Garbage With Torres South Side Ballroom, Dallas Thursday, October 15, 2015 Nostalgia is a funny thing. Often, when you look back at the things that you enjoyed as a kid when you’re an adult, you’ll notice that they just aren’t the same. Like the radioactive orange powdered cheese that coated…
Don Henley With Shawn Colvin Verizon Theatre Thursday, October 15, 2015 Shortly into Don Henley’s two-hour, 24-song set at the Verizon Theatre, he said it was good to be home. As easy as that was to say to the crowd, the meaning meant a lot. Henley and his 10-piece backing…
Don Henley might have grown up in the Northeast Texas town of Linden, but Dallas has been his adopted home for many years. He spent time in Dallas playing with his formative bands and had a stint at North Texas State University (now known as UNT). As famous as he…
There are two types of people in this world: People with a rabid, undying adoration for Taylor Swift, and people who do not know what it feels like to experience joy. Fine, even if the Cult of Swift isn’t your thing, we’ve got bands that defined ’90s alt-rock (Garbage), artists…
A$AP Rocky With Vince Staples, Danny Brown, Tyler, The Creator South Side Ballroom Friday, October 9, 2015 A$AP Rocky walked off the stage at the South Side Ballroom on Friday night a little too proud. His big smile and the laughs he shared with tour mate Tyler, The Creator on…
Weezer With Fitz and the Tantrums The Reunion Friday, October 9, 2015 In the midst of the Austin City Limits festival and Texas/OU weekend, Weezer provided a formidable concert on a breezy Friday night at The Reunion, proving they still have the magic after all of these years for power-chord…
Mötley Crüe With Alice Cooper and the Cringe American Airlines Center Wednesday, October 7, 2015 For all the promotion that this is Mötley Crüe’s final tour, their nearly-two hour set Wednesday night didn’t quite come across as a farewell. Rather, it was a band that essentially played their Decade of…
Good Records has hosted many great in-store signings and shows, but Tuesday night, they made rock ‘n’ roll history when all of the surviving members of the Alice Cooper Group played an 8-song set. On Monday, rumors floated around that the former Vince Furnier would join guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist…
alt-J With San Fermin South Side Ballroom, Dallas Monday, October 5, 2015 The appeal of alt-J’s music has always seemed a little mystifying. They may have one the Mercury Prize with their very first album, but their take on vocal harmonies and metering is a little odd, and their lack…
Brand New With Manchester Orchestra The Bomb Factory, Dallas Saturday, October 3, 2015 Brand New is a band that lives with many reputations. To the die hard fans, they’re known as being a frustratingly reclusive bunch who has shied away from releasing new music for nearly six years now and…
Thanks to the grace of trickle-down festival economics, this week is absolutely stacked with bands coasting off the momentum of Austin City Limits Fest and passing through Dallas. And let’s face it, unless you’re independently wealthy and capable of buying a VIP festival ticket with some sort of personal bathroom and…
The Decemberists With Olivia Chaney Majestic Theatre, Dallas Friday, October 2, 2015 There were four phases to the Decemberists’ sold-out, two-hour set at Majestic Theatre on Friday night. The first part was a Colin Meloy solo set, then a lengthy portion of straightforward full-band material, then a full-on prog rock…
Neon Indian With the Outfit, TX and Roger Sellers The Bomb Factory, Dallas Thursday, October 1, 2015 If a little time was all Alan Palomo and the newest incarnation of Neon Indian needed to execute last night’s performance at The Bomb Factory, then so be it. From the get go,…
Oaktopia Fest With Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Minus the Bear, Polyphonic Spree and more Downtown Denton Friday to Sunday, September 25 to 27, 2015 Oaktopia Fest has been quickly gaining traction since its debut in 2013. The three-day music/arts/beard festival centered around Denton’s town square has reached its…
Ratatat Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, September 25, 2015 Two guitars, two keyboards, two toms, and an armada of lasers; these were Ratatat’s weapons of choice at The Bomb Factory Friday night as they played to a packed house. The Brooklyn-based duo of Mike Stroud and Evan Mast have been at…
Fall festival season is getting into full swing in Texas, but while Denton’s Oaktopia Fest has just come and gone the biggest, most obvious one this week (and the week after) is down in Austin. Of course, we can think of plenty of reasons to not feel the need to…
Hall & Oates Majestic Theatre, Dallas Friday, September 25, 2015 Before Daryl Hall, John Oates and six backing musicians took the Majestic Theatre stage on Friday night, it was occupied by spokesmen for CitySquare, a nonprofit devoted to fighting poverty that annually sponsors “A Night to Remember.” With a heartstrings-tugging…
Van Halen With Kenny Wayne Shepherd Wednesday, September 23, 2015 In the middle of a 10-minute-long “How to Dance Like David Lee Roth” monologue Wednesday night at Gexa Energy Pavilion, David Lee Roth got serious for a minute. Sort of. Having walked the crowd through his James Brown and stair…
Nick Jonas House of Blues, Dallas Wednesday, September 23, 2015 If Nick Jonas was ever the dopey boy behind the guitar standing on stage with his two brothers, he has now escaped that boy band hell and become a solo pop act. And successfully, we might add. On Wednesday night,…
Garth Brooks has been having a hell of a busy week. Over the course of the past four nights, the Oklahoma native has played six concerts here in Dallas. (Simple math indicates that, yes, six is more than four, which means a lot.) And he’s not done yet: While he…
Titus Andronicus With Spider Bags and Baked Trees, Dallas Friday, September 18, 2015 Despite two previous tours which both stopped in Dallas, New Jersey sextet Titus Andronicus seem to have been unable to convince Dallas audiences of their relevance, as evidenced by a rather disappointing turnout on Friday night at…
Garth Brooks American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, September 17, 2015 Twenty years of building anticipation is generally a recipe for a pretty electric evening, especially when you’re talking about one of country music’s most talented entertainers. After nearly that long away from Dallas, Garth Brooks’ week-long slate of concerts has…
