Grammy Awards

Imagine Dragons, BFD 13, The Psychedelic Furs, Aaron Carter and More Show Announcements

OK guys, this week is a little skimpy on the announcements, but rest easy knowing that so many good summer, fall and Justin Timberlake concerts have already been announced. What upcoming concert are you most excited for? See you in the comments!

Five of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Grupo Fantasma, H20, John Denver's Rocky Mountain High Concert Celebration and More

Grupo Fantasma Friday, February 1, at Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge, $10 It's impossible to stand still around the beats and horns of Austin's 10-piece Latin funk band, Grupo Fantasma, who racked up a Grammy for their latest release, El Existential.

Is That the Transylvania Station?

Preview: Grupo Fantasma at Kessler Theater

Vocal Coach Linda Septien Is In the Business of Making Stars

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes. In 1984, Linda Septien was performing opera in Italy. Inspired, she flew to Nashville to do her own recordings. "You suck," the producer told her. "You have no feeling at all." She put the brakes on and decided ... More >>

Preview: The Dream at Southside Music Hall

Friday, March 30, at Southside Music Hall

Back to the Barrio, via Broadway

How I Learned To Stop Worrying About the Vibrator in My Mailbox and Love Myself

Nancy Drew and the Mysterious Case of the Vibrating Mailbox​When a vibrator mysteriously ended up in my mailbox recently, I got scared. I checked my apartment for video cameras and recording devices. I asked friends if they were pulling a prank on me. Had I "accidentally" ordered one in the ea ... More >>

Bela Fleck: "People Are Much Less Dismissive of the Banjo and Even Curious and Excited By It."

Bela Fleck​Banjo hero Bela Fleck has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to the often misunderstood stringed instrument that's now become a practical necessity to forming an indie hipster band. You see, in the 1970s and even into the 1980s, Fleck was a country guy. As a member of the New Gr ... More >>

Fort Worth Music Festival

Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, at Rogers Will Memorial Center in Fort Worth

Good Friday: Labor Day Edition

Flickr user d double uA previous Double Wide pool party​In the past, Labor Day has unofficially marked the end of the hot summer. But, this year, the heat will continue. There are some Labor Day parties this weekend, though, that will offer a chance to cool down and catch some good bands. The Doub ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz Launch New Sunday Residency at Rio Room This Week With Guests Mya, Ray J

Hey, we know those dudes!​ Unless you've been living under a rock, this is old news: Rio Room is kind of killing it these days. Forget the fact that Playboy named it one of the best clubs in the states last month; the Travis Street hotspot has played host to the likes of Erykah Badu (twice!), Ques ... More >>

St. Vincent Releases Strange Mercy Track List and Cover Art, Announces Kessler Theater Gig

Tina TyrellNew St. Vincent press photos day! Yay!​Back in early June, we passed along the word that Dallas native Annie Clark, known to most by her stage name of St. Vincent, had set a September 13 release date for her highly anticipated third LP, the locally recorded, John Congleton-produced Stra ... More >>

Homecoming Dance: Erykah Badu Returns to Arts Magnet to Raise Money (and, the Roof)

Dylan HollingsworthErykah Badu does know how to make the dramatic entrance, performing a capella before cracking the curtain to reveal the full band behind​State Sen. Royce West was there; so too Cindy and Howard Rachofsky, former mayoral candidate and "homeless czar" Tom Dunning, Arts District ex ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz To Produce Again For Lil Wayne: Duo Confirms That Tha Carter IV Will Feature Wayne, T-Pain Collaboration Over Their Beat.

Steve VisneauPlay-N-Skillz​Dallas-based hip-hop super-producers Play-N-Skillz have wasted no time making good use of their G4 Muzik label's freshly created blog. Over the past few weeks, they've shared some new music, revealed that they're shooting a music video with Bun B in town today, and, well ... More >>

Arbitrarily Grading The Year That Was: A Look Back At The Major Music Happenings of 2010.

Not quite an A . But 2010 was still a pretty good year for music.​If the '00s were dominated by hip-hop, this decade looks as if it's being dominated by electronic music. While electro-pop has had some resurrections over the years, it's now a mainstay of popular music. Look no farther tha ... More >>

Picture Show: Play-N-Skillz Start Auditions For Their In-Development MTV Reality Show

Roderick PullumPlay-N-Skillz have reason to be smiling these days.​ Oscar and Juan Salinas, better known as Dallas' Own two-time Grammy-winning superproducers Play-N-Skillz, hosted a pair of MTV producers in their Deep Ellum studios on Friday evening as a group of eager young Latinas lined up for ... More >>

Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ruthie Foster

Thursday, June 17, at the Granada Theater

The Sounds Of Rebirth

The 15 Worst ...and Friends! Albums Of All-Time

​It's hard not to remember Santana's 1999 album Supernatural. Besides just the Rob Thomas collab "Smooth," which we've spent the past decade trying to erase from our memories, the album received a lot of attention at the time for being one of those records that featured a different collaboration w ... More >>

All That Jazz

Jazz, Man

Interesting Quartet: Who's Your Pick?

​Didn't see much at'tall of The Grammys. But I see that Beyonce won six awards and Lady Gaga is an alien and Taylor Swift took the evening's biggest prize: Album of the Year. Swift also, however, apparently sang horribly on a "Rhiannon" duet with Stevie Nicks. Which c ... More >>

Erykah Badu Formally Announces New Amerykah, Pt. II Details--Which Pushes Its Release Date Back Till Late March, Oh Well.

Cooler than the other side of the pillow.​The formal press announcement concerning Erykah Badu's upcoming New Amerykah, Pt. II: Return of the Ankh release just came through the inbox and, well, some bad news: The disc, originally slated for a February 23 release, has had its date pushed back a mon ... More >>

A Real Gem

Boyz Will Be Boyz

We're Off to See the Wizard

Preying Mathis

Framptone

The House of Blues comes alive!

Sophie's Choice

Your decision: Marx or Secada?

Sophie's Choice

Your decision: Marx or Secada?

Hootin' for Wooten

Feel the bass at the HOB

La (One) Grande Dame

A Whole New World

Get a fantastic view of Peabo

Proud Oom-pah Papas

Brave Combo brings another record into the world

Jazz It Up

The North Texas Jazz Festival kicks out the sweet jams

Ten Paces

See guns a-blazin' in Fort Worth

Bell of the Bowl

So Blue

These musicians have the blues, but they're happy to be here

Mr. Peppermint´s 79th Birthday Party American Diabetes Association Benefit with Brave Combo, Boys Named Sue, Merry and the Mood Swings

Tuesday, January 31, at the Granada Theater

All Hail the King

Odds & Ends

Cory Helms benefit entertains and helps out; The Hourly Radio plays NYC showcase; rockin' women headed for Hailey's

Odds & Ends

Congrats to Brave Combo, finalists named in Ultra DJ contest, Erykah Badu hosts Jill Scott afterparty

Odds & Ends

Jack FM, Fatty Fest 2004 and Hard (Rock) Lessons

They Might Be Giants

July 17-18

Odds & Ends

Chris Bell, bar anniversaries and the North Texas Rock Rally

Carl's corner

Carl Finch and Brave Combo follow Grammy gold with The Process

Dixie Chicks

What's Not to Like.

Roadshows