Grammy Awards

The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, March 11-14

The time has come. We are officially knee-deep in festival season. On top of that, all of the best shows happen in the springtime, when the weather is best, which means that we won't get a break until we're running on fumes, with our little engines barely puttering into summer. For now, we're going ... More >>

I Think It Means "Party Christmas," Y’all

Because Summertime Ain't for Thinkin'

The Problem With... Katy Perry's "Part of Me"

​When I saw Katy Perry last summer, one scene that stuck with me occurred during "Hot N Cold," where Katy donned a number of costumes under a hula-hoop curtain. I think that represents Katy's career: A series of cut-away costumes replaced behind a magical curtain. Katy Perry's latest, "Part o ... More >>

The Problem With... Jason Derulo's "It Girl"

Earlier this week, I was both delighted and saddened when I read that R&B performer Jason Derulo said he might take a break from music after the release of his upcoming album, Future History. I was delighted because it means we don't have to hear his bland, sample-heavy music for a while ... More >>

Legendary Sexpot Ann-Margret Preps New Disc With Preston Hollow Church Choir? Um, OK!

Hey, now.​As you'll see and hear after the jump (courtesy of a video of the legendary sex symbol accepting the Star Award at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival), Ann-Margret "loves Texas." "Loves Dallas," too. She's even named one of her sons Dallas, go figure. Makes sense, maybe. For a t ... More >>

The Many Muses of Steve Earle

This Polka Dance Is Your Chance

Over The Weekend: Arcade Fire and Okkervil River at Gexa Energy Pavilion

Arcade Fire, Okkervil RiverGexa Energy PavilionApril 30, 2011Better than: any other show you've seen in 2011.All photos by Sara KerensArcade Fire's Win Butler. For more photos, check out the slideshow.​More than five years have passed since Arcade Fire last played Dallas -- something of which the ... More >>

Can't Decide Between Arcade Fire and Edgefest 21? This Venn Diagram Should Help.

Sure, it's the Canadian Edition. Still.​Kind of a tough choice going tomorrow night here in the Dallas area, as two intriguing concert options go head to head. On the one hand, you've got KDGE 102.1-FM The Edge's Edgefest 21 show at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, featuring performances from Jane's Addi ... More >>

Edgefest vs. Arcade Fire: Who wins?

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

The Oscars: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Funny, but I don't think Justin Timberlake is Banksy. Is he? 9. As far as early-year Super Bowls of industries go, give me football (Super Bowl), followed by music (Grammys), auto racing (Daytona 500) and movies (Oscars). 8. Original score? Original song? Sound mixing? Sound editing? En ... More >>

Show Announcements: Arcade Fire, Beirut, Josh Groban, Gruff Rhys, Alejandro Escovedo, Gogol Bordello, Bruce Hornsby, Big K.R.I.T., Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae & More!

Who is this band, and why are they holding a Grammy?​Since the Grammys, the general population has been mostly dumbfounded that Arcade Fire could win in the category of Best Album. All over the web, the question resounds: "Who is Arcade Fire?" You'd think that a band that's sold as many albums as ... More >>

Q&A: Christian Rocker David Crowder On Being Like Jimmy Buffet, Collaborating With Ted Nugent and Openly Crying On An Airplane

David Crowder​Even well into the new millennium, the term "Christian Rock" is still a practical oxymoron to some folks. But, for the fans of modern Christian music who don't see it that way, Texarkana native David Crowder's name is likely a familiar one.For 15 years, the wild-haired and goateed Cr ... More >>

Listen: Play-N-Skillz Samples Madonna's "Holiday" For New Song Featuring Snoop Dogg

​Speaking of local hip-hop bigwigs trying to make the most of Super Bowl weekend, two-time Grammy-winning Dallas production duo Play-N-Skillz released to iTunes yesterday its new single, a song scheduled to come on the brothers Juan and Oscar Salinas' upcoming EP release, Alter Egos. Here's the th ... More >>

By Our Count, Eight Or So Grammy Nominations Have Local(ish) Ties

​Last night, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2010 Grammy Awards, as they tend to do around this time of year. The winners won't be announced until the live awards show, which will air on CBS on Sunday, February 13, 2011. But, thanks to a whole sle ... More >>

The Levon Helm Band with Ray Lamontagne

Thursday, November 11, at the Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie

Big Wild Dance Party

Indigo Folk Is The Least Complicated

Fort Full Of Soul

Q&A: Ebbot Lundberg of The Soundtrack of Our Lives Talks Obama, Grammy Nominations, Wrestling and The Difference Between Swedes and Americans

Ebbot Lundberg, the rotund and intense front man for Sweden's The Soundtrack to Our Lives, had just landed in D.C. a couple of hours before giving me a few minutes of his time. Perhaps suffering from a bit of jet lag, but Lundberg sounded like a guy happy to be on the ground. His band is currently t ... More >>

Good Friday: Butthole Surfers, Peaches, MEN, Digital Leather, King Bucks, Ghoultown, John David Kent, Horrorble Party, Play-N-Skillz Halloween Bash, House Harkonnen and More

Don't forget your costume. Here's one idea.​Love it when Halloween falls on a weekend, as is the case this year. What that means for music fans is lots of costume contests and tribute nights, and bands and fans will likely be even more intoxicated than usual--so be careful out there. Recently some ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz Launch Label, Sign Local Artist

The proud owners of a new major label imprint.​ Yesterday, two-time Grammy-winning Dallas hip-hop production duo Play-N-Skillz announced a deal it has signed with Universal Music Group urban imprint SRC/Universal to launch its own imprint, which will be called G4 Muzik. After the jump, the full pr ... More >>

Aerosmith, ZZ Top

Sunday, July 19,at superpages.com Center

Nimble Nylon

Classical guitarists square off at UTD

Tomlin's Tops

The legendary Lily lands at the Bass

Ready For Bettye

LaVette Belts it for McFarlin

Working Like a Dog

Take a Beatle break at the Inwood

Giveaway: Three Pairs Of Tickets To Tonight's Digable Planets Show At The Granada

The recently reunited, Grammy Award-winning Digable Planets, who broke up nearly as quickly as they rose to fame in the early '90s, are stopping through town tonight to bring their hip-hop and jazz fusion to the Granada Theater's stage. And, yessir, we've got your tickets right here on DC9--three ... More >>

Kenny Lives

See, hear and feel the legendary Loggins

German Suburban

Addison throws an Oktoberfest

Denton's Brave Combo To Provide Theme, Score For PBS' First Animated Prime Time Series

Tu Musica

The DSO rocks the Latino festival flare

The Richardson Wildflower Festival with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Blue Oyster Cult, America, Everclear, Eve Six and more

Friday through Sunday, May 16-18, Galatyn Park, Richardson

Kid Rock And Gretchen Wilson To Play Granada Tonight...For T-Mobile Customers

Hey, Dallas Jazzheads: Get Ready To Party

Nokia Lounge

Bublé croons to Grand Prairie

Dipping Further Into Erykah's "Honey"

P.P.T. and BTD May Be Up for Grammys

Cred Sheet

Stuff you need to know to avoid cultural ostracism

Nashville Cats

First Class

FWSO and Austin honor the First Lady of Song

Sounds Spooky. Ish.

Strings And Things

All We Want To Do Is Dance

Great High Mountain Tour

Monday, June 14

Danger Zone

Plus: Kiosk Krazy

Scene, Heard

Old 97's grab The Deathray; Whammies for the Grammies; Drunken apologies notwithstanding

Double divas