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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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10 Best Concerts of the Week: Dinosaur Jr., Seal, Lil Wayne and More

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Dinosaur Jr., Seal, Lil Wayne and More

By David FletcherApril 27, 2023

This will be another week of big decisions for music fans across North Texas: Seal, Melissa Etheridge, Lil Wayne and many more have concerts in DFW this week.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Tyler Childers, Agent Orange, Ween and More

By David FletcherApril 20, 2023

This is a big week in concerts, North Texas: Ween, EmmyLou Harris, The New Pornographers, Tyler Childers.

Seal and the Music That Takes You ‘Round and ‘Round and ‘Round and ‘Round

By David FletcherApril 17, 2023

Name a song more fun to sing than ‘Kiss from a Rose,” we dare you. Seal is coming to Dallas this week. We’re there for that key change.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Lyle Lovett, M83, Stars and More

By David FletcherApril 13, 2023

A weekly list of the 10 best concerts in North Texas, this week’s list features concerts from Lyle Lovett, M83, Stars and More.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Built to Spill, The Residents, Burna Boy and More

By David FletcherApril 6, 2023

Binge on brownies and put on some tie-due clothing because it’s all about psych rock this week in Dallas.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Taylor Swift, Blue October, Weyes Blood and More

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Taylor Swift, Blue October, Weyes Blood and More

By David FletcherMarch 30, 2023

Taylor Swift isn’t the only artist playing North Texas, non-Swifties.

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10 Best Concerts of the Week: The Magnetic Fields, Drive-by Truckers, Mavis Staples and More

By David FletcherMarch 23, 2023

It’s a concert week filled with legends and new icons this week with acts such as Mavis Staples and Luke Combs.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Guster, POWERWOLF, Elle King and More

By David FletcherMarch 16, 2023

This is one of the heavier concert weeks North Texas has seen in a while, with four metal shows and a hardcore show making the top 10.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: New Order, SZA, QueensrÁ¿che and More

By David FletcherMarch 9, 2023

Get ready to make some decisions, North Texas, because eight concerts from this week’s list are taking place on Friday and Saturday night. Future, Reverend Horton Heat, New Order, SZA, QueensrÁ¿che and more.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Muse, Carrie Underwood, Buddy Guy and More

By David FletcherMarch 2, 2023

This week, North Texas will get a chance to see huge names including Buddy Guy, Muse, Steve Aoki, Carrie Underwood and more.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Larkin Poe, August Burns Red, John Mellencamp and More

By David FletcherFebruary 23, 2023

Each week, North Texas prides itself on hosting concerts for a wide variety of genres, and this week, it really is all over the place with roots rock, R&B, indie pop, country comedy, metalcore and so on.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Ari Lennox, Papa Roach, Toto and More

By David FletcherFebruary 16, 2023

Did Valentine’s Day not go like you planned, and now you’re looking for somewhere to not feel alone? Did it go maybe too well, and now you’re scrambling for another date idea?

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Bruce Springsteen Played a 3-Hour Show in Dallas on Friday, and it Could Have Been Longer

By David FletcherFebruary 11, 2023

What strikes you first about a Bruce Springsteen show in 2023 is that Springsteen & The E Street Band have been doing this together for 50 years.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Bruce Springsteen, Big Thief, Kaash Paige and More

By David FletcherFebruary 9, 2023

There are some big names coming to town this week, and they’re long names too: Death Cab for Cutie, Bass Drum of Death, Los Lonely Boys, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band.

North Texas’ Biggest Moments at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards

By David FletcherFebruary 6, 2023

The stars at night may be big and bright deep in the heart of Texas, but on Sunday night, Texas’ biggest stars shined out in Los Angeles when the music industry’s finest gathered together at the Crypto.com Arena for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Old 97’s, Felix Da Housecat, Suki Waterhouse and More

By David FletcherFebruary 2, 2023

Well, now that things are starting to thaw out, there’s plenty of live music awaiting North Texans this week to get over that cabin fever.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: True Widow, GloRilla, Soulfly and More

By David FletcherJanuary 26, 2023

North Texas music fans won’t have as many places to choose from this week as three venues are hosting two of this week’s best concerts: Tulips in Fort Worth, Trees in Deep Ellum and House of Blues in Victory Park.

The Best Venues To Catch a Punk Show in DFW

By Vera "Velma" Hernandez and OthersJanuary 23, 2023

Beer, studs, charged hair and chaos – these are the first things that come to mind when you think of punk shows.

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10 Best Concerts of the Week: Ballista, Durry, Angel Olsen and More

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Ballista, Durry, Angel Olsen and More

By David FletcherJanuary 19, 2023

If you’ve been waiting for a who’s-who concert week in local music, this is definitely it. Your concert week kicks off loud and local in Denton with metal band Ballista blowing the roof off Rubber Gloves and punk band Casual Relapse throwing a CD release party

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Asleep at the Wheel, Tyrese, Colter Wall and More

By David FletcherJanuary 12, 2023

With the year getting off to a slow start as far as national touring acts go, it’s another week of small and local shows that will let music fans get up close and personal with some bands that are sure to become their new favorite.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Jake Quillin, Air Supply, Afroman and More

By David FletcherJanuary 5, 2023

New year, new music, right? Here in the opening weeks of a promising 2023, the big touring acts have yet to arise from hibernation, making this week a great time to see something with which you’re either just vaguely familiar or something that you’ve completely never heard of before.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Parker Twomey, Daikaiju, Cure for Paranoia and More

By David FletcherDecember 29, 2022

It’s time to bring it all back home as the year comes to a close. With the big touring acts home for the holidays, venues around North Texas have turned to the deep well of local talent in putting together their New Year’s Eve celebrations.

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