That escalated quickly. Early last week, North Carolina rapper J. Cole announced a new run of his Dollar and a Dream concerts, whereby fans can see him play for only $1. The kickoff for the tour would be none other than Dallas. The only catch? The location of the show…
It’s been a while. It’s been a long while. The last time that Belle and Sebastian played Dallas was even longer ago than the last time Jack White played here — which is saying something. By our count, it’s been almost a decade. But that’s about to change this August,…
Much has changed about hip hop over the years, but at least one thing has always been a constant: bragging rights. The G.O.A.T. debate is one that will rage on forever, impossible to ever conclude definitively (well, okay, the answer is Rakim). But there will always ways to stake claim…
The Rolling Stones With Grace Potter AT&T Stadium, Arlington Saturday, June 6, 2015 Keith Richards showed up late on Saturday night. Well, not literally. For the first half of the Rolling Stones’ performance at AT&T Stadium he’d all but gone missing in action, slumping off to the side of stage…
Post Malone Trees, Dallas Saturday, May 30, 2015 Post Malone wasn’t going to let himself take this one for granted. Here he was, in his hometown, playing his first-ever sold-out show. Decked out in Dallas gear, including a Cowboys hat and Dirk Nowitzki jersey, Malone paced the stage at Trees…
Springtime in Dallas is kinda crazy. We’ve had plenty of reminders of that of late (witness: the past 24 hours), what with all the severe weather warnings, tornado sirens and Trinity River flooding. So it’s no surprise that putting on an outdoor concert is tricky business as well. Witness: Lana…
Fun Fun Fun Fest ain’t nothin’ to fuck with. The Austin festival is getting ready to celebrate its 10th year in 2015, and this morning they made things all official-like by announcing this year’s lineup, headlined by none other than the Wu-Tang Clan. We’ve been burned by these “full Wu-Tang…
The healing powers of music can be breathtaking. Most music lovers know this intuitively, but as research increasingly draws a link between music and its restorative powers, folks like Music is Our Weapon have science on their side to help their cause. The Dallas-based charity, founded last year by JP…
Last week, country star and Texas native Lee Ann Womack played back-to-back nights at The Kessler Theater. It was a chance for local country fans to experience an intimate performance (or two) with an artist who not long ago was playing to arena crowds. In other words, the perfect formula…
Stupid Mother Nature. Right when we had a weekend on our hands that was poised to give us some quality outdoor music time, including Homegrown Music and Arts Festival and Untapped Fort Worth, it looks like the weather gods have decided not to cooperate. Rain is one thing, but with…
Ever since Forth Worth R&B singer Leon Bridges signed with Columbia Records at the end of last year, it was clear that he’d be having an eventful 2015. After a string of buzzed-about shows at SXSW back in a March and his late-night TV debut shortly thereafter, he’s got another…
Surprise, surprise. The storyline for the Who’s visit to Dallas over the weekend seemed predictable enough, with the only real question mark being whether or not this would be the last time we’d see them play here. But that didn’t account for opener and recent Rock and Roll Hall of…
What’s the worst part about getting a tattoo? Is it having to sit still for hours on the end? The potentially excruciating pain of going under the needle? Being sober? Most likely the first answer that comes to mind isn’t “the lack of live music inside the tattoo parlor,” but…
Music blogs are so 2007, but no one’s told that to Gorilla Vs. Bear. The Dallas-based blog is one of the few of its kind from the boom of the early 2000s, and if anything it looks like founder Chris Cantalini is making a push to expand in 2015 as…
From any other artist, we might think this is a belated April Fool’s joke. An ode to marijuana called “It’s All Going to Pot,” released on 4/20 and hosted on Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco website? Hoo boy. Bring on Triumph the Insult Dog. Except with this being Willie Nelson, you…
It’s going to be a hell of a week for live music here in Dallas. Two of the biggest events aren’t even straight-ahead concerts so much as they are sprawling celebrations: First is the American Country Music Awards, which spreads itself across several shows with an unreal selection of country…
It’s hard to beat a warm spring night at The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff. The sun beginning its descent toward the horizon, artistic director Jeff Liles tossing around a football out front and maybe even a band playing some impromptu songs on the front patio. Just about the only…
When St. Vincent appeared on Saturday Night Live last summer, it was a bit of a traumatizing experience for some viewers. Who was this freak with the crazy hair and the weird choreographed moves? Many took to Twitter to express their utter confusion and, of course, disdain. Now almost one…
Nickelback With Pop Evil Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, April 3, 2015 Nickelback are from Canada. Don’t get us wrong; we know that. But as they proved when they passed through Gexa Energy Pavilion on Friday night, America loves the hell out of this band. Sorry, haters, but you’re not…
Didn’t we just have one of these announcements? Why yes, yes we did. Last month BOOM 94.5 FM, Dallas’ flagship (well, only) classic hip hop station announced that it was bringing the city its first-ever classic hip-hop music festival, set to take place at the beginning of May. Well, now…
What a world we live in. With the sad news this week that Bucks Burnett’s quirky 8-track museum is preparing to close its doors, news comes this morning of a plan that might as well be straight out of the future: Deep Ellum on Air is planning to launch a…
The 8-track has been through this rodeo before. It’s come and gone and sort of come back before, but now it looks like it’s not enough to keep Dallas’ 8-track museum — the only like it in the world — in business. Earlier this week, museum owner Bucks Burnett announced…
