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The Top Ten Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: April 18-24

Can we just take a second to acknowledge that the weather in Dallas-Fort Worth these past couple of weeks has been glorious? Optimal for outdoor shows, BYOB events and the like, the weather should remain this awesome--barring a tornado or two--for a short while longer (before the inevitable Texas su ... More >>

Photos: Willie Nelson at House of Blues

Willie Nelson made a triumphant return to Dallas last night at House of Blues, and we were able to stop holding our collective breathe over his weekend health scare. We couldn't handle him and Phyllis Diller in the same week.

Nine of This Week's Show Announcements: Public Image Ltd, Why?, The Sea and Cake and More

Public Image LtdThursday, November 1, at Granada TheaterBefore the group hits Fun Fun Fun Fest, Dallas gets its own intimate show. It will be cool to see what John Lydon does best: walk around the stage in clown pajamas.

Ten Awesome Show Announcements: Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky, New Order, Deerhoof and More

Father John MistyTuesday, October 16, at House Of BluesJosh Tillman's debut as Father John Misty, Fear Fun, is already penciled in many music critics' 2012 best-of lists. Reports about his May show at Sons of Hermann Hall were excellent. We can only expect this show to be just as solid.

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 >>

House of Blues' Chris Spinks: "Venues Should Be Able to Help Each Other, Rather Than Fight Tooth and Nail"

Chris Spinks' folks raised him on a strict diet of classic rock. His friends upgraded that diet to all things Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords when he got a little older, starting with Social Distortion's Live at the Roxy. From there, he played in a pop-punk band or two, landed a gig at the Vans store, ... More >>

Santigold - House of Blues - 6/6/12

Santigold House of Blues Wednesday, June 6 Santi White is a charmer, and she had the audience under her spell from the first notes of "Go," which opened last night's show at House of Blues. Her stew of dancehall (queue the reverb), electronica, rap and dub begs the body to move. Too bad there wasn' ... More >>

Dropkick Murphys - House of Blues - 2/27/12

Dropkick Murphys House of Blues Monday, February 27 A Dropkick Murphys show isn't one to hold surprises, nor is it one to attend when you're just looking for a decent night of music. Don't get me wrong, the beloved Celtic punk band's performance last night at House of Blues was spot-on in just abou ... More >>

R.I.P. Etta James, a Goddamn Legend

Much like Loretta Lynn, who we featured today, Etta James endured her share of hardships in order to become the blues and R&B phenom she did. That voice could peel paint off the walls, in the best way possible. If you don't get goosebumps when you hear "At Last," I don't want to know you. After ba ... More >>

Watch: YouPlusDallas Takes On The 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony

​Well, I guess I lied again yesterday about being done with Dallas Observer Music Awards postings for the year. As YouPlusDallas' Laura Stillo teased in the comments of yesterday's post featuring the local web video production company's take on the DOMA Showcase in Deep Ellum, we've now ... More >>

Last Night: Erasure at House of Blues

ErasureHouse of BluesSeptember 25, 2011Better than: Staying home and watching The Tank, The Swan, and The Balloon Live. A younger, leaner Erasure.​Roadies placed mysterious steaming white ceramic mugs on the Gargoyle-infested, Gothic-looking stage at the House of Blues. What could it be? Apple ... More >>

Erykah Badu, RTB2, A.Dd and Burning Hotels to Perform With The Cannabinoids at the (Free) 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony

​Sure, you already know all about the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase on Saturday, October 15, at venues and stages all throughout Deep Ellum. Some big names lined up for that sucker, for sure: Toadies, Old 97's, Centro-matic, Sarah Jaffe. 51 others, too.But what of the actual awards ceremon ... More >>

Adele Reschedules Her Canceled Dallas Show. Moves On Up to a Bigger Venue, Too.

Hundreds of fans who purchased tickets to Adele's June 15 show at the House of Blues were left disappointed when Adele canceled several tour dates, including the aforementioned Dallas date, due to laryngitis. Well, now we have good and better news on that front. The good news: She's all better, and ... More >>

The Best "O" Faces from The Air Sex Competition Held at Trees Last Night

Rachel ParkerMeat Loaf's got a sweaty "O" face.​On any other night, Meat Loaf's show at the House of Blues would've been your go-to happening for thinly veiled onstage innuendo. Meat's idea of subtlety has been free-falling from his early sex-as-fiery-explosion and baseball metaphors to the epic l ... More >>

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Picture Shows: Vampire Weekend, Abe Vigoda, The Big Pink, A Place To Bury Strangers, Darktown Strutters

Andrew Shepherd​ By now, hopefully, you've already seen our takes on both last night's Vampire Weekend and Abe Vigoda show at the House of Blues and the Friday night Granada Theater show with The Big Pink, A Place To Bury Strangers and Dallas' own Darktown Strutters. Now, check the picture sets: A ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Butthole Surfers, Hanson, Cobra Starship, And a Marriage Proposal

Butthole Surfers at the Granada Theater on Friday, Oct. 30I just realized Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary and I went to the same college (20 years apart, mind you). That's kinda strange, considering the guy who voiced Barney the big purple dinosaur also graduated from Trinity Universit ... More >>

Good Friday: Brent Best, Bridges & Blinking Lights, Days of the New, Babyface, Pitbull, Doug Burr, All That Remains, Binary Sunrise, Rhett Miller, RTB2, Saboteur, The Sounds, Shinedown

​The weekend's here, which is good news for anyone hoping to catch up on sleep and boost their immune systems so they don't catch that darn H1N1 virus going around. And good news for music fans, too, as there's enough rock going on to melt both your face and all potential germs it might be keeping ... More >>

Last Night: Thievery Corporation at the House of Blues

Thievery CorporationHouse of BluesOctober 5, 2009Better than: Staying at home and watching Mad Men.​Fresh off back-to-back appearances at Austin City Limits and Stubbs, Thievery Corporation was still bright-eyed for its third show in as many days late Sunday night at House of Blues in Dallas.Insid ... More >>

Live Nation Goes Bonkers With More Giveaways, Deals

​In case you haven't noticed, we, and everyone else (including Subway) have been kinda inundated with ticket offers and discounts from Live Nation all summer long.Well, this week, the folks at the national booking/promotions superpower have put a few more worth-mentioning doozies into the pot.Firs ... More >>

Video: All-American Rejects' Free Show At House of Blues

Remember a few weeks back when the All-American Rejects stopped by the House of Blues for a free, MySpace-sponsored show? Maybe? Yeah? Well, either way, the high-def footage shot for MySpace is making the rounds this morning, and that includes the above clip of the band performing its song "Dirty Li ... More >>

So Tonight's Kinda Crazy-Packed, Huh?

Not that you needed the reminders, I'm sure, but, seriously, check out tonight's schedule:Tallest Man on Earth and John Vanderslice at the House of Blues' Cambridge Room. (Which, hilariously enough, is no longer called the Pontiac Garage. Shocking, I know.)Paul van Dyk at the Lizard Lounge.Starlight ... More >>

Last Night: Santigold, Amanda Blank and Trouble Andrew at the House of Blues

SantigoldHouse of BluesJune 18, 2009 Better than: Watching this guy. Check out more photos from the show in our slideshow.Santigold, the artist formerly known as Santogold (whose real name is Santi White), stopped by House of Blues last night to deliver a scorching performance on the latt ... More >>

THe BAcksliders Continue Series Of Etiquette-Related Titles, Announce CD Release Date For Thank You

THe BAcksliders practice their table manners during a promotional photo shoot. THe BAcksliders will release Thank You, the follow-up to last year's You're Welcome, as part of a five-band bill Saturday, May 16, at House of Blues. Joining Kim Pendleton and Co. on the all-local bill are Somebody's Darl ... More >>

Denton's Own Eli Young Band To Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live Tonight.

The Denton-based, modern country up-and-comers in the Eli Young Band, which performed at the House of Blues just last Friday (see Caity Colvard's slideshow of that concert right here), are scheduled to perform as the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live this evening. So set your DVRs, I guess. Becaus ... More >>

Pitcure Show: Texas Showcase Showdown at House of Blues

Mattie Stafford Saturday night at the House of Blues saw 10 of Texas' finest coming together to perform at the two HOB stages. And it only cost $10 to get into the joint. Quite the steal, really. And, yeah, we hyped the C3- and Spune-produced event pretty hard last week. But it was actually pretty c ... More >>

Picture Shows: The Pretenders at House of Blues on Friday Night, The Jonas Brothers Movie Premiere

Drew WilliamsChrissie Hynde and The Pretenders stoppd through town on Friday night for a gig at the House of Blues, and somewhere in the crowd--or, from the looks of it, everywhere in the crowd--Observer photographer Drew Williams was in attendance, documenting the event for a slideshow, which you c ... More >>

Fort Worth's The Cut*Off Stay Busy With Shows, TV Appearance and New Recordings

Seems my favorite garage/punk/alt-country band from Cowtown, The Cut*Off, is keeping busy with a plethora (love using that word) of activities. First off, the band hits Lakewood Bar and Grill this weekend on a bill with The Slack and Salim Nourallah. Then the Cut*Off will be on Channel 4's Good Day ... More >>

Good Friday: The Friday The 13th and Valentine's Day Edition

OK. First off, sorry if this is coming a little late in the day and if our descriptions of these shows are a little shorter than usual. A couple unanticipated developments (like the SXSW complete schedule announcement, for instance) got us a little derailed this afternoon. But enough handcuffing. O ... More >>

Celtic Fury

Good Friday: Starhead, Lucky Tubb, Mustache Pageant And Not Much Else

If you can overcome the dreary weather, Black Friday shopping exhaustion and post-Thanksgiving hangover, there are a few noteworthy shows to choose from this weekend. First, a reminder of what we've already mentioned. Tonight, you can catch Gojira, 36 Crazyfists, In Flames and All That Remains at ... More >>

Upcoming Hip-Hop Show Announcements: Lil Wayne, Lil Jon, Young Jeezy

Poster of the Week: Method Halloween

Picture Show: Ben Folds At The Palladium Ballroom

Speaking Of Candidates

The Presidents make a stop in Dallas

Slideshow: Flogging Molly at the HOB

Last Night: Common And N.E.R.D. At House Of Blues

Good Friday: Just-Announced Bun B Show, Tony Joe White, Ella Minnow, Scott McCurry, The Smoke!, Pimpadelic, Chris Flemmons, Big Daddy Kane, And Much More!

Centro-matic and South San Gabriel's Dual Hawks Gets The Pitchfork Treatment

Last Night: Flogging Molly at House of Blues

Over The Weekend: DJ Shadow, Sundance, Gothica Fashion Show

Last Night: Michael Ian Black at House of Blues

Last Night: Songwriter's Showcase at House of Blues

Good Donations

Not So Hip

Photos: The Rocket Summer, Academy Is... at HOB

Inner City All Stars Added to Rebirth HOB Show

Thug Life

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