Happy National Hangover Day(s)! We know, we’ve all spent the last three days in stained sweatpants, eating any junk food within reach while wishing for the sweet embrace of death. But if you find the courage to crawl out of your cave, we’ve got some shows to hopefully help forget…

If last week was the quiet, then this week is definitely the storm for Dallas concerts. There’s no shortage of ways to stunt on your friends and validate your existence this week, especially on New Year’s Eve. In fact, it’s been proven that if you’re not out getting plastered on…

T’was the week before Christmas when all through Dallas, not a venue was stirring, not even a house. That might sound like exaggeration for dramatic effect, but it’s not too far from the reality of sparse shows leading up to the holidays. But luckily, once all the trees have been…

Dallas music did pretty well for itself last week. Leon Bridges, Kelly Clarkson and Don Henley all scored Grammy nominations, and Bridges doubled down on his week by performing on Saturday Night Live. Equally important (ahem), the Dallas Observer handed out its own music awards and threw a factory-sized party in the…

We regret to inform you that it is that time of year. That time when show frequency dips down in favor of family times and hauling yourself through malls. But thanks to the tireless efforts of Dallas music figures, we’ve still got enough shows to keep you merry. So get…

If you’re reading this, you’ve miraculously survived the financial and gastrointestinal trials of another Thanksgiving. Congratulations! While your stomach and wallet take the time to recover, distract yourself with a show this week. Between Danish metal legend who calls North Texas home, Glenn Beck’s favorite band and a group of…

Thanksgiving: It’s bad. Sure, if you surgically remove the singular element of “having a big family dinner and being thankful,” it’s perfectly fine. But by now, you should know better than to put faith into the possibility of a peaceful Thanksgiving. Remember last year? When Grandma wouldn’t stop asking you…

As we inch closer toward the week of infamous gluttony known as Thanksgiving, sate your savage spirit with some Dallas concerts instead. You have hip-hop legend and Wu-Tang founding member GZA at Trees (minus ODB) and you’ve got a Metric, a band so representative of indie pop-rock that they wrote songs…

For Friday the 13th this week, you actually might be in luck — though maybe we just jinxed it. Chance the Rapper (please, say “The Rapper”) and the Elm Street Tattoo Festival kick off the weekend, with the latter extending all the way to the Lord’s Day because tattoos know…

In a bleary-eyed Halloween hangover, we stumble into this Monday with a beer-themed festival, “not-so-indie” pop with Chvrches and garage rock saviors Parquet Courts gracing Denton once again. So instead of giving sullen, wistful looks at your sagging cobweb decorations, shine some light on your bones at any of these…

The chilling winds and dreary rain this past weekend were no coincidence — even Dallas weather has been preparing to bring out its Halloween best as the greatest of all holidays is upon us. The city’s warlocks have pulled out all the stops to whip up a whole cauldron of…

We’ve got bad news, folks. You know all of those Halloween plans you made? Well, they’re all garbage now because Kendrick Lamar, Future, Marilyn Manson and R. Kelly are playing this weekend. You have an undisputed King, a mixtape machine, the antichrist and a rhyming legend. But don’t fret, your costumes are…

Hello? Is it shows you’re looking for? We can see it in your eyes, Dallas. We’re on the cusp of enjoying livable human being weather, giving you one less excuse for languishing on the couch when you could be out having good times with Young Thug or getting nostalgic with…

There are two types of people in this world: People with a rabid, undying adoration for Taylor Swift, and people who do not know what it feels like to experience joy. Fine, even if the Cult of Swift isn’t your thing, we’ve got bands that defined ’90s alt-rock (Garbage), artists…

Thanks to the grace of trickle-down festival economics, this week is absolutely stacked with bands coasting off the momentum of Austin City Limits Fest and passing through Dallas. And let’s face it, unless you’re independently wealthy and capable of buying a VIP festival ticket with some sort of personal bathroom and…

Let’s face it. You’re probably sick of hearing about social media during the Week of Twitter Beef. So if you want to avoid the exhaustive subtweeting in the coming days, make a swift departure by going out to one of these shows. Whether you’re charged up for the week or feeling…

You hanging in there, champ? Last week we had Judas Priest, the Smashing Pumpkins and Nicki Minaj all roll through Dallas. Wouldn’t blame you if it had all but leveled your bank account and/or physical constitution. But alas, the impetuous concert thresher grinds ceaselessly forward, with everything from the Confederate…

Nicki Minaj With Meek Mill, Tinashe, Rae Sremmurd and Dej Loaf Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, July 17, 2015 Watch out, world: The title of Best Hip Hop Power Couple may be about to change hands. As Nicki Minaj entered the homestretch of her marathon 38-song tour kickoff at Gexa…