LCD Soundsystem and Lorde dominate the concert announcement news this week in Dallas. The two festival staples have announced local dates, and tickets are already going fast. In other developments, a star-studded hip-hop ensemble arrives at the AAC, a pair of notable indie rock shows get scheduled for the fall,…

Steve Gunn plays Sons of Hermann Hall with Lee Ranaldo on Tuesday, June 20. Singer-guitarist Steve Gunn and Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo make sense as a pair. Both artists, who will be playing at Sons of Hermann Hall next week, push the boundaries of six strings. Gunn is still riding…

More great concert announcements have flooded Dallas this week. The upcoming months are shaping up to be a particularly busy time for shows at House of Blues and the Granada Theater. Elsewhere, there will be appearances from a Texas icon, an L.A.-based buzz band and a legendary knight. Pop piano…

Michael McDonald plays Winstar with Boz Scaggs on Friday, June 16 In the course of his 40-plus years in music, Michael McDonald has collaborated with some of the industry’s biggest names. From stints in the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan to writing songs for Van Halen and singing with Ray…

The State Fair of Texas has announced its first round of musical events, but that’s not all this week’s concert news revealed. Several big alternative and indie rock acts will pay visits to Dallas, and the Kessler is drawing out a slew of ace songwriters and a top-notch jazz act…

In Texas, Willie Nelson’s outlaw country persona looms large. The Granada Theater is bringing some of his influence to town next week with a recently announced “secret” mini-festival. In other news, two big-ticket tours make their way onto the American Airlines Center calendar. Two soulful crooners reunite for a collaborative…

Summer concert lineups are still being finalized for many Dallas area venues, but the fall calendar is also quickly filling up. This week brings announcements from a wide spectrum of genres.There are some big-ticket names, a few up-and-comers, and a follow-up opportunity to catch a reunited local act everyone around…

Bash & Pop play Club Dada Friday, May 26 During Tommy Stinson’s career as musician, he’s played onstage with a wide variety of acts, from Soul Asylum to Guns N’ Roses. He’s even played alongside politicians: On a recent trip to Richmond, Va., U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a former vice-presidential accompanied Stinson on harmonica…

It’s not too early to make plans for 2018, especially if you are a Katy Perry fan. She’ll be making her way through town in January — which, believe it or not, is right around the corner. In other announcements this week, locals will get an opportunity to see an…

Though no new concert listings came from the big-ticket venues this week, there was much news elsewhere. It was a big week of show announcements for fans of post-punk, indie rock and singer-songwriters, as some recognizable faces and some new innovators are making their way to area stages. Lots of…

Big news this week as the one and only Kendrick Lamar has made Dallas one of the stops on his hotly anticipated North American tour. Elsewhere, dates and artists for KXT’s Sun Sets series have been shored up, The Bomb Factory is busy adding new announcements, and a pair of…

This week, Sarah Jaffe announced her return and offered a preview of forthcoming tunes; two acts with ties to the ’90s said they’d swing through town; Irving’s Music Factory swerved far into the left lane with a new, trippy double-bill; and The Kessler Theater made three distinctly compelling additions to…

Dallasites love Willie Nelson and the Texas legend loves us right back. As proof, he’s included Dallas as one of the initial six stops of his just-announced Outlaw Music Festival. In other concert news, an influential goth act celebrates 40 years together at the House of Blues, two guitar gunslingers…

The Bomb Factory had a busy week of show announcements. In addition to upcoming appearances slated for two giants in the contemporary indie-rock scene, there are dates set for a classic rock titan and an illuminating act with deep Texas ties. In other news, the aTrolla Festival has released its…

Lucinda Williams plays Old 97’s County Fair at Main Street Garden Park on Saturday, April 8. Lucinda Williams has received a lot of praise in the course of her career, but the last couple of years have been particularly kind. Her most recent two albums — 2014’s Down Where the…

This week we got details about the unveiling of a shiny new music and entertainment complex, the initial revelation of Live Nation’s music lineup, and concert announcements that will appeal to fans of R&B, early-2000s rock, and European industrial. Read on for the details. Regular readers of the Dallas Observer…

The Sonics play April 7 at Gas Monkey Bar and Grill Most rock ’n’ rollers have called it quits by the time they’ve reached their 60s, preferring to play at small gatherings or for personal enjoyment. Garage rock legends the Sonics are not only completing world tours fifty years after their original…

This week’s batch of concert announcements offers a little something for everyone. Gospel great CeCe Winans will come through in June, a slew of your favorite ’90s artists will get you moving the following month, Granada is hosting a couple of veteran acts in the form of Joe Ely and…

What started as a slow week on the concert announcement front quickly picked up steam. This week a slew of blues, soul and punk rock heavy hitters announced or altered plans to grace us with their presence. A few weeks ago, we told you about The Last Waltz 40 Tour…