James Hall

Top Show Announcements: Rihanna, Fitz & the Tantrums, Robert Plant and More

Pop stars try not to make a habit of canceling shows on their highly-anticipated tours, but it certainly happens. When it happens to me (the ticketholder), I blast it on social media, stow my ticket away in a trinket box and sulk for about a week. Then it's back to life as usual, until one magic mor ... More >>

Dia De Los Toadies' 2013 Lineup is (Mostly) Here

The Toadies' annual rock hangout festival, Dia De Los Toadies, returns in mid-September, this time to Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth. It's the first time the fest has taken place in the Toadies' hometown. Today, 11 of the 16 bands have been announced; you can see the full list below. There ... More >>

The Kessler's Melissa Hennings Tends Bar and Shoots Your Favorite Bands

See also: Kessler front-of-house man Paul Quigg finds a niche in Oak Cliff Melissa Davis Hennings stumbled into photography, really: Her first shot was The Black Keys. But taking photos of local bands isn't how she makes ends meet. She's the bar manager at The Kessler, an ideal gig for someone with ... More >>

Roky Erickson at the Kessler Theater

Friday, July 13, at the Kessler Theater

Five Underrated Roky Erickson Songs

One could argue that Roky Erickson's entire body of work is underrated. Nevertheless, I waded through his maddeningly inconsistent catalog and picked out five songs that may have escaped notice, either solo or with the 13th Floor Elevators. Please feel free to add to the list, and check out Erickso ... More >>

This Weekend's Best Bets: Roky Erickson, Mark Farina, Quintron & Miss Pussycat and More

Roky Erickson, James Hall & The Futura BoldFriday, July 13, at The Kessler TheaterPsychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson will be at the Kessler tomorrow night with opening act James Hall, who is legendary in his own right, and one of the greatest front men I've ever seen. Easily the top bill of ... More >>

11 Top Show Announcements: Roky Erickson, Linkin Park, Mute Math, The Jacksons & More

Roky Erickson, James Hall & The Futura Bold Friday, July 13, at The Kessler Theater This all-Texas bill makes for one of the best shows coming to the Kessler in the near future. Roky Erickson is a legend with a riveting story and James Hall is one of the greatest frontmen to ever grace a Dall ... More >>

Good Friday: TV On The Radio, Broken Social Scene, the Rest of This Weekend's Shows

TV On The Radio​This weekend, Dallas benefits heavily from the Austin City Limits Music Festival spillover effect, which has some of the best bands in the world looking for a place to play in and around town. There are a whole bunch of these shows, as well as a few others, making this weekend an e ... More >>

Spillover: ACL Festival Artists Booked to Perform Shows in North Texas This Week

​There are a good many reasons to skip this year's installment of Austin City Limits Music Festival down in Austin.For starters, the weather is supposed to sunny with a high of 98 degrees on all three days. in a giant field with no air conditioning, teeming with thousands of warm bodies, it won't ... More >>

Wild Flag, Justin Townes Earle and a Heaping Pile of Other Show Announcements

Wild Flag​Wild Flag is something of a web phenomenon, gaining loads of notoriety before ever releasing any music. It helps, of course, that front-lady Carrie Brownstein and Wild Flag bandmate Janet Weiss were members of the legendary rock trio Sleater-Kinney. But now, with their new act, they're t ... More >>

Good Friday: Bro Fest, Kessler Theater Turns One, Peter Murphy, Roman Numerals, Tombs, Robert Earl Keen, Third Day, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Toro Y Moi, Snoop Dogg, Valient Thorr & More!

The Greenhornes headline Bro Fest 2011​This weekend is all about South By Southwest spillover, and the entity that is taking advantage the most is Parade of Flesh, who will be hosting the third annual Bro Fest all day on Sunday at Club Dada. For more information on the 22-band, half-indie, half-me ... More >>

Show Announcements: Prince, Menkena, Sarah Jaffe, Toro Y Moi, Victor Wooten, Mike Watt & The Missingmen, Hayes Carll, Underoath, New Science Projects & More!

​As Robert already mentioned a few days ago, Prince will be here soon, reliving his much blogged-about 1984 concert at Reunion Arena on Friday, February 4. One minor snag, though: Reunion Arena was demolished a few years back. No matter -- the show must go on. Prince will set up a huge tent on the ... More >>

Giveaway: One Pair of Tickets To See James Hall, Bobgoblin, The Boom Boom Box and New Fumes Tonight At The Kessler

​If you've spent a few minutes talking about music with Jeff Liles, chances are at some point he brought up one of his favorite performers, James Hall, formerly of Pleasure Club and Mary My Hope, with descriptions of an intense live show that borders on religious revival. So it's little surprise t ... More >>

Good Friday - Double Wide Parking Lot Pool Party, Boys Named Sue, Trey Johnson, James Hall and the Futura Bold, Ludacris, Dorrough, Blixaboy, Akkolyte, and more

Caity ColvardGet in the pool with this guy at Double Wide.​The folks over at Double Wide had so much fun with their July Fourth pool party that they're blowing up the above-ground pool again Sunday, and this time Boys Named Sue will provide the soundtrack. It's the perfect weekend for it, too--wit ... More >>

Show Announcements: Christina Aguilera Cancels, But Chromeo, Josh Pierson, ZZ Top, Blues Traveler, Lady Gaga and Others Are Coming...

Christina, clearly frazzled by a busy tour schedule​In last week's show announcements post, we made a big to-do about Christina Aguilera's forthcoming album, Bionic, and the tour she has planned to support it. Well, in a press release we received yesterday, Aguilera's people informed us that the t ... More >>

Josh Alan Friedman to Offically Christen the Resurrected Kessler Saturday Night

​Old friend, guitarrista, author and one-time Observer contributor Josh Alan Friedman stopped by the office yesterday to drop off a copy of his long-in-the-works "autobiographical novel" Black Cracker, which has been available for der Kindle since May of last year. (As Josh summarizes, it's the st ... More >>

Q&A: Former SouthFM Frontman Paco Estrada

Pleasure Club

The Fugitive Kind (Purified)

2003 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Generals Knowledge

Sub Pop set to release Baptist Generals disc

Best Alternative Club

Trees

Made on the Margins

For 15 years, the Dallas Video Fest has flickered on the fringe

Just a Suggestion

South by Southwest comes to Austin, but why can't Dallas get in on the action?

James Hall and Pleasure Club

January 25

For the Birds

El Gato to celebrate CD release

Scene, Heard

Where there's glass, there's theft

Scene, Heard

A good idea...in theory

Roadshows