In between hot dogs and beer, celebrate America’s birthday this week with some great music. Catch the final Vans Warped Tour when it stops through town Friday, EDM darling Louis the Child at South Side Ballroom on Thursday night, ska legends The Might Mighty Bosstones at Dos Equis Pavilion on…
Duncanville native Rakim Al-Jabbaar is the son of Big Al from the seminal rap crew Nemesis, one of the first hip-hop acts from Dallas to gain national fame in the late ’80s and early ’90s. His namesake is Rakim of the legendary rap duo Eric B. & Rakim. History has…
John Prine has a hell of a sense of humor. Spend a couple of hours in the same room with the guy, and it’s hard to come away feeling any different. He’s one of America’s greatest purveyors of sad songs — the greatest, quite possibly — but that doesn’t mean…
Dezi 5, one of Dallas’ most beloved performers, is back in town this weekend. He performs Friday night during the Deep Pride show at the Ruins in Deep Ellum. While in New York, Dezi 5 has been displaying his energetic brand of stage performance throughout the five boroughs. He released an EP…
Concert announcements this week bring new shows to the stages of House of Blues, The Bomb Factory, South Side Ballroom, Dan’s Silverleaf, Verizon Theatre, Trees and The Statler Ballroom. A variety of genres are on display as both rising stars and seasoned professionals set up shop. As music fans are…
It’s time to get schooled in the Dallas music scene. Local Education Fest IV is Saturday at Three Links. Yet another creation from the mind of King Camel’s Jeff Brown, Local Education Fest is the Dallas Observer Music Award-nominated festival that seeks to showcase the best of what Dallas bands…
Enter Dos Equis Pavilion during the day, especially a day in June, and you’re making a statement that you truly love who’s going to be on the stage. You agree to shake hands with the devil, dress as loosely as possible, and take on the heat to see your favorite…
Since 2013, Summer Salt has played various shows in its home state of Texas and toured across the country with bands such as The Walters and Turnover. Next month, the Austin-based coral reef rock band will return to Dallas for its headlining tour. The first show of the tour will…
Catch two festivals this week: Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, featuring the man himself along with local favorite Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, as well as Local Education Fest in Deep Ellum, featuring some of the area’s brightest musicians. Weezer and the Pixies co-headline a tour, Layzie Bone plays…
Some well-known names playing a variety of venues headline this week’s run of concert announcements. And, as the summer continues to propel forward, winter show dates are becoming closer and closer to a reality. French indie rock group Phoenix is touring this fall behind last year’s release, Tim Amo. The…
We’re not sure why, but casinos have a reputation for their exceptional entertainment lineups. From all-star comedians to Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, casinos are proving they have much more to offer than cocktails and blackjack. Lucky for us, Dallas has two at its fingertips. We scoured the rosters…
While rock ‘n’ roll is often a family affair, it’s usually siblings who are at the forefront of the action. Oasis, Haim, and The Avett Brothers are examples of combos that have set the music world aflame, but the familial aspect goes back even further to the days of AC/DC,…
In October 1977, Dead Boys released Young Loud and Snotty, which peaked at 189 on the Billboard 200 and shaped the direction and sound of American punk. “It was a dangerous scene, and we partied pretty dangerously,” remembers Cheetah Chrome, guitarist for the legendary punk band, which makes a stop…
There’s that one song that when it begins, when the first notes hit your ears, your heart stops for a millisecond and you’re taken back to the place you were when you heard it play for the first time. It’s a wave of emotion, both beautiful and bittersweet, that is…
Frances Quinlan doesn’t really do social media. A cursory search returns official pages for her band, Hop Along, on most major social media platforms. Even then, it’s mostly promotions for shows and other standard fare — rarely ever musings, jokes, tirades. She is nothing if not deliberate. “I don’t know…
Kick off the first week of summer with a co-headlining tour by Kesha and Macklemore; Slayer or Dallas’s first Wobbleland festival at the Bomb Factory; cozy in at Andy’s Bar in Denton for an intimate show featuring Bun B with AV the Great and Smitty and more. Funky Knuckles9 p.m…
With a nickname like the “Donald Trump of hip-hop,” Post Malone has surely lived up to his reputation of achieving an unexpected amount of success. It’s a pretty accurate moniker, considering he says some outlandish things but is somehow is really successful. But unlike Trump, he’s actually good at what he…
As triple-digit temperatures across our area are beginning to cause fatigue, it’s time to think ahead to the cooler temperatures of fall. These months are looking promising for live music, too, as a variety of acts from a multitude of genres have announced upcoming dates for the Dallas area. Nicki…
Jeremy Enigk might not know exactly where his career will go in the future, but he certainly sounds way more open and giving than he used to. For many years, as the frontman of Sunny Day Real Estate and the Fire Theft and as a solo artist, Enigk had a reputation…
It’s a great week to find some new summer favorites. Catch ’80s synth outfit Timecop1983 at Curtain Club on Tuesday night or up-and-coming R&B singer-songwriter Bruno Major at Three Links on Wednesday. Hear new music from emo band The Get Up Kids at Trees on Thursday night, Belle and Sebastian…
What does an artist owe an audience? Is it an evening brimming with songs instantly familiar to those gathered before the stage? Or is a night spent chasing a feeling across a deliberately assembled set list more rewarding, a chance to invite those in attendance to share in the mood…
The house lights faded as the stadium thump of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” thundered to life. Perhaps you’ve heard “We Will Rock You” at the American Airlines Center before — during a Mavericks or Stars game — but you’ve never heard it like that, not with the fog, at…
