If you google “cover bands” you’ll see five different think pieces published in 2014, because well, people can’t ignore how many of them there are. Bars across the nation are packed with groups of musicians not doing original music, but paying tribute to some of their favorite acts, and getting…
Stars With Wild Moccasins Granada Theater, Dallas Friday, April 3, 2015 Stars are a band that’s cresting. In fact, maybe they’ve crested already. It’s not a bad thing; it happens to most, or pretty well every, band. And Torquil Campbell, the leader of the Canadian indie rock group, is all…
Selena 20th Anniversary Party Country Burger, Dallas Saturday, March 28, 2015 I saw the greatest piece of post-modern, Tumblr-era art on Saturday. It was a plaque-like piece of art featuring a photo Selena’s killer Yolanda Saldívar with the phrase “Certified Hater.” Naturally, it was written in the type of iconic…
On March 31, 1995 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known worldwide as just Selena, was murdered in a Corpus Christi parking lot by the head of her fan club. She was just 23 years old. I was a living in Corpus at the time and going to elementary school. I remember the day…
The state of Texas is huge. There’s a reason we say everything is bigger here, and when it comes to our musical heritage it’s no exception. You could spend a lifetime exploring all the nooks and crannies of Texas music and still come up short on seeing it all. But…
Stevie Wonder American Airlines Center, Dallas Sunday, March 22, 2015 There’s something about musical legends and the month of March in Dallas. Last year we were given an almost three-hour-long performance by Bruce Springsteen ahead of the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship Finals that was widely considered the concert of…
On Sunday we finally get the local music show we’ve been hounding KXT about for years, except we’re getting it on Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket. You know, the all-sports station that’s legitimately the best music station in the area. Captained by the ex-KDGE The EDGE DJ Mark Schectman, “The Local…
Santana Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Wednesday, March 18, 2015 I sat through a nearly three-hour Cialis commercial at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie last night. You know exactly what I’m talking about, too. You’re watching some sporting event or, in this case, a Santana concert, and out of nowhere…
At some point Saturday you’ll see him. He’ll be making his way to the DART, either through the efforts of a friend or a miffed girlfriend. One shoe will be missing, the green hat he’s wearing will be askew, and the festive holiday tank top he purchased from Target will…
Meghan Trainor Granada Theater, Dallas Friday, February 27, 2015 Meghan Trainor’s sold-out appearance at Granada Theater on Friday night had every opportunity to be a disaster. Freezing temperatures, ice-covered roads and falling snow threatened to run the whole thing off the rails. There was also a Facebook campaign that promised…
The guys at The Ticket really like music. It’s not even close to being a secret, even if it is technically a sports talk radio station. But they’ve always tended to keep their passion for music at arm’s length — say, with funny segments on the radio, or with performances…
Finally: Garth Brooks is coming back to Dallas. After more than seven years and a snub of the entire state of Texas on his comeback tour, yesterday he — hey, wait a minute. This isn’t actually a concert he’s playing? He’s just hosting a pre-party for the American Country Music…
Kanye is an artist! Respect his artistry! Oh wait, sorry, wrong thread. What we meant to say is, what the hell does Kanye West have up his sleeve this time? The pied piper of pop music and Taylor Swift’s unofficial new BFF has been tweeting the website Yeezy.supply for just…
We hadn’t been inside the American Airlines Center for five minutes when the marketing machine snared my six-year-old nephew in their trap of flashing lights, loud noises and wallet-depleting merchandise. And, with a deep sigh of resignation I accepted that I wasn’t getting out of this one, as every parent,…
If you look up the word “Ragonk” in the dictionary, well, you won’t get very far. That’s because Ragonk isn’t actually a word. In truth, it’s more of a meme. So what the hell is up with Trees hosting a concert this weekend (and one with a pretty damn good…
Well, it’s officially Super Hero month in North Texas. For the last few weeks we’ve hosted the Marvel Experience, which has delighted the area’s youths with its interactive games, 3-D tech and rides. Now the Marvel super heroes and villains are taking over the American Airlines Center. What can you…
Four hours with a 6-year-old taught me that parents are the baddest motherfuckers on the planet. I have never been so exhausted. Nothing I’ve done in my adult life has prepared me for a day of trying to wrangle a 6-year-old while Spider-Man occasionally pops up to talk to him,…
No one is quite sure what the Marvel Experience is. Radio ads have billed it as seven domes of “fully immersive hyper-reality” at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park, where you can partner up with characters like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor and Wolverine to do … something. We’re not sure…
What’s causing the Dallas earthquakes? (Most likely fracking.) Is it the long-dormant Balcones fault suddenly coming alive? (No.) Is it fracking? (Yes.) Is it the devil, here to claim Jerry Jones’ soul? (Maybe.) Perhaps the land is just trying to tell us we don’t need another goddamn music venue/plaza combination…
It’s been five long years since the Dallas Cowboys have appeared in the playoffs, and some would say that the years of futility, and dream crushing mediocrity would have humbled the fanbase. BUT FUCK NO WE’RE COWBOYS FANS! The little modicum of success that the team has attained this year…
Radio, the long lasting delivery service of news, drama and music, keeps trudging along despite endless challenges from new services both physical and digital. And while it seems people are ready to write off the medium, in Dallas the sound waves are still going strong. (Look no further than the…
Lights All Night Dallas Convention Center Friday and Saturday, December 26 and 27, 2014 “The thing that has been most notable in the past two or three years is the decline of EDM” –DJ Earworm discussing his year end Year of Pop mix with Billboard And we watched with bemused…
