Shakira

Downtown at High Noon, PETA Will Barbecue One of Its Own

Those kooky animal lovers at PETA are up to their crazy shenanigans again. (By "kooky" and "crazy shenanigans" what we mean is, "Have you ever wondered if PETA is just some sort of pervy scam to get twentysomething women to disrobe in public?) According to the groups press release, they will "cook" ... 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 >>

Kasey Chambers On The Differences Between America and Australia, Boobs and Boots

Kasey Chambers​Kasey Chambers has certainly been an artist on the go as of late. Until earlier this week, that is. On Wednesday afternoon, while on tour with her family in tow, the Australian star's bus was on the verge of breaking down on the road somewhere between Nashville and Austin. In fact ... More >>

Juanes

Saturday, March 26, at the Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie

PETA Gives Kiss to Spiral Diner; Does Tofu Make You Cranky?

​Spiral Diner's staffers aren't letting an award from PETA distract them from their work slinging tofu scrambles and mixing soy milkshakes. "I really don't know," a man who identified himself as manager of the Fort Worth branch said with a snarl when City of Ate called to ask how the restaura ... More >>

Arbitrarily Grading The Year That Was: A Look Back At The Major Music Happenings of 2010.

Not quite an A . But 2010 was still a pretty good year for music.​If the '00s were dominated by hip-hop, this decade looks as if it's being dominated by electronic music. While electro-pop has had some resurrections over the years, it's now a mainstay of popular music. Look no farther tha ... More >>

Picture Show: Ten Photos from Shakira's American Airlines Center Performance

Kevin Todora​Before Texas-OU rattled the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Shakira brought her tour through Dallas' American Airlines Center for her own bit of shake-n-bake. And the already-elated crowd got a taste of pure Shakira-heaven when she made her way to the stage... through the crowd.Our photograp ... More >>

Ten Ironclad Reasons Why Aerosmith Sucks...

Rachel ParkerIn this photo: Steven Tyler's "Yo Mama" mic stand, and his bedazzled New Balances.​They're sometimes called "America's Rock and Roll Band." And, yes, fastidious Aerosmith fans will shout for the rooftops that "Dream On" is a badass song. But, au contraire, friends, for there are sever ... More >>

Today In Music News: Shakira Closes Out World Cup, Lady Gaga Boosts Black Market And Arcade Fire Draw English Ire

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 8, 2010...And people thought the vuvuzela's were annoying at the World Cup: Now attendants of the closing ceremony are going to have to suffer through Shakira's warbling.Who knew Lady Gaga would stir up illegal cosmetic contact sales? Did Ar ... More >>

Show Announcements: Phosphorescent, Keane, Shakira, Mat Kearney, Built to Spill, Black Crowes,Jimmy Buffet, Jonas Brothers, Brad Paisley, Bel Biv Devoe and More!

Phosphorescent​Brooklyn-based Phosphorescent went from being an unknown indie poet scouring the globe and playing empty rooms to a critical darling almost overnight--many thanks to Willie Nelson. Matthew Houck, the man behind the moniker, made the risky decision to do an album of Nelson covers las ... More >>

Idol Rich: CJ Inexplicably a B3

​America gave up 33 million votes last night. I'm not sure who I would've swapped Big Mike for to keep him out of the Bottom Three, but I would've definitely put Aaron Kelly in there instead of Fort Worth's Casey James. The B3 announcement came relatively quickly in the show, after a Rascal F ... More >>

NBA Dunkers Do Dallas In One Wild, Wintry Wonderful All-Star Weekend

Show Announcements: Alicia Keys and Ray Davies Plan Local Stops, And Bon Jovi Adds Second Dallas Date

We had bikini pics of Ray Davies and Bon Jovi too, but trust us, you didn't want to see them. ​Alicia Keys will be performing with Shakira and Usher at the NBA All-Star Game on Valentine's Day, but that won't be her only North Texas stop this year. On Friday, April 2, the songstress will perform a ... More >>

Year in Review: 2009's Best Proves the Stars Are Shifting in Latin Music

It's been a year of surprises in Latin music. Reggaetón continues fading, albeit slowly, and the industry's mainstays aren't garnering the attention they used to. Case in point: Don Omar's summer release iDon (no relation to your phone), which remained quiet after its first single, "Virtual Diva." ... More >>

CNN Gives Thanks to Local Hero Brad Blauser

Wheelchairs for Iraqi KidsBrad Blauser with one of the hundreds of Iraqi children to receive pediatric wheelchairs thanks to the North Texan's efforts​Five years ago, Brad Blauser of Grapevine landed in Iraq as a civilian contractor. Though his family remains here, Blauser has stayed in Baghdad. B ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Star Wars: In Concert, Alice in Chains, The Bravery

Star Wars: In Concert at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Friday, October 23"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."The opening moments of Star Wars still give me the chills no matter how many times I watch it. Seeing it on the monstrous screens at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in tandem with a symphony mu ... More >>

"An Unfilled Hole": CBS Dallas VP Explains Movin' From Dance Music to Spanish Pop

These have been busy days over at CBS Radio Dallas: First, it turned chatty Live 105.3 into the sportsy The Fan. Then, mid-song yesterday, all-day dance party Movin' 107.5 became the puro Español Mega 107.5, described by Kurt Johnson, VP of programming for CBS Radio Dallas, as "Dallas's first and o ... More >>

Last Night: The Hold Steady at Palladium Ballroom

Low Note

Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore do not make sweet, sweet music

Her Voice Doesn't Lie

Hear Music of the Spanish World at UTD

Assist, Nellie

Transformation started by Mavs' Godfather finally finished

Feeling Charitable Toward Shaq

2006 Dallas Observer Music Awards

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