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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: Mom Rock, Dale Watson, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and More

By David FletcherDecember 22, 2022

We’ll be straight with you, North Texas, with the holiday season in the air and everyone excited for a mostly-forgotten pandemic holiday gatherings for the first time in a couple of years, there really just isn’t a whole lot going on in the coming week.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Blue October, The Polyphonic Spree, Soccer Mommy and More

By David FletcherDecember 15, 2022

With the holidays right around the corner, it seems that many of North Texas’ all-time favorite acts are making their way back to where it all got started.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: The Smile, Bowling for Soup, MÁ…NESKIN and More

By David FletcherDecember 8, 2022

There are a few oddities in this week’s concert list. For one thing, instead of 10 concerts, this week we actually suggests 11 concerts for North Texas music lovers with an acclaimed rock ‘n’ soul singer performing two nights in Oak Cliff.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: 90s Rewind, The Front Bottoms, Modest Mouse and More

By David FletcherDecember 1, 2022

As we enter into the cold season, this is a great weekend for North Texans to discover some local talent and rediscover old favorites.

Eagles Brought Fort Worth to Hotel California This Black Friday Evening

By David FletcherNovember 26, 2022

On Black Friday evening, Eagles fans entered Dickies Arena to a stage shrouded by a gray curtain, as classic folk rock songs played low as the venue’s walk-in music.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Eagles, Judas Priest, Jack Harlow and More

By David FletcherNovember 24, 2022

For all the lack of big name acts we’ve seen in the weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, things pick right back up on Black Friday, a day on which half of the concerts on this week’s list occur.

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10 Best Concerts of the Week: George Strait, Pentatonix, King’s X and More

By David FletcherNovember 17, 2022

There is a lot of music to be thankful for in the week leading up to Thanksgiving. For one thing, the “King of Country” himself will be playing two nights in Fort Worth this weekend.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Amanda Shires, Napalm Death, The 1975 and More

By David FletcherNovember 10, 2022

As the year begins its slow descent into the holiday season, it’s another week of smaller shows in North Texas, another chance to walk a bit outside of your comfort zone and get to know your local music community a little better. The concert week kicks off with a show…

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Demi Lovato, Foals, Better Than Ezra and More

By David FletcherNovember 3, 2022

After several weeks of gigantic shows coming to North Texas, this week feels like a good chance to get out and see something new, whether you’re thinking locally or globally.

Misfits Made Our Halloween Dreams Come True Saturday Night

By David FletcherOctober 30, 2022

You wouldn’t think you’d see kids at a Misfits show, but there they were – children as well as teens, 20- and 30- somethings, old punks, posers and everyone who knew something legendary was happening Saturday night.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Lizzo, Maren Morris, Misfits and More

By David FletcherOctober 27, 2022

Earlier this week, we let you know the best bets for Halloween weekend, but if you’re looking to expand your concert calendar this week, we’ve scared up a few more that should do the trick.

Rubbernecking: Toadies Look Back on 3 Decades of Alternative Rock

By David FletcherOctober 26, 2022

It’s early on a Tuesday afternoon, and Toadies singer Todd Lewis is wiping down a new table in the entrance of his The Loop Artist Rehearsal Complex in South Fort Worth.

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10 Best Concerts of the Week: Post Malone, The Jesus and Mary Chain, BLACKPINK and More

By David FletcherOctober 20, 2022

Fall is in the air, and if the sudden cooler weather hasn’t got you down this week, there’s plenty to do out there in all corners of the Golden Triangle.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Phoenix, GWAR, Spoon and More

By David FletcherOctober 13, 2022

There is a lot going on this week, North Texas. With The State Fair bringing in lots of tourists and hosting its own concerts, there was almost too much this week to really fit into this little list of 10.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Roger Waters, The Chicks, Lil Nas X and More

By David FletcherOctober 6, 2022

Every week, we get to celebrate the wide range of music North Texas attracts to its hallowed venues, and this week is giving us a lot to celebrate.

Elton John Took His Final Bow in North Texas at Globe Life Field

By David FletcherOctober 1, 2022

So, the first question you may be asking is, why? Why is the Observer covering Elton John’s final concert at Globe Life Field, when we covered the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’s first two shows the first time he came to town in 2018.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Gorillaz, The Smashing Pumpkins and More

By David FletcherSeptember 29, 2022

It’s another week of classic acts and bucket list items this week in North Texas, and as usual, there’s a little bit of everything to suit whatever mood and whatever part of town you’re in.

Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Busta Rhymes Put Dallas in a New York State of Mind Monday Night

By David FletcherSeptember 27, 2022

We called it. Monday night wasn’t a lineup of great hip-hop artists at the NY State of Mind tour. It was a lineup of the greatest artists to ever rap.

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10 Best Concerts of the Week: Roxy Music, ZZ Top, My Chemical Romance and More

By David FletcherSeptember 22, 2022

The concert week ahead in North Texas is something of a slow burn, leading up to a night of absolutely impossible decisions at the week’s end.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dinosaur Jr. and More

By David FletcherSeptember 15, 2022

If you were to take a look at our headline this week, you’d think that North Texas was in some kind of time warp. Three of the most iconic bands from the ’90s alternative music scene appear in the area in the coming days.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: The Killers, Rufus Wainwright, Alicia Keys and More

By David FletcherSeptember 8, 2022

What makes for a good concert week is variety, and what this week has in store for North Texas is about as varied as it gets.

10 Best Concerts of the Week: IDLES, Circle Jerks, Korn and More

By David FletcherSeptember 1, 2022

With Labor Day Weekend upon us and the intense summer heat slowly drifting away, there’s no better way to kick off the new season than with a music-filled weekend.

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