Critic's Notebook

One of the breakout pop stars of 2024 is being honored Saturday with a themed party at House of Blues, the same 2,500-cap venue she played less than a year ago.

“The World’s Biggest DJ” is bringing his electronic festival back to Fort Worth on Nov. 16.

These country boots were made for walking on Sabrina Carpenter’s stage.

A conspicuous social media post has fans speculating that Selena Gomez is headed down the aisle.

The North Dallas rapper was killed in 2020, but his work lives on in a recently released album.

The hot new Dallas artist comes home and performs his first show here, one filled with new music and surprise guests.

Drummer Chris Ulsh spoke with Metal Hammer about whether the band will charge “full steam ahead with new material.”

This is indeed the band’s “First Rodeo.”

Grammy-winning producer, arranger, composer and musician Shaun Martin was only 45 years old. A tribute to his life and work is scheduled for mid-September.

AI is controversial among artists, who cite plagiarism and lost opportunities for creatives. Some Dallas musicians share these concerns, and others are cautiously optimistic.

Have we been too hard on Bottled Blonde? The Deep Ellum bar hosted a secret show on Wednesday night by The Chainsmokers.

UPDATE: Brown’s Dallas-based lawyer is now claiming that the artist was “unjustly targeted” by the plaintiffs.

The Queen of Neo-Soul is honoring colleague Shaun Martin, a renowned Dallas musician battling an undisclosed illness.

Everyone has an opinion about TravelMag declaring Deep Ellum an “up-and-coming” neighborhood. It’s been coming up for 150 years.

The Desk Jockeys are keeping their day jobs, even if their night job pays off.

Walker Wheeler Jr. angered Post Malone fans and got his own name out there last week, all with one video.

These cool kids come from cool parents: One of them was raised by Black Panthers.

The live music scene has a gem in Denton with multi-instrumentalist Raymond MacDonald.

And her husband thinks the nickname “Insurrectionist Barbie” is “hot.”

DFW’s Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett are two of many Texans whose music enlivens the blockbuster.

The legendary producer was the focus of an AI-assisted Dallas screening of a documentary about his life.

Dallas has always known her as the G.O.A.T. Now Forbes has made it official.