We’re one month into 2018 and the concert calendar continues to fill up. There’s good stuff ahead, including a pretty cool alt-rock/metal pairing, a classic blues double-bill, and a visit from the Vampire Weekend mastermind. Also, a local favorite hits a big stage and a couple international acts make  rare…

Lots of goodness is coming our way with this week’s installment of concert announcements. Kendrick Lamar, Elton John, Slayer, and Belle and Sebastian are just a few of the big names rolling through town. Elsewhere, a couple of cool shows work their way to Irving, the Granada Theater gets some…

A whole lot of rock and roll, of both the indie and classic varieties, is making its way to Dallas this spring and summer. Venues and artists are continuing to roll out their itineraries for 2018, and we’ve been graced with visits from many recognizable names. Start putting aside some…

It’s been a busy week for concert announcements. One of the world’s biggest celebrities is coming to Dallas. A couple of popular rock acts are heading this way later in the spring. And, as always, some really good shows are filling up the theater and club calendars. But first, we…

Coachella and Governor’s Ball announced their summer lineups this week, and so, too, have several local venues. Taylor Swift added a second night in Dallas, Erykah Badu set things up for another birthday run and the Bomb Factory added several other exciting concerts. One show in a massive football stadium…

Shaun MacGillivray, president of MacGillivray Freeman Films, knows a thing or two about making Imax films. A precocious adventurer who has been around film sets since he was first learning to walk, he’s produced award-winning 3-D films such as Journey To The South Pacific, Grand Canyon Adventure and National Parks Adventure…

Thanks to the holidays, it’s a shorter list than usual of upcoming area concert announcements. However, there are a couple of big-ticket shows heading to nearby casinos, there’s a choice hip-hop show at Trees, and Shakira announced a new date for her postponed show at the American Airlines Center. Also,…

In ancient Roman times, citizens began the year by offering hopes for the future to the god Janus, thus beginning the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Folks back then probably had fairly practical requests (“no plague this year, please”) while today it’s common to resolve to improve one’s career,…

Sometime around 10:30 p.m. Friday, as the shuffling of patrons’ feet above reached its apex, comedy headliner Shane Torres paused to reflect. “Yeah, I was on Conan,” he said. “Look at what it did for my career. I’m playing a creepy basement underneath a pizza parlor for you clowns.” The…

As 2017 continues to wind down, concert announcements for 2018 continue to roll in. It’s shaping up to be a banner year for live concerts. Here are the biggest shows announced this week. This month, R&B songstress K. Michelle released her fourth studio album, Kimberly, The People I Used To…

Concert promoters haven’t yet slowed down for the holidays. This week brings a bevy of new announcements with the likes of Kesha, Jack Johnson, Yanni and Jeezy all revealing Dallas performances in 2018. Also, a crew of Celtic rockers comes through, an up-and-coming rapper will appear on a larger stage,…

This week’s Dallas concert announcements include a pair of unique evenings out in Grand Prairie, a showcase at one of Deep Ellum’s newest spaces, and some big names at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, the Granada and House of Blues. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox has become a huge sensation over…

After a brief slowdown in announcements, the concert calendar is quickly filling up in anticipation of the new year. Classic rock icons and a hotshot roots artist team up to play the American Airlines Center, a string of fantastic rap and hip-hop shows are booked at local venues, a pair…

Taylor Swift mania will sweep across Dallas next summer. Log in to Ticketmaster and hope for the best when tickets go on sale. Elsewhere, we’ve got a couple of country and Americana legends passing through; and two of hip-hop’s strongest forces join together. All that and a bit more in…

After long hiatuses, St. Vincent and Queens of the Stone Age are finally gracing us with their presence again. Three dance-inflected groups make their way through town, and country music royalty settles in for a night in Grand Prairie. All that and more in this week’s concert announcements. St. Vincent…

Dallas native Daniel Huffman is preparing to release his second album as New Fumes, and we’ve gotten our first taste — a collaborative track with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips. “Rioter’s Milk” will be the sixth of 10 tracks on Teeming 2, due Nov. 24 via Red Cult Records…

This week brought a barrage of concert announcements: Demi Lovato, Blake Shelton and Maroon 5 are all playing arena shows, and some ’90s favorites hit Starplex next summer. A guitar great will also appear at the soon-to-be opened Canton Hall, and House of Blues added some killer shows. All that…

Are we concert-ed out yet, Dallas? This fall has shown no signs of slowing down. There are so many shows filling the calendar pages for the remainder of 2017, and the upcoming months continue to look promising. Keep up the energy and keep putting a little cash aside because this…

Denton musicians Clayton Norris and Dylan Rice have been making music together since 2013, primarily trafficking in electronic instrumental soundscapes. As Vogue Machine, they’ve turned heads in North Texas, where there simply aren’t as many synth purveyors. The duo works with Fort Worth label Dreamy Life Records, which has helped…

Spring will bring an opportunity to see a country megastar perform, and everyone’s favorite polka artist will be here to serenade folks with some of his biting commentary on top of a new Deep Ellum venue’s delivery of some star power. There’s all of that and a bit more in…