If you’re looking for some variety to help spice up your weekend, then the concert schedule around North Texas should be just the thing to help make it happen. We’re talking everything from Pegasus Music Fest to John Fogerty to Tech N9ne. If you have yet to set up any…
The topic of guns is all over the news, whether they are being used as props of democracy and freedom or props of violence and destruction. Somehow, “gun nuts” actually found a way to be gun-nuttier when they thought it was a good idea to walk into public spaces across…
Remember three years ago when your workplace productivity levels plunged because people kept sending those Yacht Rock videos around the office? It’s quite possible that in the wake of watching parodies of the incestuous early ’80s careers of dudes who had recorded with Steely Dan, you wasted all of 30…
For a band that tours fairly often, it’s amazing how much the members of the Mountain Goats are able to pop up in so many other areas of pop culture. From writing books to appearing on podcasts, frontman John Darnielle, bassist Peter Hughes, and drummer Jon Wurster keep busy in…
For any music fan who has lived in or around Dallas for at least a few years, stories (and probably grand exaggerations) of times had at one of the Texxas Jam Music Festivals in the late 1970s or early 1980s are commonplace at this point. The Texxas World Music Festival,…
Emotionless robots take over Ishi’s new music video for their latest single “Emotional Hard Drive.” The single comes from their sophomore album, titled Digital Wounds. The Dallas-based band is known for their unique blend of electronic music with funk and soulful story telling. The record, which frontman J.T. Mudd previously…
My mind is full of fear. It’s always trying to get me to think five steps ahead of any situation and predict all the possible outcomes, especially ones that could lead to the stripping of my dignity and the utter degradation of my worth as a social being. Some might…
Since the early 1960’s, Dan Hicks has been creating his interesting hybrid of folk, jazz, country and pop. Hitting his stride with 1971’s Where’s the Money?, the singer-songwriter formed the first version of Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. The unique, drummer-less five-piece quickly found a niche market based on…
Now that Father’s Day weekend is behind us — not to mention Warped Tour and the Elm St. Fest marathon — can you believe June’s almost over? This hump week (if you can call it that) sports a bevy of great shows. Expect appearances from local favorites Cut/Copy and Classixx…
This Sunday, hundreds will flock to the Lizard Lounge in celebration of another historic Dallas nightclub, the Red Jacket. Though its time on the Dallas nightlife scene was short, it was well-known for its hospitality, innovative approach and popularity among celebrities. Housed on the developing Greenville Avenue, the venue drew…
After four years of waiting, the world’s biggest soccer party kicks off on June 12. Usually most parties consist of good music. This year’s official World Cup song, “We Are One,” performed by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte, is terrible. Yes, the music gets catchy after you…
Happy Friday, folks. If you haven’t already made plans via the Elm St. Tattoo Festival, which already has two nights under its belt this week, then you’ll definitely benefit from this collection of great shows this weekend. Sure, the likelihood of you getting a tattoo lowers exponentially if you attend…
Reverend Horton Heat is one of Dallas’ gems. The stage name of artist Jim Heath (as well as the moniker of his backing band), Rev. Horton Heat is arguably the most recognizable psychobilly outfit of all time. Forgetting for the moment Heath’s legendary pedigree and white-hot ’90s heyday, he’s more…
New Jersey’s the Front Bottoms is the classic love it or hate it proposition. The duo of Brian Sella and Mathew Uychich play an acoustic-based folk/punk that’s very catchy and not a little cheesy. Album titles such as I Hate My Friends and My Grandma vs. Pneumonia tell a good…
Let’s be honest, going to concerts at outdoor venues really sucks during the hot Texas summer. Not only is it still hotter than hell after dark, but you’re going to get eaten alive by mosquitos and have to share a crowded space with a bunch of sweaty strangers. Put simply,…
“To King George!” That toast is about all that needs to be said about the atmosphere at AT&T Stadium over the weekend when country legend George Strait arrived to wrap up his last-ever concert tour. It was a suitably grand sendoff, too, with more than 100,000 people attending — a…
You should all go get tattoos on Friday. Why? Well, not just to be a part of the crowd. You should do it because it’s obviously lucky, and also because, as someone who lives in Dallas it’s a bona fide rite of passage. It’s true. I swear it. You’ll get…
It hasn’t been a good month for Sir Paul McCartney. The 71-year-old icon and former Beatle fell ill with a virus while preparing to kick off a tour of Japan in Tokyo late in May, subsequently cancelling all of his scheduled appearances in Japan and South Korea. It had been…
Starting Wednesday, Deep Ellum gets taken over by Oliver Peck and all his rowdy friends as the Elm Street Music & Tattoo Festival takes over programming at Trees, Wit’s End, Three Links, Club Dada and the Prophet Bar. Now in its second year, the event has grown to its most…
Now that the excitement of the record-setting George Strait sendoff is behind us, you’d think this week would be all about the comedown here in North Texas. Not even. The next seven days have great shows happening every night of the week. It helps, of course, that Elm St. Music…
All band reunions are welcomed, no matter how big or small the band is. Yet certain bands never reunite and Los Angeles’ Failure was thought to be one of those bands. The trio’s third album, Fantastic Planet, a multi-layered opus of songs featuring lyrics about the romance and awful dark…
Hey, we get it: a music buff like you will probably be spending the summer traveling about to your favorite shows, festivals and get-togethers. With new acts constantly being updated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, doing so can rack up plenty of expenses, from transportation to processing fees and everything…
