Concerts and Tours

How in the World did Russian Circles Wind up Opening for Coheed & Cambria?

Chicago-based Russian Circles have been hammering their brand of groove-heavy post-metal across the globe for seven years now. For most of their touring life, the three-piece outfit, consisting of Mike Sullivan, Brian Cook and Dave Turncratz have done so as club-show headliners. Since the release of ... More >>

Coachella Lineup 2013: Old Legends Going Solo and a Double Dose of Nick Cave

The 2013 Coachella Lineup is here! In case this is your only source of music information (what else could you possibly need, really?), the headliners are The Stone Roses, Blur, Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Why yes, we do live in a world where New Order gets out-billed by Phoenix. Check out ... More >>

Purity Ring Wants You to Get It

Just don't try to define it.

Six of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The Residents, Fleetwood Mac and More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Sharon Van Etten Thursday, March 14, at McFarlin Auditorium Tickets go on sale tomorrow for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' North American tour, although they won't last long. The 12-date tour kicks off right here in Dallas, in support of the band's latest creation, Push the S ... More >>

The Band Does Denton

Friday, November 23, at Dan's Silverleaf

Hailey's Features Turkey Bash VII

The Sword

Tuesday, October 30, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton

Tegan and Sara - AT&T Performing Arts Center - 10/11/12

Tegan and Sara AT&T Performing Arts Center Thursday, October 11 Perched in the tangle of highways near downtown Dallas sits a grassy hill inside the AT&T Performing Arts Center. It slopes no more severely than a handicapped ramp; it is surrounded by vine-covered concrete, and open to the overlookin ... More >>

Brad Paisley Show Postponed Due to Weather, Will Be Rescheduled Will Not Be Rescheduled

Update 8/24: Live Nation sent word earlier today that Saturday's canceled Brad Paisley show at Gexa Energy Pavilion "will not be rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts." All Virtual Reality World Tour tickets for the August 18th Dallas show will be refunded at point of purchase. For 2012 Country ... More >>

Kaskade at the Palladium Ballroom

Saturday, July 21, at Palladium Ballroom

Preview: Plants and Animals at Dada

Sunday, May 27, at Dada

Preview: George Jones at Arlington Music Hall

CANCELED

Erykah Badu Banned From Malaysia?

A special Leap Day concert Erykah Badu was scheduled to perform in Kuala Lampur tomorrow was temporarily canceled, after a local paper ran this promo photo of her, which shows one of her (temporary) tattoos spelling out the Arabic word for "Allah." It apparently violated the Central Agency for the ... More >>

The Problem With... The Cranberries' "Tomorrow"

Last year saw a wave of popular bands from a few decades ago reuniting and releasing new material. The wave continues this year with new albums from Van Halen, puzzling announcements by Fiona Apple, and the Irish yodeling of Dolores O'Riordan and The Cranberries. The band will release a new album, R ... More >>

Langhorne Slim

Monday, January 16, at Dan's Silverleaf

Mark Pirro on Finding a Place to Plug In, Other First Show Experiences

Mark Pirro has been around the Dallas music scene for more than two decades as a member of Tripping Daisy, The Polyphonic Spree and currently Menkena. As a preview of The Spree's New Year's Eve show this Saturday at the House of Blues, we wanted to ask him about his first times at shows, including t ... More >>

Rhett Miller Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Research at The Granada & Other Weekend Shows

Rhett Miller​There are loads of great shows this weekend, but probably the most notable is the Cystic Fibrosis benefit concert at Granada Theater on Saturday night. For the fifth year in a row, Rhett Miller will be headlining, this time with the help of Sarah Jaffe and The O's. If helping people i ... More >>

¡Vivan Los Muertos!

The Lonely Forest's Tony Ruland On Meeting Lady Gaga, Sounding Too Much Like Death Cab

Hailing from the small, waterfront town of Anacortes, Washington, The Lonely Forest is a four-piece outfit that specializes in a quirky brand of power pop that is not much different from that of another band from that same region: Death Cab for Cutie. As a matter of fact, Death Cab's Chris Walla ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Bass Drum of Death at Dada

Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bass Drum of DeathDadaOctober 7, 2011Better than: heading out to any of the Red River Rivalry-related events taking place around town this weekend.​Well before Toro y Moi took to the patio stage at Dada to perform a headlining set and before, even, Unknown Mor ... More >>

Oak Cliff's Blues, Bandits & BBQ 2nd Annual Cook-Off is Calling All Cooks

​Okay, kids. We're gonna do this thing in a couple weekends and I'm gonna need a good showing. Plan accordingly. The 2nd Annual Blues, Bandits & BBQ cook-off in Oak Cliff is on October 22 from noon to 6 p.m. Not only should you plan on heading out for some good tunes and food, if you find yourse ... More >>

A Place to Bury Strangers' Oliver Ackermann Names The Five Loudest Shows He's Ever Seen

That's Ackermann, front and center, with the rest of APTBS.​As we've already discussed a bit this week, A Place To Bury Strangers have about as much a problem turning up the volume knob as Rick Perry does seeking hair product. Which makes this recent, surprise announcement all the more awesome: Ol ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Living Colour Plays the Arcadia in November 1990

​This one's special. I found it late last night, buried in one of the Internet's dustier corners, marked only "Living Colour - Dallas, TX - 11-27-90." It didn't say where. So I thought maybe it was that extraordinary Bronco Bowl show I reviewed for the Times Herald, drenched in sweat and knee-deep ... More >>

Concert Fouls No. 15, 27 and 64: Because, Sometimes, It's The Venue That's To Blame...

​As we've noted in recent weeks, there are a good bit of things that a live-show patron can do to keep other concert-goers from enjoying a given show. All too often, these things are carried out with an air of obliviousness that's probably just as offensive as the actual concert foul itself is. I ... More >>

Good Friday: Vans Warped Tour Launches During A Busy Weekend of Shows

It's already started!​It's that time of the year again, when the heat has all of our teenage angst at an all-time high. The folks behind the Vans Warped Tour planned accordingly with this year's installment of the fest, which will be at Gexa Energy Pavilion today. So, if you're extremely pissed at ... More >>

There Once Was A Band Called Ishi...

Spune Productions' Lance Yocom Wears A Whole Slew Of Local Music Caps.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Lance Yocom​When you consider all that Lance Yocom does for local and regional indie music, you have t ... More >>

Polyphonic Spree Schedules Free June Show. Will Tim DeLaughter's New Band Follow Suit?

​Hey, remember back in February when Tim DeLaughter confirmed a whole bunch of rumors to us? Namely, that he was starting a new band, and also that he'd be releasing new Polyphonic Spree material and some solo efforts in the near future? Well, good, because that information is pretty pertinent the ... More >>

Edgefest vs. Arcade Fire: Who wins?

Breaking Down The Sights and Sounds of Saturday's Dueling Shows.

Tonight, Tonight: Kevin Seconds at The Double Wide, Pass Kontrol at Lola's and The Secret at Rubber Gloves

A bit of a slow-down this Tuesday evening. But there are still a couple of quality shows worth checking in on...

Over The Weekend: Big K.R.I.T., Freddie Gibbs and A.Dd at Trees

Big K.R.I.T., Freddie Gibbs and A.Dd Trees April 2, 2011Better Than: Staying at home on a Saturday night?Big K.R.I.T.​The headlining performers on Saturday night's bill at Trees were supposed to be big draws. And rightfully so: Big KR.I.T. and Freddie Gibbs are two of the bigger names to emerge in ... More >>

Joe Pug Tells Us The Songs He'd Love To Cover One Day, Shares Some MP3s

Joe Pug​Back in July of last year in the paper version of DC9, we stated that folk troubadour and musical entrepreneur Joe Pug "devised a strategy for marketing himself that simply wouldn't have been possible only a few years ago." We were talking about the Internet, of course -- and in the blo ... More >>

2011 Vans Warped Tour to Kick Off in Dallas

​This morning, we received a press release from the skateboarding folks at Vans Warped Tour headquarters. Turns out that this year, the 16th year of the tour's existence, The Vans Warped Tour will launch right here in Dallas on Friday, June 24 at Gexa Energy Pavilion. Tickets will go on sale via L ... More >>

A Bonny Weekend in Fair Park

Yann Tiersen, Deerhoof

Wednesday, February 2, at The Loft

Tonight, Tonight: Joe Satriani at the Granada Theater, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger at Dan's Silverleaf, Leg Sweeper at Canton Co-Op

Not the craziest Tuesday night we've ever seen, no. But there are at least two cool touring shows coming through tonight. And, for a third option, you can help a favorite local act kick off its own tour.

Watch: New Local Super-ish Group People On Vacation Would Like To Introduce Itself...

Oh, like you're surprised that a Bowling for Soup offshoot already has merch printed up?​We've mentioned People on Vacation briefly in this space before, and now that the super-ish group of Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick and Smile Smile's Ryan Hamilton is gearing up for its first tour, it seems ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Whiskey Folk Ramblers at Renfield's Corner, Organ Yank at Andy's Bar, Dikes of Holland at Rubber Gloves and Hudson Moore at The Aardvark

This particular hump day evening provides some bands with interesting band names that, thankfully, make interesting music.

The Dandy Warhols, Hopewell

Saturday, November 13, at GranadaTheater

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tix to See The Appleseed Cast and The Rocketboys at The Loft Tonight

The Appleseed Cast​Sadly, Analog Rebellion has canceled his appearance tonight at The Loft due to the passing of his grandfather. And though we were looking forward to seeing him perform at this show, this night's still sure to be a great one, with The Appleseed Cast headlining the affair and The ... More >>

This Patch Has Plenty

Today In Music News: T.I. Gets Popped, Jazzy Jeff Gets Booted And GNR Get Pelted

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, September 3, 2010...You would think a prison stint and probation would be enough to keep T.I. on the straight and narrow. Think again.No one rocks a party like Jazzy Jeff. But, apparently that wasn't good enough for him not to get escorted out by ... More >>

Dia De Los Toadies III

Friday, August 27, and Saturday, August 28, at Whitewater On The Horseshoe in New Braunfels

Big Balls?

Today In Music News: UMG Pulls Videos, Mellencamp Gets Awesome Opener And Bieber Gets Pwned

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2010...Like the rest of the major labels, Universal Music Group continues to act like a bunch of bitchy little girls as they pulled all their videos from MTV's web sites.  But, considering MTV rarely airs music videos, it may not ... More >>

Brothers in Arms

The Avetts don't let success get in the way of family

'Saint of Soul

Kiddies Tanking

Have a Day Out With Thomas in Grapevine

Adrian!

Prog-rock legend Belew powers up the Granada

Tim-berrrrr!

A report from the final night at Trees