Critic's Notebook

Robert Ellis has a collection of lullabies ready to go, so ditch the Ambien.

Taylor Swift finally graced Dallas-Fort Worth with her glowing, mighty presence last week and some fans who were lucky enough to get into the show are still buzzing from the excitement. The state is considering harnessing that energy to power our weak-ass power grid.

Do you enjoy the tranquil escape of meditation? What about the transportive effects of the finest abstract art? If so, there’s a local music label you should check out.

North Texas-bred country artist Mickey Guyton is now a judge on My Kind of Country, a search for the next big country star.

The Technology Boulevard venue is closing its doors, and managing partner Alex Mendonsa says a new, non-music related venue will replace it.

Imagine running into Dolly and Garth at IKEA. The two country music superstars will be in Frisco hosting the next edition of the Academy of Country Music Awards next month.

They’re no longer going around in “circles.” Rapper Post Malone and songwriter and musician Tyler Armes came to an undisclosed settlement agreement in a federal court in California. Here’s what went down.

Musician and artist IZK Davies released a video about changes in Dallas’ Deep Ellum neighborhood. Gentrification, crime and other controversies gave him plenty of lyrical material.

You might have seen The Mullens playing local stages, if you’ve been out at any point in the past 30 years.

For a band called “little image” this Dallas band sure likes making a visual statement.

Joan Osborne explores some new territory in her latest albums, tackling political and social issues head on with Trouble and Strife and re-releasing some old live favorites with Radio Tracks. She performs Tuesday night at The Kessler Theater in Dallas.

MGK told a crowd at Rodeo Houston that his “life’s in shambles” and the only thing that might be able to cheer him up is becoming an adoptive Texan.

Indie rocker Indigo De Souza is bringing her personal music to crowds who better not be “evil,” drunk, college students.

The Deep Ellum show boasts the best female artists in every type of genre.

The Dallas singer won a spot on the new season of NBC’s top reality music show thanks to a chair turnaround from Chance the Rapper on Monday.

So-So Topic is now “Tommy Raps.” And what’s in a name exactly? In the music industry, a whole lot.

A new documentary called “The Mojo Manifesto” chronicles the life and career of the court jester of country and rock ‘n roll, Mojo Nixon.

The local punk pioneer from The Nervebreakers and creator of the Open Carry Guitar Rally says he’s packing up and moving off to Costa Rica by the end of the month.

The raucous country rock group The Vandoliers aren’t afraid to make a little noise on the stage but the gesture the Dallas born band made at a show in Tennessee spoke louder and bolder than its set list could.

A year ago as Quentin Moore left a gig where he played his brand of soulful R&B at a wedding, waxing poetic on love and happiness, a thought came to the Dallas-based songwriter: “I thought it would be hilarious if I had a song that talked about ‘If I had…

Oak Cliff guitar gods Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan are the subjects of a new Dallas-made documentary examining their lives and careers.

The Polyphonic Spree’s latest crowdfunded album, “Salvage Enterprise,” is done, but singer Tim DeLaughter says he’s looking for a way to release it so listeners can experience its full effect in a digital music world.