Yes With Toto Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Thursday, August 27, 2015 Holding a band together for decades at a time is a tough ask. Eventually attrition takes its toll, whether its age, illness or the members simply growing sick of one another. Yes and Toto have managed to stick things…
Longtime filmmaker/podcaster Kevin Smith returns to town for a Q&A and a live podcast recording on Friday night at the Texas Theatre. He loves to do these kinds of events, as they are part storytelling, stand-up act and fan interaction, all in one. He’s done them his entire career, from…
.45 with Seis Pistos, the Assassins, and Hello Lover Three Links Saturday, August 15, 2015 There were four bands on the bill at Three Links on Saturday night, but the night was all about the third act, .45. For 80 minutes, the sold-out venue celebrated the music of Spector 45 with…
This Friday evening at 6 o’clock, if you see a bunch of people holding hands in a long line from Main Street in Deep Ellum to Ash Lane in Fair Park, it’s not protest or performance art. Dubbed “Hands Across Deep Ellum,” it aims to bring together creative types of…
Faith No More With Napalm Death South Side Ballroom, Dallas Monday, July 27, 2015 There was barely a hint of a nostalgia cash-grab with Faith No More’s 90-minute set last night. While that might have challenged the casual fan, the five-piece presented themselves as who they are, not what they…
The Texas Musicians Museum has been more than a decade in the making. The brainchild of Tom Kreason and local radio legend George Gimarc, the privately run museum has previously been housed in Hillsboro and Waxahatchie, but this weekend it opens with new digs in Irving and an impressive collection…
Brandon Curtis always stood by his little brother’s side. Going all the way back to the 1990s, Brandon and Benjamin shared the stage in bands like UFOFU and Secret Machines. Brandon was also at his brother’s side when Benjamin was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in 2013. He stayed there…
3 Doors Down With Seether and We Are Harlot The Bomb Factory July 8, 2015 3 Doors Down and Seether co-headlined a hump day show at The Bomb Factory, and they danced with the ghost of grunge all night long. Both played hour-long sets, showcasing carefully chiseled versions of rock…
Good luck getting Nicholas Altobelli to say anything positive. Ask him about playing music in Dallas and he’s liable to tell you that he wants to leave. Ask him about his latest record, and he’ll tell you that he wants to quit playing. Ask him about his divorce and —…
Twilite’s Second Anniversary Party With Old 97’s and Brent Best Twilite Lounge, Dallas Saturday, July 4, 2015 To celebrate two years of existence, Twilite Lounge threw a free party on Saturday. By the end of the night, people were already talking about how this was one of the most memorable…
Last Friday started out on a quiet and unassuming note for Kenneth Denson and Gabriel Mendez, the owners of Oak Cliff’s Red Pegasus Games and Comics. The night before, Denson composed the following note, placed it on the front door of the store and posted a picture of it on…
Warped Tour Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, June 27, 2015 Warped Tour is a survivor. After 20 years of putting on festivals, there’s no other way to put it. The festival is just about old enough to drink now, and when it passed through Dallas on Saturday to set up…
Rahim Quazi has had ghosts around him throughout his life. He’s seen them in person and is not afraid to share about his experiences in interviews and in his songs. But Quazi is not a dour person. He’s pretty much the exact opposite: he’s upbeat, friendly, casual and professional. Born in San Francisco, he…
Nestled in a converted two-car garage in Tarrant County, Cool Devices has become a hot spot for locals and out-of-towners to record their material. Owned and operated by members of the band Radioactivity, the studio doesn’t advertise its location and it only has a Facebook page up with an e-mail…
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eddie Money, Blue Öyster Cult Verizon Theatre June 12, 2015 If you went Lynyrd Skynyrd’s show at Verizon Theatre on Friday night expecting to find much evidence of today’s political and racial tensions, well, you came away empty-handed. For all the band’s Confederate flag-waving and good-old-boy pretenses, this…
Back in 2013, a screening was held in Deep Ellum for 45, a documentary on the scorching local punk band Spector 45. As great as the band was, the tragic deaths of guitarist and vocalist Frankie Campagna and bassist Adam Carter loomed large over the band’s story. The documentary (which…
As part of an ongoing series of art receptions at Bishop Art’s design store, {neighborhood}, co-owners (and husband and wife) J.P. and Erin Hossley welcome Austin’s Tim Kerr Saturday night. Kerr is a legend in the punk rock world with his time in punk/funk act, the Big Boys, but he’s…
Rush American Airlines Center Monday, May 18, 2015 If you’ve kept up on the news about Canadian trio Rush, you’ve probably heard their current R40 tour will most likely be their final large-scale tour. Not billed as a farewell tour per se, but if you want to see the band…
Starting on Thursday night, legendary punk band Face to Face will do a three-night residency at Gas Monkey Bar N Grill. Each night, they will play a full album from front to back: Their classic debut Don’t Turn Away comes tomorrow, Big Choice on Friday and their self-titled record on…
X Trees, Dallas Thursday, April 9, 2015 Last night, iconic punk band X gave the crowd at Trees a set that served up a lot of surprises. Rather than bang out one hard-charger after another, the Los Angeles quartet (aided by touring member Michael Kilpatrick, who switched between guitar, drums…
It’s a good time to be a fan of live music in Dallas. With the smashing success of The Bomb Factory’s reopening last weekend, it’s clear that the local scene, and in particular its hub in Deep Ellum, is the strongest it’s been in ages. Thousands of people flocked to…
This Thursday night, a long-dormant (and very large) room in Deep Ellum will open back up for business. The Bomb Factory, on Canton and Crowdus just a couple blocks from the heart of the neighborhood, hosts its first show since the ’90s with locals Erykah Badu and Sarah Jaffe. Just…
