The Doobie Brothers

The Dukes of September at Verizon Theatre

Saturday, July 14, at Verizon Theatre

Rockers vs. Mods, Big Folkin' Festival and This Weekend's Shows

​This weekend marks the sixth year of Rockers vs. Mods, "a tribute to the 1960's British rivalry between the Mods & Rockers," according to the event's website. It happens over three days at different locations (so you can ride your motorcycle or scooter, duh) and will feature performances from ... More >>

LMFAO at American Airlines Center, Madonna Adds Second Show, Sleigh Bells and This Week's Show Announcements

​When we first heard that LMFAO were going to be performing at American Airlines Center on Friday, June 15, we were like, WTF! Then we started thinking about how funny they looked at the Super Bowl half time show with Madonna, at which point we started LOLing so hard we began ROFL. Tickets for the ... More >>

Listen to Devin Leigh's "Blackwater" and Catch Him Tonight at Adair's

​Once the leader of Ft. Worth's Hillbilly Café, singer/songwriter Devin Leigh has been busy the last few years, most recently lending his guitar work to Austin's Bleu Edmonson. But 2011 saw the release of Music for the Sole, and Leigh could finally get on with a solo career, which finds him s ... More >>

The Sheepdogs List Their All-Time Top Five Favorite Canadian Acts You Should Also Know

The Sheepdogs on the cover of the Rolling Stone.​From any way one might look upon them, The Sheepdogs of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, are living the dream of being rock stars on the rise. Earlier this year, the band became the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, and it didn't t ... More >>

So, Erykah Badu DJed The Double Wide For Our Dallas Observer Music Awards After-Party?

Pete Freedman's cell phone.Badu, DJing on a whim.​ We won't blame you if you didn't make it out to the Double Wide last night to check out the official after-party for our Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony, held earlier in the night at the House of Blues. It's been a long week of partying and ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Mr. Sleaze -- "Beautiful Girl"

​Not too long ago in this space, we posted an item about a local pop outfit (who'll remain unnamed for this post's sake) calling it quits. A few days later, that post was refuted by the Alternative Press -- after the artist's label caught wind of the piece and asked that the twentysomething act go ... More >>

Hear The Songs That Helped Erykah Badu Become A "Child of the Funk."

Erykah Badu​New York Magazine, for reasons we're not wholly aware of, went ahead and caught up with Erykah Badu this week, just to find out why she's so goddamn funk -- a fair question, always, I guess.In response, Badu created the magazine a playlist of her favorite funky jams -- 14 of them, to b ... More >>

ACl Day Two: Zilker Park Is Heating Up...

Patrick MichelsLots of tough choices to make today--like Bear in Heaven (above) or Pete Yorn early on.​ A busy afternoon session in Austin had heads spinning on Saturday afternoon--and that much is still the case, as The XX finishes up its set against the Temper Trap, leading into a three-way deat ... More >>

Last Chance to Get $10 Tickets to Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Green River Ordinance, If Ya Want.

Green River Ordinance​A few weeks ago, we gave you a head's up about Superpages.com Center's "$10 Tickets for the Last 10 Days of June" thing. Just to recap, here's how it works: Superpages.com Center picks an upcoming concert, and offers lawn seats for that show for $10 at LiveNation.com for a 24 ... More >>

Good Friday: The Hood Internet, The Gourds, Air Review, Dead Meadow, The Eagles, Chicago, Femme Fest, The Orbans, Sir Silky, Early Republic, and others...

Clayton HauckThe Hood Internet​The Hood Internet is playing The Loft tonight, and as Pete explained earlier in the week, "White people really like hearing their favorite rap lines placed over their favorite indie rock anthems," which is what The Hood Internet does really well. And since the theme ... More >>

Superpages.com Center Offers $10 Tickets For the Last 10 Days of June

​Since last summer, Live Nation's been ramping up their summer ticket sales by offering a promotion known as "No Service Fee June." A brief reminder: For the entire month of June, Live Nation is kind enough to remove the ridiculous service fees from the already steep ticket prices for their concer ... More >>

Show Announcements: Iron Maiden, Chicago, Doobie Brothers And Sting Coming To Dallas

Proof that Sting sucks.​Summer, that season when old farts get back in the tour bus to milk a few more million bucks out of nostalgic fans, is just around the corner, as evidenced by three big Superpages.com Center concert announcements this week. First, Iron Maiden will open its The Final Frontie ... More >>

Alan Palomo Scores With Neon Indian's Hazy Sounds

Light Up At Bass

Sarah Palin’s Real Life Top 10: Dinosaur Rock

To the Streets, Huh?

McDonald gets soulful at the Meyerson

Garbled

Hear the song (but not the lyrics) of Michael McDonald

Skunk Streak

Listen to the Music

The Doobies take on Big D

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

WWJD?

Plus: Dalbie and Tex, A List

Gave the People What They Had

Sometimes, the best new music is the best old music

Out There

Rough edges

Although the food is a cut above, Moonshine Cafe needs to sharpen its service

Timeless flights

The Byrds soar though the changes

Gimme, gimme truth

Jay Farrar and Dave Grohl don't owe you anything