Critic's Notebook

Maybe you’ve heard the whispers or seen the tweets. Some fans are claiming Beyoncé’s next addition to her discography will be a country album.

Women light up the North Texas music scene all year, and a nonprofit will be arranging a special weekend to celebrate these powerhouses on International Women’s Day.

The self-proclaimed Godfather of Heavy Metal didn’t run for Arlington Mayor in early 2021 “to become a poster boy for fighting a ruling that said that convicted felons couldn’t after they finished their sentences,” as he pointed out in a recent Observer interview.

The beginning banjo strums of her debut single “I Ain’t a Bitch” signaled Alaura Lynne’s arrival into the Dallas music scene with a big bang.

The last month or so has been a busy one for the Dark Lord. The memory his calendar app takes up has to be huge with all the supposed appearances pundits are claiming he’s made at the Grammys, on posters and in music fashion lines. He probably gets better coverage, too.

The quintessentially Gen Z jazzheads DOMi & JD Beck came of age in the age of the internet, recording their jams to viral fame.

If you’re one of those people who don’t understand why Post Malone is beloved by so many, it’s not just about the music he produces. It has a lot to do with what he’s like when he’s not behind the mic.

After we first introduced them in March of 2021 as a “cast of shameless characters,” Greyspot Syndicate’s seven members have done a lot of work individually and through collaborations.

Dallas political leaders give us lots of reasons to criticize and call out their policies and pratfalls but once in a while, one of our local heads of state might do something that’s just too darn cute.

Before Papa Roach cut our lives into pieces with their megahit “Last Resort,” they were just a couple of kids from a small town in California who liked playing rock music.

The stars at night may be big and bright deep in the heart of Texas, but on Sunday night, Texas’ biggest stars shined out in Los Angeles when the music industry’s finest gathered together at the Crypto.com Arena for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

The Mitchell Ferguson and Drugstore Cowboy single “Dramatic” released last year for the duo’s Maverick album of collab tracks is about the phoniness drummed up on social media by those who only seem to have a talent for garnering attention.

On Wednesday, Beyoncé dropped a bit of news that almost melted the frozen roads in North Texas. The 41-year-old megastar announced the dates of her highly-anticipated Welcome to the Renaissance world tour, which includes a stop on Thursday, Sept. 21 at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium.

A woman has accused Marilyn Manson of sexual misconduct following a 1995 Dallas show in a pending civil action, Rolling Stone reported on Monday.

North Texas band Big Drag, which is based in Sherman, is another example of how major talent isn’t exclusive to major cities with major record labels.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Dallas musicians 88 Killa and Kali Flower have dropped a sweet new collaboration.

The North Texas metal giants are facing backlash over years-old allegations of racist antics.

Last March on a sprawling soundstage outside Atlanta, Rhett Miller, Murry Hammond, Ken Bethea and Philip Peeples stood together on an elevated drum riser with hundreds watching.

Over the past decade, there’s been a recurring argument in the local industry about who’s the biggest hip-hop artist in North Texas.

Beer, studs, charged hair and chaos – these are the first things that come to mind when you think of punk shows.

The great music venues never die and one of the most famous in Dallas will be back in business. The Kessler and Heights Theater owner Edwin Cabaniss announced that the Longhorn Ballroom on Corinth Street in the Cedars neighborhood will host live music once again by this spring.

All musicians remember their first time in Deep Ellum. Doni Blair, the bassist for the Toadies, started performing around Dallas in another band, Hagfish, with his brother Zach.