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Good Friday: Blue October, Le Cure, Drawn by Jaymz, Boys Named Sue, The Fox & The Bird, Mono, Dosh, Hello Lover

This is happening, folks.​As you're probably already aware, we're embarking on the mother of all weekends. That's right; Edgefest is upon us. By now, you might have tried your luck at winning one of our ticket giveaways--after all, what self respecting Limp Bizkit fan wouldn't? But if trying to ... More >>

Jersey Girl

Giveaway: Two Pairs of Tickets to Tomorrow Night's Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights CD Release Show at the House of Blues

Pardon Me's album cover.​Saturday's looking like an especially busy one around the Metroplex, what with Record Store Day happening and the Old 97's playing a not-so-secret show and, I dunno, Owl City playing out at the Nokia Theatre, if that floats your boat. Surely, though, one of the bigger even ... More >>

Good Friday: Actual Good Friday Edition

Jesus? Or Frank Zappa?​Given recent goings-on (which, I hope, also helps to explain the tardiness of this posting) the top pick of place for you to be this weekend is pretty obvious: Stop on by Good Records on Saturday at 3:33 p.m., when Erykah Badu stops by the Lower Greenville record store to si ... More >>

What's Eating Gilberto Gil?

Mimi Serenades Big D

Check Out The Lineup For How The Edge Stole Christmas 2009. Then Proceed To Groan.

Last year's logo was pretty awesome...​It was a couple weeks back now that KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge announced the lineup for the 2009 version of its annual How The Edge Stole Christmas show. And, uh, you'll have to pardon us for missing the announcement when it first came to pass. For pretty obvious ... More >>

Local Designers Somehow Cram More Character Into Grand Prairie's Nokia Theatre

Patrick MichelsA look back inside two of the Nokia Theatre's newly remodeled suites. Check back soon for a slide show with more photos.​Nobody's ever accused the Nokia Theatre of having too much character, but thanks to a down-to-the-guts remodeling of its luxury suites, the Grand Prairie venue is ... More >>

Two Area Halloween Shows Get Scary Early Announcements

​Halloween's a good two months away--almost two-and-a-half months off, actually--but, since area booking agents never seem to sleep, we're already seeing some pretty impressive lineups get tossed together for the holiday.Among them? A hipster's delight at the Granada, for one, featuring two Austin ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Less Than Jake, Beyonce, Demi Lovato, Rhett Butler

Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center on Sunday, July 5Anti-Flag, Bad Religion and Less Than Jake headlined the 15th annual Warped Tour. For $40, it offered something for all types of Hot Topic-clad teenage rockers, from the roots of punk to the MySpace man of glamour, Jeffree Star. That's fierce... ... More >>

Top of the Potts

Show Announcements: Counting Crows, Miley Cyrus, Kings of Leon, More

Counting Crows wishes it was something just a little more sexy. '90s fans unite: Counting Crows is kicking off a new summer tour in late June, hitting major amphitheaters around the country and stopping at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie on August 4. According to the pr ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Catch Ian Moore Tonight at Lola's Stockyards

It's a surprisingly busy Wednesday night around the region this evening. Take a look around: There's Propagandhi's at The Prophet Bar; the Pitchfork-approved Isis, Pelican and Tombs date at the Granada; the Indigo Girls at the Lakewood -- and even the Crystal Method at the House of Blues with L.A. R ... More >>

Picture Show: Spinal Tap Unwigged and Unplugged

Rachel Parker Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer of This is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind and plenty of other music-heavy ensemble favorites over the years, played the Nokia Theater during the Saturday night downpour, out at the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie.Photographer Rachel Parker ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Erykah Badu, Dove Hunter, Jimmy Buffet, Johnny Hiland Band, 50 Cent and Fall Out Boy

Erykah Badu at Good Records on Saturday, April 18 Happy belated birthday, Bill Wisener! The owner of Bill's Records on Lamar Street celebrated his 65th birthday and National Record Store Day with the eccentric First Lady of Neo-Soul and Dallas-native Erykah Badu (among others) at Good Records.  ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Leonard Cohen at Nokia Theatre

[Didn't get around to doing a Last Night review of the Leonard Cohen show over the weekend, but I'd be remiss to let the day go by without recapping it to some extent. So here goes...]Leonard CohenNokia Theatre, Grand PrairieApril 3, 2009Better than: Pretty much anything.In total, Leonard Cohen trea ... More >>

Consider Yourself Entertained

Cedric hits the stage at Nokia

Last Night: Slipknot and Coheed and Cambria at Nokia Theatre

Slipknot, Coheed and CambriaNokia Theatre, Grand PrairieFebruary 22, 2009 Better Than: Accidentally stumbling onto the set of a Rob Zombie movie without realizing you've been written into the plot. Last night at the Nokia Theatre, the earth shifted, the foundation cracked, and hell poured out t ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Cradle of Filth, Slipknot, Trivium, Amanda Shires with Rob Picott and Matt Wertz

This weekend was the weekend of extremes... So, you're a metalhead? We've got videos for you! So, you dig on some of folk/accousitc?  We've got videos for you! Everyone else, you're out of luck.  Cradle of Filth at House of Blues, Thursday, Feb. 19Originally hailing from England, Cradle o ... More >>

Last Night: The Killers at Nokia Theatre

The KillersNokia Theatre in Grand PrairieWednesday, February 4, 2009 Better than: That Southwest Airlines "Wanna get away?" commercial where the rapper yells "Thank you, Detroit!" and his hypeman leans in and whispers, "Detroit was last night..." After The Killers opened its set at the ... More >>

M83's Anthony Gonzalez Talks Killers, John Hughes

In last week's print product, we spoke with M83 frontman, founder and brainchild Anthony Gonzalez about the major influences on his latest release, 2008's stellar synth-heavy Saturdays=Youth.But what ran in the print issue was only a piece of the conversation--we also spoke with the Frenchman about ... More >>

Going To Duran Duran's Scheduled Show At The Nokia Theatre Tonight? Uh... Don't.

OK, game time, kids: How many obscure '80s references can I fit into one blog post about Duran Duran canceling its Nokia Theatre gig tonight? Let's see...Double Trouble, gang! In the span of about two minutes, we just got word from both the booking agent of the Nokia Theatre (AEG Live) and Duran Dur ... More >>

Last Night: Weezer At Nokia Theatre

Step To This

Rock Band Tour With Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White Ts And The Cab Coming To Town

Photos: Alicia Keys and Jordin Sparks at Nokia

Last Night: Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom at Nokia Theater

Hey, Dallas Jazzheads: Get Ready To Party

Tap, Tap, Tappin'

Riverdance says goodbye at Nokia

Mars Volta Coming to Dallas

Steppin' Out

Take your baby to Celtic Woman

Light It Up

Grand Prairie is all aglow

Burned Alive

Hear a Latin Explosion survivor

Greek Pit

Nokia hosts a kegger

Some Reel News Featuring David Gordon Green and Norah Jones. And: Free Movie!

Back Stabbers

Wanna Be Entertained?

Misspelld

Staind's frontman gets "intimate"

What You Say?!

Jamie hits the road...Jack

Tickle Me Impressed

Frickin' Lasers

Stop the Wedding

Head down to see Etta instead

Like Father, Like Son

Dweezil brings Frank to Nokia

It's Snowing Crap

Laugh Factor

Charlie Murphy visits Nokia

Really, Nobody Wants Free Flaming Lips Tickets? Shame.

Starr Struck

To Put It Bluntly

Platinum

Got thousands of dollars? Then a new wave of corporate-sponsored music venues wants to talk to you.