Best Coast, Nick Lowe and This Week's Show Announcements

What's it like to go from a tiny stoner, scuz-pop act, to a veritable brand in the matter of just a few years? Just ask California's Best Coast, who, just weeks ago, announced that the band's singer Bethany Cosentino teaming up with Urban Outfitters for a clothing line. All this extracurricular stuff hasn't...

By Daniel Hopkins

March 14, 2012

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What's it like to go from a tiny stoner, scuz-pop act, to a veritable brand in the matter of just a few years? Just ask California's Best Coast, who, just weeks ago, announced that the band's singer Bethany Cosentino teaming up with Urban Outfitters for a clothing line.

All this extracurricular stuff hasn't stopped the band from putting out more music, though. 2012 will mark another full length as well as a tour that will pass through Dallas at the Granada Theater on Friday, June 1. The band will be joined Nashville's Jeff The Brotherhood and Denton's Mind Spiders. Tickets for the show are on sale for $21 at the Granada's ticket website.

Also at the Granada, Nick Lowe will perform on Wednesday, May 9, with The Autumn Defense. You might remember Lowe as the charming, white haired guy who opened for Wilco at their most recent Dallas show, or for the multitudes of hits he churned out for Stiff Records and elsewhere in the '70s.

Tickets for this show are also on sale at the Granada ticket website for $30-$49.

Absinthe Lounge

Monday, March 19 - John Lewis

Wednesday, March 21 - Mike Freiley

Thursday, March 22 - Taylor Pace

Friday, March 23 - DJ Zanni

Saturday, March 24 - GoDJ SQ

Bass Performance Hall
March 23-25 - Cellist Alisa Weilerstein

Bryan Street Tavern

Friday, March 30 - Rockers Vs. Mods: The Gorehounds, The Dangits, Lollipop Shoppe

Saturday, June 2 - Pierced Arrows, Don't

Calatrava Bridge

Saturday, March 31 - Rockers Vs. Mods: Johny Tone, Glambilly, Rude King, Texas Mod Crushers

Dada
Friday, May 11 - Memoryhouse

The Foundry

Saturday, March 31 - Rockers Vs. Mods: Sleazy Mancini, The Black Dotz, Missile, Boom Boom Box

Granada Theater

Sunday, April 15 - Leon Russell

Wednesday, May 9 - Nick Lowe, The Autumn Defense

Friday, June 1 - Best Coast, Jeff The Brotherhood, Mind Spiders

Friday, June 8 - The Flatlanders

Saturday, June 9 - Jackopierce

Thursday, July 26 - Little Feat

House Of Blues
Thursday, March 15 - Brandon Steadman Band, Clay Wilson Band
Monday, April 23 - Curren$y
Friday, May 18 - Scott McCurry
Sunday, May 27 - The Darkness
Sunday, June 3 - Collective Soul

The Kessler Theater
Saturday, April 7 - The Relatives

Prophet Bar

May 8 - Deep Dark Woods

Sandaga Jazz

Sunday, March 17 - Daniel Louis White

Sundown at Granada
Saturday, March 17 - The Effinays, Melody Memory, Basic5

The Tree House
Sunday, March 18 - Johnny Beauford

Trees

April 9 - Augustana

Verizon Theatre

Monday, June 11 - Daughtry, SafetySuit, Mike Sanchez

Tuesday, July 10 - Boston

Wednesday, August 8 - Yanni

Friday, October 26 - Ian Anderson

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