A variety of Latin artists are performing at Dallas between April and August. The Latin community might recognize some artists from their parents’ ’80s Spanish rock and pop music, which eventually adapted into the ’90s rock en español movement and into the modern 2000s. Most of these artists have been…
As a sold-out Bomb Factory audience witnessed firsthand Sunday night, a Jack White live show is a two-hour trip inside the manic mind of an innovator. There were howling roars of his signature blues riffs, jacked-up country-twang interludes and sizzling funk/hip-hop influences all on display just in the first three…
For the first weekend in what feels like forever, the weather worked in the favor of music fans seeking outdoor fun and live music. The familiar scents of sunblock and barbecue welcomed Fortress Festival, Fort Worth’s annual two-day music fest, as music fans from neighboring cities came together in the…
At the Weird Al Yankovic show Friday, for perhaps the first time in music history, the entire audience stayed for the encore. Everyone. As soon as Yankovic ended his set, people stood up and clapped and whistled and cheered and hollered. “We love you, Weird Al,” someone shouted from the…
The lights were strung from the stage with care, and the sold-out crowd buzzed with bonhomie as singer-songwriter Jack Johnson said something perhaps never said before from the stage of a rock concert. “I wanna play this one for any kids out there before it gets too late tonight,” he…
Pop star Pink and lo-fi singer songwriter Ariel Pink will make you blush this week with performances at American Airlines Center and Canton Hall, respectively. Catch experimental act The Residents at the Kessler Theater, indie pioneers The Afghan Whigs and Built to Spill’s co-headling tour at House of Blues, the…
Wyclef Jean wants to give back to the next generation of musicians. The former member of the legendary hip-hop group the Fugees released Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, his eighth studio album, last year. But he’s already looking ahead. His next mixtape, Wyclef Goes Back to…
The trio Haim proved its undeniable talent Thursday. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana put on an unforgettable show at Southside Ballroom. They stood out from their opening act, Lizzo, who, accompanied with her leotard-clad dancers and DJ, gave the audience an eyeful of twerking that it was not quite ready…
The band members who’ve stuck with comic musician Weird Al Yankovic for more than 30 years of funny music take their jobs seriously, mainly because the comedy wouldn’t work without them. “We love these songs and hit records we re-create, and we have the greatest respect for the musicians and…
Few bands embrace drama as much as Fleetwood Mac. The classic rock icons have been arguing over songs and reconfiguring their lineup for decades, and as they approach their final act, they’re at it again. They’ve announced yet another tour with some new members, and they’ll be in Dallas early…
David Byrne is best known for groundbreaking music he made as frontman for the Talking Heads — a band with influence extending far beyond its late-’70s to mid-’80s lifespan. You can hear it in every corner of music today, from punk rock to hip-hop, pop and dance music. Talking Heads were…
Four years after the band reunited, shoegaze legend Slowdive is still drawing fans. Off the heels of a well-received 2017 self-titled album, the English five-piece is happy to navigate whatever it wants to do. Whether it’s playing festivals in Europe or one-off dates in Texas, bassist Nick Chaplin appreciates how…
Jacksonville, Texas, native Lee Ann Womack told a jam-packed Kessler Theater on Sunday night that when it came to making her most recent album, she had to go back before she could move forward. “When I was growing up in East Texas, I had everything ahead of me, and I…
Jack White’s in town for two shows this week at the Bomb Factory, but don’t expect to snap any smartphone photos; the White Stripes frontman has banned them from his concerts for this tour. Cellphone-friendly shows include ’80s shoegaze pioneer Slowdive, grunge influencers the Melvins, the best in local metal…
To stand inside a Foo Fighters show — amid the lights and lasers, smoke machines and drummers rising nearly to the rafters — is to understand how the band has endured, however improbably, for nearly 25 years. The reason is simple: Frontman Dave Grohl and his bandmates show up and…
Charley Crockett loves Deep Ellum. “Here’s the thing,” Crockett began at his concert Friday night. “Whether you know it or not, this is the most important city in the world. I’m talking about the contributions to music of Deep Ellum. Let’s boogie.” Just before his declaration, as the curtain came…
Fans still have to wait two months to hear 5 Seconds of Summer’s third album, but that didn’t stop the boys from giving Thursday night’s audience a sneak peek of what’s to come. “We have a third record coming, out and we just couldn’t wait,” says Michael Clifford, the lead…
It’s an album anniversary for Lauryn Hill, and she plans to celebrate with a stop in Dallas. Elsewhere, the Kessler Theater snags a pair of cool shows, the multi-band package tours continue to roll in and a few cool shows pop up on the club calendars. The Loudwire Gen-X Summer…
Jesse Dayton got his start at a young age, sneaking into honky-tonks and jamming with zydeco bands as a teenager in Beaumont. He’s spent the last four years touring the country on the biggest run of his career as a solo act. But while his love of music was always…
When Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello thinks about all the times his band has trekked up to North Texas, nothing really tops the first trip to Dallas in the early ’90s. Long before headlining tours, Warped Tour dates and support slots, the ska/pop-punk band found themselves facing a locked…
Like many of their contemporaries, it’s an anniversary year for alt-country legends Old 97’s. They’ve been making music and visiting clubs and theaters for 25 years. Or, as lead singer Rhett Miller says in a recent song, “We’ve been doing this longer than you’ve been alive.” At 47, Miller certainly…
We’ve got a couple of festivals and a welcome-back show for a local favorite this week. Denton’s Thin Line Fest offers us more than just three days of documentaries and photography; it’s packed with an excellent lineup of local and nonlocal music acts. And Ska by Skawest celebrates all things…
