub Pop LP, Bloom, sounds like …well, a Beach House album. Baltimore’s Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally may have hit the pinnacle of Beach House-ness back on 2010’s Teen Dream, which followed up two excellent Carpark releases that marked the duo’s heavy-lidded, sleep-walking sound. On album number…

This is the rescheduled date for Stuart Goddard’s canceled February show, and we’re thinking fall suits the new wave misfit much better. The good, the mad and the lovely will no doubt be in the house, waiting for Ant to sing “Whip in My Valise” or “Goody Two Shoes.” The…

Now that the fall has basically arrived, the Patio Sessions at AT&T Performing Arts Center offer a nice alternate to Thursday happy hour. Yes, we know you love patio drinking, Dallas, but this is also free, and you can bring your own booze to the event. That’s very egalitarian of…

The Relatives, Pleasant Grove, Seryn Dallas City Performance Hall Friday, September 14 See also: More behind-the-scenes photos from opening night There was a moment backstage at the Dallas City Performance Hall on Friday night, when we were being led stage left before the 10 p.m. show started. We got a…

Check out this week’s North of the Dial column for more on Denton’s new house show venue, which is the noodly brainchild of Gutterth Records’ Michael Briggs. Fishboy and New Science Projects join touring acts James Rabbit and Iji for this inaugural show, which will hopefully break in the floorboards…

Swans’ February 2011 show at Mohawk remains one of the best shows I’ve seen in the last five years. Seeing Michael Gira and the rest of his retrofitted band warming up their engine again, after close to 15 years of inactivity, was a sight to behold. The slow-building, majestic volume…

Earlier this year, KXT, The Kessler and the Observer formed like Voltron to bring you the Triple Play series, which brought together emerging artists from Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth. After a bit of summer hibernation, the series is back, with a new home. The grand opening of the Dallas…

It’s been a little while since we’ve had any transmissions — live, vinyl or otherwise — from locals PVC Street Gang. Never fear: The group is launching a new 7-inch of punk-rock party-times music from Good Records’ Astroturf, assisted by Denton trio Curvette. Starts at 7 p.m. There will be…

Hall & Oates Allen Event Center Monday, September 10 See also: The fans of Hall & Oates A couple of years ago, I did an experiment in the offices of another paper I worked for. I took out the Hall & Oates box set, Do What You Want Be What…