As Dallas Police Shootings Unfolded, RBC Stopped to Pray

Thursday night’s show at RBC was supposed to be a memorable one. Dertroit rapper Denmark Vessey flew in specifically to headline the show, and Callie Dee, the Fort Worth promoter who organized it, had DJ Sober design special posters to mark the occasion. But as the police shootings took place…

Watch Justin Bieber Lead a Singalong for Post Malone’s 21st Birthday

It’s been a charmed year for Grapevine native Post Malone. He’s gone from an unknown kid posting his own recordings on Soundcloud to touring the world with Justin Bieber. Now Malone has hit another milestone, and The Biebs himself helped him celebrate. Malone turned 21 on Monday, sharing a birthday…

Ticketmaster’s Dallas Concert Voucher Offer is Completely Befuddling

What the hell is going on with Ticketmaster right now? Earlier this month, the ticket vending behemoth announced an offer for free concert ticket vouchers, which sounded pretty great. Free shows, right? The motivation for the vouchers was less great, as it stemmed from a 2015 settlement over a class…

Instruments of Creativity: Meet the Maker of “Noise Toys”

Darcy Neal had her musical awakening the first time she disassembled a piece of electronics. After reading an article about circuit bending, Neal and a friend decided to experiment on an old Speak & Spell handheld computer. After dismantling it and tinkering for a while, the Speak & Spell stopped…

The 15 Best Dallas Concerts of 2016, So Far

2016 has been a year of blockbuster shows in Dallas. More than any time in recent memory, the past six months have seen North Texas arenas host a seemingly endless series of bucket list shows — artists like AC/DC, the Cure and Duran Duran among them. But the great music…

Can Small Clubs Ever Be as Safe as Stadiums?

When it comes to working venue security, there isn’t much Bryan Meckelborg hasn’t done. He’s coordinated crowd safety at Super Bowls, the Grammys, the Oscars and some of the country’s largest music festivals.  But as the devastating shooting that took place in Orlando over the weekend demonstrated — when a…

Kanye West Coming to American Airlines Center in September

It’s been a bit of a weird year for Kanye West. Like, weird even for Yeezy. There was the whole bankruptcy thing, plus, of course, the album that we’re still not quite sure he’s done with, even though it’s been out for four months. So, hey, sounds like it’s about to…

Dallas Clubs Eye New Safety Measures in Wake of Orlando Shootings

Tensions were high in Oak Lawn on Sunday night. Afternoon thunderstorms had left the skies overcast and bleak, and all along the streets and in the doorways of the clubs there was a hard-to-miss police presence. Only hours before, a shooter had opened fire inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando,…

Bulladora Has Been Canceled, Robbing Dallas of Its Pug Petting Zoo Dreams

Red alert, Dallas: the pug petting zoo isn’t happening this weekend. Blame Mother Nature, or blame the inscrutable ambivalence of the cosmos, but the dream of dressing up pugs with wings (thereby creating a “pugasus,” apparently) is dead. That’s because the first-ever Bulladora Music Experience has been canceled. The Experience…