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Ten Of This Week's Most Notable Show Announcements

Gillian WelchSaturday, June 9, at Majestic TheaterWithout hearing a note, you can expect Welch's music to be have weight. Maybe it has to do with her story of being the daughter of a touring musician and being given up for adoption. Or, maybe it's because her earlier albums were given the T Bone Bur ... More >>

Spiritualized, Olivia Tremor Control and Other Show Announcements

Jason Pierce, high on life.​With all Jason Pierce has been through over the past two decades, it's a wonder he's still alive. Even more miraculous: His band, Spiritualized, is still together. Even though his drug-heavy days are behind him, Spiritualized's recent albums are still just as hazy as Pu ... More >>

M83 at Granada Theater, Andrew Bird at Majestic Theatre, and More Show Announcements

M83​As we approach the end of the year like a car full of people not wearing seat belts unknowingly drives toward a brick wall, it's time to start thinking of year-end top-ten album lists. A shoe-in for ours is M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. So, you can imagine our excitement when we receive ... More >>

Grimes, Dr. Dog and an Impressive List of Show Announcements

​There are weeks when the show announcements are about as flimsy as a wet persimmon. Fortunately, this is not one of them. For starters, Grimes is coming to town. Her last performance  was a brilliant showing at Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest, in which she wooed the audience with her mix of Madonna's ... More >>

Feist, Soundgarden, and the Rest of This Week's Show Announcements

The cover art for Feist's Metals​Canadian indie songstress Feist is in the process of building buzz for her forthcoming album Metals. The starlet's record is set to come out on October 4, and she's planning a tour to support the record. Interestingly enough, though, she's only playing nine da ... More >>

Blink-182 & My Chemical Romance, Girl Talk & The Cool Kids, and Many Other Announcements

Blink 182 are back, and they're looking for corporate sponsorhips​This week's most notable show announcements come our way via huge corporate sponsorships -- one from Honda Civic, and the other from 7-Eleven. The former, which features the newly reunited pop-punk forefathers Blink-182 and their mi ... More >>

Show Announcements: Fleet Foxes, Decemberists, Beth Orton, Rusko, Ray Price, Adele, Maps & Atlases, Delorean, Dashboard Confessional, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Dokken, Wilco, Ricky Martin, Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan and More!

Fleet Foxes​Two years ago, Fleet Foxes blindsided indie-rock fans with a self-titled debut record full of four-part harmonies and folk songs that were both melancholy and triumphant. The self-made record, which was done on a shoe-string budget, went on to sell over 300,000 records worldwide.  ... More >>

Good Friday: The "Happy New Year!" Edition

No seriously, these will definitely look cool on you.​We kind of jumped the gun on this weekend's shows already --- but only to help you whittle down your list of New Year's Eve concerts before they sell out. But hey, New Year's Eve is on a Friday night, and there's still the rest of the weekend's ... More >>

Show Announcements: Sebadoh, Quasi, WeDentonDoIt Christmas Special, Tokyo Police Club, Colin Hay, Alter Bridge, The Cool Kids, Vallejo, David Cassidy, Clay Aiken and More!

Sebadoh​Few bands are as synonymous with indie rock as Sebadoh, whose original members, including the prolific Lou Barlow, reunited in 2007 and have since been touring in support of some early record reissues. They've got more on the way in 2011, too, which is why we can expect them to be in top f ... More >>

Show Announcements: Flaming Lips, Neon Indian, The Orphanage Christmas Party Benefit, Yellow Fever, Reel Big Fish, Aquabats, Kristy Kruger, Junior Brown, Monotonix, Eric Benet & more

The Flaming Lips​The Flaming Lips have been performing in Dallas for over two decades. The last time they came through town, they stopped short just north of Big D, for a headlining performance at the 2010 NX35 Conferette, during which the power blew several times. Hopefully, they won't have as mu ... More >>

Show Announcements: Best Coast, Wavves, No Age, Geographer, Josh Ritter, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Get Up Kids, Tapes N' Tapes, Oberhofer, Bitter End, Underoath, Deerhoof & more

Best Coast and Wavves--In Love and On the Road​It's no secret that Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino wished that Nathan Williams, the stoner behind Wavves, was her boyfriend. She got her wish, too. And, now, the two are taking their much publicized relationship on road, presumably leaving a trai ... More >>

Show Announcements: Dawes, The Soft Pack, Glen Campbell, Magic Kids, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, GWAR, Earl Harvin, Aaron Neville, Archeology, Gaslight Anthem and More!

The softer side of The Soft Pack​Just north of Dallas, in Frisco, something is brewing at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery. The bar's enlisted the help of Spune Productions to help diversify the music scene, who, so far, has done a bang-up job. More proof: On Thursday, October 14, garage rock ac ... More >>

Show Announcements: World Championship Of Honky Tonk At Sons of Hermann Hall, More

​We thought this was already settled.But apparently there's still some dispute as to who is the Honky Tonk Champion of Dallas. So the Boys Named Sue and The King Bucks--both frequent "Best Country" Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, with the Bucks taking the honor last year--will square off Sa ... More >>

Good Friday: The Christmas Edition

Rest up, old man. You've earned it.​So your Christmas festivities are coming to a close. For hours, you've been sitting around with family for hours, eating and hearing about Uncle Harold's increasingly aggravating bunion problems. You're getting anxious. Antsy. You need to get out.Well, friend, y ... More >>

Good Friday: Spooky Folk, Sarah Jaffe, Eaton Lake Tonics, John David Kent, The Burning Hotels, Drowning Pool, Sara Hickman, Jacob Metcalf, and Dove Hunter The Orbans

​It's been a crazy day around here, what with the big NX35 announcement and all. Part of us doesn't want it to end; the rest of us can't wait for the weekend to start.Oh, who are we kidding? We're pretty stoked about this weekend--and for good reason, too, as there's plenty happening. First, as al ... More >>

Dale Watson, Max Stalling

Friday, December 18, at the Granada Theater

Good Friday: Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Alice in Chains, The King Bucks, Flametrick Subs, Black Heart Procession

​Kind of a slow weekend 'round these parts. Which, y'know, is OK, actually. Feels like we've been moving at 100 mph of lat. A slower pace is kind of welcome for once. Still, that doesn't mean nothing's happening. There certainly are a few things worth checking out this weekend--mostly smaller affa ... More >>

Hash Over: Sevy's Serves Scotch For Supper, Roy Williams Doesn't Take The Week Off, Learn To Use Your Noodle At Tei-An And More

​Do you love scotch? Sevy's Grill will have a Scotch Club tasting this evening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. featuring five premium whiskys and a complementary dish for each. Dishes and drinks include crispy 5-spice duck cigars (sounds classier than "duck taquitos," no?) with apricot ginger dipping sauce ... More >>

Good Friday: Blue Jungle, True Widow, Eyes, Wings And Many Other Things, Sydney Confirm, Sore Losers, Yeahdef, Keith P, DJ Sega, Killanova, Prince William, Yeahdef, Beauxregard, Land Mammals, Jesse Gage, Mara Lee Miller, Theater Fire, Mimicking Birds

​The ACL festival may be going on right now down in Austin town, but North Texas music lovers aren't going to let some silly little no-compete clause ruin the weekend.First, let's review the shows we've already mentioned. Tonight, Telegraph Canyon releases The Tide and the Current at Lola's in For ... More >>

Good Friday: B.B. King, Kate Voegele, Max Stalling, Robert Gomez, Bosque Brown, Slaid Cleaves, John Cowan Band, Mad Mexicans, Alpha Rev, The Campaign, Brandi Carlile

Not exactly a ton of big names swinging through our area this weekend, but it's a decent mix of local and out of town talent who will ply their craft this last weekend in May. First the shows we've already clued you to in print or via the blog: Tonight's one-man band meltdown with Bob Log III, W ... More >>

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