Jackson Browne

Holly Williams Doesn't Think Country Needs Radio Anymore

Holly Williams, the 31 year old granddaughter of the iconic Hank Williams, has grown into a formidable artist all her own. Unlike her off-his-rocker dad and her crazy-ass half-brother, Hank Williams III, Holly hasn't really dabbled in the stone-cold honky-tonk sounds that her family has been making ... More >>

Ten of This Week's Top Show Announcements: Flo Rida, Black Lips, Fiona Apple, Morrissey and More

Flo Rida, Cee Lo, B.o.B. Saturday, July 21, at American Airlines Center, $99-$129This show is all part of the "R You on the List" tour. To get "on the list," you're going to need at least $99, but it will be worth it to see Flo Rida, right? I'd probably be most interested in seeing Cee Lo, mostly ... More >>

David Walker Built Cabinets For The Stones, Saw Devo Melt Down and Witnessed Freddie Mother Fucking King

Bass Great Chuck Rainey, the Soul of Steely Dan, Is Recovering in Bedford Following a Stroke

​An old friend who knows of my lifelong love affair with Steely Dan sends this note I somehow managed to miss: Chuck Rainey, the band's more-or-less bassist from Pretzel Logic in '74 to Gaucho six years later, suffered a stroke Friday night. Susan Rainey, the second Mrs., writes on the official we ... More >>

Last Night: Tom Rush at the Kessler Theater

Tom Rush The Kessler Theater October 26, 2011 Better than: sitting at home waiting for it to stop raining in St. Louis. At 70, Tom Rush is the elder statesman of the singer-songwriter era that began in the late 1960s. Known as the person who introduced audiences to the songwriting talents of James ... More >>

The Conversation: Is Playing Other People's Songs Respectable?

Dallas disco cover band Le Freak​A well-timed cover can be just the thing to take a band's live performance from good to great. But if the execution of the song is off, it could blow the whole set. On the flip side, although playing a cover is a risky move, sometimes the rewards can make an artist ... More >>

Sue Sue, Sue-dio: The Ten Most Interesting Lawsuits In Music History

​The finger-pointing game has begun in the wake of this year's Electric Daisy Carnival.  Although any legal repercussions in regards to the festival that took place this weekend have yet to be determined, we're keeping our eye on the whole thing -- mostly because, let's face it, music and leg ... More >>

Tonight Is Crazy Busy. Nights Like These Make Us Wish Teleportation Were Possible.

What a busy musical evening we have on our hands tonight! The only problem? Making a decision on where to go. Anybody got a coin?

Tonight, Tonight: Liz Phair at the Granada, Dawes at Dada, Helmet at South Side Music Hall, Appleseed Cast at The Loft and David Lindley at the Kessler

A busy, busy Thursday evening tonight as the weekend cranks up a day early. SXSW crossover travel is certainly adding to our own scene's musical hustle and bustle...

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: The "Lost" Stevie Ray Vaughan Recordings of '78

​Your week-ending farewell comes a little earlier than usual this week with good reason: Twenty years ago today, at around this very time, I was sitting at my desk at the Dallas Times Herald writing for the afternoon edition the front-page obituary for Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died in a helicopter ... More >>

Good Friday: Trees' Anniversary, Ace McNeely Memorial Concert, Doug Burr, Monco Poncho, Airline, Loretta Lynn, Jackson Browne, Record Hop, Spooky Folk, The Beaten Sea, More.

​The Granada Theater's not the only venue around town celebrating an anniversary this week: On Saturday night in Deep Ellum, Trees will celebrate its own one-year anniversary. Tough to believe that it was just a year ago that the venue re-opened, but, hey, time flies. And the venue will be celebra ... More >>

A Golden Ticket Can Be Found At The End Of KXT's Pledge Rainbow...

​Surely, you've noticed the pledge drive efforts going on over at KKXT-91.7 FM of late, yeah? Us too.Annoying? Mostly. Necessary? Most definitely, given the station's public radio domain.But it's not all bad: Anyone and everyone who pledged to the station this week--and anyone and everyone who doe ... More >>

Show Announcements: Jackson Browne, Maxwell, Jill Scott And More

Jackson Browne comes Here in August.​The line that connects dots as seemingly disparate as Nico, The Eagles and Spiccoli makes its way to Grand Prairie this summer as singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne makes a North Texas stop on his world tour with collaborator David ... More >>

News & Notes: Carona on the Gas Tax, the Best Movie Theaters in Dallas (?) and ...

​A few odds and sods with which to end your soon-to-be-stormy Wednesday ...State Sen. John Carona was down in Austin today speaking to the chamber of commerce about the state of Texas transportation, which, for those not following along, ain't good. As in: a $50-to-$100-billion-shortfall not good. ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Slobberbone's, Ahem, Last Waltz in '05

​The Kessler Theater has yet to offer it formal how-do's to W. Davis -- remember, tomorrow night it throws open its doors -- but already Jeff Liles has assembled an impressive concert calendar. And for this work week's adios we need look no further than next Friday's Kessler lineup, featuring old ... More >>

Dawes, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Jason Boesel

Thursday, March 4, at The Cavern

Still On The Line

Glen Campbell plays the Nokia

Octogenarian Christmas: The Five Best Rock CDs Made By Older Folk In 2008

In all these year-end, best-of lists, I'm seeing little respect given to the over 50 crowd. So, since I'm heading that direction myself, I thought I would be the one to share some AARP Holiday Cheer. 1. Lindsey Buckingham - Gift of Screws The Fleetwood Mac guitarist/singer finally incorporates som ... More >>

Last Night: Jackson Browne At Nokia Theatre

Jacksonian

Jackson paints the town Browne

Pardon, But What New Radio Show?

Last Night: Hoots and Hellmouth with Po’ Girl at Bend Studio

Peter Case Spreads the News

Bless Your iPod With Some Live St. Vincent

See St. Vincent's Modern Art Show

A Saint in the City

Poco Haunt Us

Roots group is still finding ways to mix country and rock

The Best Song Around "These Days"

Skunk Streak

Time to (Not) Kill

Hard Day's Night

She's So Raitt

Bonnie brings her blues to the Bass

Jackson Browne

Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 (Inside)

Mack Starks

Blind Spot (Nitrolian)

Crowe's Songs

Plus: Sleepy Hero History, Tull Tag

Inara George

Monday, September 19, at Trees

Trend-spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top 10 music stories were all about winning the popular vote

Trend-Spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

Various Artists

Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon (Artemis)

Making a Difference?

For musicians these days, speaking out against President Bush isn'trisky so much as trendy

Paul Westerberg|Grandpaboy

Come Feel Me Tremble (Vagrant)|Dead Man Shake (Fat Possum)

Sugar Ray

June 21

Busy Schedule

NextStage has a full dance card

Hayden / Neil Halstead

Skyscraper National Park (Hardwood/Badman) / Sleeping on Roads (4AD)

Best Reason Only Johnny Cash Should Be Allowed to Sing Johnny Cash Songs

Colin Boyd

Critics' Picks

Warren Zevon

Please kill me

A handy guide to the worst local records of the '90s

Long journey home

Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels roll on a perfect road

Out Here

Out Here