Allen Event Center

Courtney Love, Smash Mouth, Icona Pop, Bob Schneider and More Top Show Announcements

More '90s bands are coming to town! The Dream is alive! Out of the bands below that I'm announcing are coming to town, a handful of them peaked a couple of decades ago. Now go watch that music video for the song "Good" by Better than Ezra to take you on a little trip down memory lane.

That's Dr. Princess, Dear

Eight of September's Best Music Photos

Hot Wet Mess, North Texas Fairgrounds, September 1

Hall & Oates - Allen Event Center - 9/10/12

Hall & Oates Allen Event Center Monday, September 10 See also: The fans of Hall & Oates A couple of years ago, I did an experiment in the offices of another paper I worked for. I took out the Hall & Oates box set, Do What You Want Be What You Are, and put on disc three, arguably the "best" of the ... More >>

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets To Tonight's Hall & Oates Concert!

Update, 3:45 p.m.: We have our winners! Congrats to Kyle Busby and Holly Barnes, who have just been notified that they can, in fact, go for that. Tonight, at Allen Event Center. We're dropping this giveaway on you with a quickness, as Hall & Oates are coming to Allen Events Center tonight at 8 p.m ... More >>

12 of the Week's Best Show Announcements: Index Music Fest, Indian Jewelry, Ray Price and More

Index Music Fest w/ Portugal. The Man, Washed Out, Grimes & MoreOctober 5, 6, at Trees, $32Last week, Spune announced Index Festival at Trees, which puts them back in the festival game again. If you remember their Wall of Sound Festival in the mid-Aughts, this lineup is an update, built around a ... More >>

Bret Michaels: "I Wrote 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' in a Laundromat in Dallas"

How Bret Michaels turned fronting a rather mindless hair metal band into a multimedia career lasting nearly four decades is one of those mysteries that may never be solved. Belting out syrupy power ballads like "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is one thing, but becoming a reality television star, screenwr ... More >>

Hall & Oates Coming To Town September 10

Even if you're not a rich girl or a maneater, you've probably had one of Hall & Oates' songs stuck in your head for a considerable amount of time. These days, most people start to listen to the '80s duo purely out of irony, but once they dig into the band's brilliant back catalog (you know, the deep ... More >>

Young The Giant, The David Mayfield Parade and This Weekend's Best Shows

​It's a weekend full of some pretty good shows and some pretty bad ones too. One of the biggest bills is Young The Giant and Grouplove at The Prophet Bar. If you didn't already get tickets, it's sold out. Check the print section for previews of Pinkish Black and Nervous Curtains at Lola's and Ed S ... More >>

Chicago's Jason Scheff: "When the Music Is In Your DNA, It Finds Its Way Out Pretty Easily"

Since 1967, some form of the band Chicago has been a part of the American musical experience. Formed as a jazz-influenced jam band, the early incarnation of Chicago bore little resemblance to the pop hit-making machine the band would become in the late '70s and early '80s. When singer/bassist Pet ... More >>

The Polyphonic Spree's Holiday Extravaganza, and More Weekend Shows

It's a big weekend for music indeed. A lot of holiday parties are going on, the biggest of which is being put on by The Polyphonic Spree, who, as you can see from the above video of them doing "Dancey Dance Time" with Yo Gabba Gabba, are quite kid-friendly. In fact, they're encouraging fans to bring ... More >>

Chilling With Mice

The Ten Best Concert Photos of October 2011

Mike MezeulI know, bro, we're sad too.​Closing out October, for us, is a sad deal. For starters, we're still feeling nostalgic over the incredible time we had at the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase and Ceremony. Second, we're waving goodbye to Pete Freedman as he sails off into the Grey Have ... More >>

Loudon Wainwright III: "If People Pay Me Extra Money [To Do "Dead Skunk"], I'll Play It."

Michael WIlsonLoudon Wainwright III​At 65, singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III is, perhaps, the elder statesmen of musicians who were tagged as "The Next Bob Dylan" in the early 1970s. But Wainwright's cynicism and humor have always set his songs a part from the typical coffee house troubadour ... More >>

A Weekend Filled With St. Vincent. Also: 45 Fest, Manchester Orchestra, Battles and More!

Annabel MehranSt. Vincent​This is the weekend of St. Vincent. In fact, someone ought to make it a local holiday because it's going to be pretty difficult to escape the songstress over the next few days. She's set to perform in town three different times. On Saturday and Sunday night, she'll perfor ... More >>

Q&A: Rob Halford of Judas Priest Talks Coming Out and His Band Continuing On.

For over four decades, England's Judas Priest has been making one hell of a heavy metal racket. Formed in 1969, the band didn't find widespread success until the late '70s and early '80s. But classic metal songs such as "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law" (both off the seminal album Bri ... More >>

The Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase and The Rest of Your Weekend Shows...

​This is one of our favorite weekends of the year, where a good handful of acts nominated for the Dallas Observer Music Awards perform all over Deep Ellum on Saturday night. The much-anticipated headliners, Toadies, Old 97's, Centro-Matic and Sarah Jaffe will perform on Elm Street in the lot acros ... More >>

Wiggles and Giggles for All

Make A Wish

Picture Show: Lil Wayne at the Allen Event Center

Matt Nager​ Lil Wayne was the biggest thing going in Allen last night, with his stop at the frigid northern suburb's new Allen Event Center. Ticking off the tour dates before he heads to prison in early February, Wayne joined Reba McEntire on the short list of big acts to grace the venue's stage. ... More >>

Giveaway: A Whole Damn Luxury Suite For You And 11 Friends To See Lil Wayne at the Allen Event Center on Thursday

He is not the same. He is a Martian.​ We, just like you, were caught off guard when we learned that Lil Wayne was booked to play the Allen Event Center on this Thursday night. But, alas, it's happening, folks--despite, even, his recent legal issues downstate (which come on top of earlier ones, too ... More >>

Lil Wayne to Play Allen Event Center on January 7

​The Allen Event Center opened just last month--and, no offense to Reba McEntire, who (just as she had at Cowboys Stadium) opened the joint, or to Charlie Daniels, who'll play there with his band on December 19--but we haven't exactly felt all that compelled to go to the new venue. That's a hike u ... More >>