FKA Twigs With Boots, 8 p.m., Friday, November 28, at Trees, 2709 Elm St., 214-741-1122 or treesdallas.com, Sold out. Whether you think she’s the next art-pop game-changer or simply a trip-hop vestige, FKA Twigs is one of the most-discussed artists of the year. Twigs followed 2013’s breakout EP2 with the…
If you spend much time at Crown & Harp these days, chances are you tend to associate the place with Moody Fuqua. He’s there pretty well every night, and while his job is technically general manager and talent buyer, you can often catch him slinging drinks behind the bar. Over…
Street Arabs can seem like a deceptively simple band at first glance. If they are onstage and you just watch them long enough to buy a drink and go back out to the patio, their music could strike you as loud and raw, played by five scruffy looking guys who…
Brass Tacks is a new barbershop in the heart of the Bishop Arts District that people actually enjoy waiting in. Grab a stool or relax in one of the ridiculously comfortable chairs, have a hot or cold beverage and watch a fun ’90s film on the TV, something like Desperado…
In March of 2011, the Flaming Lips released a limited edition collaborative 12″ EP with Neon Indian that lit up the internet. It was a fascinating alliance, but the pictures of the actual vinyl records were just as exciting. No one had ever seen vinyl like this before. Every copy…
Los Lonely Boys With Vallejo, 8 p.m. Saturday, November 15, at Gas Monkey Live, 10110 Technology Blvd., gasmonkeylive.com, $30-$300 This trio of brothers from San Angelo have a unique blend of rock, blues, conjunto and Tejano. The brothers Garza started playing music in the ’80s before they were even teens,…
Tonight was supposed to witness Connecticut band the World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die visiting Dallas for a show at the Prophet Bar. But as of last night, that is no longer the case. Show cancellations are commonplace — Ms. Lauryn Hill’s scheduled…
2014 has been a hell of a year for Party Static. They have played shows all over Dallas with local and national bands, even holding their own when sharing a stage with the Coathangers, for crying out loud. They’ve also been nominated in two categories for this year’s Dallas Observer…
John Bullard is 25 years old and a big fan of Dallas music. You’ve probably seen him around at a number of shows at not even known it. That’s because Bullard has an aggressive case of cerebral palsy and he has to get around in a wheelchair. The CP has…
Social Distortion With Stone Foxes and Jonny Two Bags Gas Monkey Live, Dallas Saturday, October 11, 2014 With Gas Monkey Bar N Grill now entering its second year of business, the owners opened the doors to their second venue, Gas Monkey Live on Saturday for a grand unveiling with Social…
What’s in a name? Well, if you ask the three founders of the new local music series, An LBJ Experience, a lot of things. Take the name of their new organization: For starters, it’s the acronym of their first names, Lee, Billy and Jesse. But its also, more obviously, the…
Hercules and Love Affair With Nick Monaco and DJ Red Eye Club Dada, Dallas Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Hercules & Love Affair, the product of Andy Butler and his ever-changing group of collaborators, no longer have the electro-disco pop sound that made such a bold impression on their self-titled 2008…
Party Static light up a room. With their five members carousing on stage and their scuzzy, nonsensical music, they’re a band who truly lives up to their name. There’s the locked-in, simple rhythm section of Billy Kuykendall and Alex Mitchell. There’s the fuzzy riffing of Brett Michael Strawn. And then,…
Frank Edwards is a busy man these days. Earlier this month, for the second time this summer, rumors began to circulate that his bar, July Alley in Deep Ellum, was set to close. The reported closing date has come and gone, and yet Edwards still seems like a man burning…
Hard to believe it, but Sebadoh is almost 30 years old. Yes, these pioneers of lo-fi indie rock from Massachusetts started all the way back in 1986 when Lou Barlow (before he had even left Dinosaur Jr.) co-founded the group with Eric Gaffney. Jason Loewenstein joined in 1989 and these…
