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David Fletcher

David Fletcher writes about music, arts and culture for the Dallas Observer. You can usually find him at a show in Deep Ellum whether he’s writing about it or not. A punk scholar and local music enthusiast, David focuses his attention on the artists screaming in the margins of Dallas’ music scene.

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Metallica Kicks Off No Repeat Weekend in Arlington with Plenty of Fuel, Fire and That Which We Desire

By David FletcherAugust 19, 2023

If you weren’t at Metallica and Pantera’s show on Friday night, you missed some real heavy metal.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Metallica, Snoop Dogg, Beck and More

By David FletcherAugust 17, 2023

It’s a week of music giants with Metallica AND Pantera, Beck and Snoop Dogg and other concerts in North Texas.

The Kid’s Alright: Drummer Brandon Pertzborn’s Unlikely Journey to Joining Legendary Punk Band The Offspring

By David FletcherAugust 16, 2023

Brandon Pertzborn is just as surprised by his career trajectory as you are: The Grapevine drummer has played in Black Flag, Marilyn Manson, Suicidal Tendencies and now The Offspring.

10 Best Concerts of the Week in North Texas: Culture Club, Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring and More

By David FletcherAugust 10, 2023

The stars will be aligning this entire concert week in Dallas with Culture Club and Berlin, Foreigner, The Offspring, The Smashing Pumpkins and Interpol.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Post Malone, Thomas Rhett, Jimmy Eat World and More

By David FletcherAugust 3, 2023

This week, Dallas’ best concerts include everyone from Thomas Rhett to Rhett Miller, from Clint Black to Black Joe Lewis, and everything in between.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Yellowcard, Lil Baby, Sounds of Deep Ellum and More

By David FletcherJuly 27, 2023

It’s another full week of triple-digit temperatures ahead, but one or more of this week’s concerts is sure to make you cool.

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For Boz Scaggs, Dallas Is Always a Special Tour Stop

By David FletcherJuly 23, 2023

Dallas St. Mark’s school alumnus Boz Scaggs performed all the hits Saturday night at the Winspear.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Shania Twain, Erykah Badu, Taking Back Sunday and More

By David FletcherJuly 20, 2023

Let’s go, girls. Shania Twain is playing on Friday, plus erykah Badu, Jason Mraz and all the concerts you’ll want to read about.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Ben Kweller, Ace Frehley, Jackson Browne and More

By David FletcherJuly 13, 2023

Stay cool in Dallas and Denton this week with indoor concerts from Ben Kweller, Ace Frehley, Jackson Browne, Black Tie Dynasty, Overkill and many more.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Steve Earle, Paramore, Sparks and More

By David FletcherJuly 6, 2023

This week offers up a little something for everyone with Steve Earle, Paramore, Sparks and more coming to town.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Willie Nelson, TLC, blink-182 and More

By David FletcherJune 29, 2023

Travis, we’re pregnant. Blink-182 is finally playing North Texas. But so are Bryan Adams, Willie Nelson, TLC, Cheap Trick and many others.

Pixies and Franz Ferdinand Brought a Lot of Cool to a Hot Saturday Night in Dallas

By David FletcherJune 25, 2023

It was a real ’90s throwback on Saturday when Pixies and Franz Ferdinand shared the stage in Dallas.

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10 Best Concerts of the Week: Pixies, Fall Out Boy, Emperor and More

By David FletcherJune 22, 2023

Live out your pop punk fantasies this weekend with Fall Out Boy in Dallas, get hardcore with Gorilla Biscuits in Fort Worth or get groovy in Irving with the Dirty Heads.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Garbage, Noel Gallagher, Logic and More

By David FletcherJune 15, 2023

Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, Garbage and Noel Gallagher, Jill Scott and Logic. So many names are playing this week in Dallas.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: LCD Soundsystem, Duran Duran, Les Claypool and More

By David FletcherJune 8, 2023

Topless sisters, a Talking Heads sorta reunion, and Duran Duran. The concert week hasn’t started and we’re already hungover in the best way.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Abraham Alexander, Janet Jackson, Weezer and More

By David FletcherJune 1, 2023

Sorry to front-load your concert week so heavily this time, North Texas, but most of the week’s best concerts are happening Friday night. Sure, one of those concerts is Abraham Alexander, the Fort Worth singer-songwriter who will be putting on three nights of album release shows in Oak Cliff. However,…

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Dead & Company, Bush, Gary P. Nunn and More

By David FletcherMay 25, 2023

This Memorial Day weekend will be a quiet start to the summer concert season. While we await the stadium-filling shows in the coming months, this weekend allows for many trips down memory lane. Beginning Friday night, Dallas hosts Dead & Company’s final stop in North Texas, and Irving hosts a…

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Dave Matthews Band, Jimmie Vaughan, They Might Be Giants and More

By David FletcherMay 18, 2023

This week, we have great concerts nearly every day: Dave! Tove Lo! Obituary!

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10 Best Concerts of the Week: The Cure, $NOT, Helloween and More

10 Best Concerts of the Week: The Cure, $NOT, Helloween and More

By David FletcherMay 11, 2023

Music is made to be shared, and this week, share it with your mom. Here are the best concerts in DFW this week.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Ed Sheeran, Brooks & Dunn, Santana and More

By David FletcherMay 4, 2023

After nearly a month of mostly mid-level acts, North Texas is welcoming some really big names to the area this week.

To Melissa Etheridge, Wednesday in Dallas Is Another Town’s Saturday

By David FletcherMay 2, 2023

Aside from tackling the nation’s opioid crisis, Melissa Etheridge’s Summer Tour ’23 comes to Dallas’ Majestic Theatre Wednesday night.

Seal’s Sunday Show Made for a Night of Nostalgia and New Memories

By David FletcherMay 1, 2023

Seal was absolutely stunning at his Sunday night show in Dallas.

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