The Academy of Country Music Awards AT&T Stadium, Arlington Sunday, April 19, 2015 After an entire weekend of country music, last night’s 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is easily the biggest music event (or series of events, as it were) that has ever happened in Dallas-Fort Worth. Or…
The ACM Awards’ Superstar Duets Globe Life Park, Arlington Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2015 After two beautiful days of sunshine and perfect Texas spring temperatures, things were really looking up as some of the genre’s biggest acts came together for the Academy of Country Music’s pre-awards extravaganza…
Just another week in good ole Dallas, which of course means a new slate of shows to check out. Vice Palace celebrates its one year anniversary as does Do214. Pitbull does the casino show in Oklahoma, Caitlin Rose (a former Dallasite) hits Dan’s in Denton and Father John Misty does…
For girls of a certain age — God, I guess we’re grown-up women now — Sleater-Kinney was an initial introduction into both punk rock and feminist ideology. As we listened to the tunes from their self-titled debut and The Woods, we were subconsciously absorbing the idea that women can be…
This week looks like a very fruitful one in terms of shows. First and foremost, there’s a ton of Record Store Day stuff happening with a gajillion bands and DJs sharing their love of music. Curren$y has a 4/20-eve show at South Side Ballroom where the clock is sure to…
Amanda Fucking Palmer Granada Theater, Dallas Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Amanda Palmer — or, to give her proper billing, Amanda Fucking Palmer — is about to be a mother. When she played Granda Theater last night, it was a special occasion not only because it was her first Dallas appearance…
Trade publications tell us things that are generally only interesting to people within the trade. Finding out how much the person who is directing one of the next 74 Kevin Hart movies or how much the current hyped-up indie movie got picked up for a distribution deal in Variety doesn’t…
Randy Rogers Band With Josh Abbott Band WinStar World Casino April 10, 2015 Upon approaching the WinStar World Casino’s Rome entrance, home of the Global Events Center and a bunch of terribly-rendered copycat Italian sculptures, the first thing I saw was a woman with her head in her hands, crying…
It’s going to be a hell of a week for live music here in Dallas. Two of the biggest events aren’t even straight-ahead concerts so much as they are sprawling celebrations: First is the American Country Music Awards, which spreads itself across several shows with an unreal selection of country…
X Trees, Dallas Thursday, April 9, 2015 Last night, iconic punk band X gave the crowd at Trees a set that served up a lot of surprises. Rather than bang out one hard-charger after another, the Los Angeles quartet (aided by touring member Michael Kilpatrick, who switched between guitar, drums…
There’s a bunch of crappy weather on the way this weekend, but we can manage so long as there’s so good music to tide us over, indoors. Thankfully there is, so we’re not going to be beholden to Netflix all weekend. Man Man does Red Bull Sound Select at Club…
tUnE-yArDs With Son Lux South Side Music Hall, Dallas Thursday, April 9, 2015 Heavy times are upon us. Lyrics pleading “don’t take my life away” sound more locked and loaded than ever. The dangers that tUnE-yArDs frontwoman Merrill Garbus fearfully described four years ago on W H O K I…
Nickelback With Pop Evil Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, April 3, 2015 Nickelback are from Canada. Don’t get us wrong; we know that. But as they proved when they passed through Gexa Energy Pavilion on Friday night, America loves the hell out of this band. Sorry, haters, but you’re not…
Swans With Little Annie Trees, Dallas Saturday, April 4, 2015 To say Swans is not everyone’s cup of tea is an understatement. Even the super fans among us can admit to having to be in a very particular mood (not to mention alone) to listen to the band’s music. But…
This week, the first proper week of April, looks promising. tUnE-yArDs is at South Side Music Hall, as is Jungle. Man-Man does one of those dirt-cheap Red Bull Sound Select shows with Zorch and Party Static at Club Dada. The Randy Rogers and Josh Abbot Bands play at WinStar. Aimee…
Stars With Wild Moccasins Granada Theater, Dallas Friday, April 3, 2015 Stars are a band that’s cresting. In fact, maybe they’ve crested already. It’s not a bad thing; it happens to most, or pretty well every, band. And Torquil Campbell, the leader of the Canadian indie rock group, is all…
Dr. Dog With mewithoutYou House of Blues, Dallas Thursday, April 2, 2015 Dr. Dog are quite good at what they do, as they proved in a tight set last night at the House of Blues. But, as even their fans will likely admit, what they do is recycle, repackage, rearrange,…
We’ve made it folks. It’s the spring time. This will last for two months tops and then it will be as hot as the layer of hell where Mark David Chapman and Lucifer brunch. Cherish these days folks. Anyway, there’s a bunch of great shows you can check out this…
Ariana Grande American Airlines Center, Dallas Wednesday, April 1, 2015 I’m not exactly the target demographic for an Ariana Grande show. I’m a 23-year-old male who’s been listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar, Courtney Barnett and Chilly Gonzales lately. Out-of-touch record executives can’t plan marketing campaigns around a guy…
Talib Kweli WIth Immortal Technique, Niko IS, Chino XL, CF and Poison Pen Trees, Dallas Tuesday, March 31, 2015 “You mean Talib, lyrics stick to ya rib?” It was a subtle part of the night, slipped in before Talib Kweli even hit the stage at Trees on Wednesday, but it…
Despite all our rage, our inner angsty teenaged selves are pretty damn excited by this announcement. Just imagine all the beautiful people who will come out to see Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson share the stage at Gexa Energy Pavilion this July for arguably the hottest summer show of 1996…
Selena 20th Anniversary Party Country Burger, Dallas Saturday, March 28, 2015 I saw the greatest piece of post-modern, Tumblr-era art on Saturday. It was a plaque-like piece of art featuring a photo Selena’s killer Yolanda Saldívar with the phrase “Certified Hater.” Naturally, it was written in the type of iconic…
