Athus F. Delima was born in Brazil, but he considers Dallas home. That’s why he’s excited that the U.S. Navy Band Cruisers, for which he plays bass, has decided to make Dallas one of the 14 stops on its tour. The Cruisers visit the Arboretum this afternoon. “Performing in Dallas…
Tears for Fears and Hall & Oates with Allen Stone American Airlines Center, Dallas Tuesday, July 11, 2017 In June 2016, Tears for Fears announced it was working on a new album, its first since 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. But at its packed show Tuesday night with Hall…
Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull with CNCO American Airlines Center, Dallas Friday, June 16, 2017 Star power was anything but lacking Friday night as Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull performed the seventh show of their 2017 tour at American Airlines Center. At 8 p.m., after a quick set by Latin pop boy…
For 33 years, The Palm has fed West End diners 24-ounce prime bone-in rib-eye steaks and seven-layer dark chocolate cake. The restaurant on 701 Ross Ave. has hosted decades of birthday parties, first dates, business lunches, anniversary dinners. But on Thursday, June 1, owners Wally Ganzi and Bruce Bozzi Jr…
U2 with the Lumineers AT&T Stadium, Dallas Friday, May 26, 2017 In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” The phrase essentially translates to: The more things change, the more things stay the same. Friday night at AT&T Stadium, U2 proved just…
All good Texans know the official symbols of Texas. State flower? Bluebonnets. State nickname? The Lone Star State. State tree? The pecan. But who can name the Texas State Musician? This year’s is the king of country music, George Strait. Although we haven’t yet reached the halfway point of 2017,…
There are some old traditions at baseball parks: Singing anthems, eating hotdogs, overpaying for beer. There are some new traditions as well, including keeping an ear peeled for a player’s walkup song, the tune that plays when he takes the plate. Globe Life Park in Arlington is no exception to this …
If you’re still looking for Cinco de Mayo plans, the fifth annual JMBLYA fits the bill. The one-day music festival features a strong lineup of hip-hop, dance and rap, headlined by Chance the Rapper. The Chicago native’s career has only grown since his last visit to Dallas in October. At…
In 1908, Jack Norworth was sitting on a subway train when he saw a sign saying, “Baseball Today – Polo Grounds.” Norworth had never been to a baseball game before, but the sign inspired him to write one of the most iconic songs in sports history: “Take Me Out to the…
Although baseball season is long, it always seems like the offseason is even longer. The late baseball great Rogers Hornsby once said, “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” That’s…
Big Sean With MadeInTYO South Side Ballroom, Dallas Saturday, March 18, 2017 The work of fog machines blended with marijuana smoke to blanket the sold-out South Side Ballroom Saturday as fans awaited the arrival of the evening’s performer, Big Sean. The rapper, born Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, stopped in Dallas…
Monoculture drew a small crowd the first time they ever took the stage two years ago, playing mostly to family and friends at The Door. But for the Dallas-based psychedelic rock band, the size of the audience didn’t matter. They were just grateful to be playing. “Psychedelic rock is essentially…
Brian Jonestown Massacre With Monoculture Trees, Dallas Thursday, March 9, 2017 Anton Newcombe doesn’t care what you think about him. The Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman just wants to play music. Before the Brian Jonestown Massacre took the stage Thursday night at Trees in Deep Ellum, Olan Mijana, the lead singer…
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers can still put on a show, aided by their catalog of hits and a revolutionary light show. The band performed at the American Airlines Center under more than 800 tube lights — the largest kinetic light installation in touring history. The installation looks like an enormous,…
