Hey guys, guess what. Scientists recently decided that the world could instantly turn into a solid state at any moment, so before that happens, go catch these 10 must-see concerts in DFW. Scroll down to make your bucket list, then find the link to this terrifying NPR article on page…
More ’90s bands are coming to town! The Dream is alive! Out of the bands below that I’m announcing are coming to town, a handful of them peaked a couple of decades ago. Now go watch that music video for the song “Good” by Better than Ezra to take you…
Hello again, all! So, what you may not know is that each week I try to decide which picture of which band should go at the top of this weekly blog post. This week I settled on Guns N’ Roses, since their fans span several generations; even though the tickets…
You know, this seldom happens, but I can say without a doubt that I have every single one of these artists in my iPod. Maybe I’ll make it into a playlist. This’d be a good playlist, right? Either way, here are your top show announcements this week, and if you’re…
It was an emotional night for more than a hundred who gathered for Denton’s folk-pop quintet Spooky Folk’s farewell show at Dan’s Silverleaf on Monday night. The beloved five are putting their live shows on hiatus so that singer Kaleo Kaualoku can marry and move to Denver at the end…
OK guys, this week is a little skimpy on the announcements, but rest easy knowing that so many good summer, fall and Justin Timberlake concerts have already been announced. What upcoming concert are you most excited for? See you in the comments!…
Jukeboxes serve a simple yet critical role in bars everywhere. They can help you cope after a breakup, relax you after a long day of work, remind you of what you love most or fire you up and give you something to dance to. A jukebox used to be the…
Every community has its movers and shakers. Some are more outwardly apparent and get the social accolades, while some go unmarked by much of the community that they impact. Musician, college professor, sound engineer, poet and Denton resident Chris Hughes is of the latter category — motivated by making good…
We’ve got some pretty awesome shows happening in your city this week, and you wanna know what else? Of the twelve concerts listed below, some of the musicians in these bands have be involved in some crazy antics, including the following: 1. Got his/her eye pissed into by a bat,…
Yesterday we unleashed the beast of information that is Justin Timberlake coming to town. For those of you who are fans and who haven’t yet heard, commence pants-shitting. Now on to other business! Let’s not forget about Alpha Rev, Devin the Dude and more; specifically Josh Groban, who has been…
Ringing in your first week of May is a week of music that’s as diverse as it gets. We’ve got everything from Rodriguez, the legendary musician and subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugarman, to the Dwarves, a group of disgusting punk badboys. Get a taste for them by…
Pop stars try not to make a habit of canceling shows on their highly-anticipated tours, but it certainly happens. When it happens to me (the ticketholder), I blast it on social media, stow my ticket away in a trinket box and sulk for about a week. Then it’s back to…
For quite some time Dallas has maintained no-smoking laws in its bars, restaurants and music venues, forcing smokers into the elements during concerts or comedy shows; but just 40 miles away, Denton has long remained the go-to city for tabacco users because of its lenience towards smoking in bars and…
Pets are like family. Really, they can be better than family; They don’t complain about your haircut, career goals or new girlfriend. For these 10 Dallas-Fort Worth musicians, their pets are everything: sources of inspiration, a friend when it gets lonely and most importantly, an ear to their music. Whether…
As this final week in April comes to a close, we can all take a deep breath that we’ve conquered (a lot of) the festivals, survived the wannabe tornado season and seen the types of amazing concerts that Texas weather has so kindly afforded us. Oh — no, no –…
We’re a just a touch skimpier on the announcements today than we normally are, but we’ve got five super diverse ones for ya. Portugal. The Man, a Glee star’s solo effort, a one-man L.A. psych band, a festival launch party and a hodgepodge of ’80s bands like Alice In Chains…
It’s no news that the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene — and music scenes around the world — can often feel a little unbalanced when it comes to the male-to-female ratio. Why aren’t an equal number of women picking up guitars, sitting down to keyboards or clutching drum sticks for the…
Can we just take a second to acknowledge that the weather in Dallas-Fort Worth these past couple of weeks has been glorious? Optimal for outdoor shows, BYOB events and the like, the weather should remain this awesome–barring a tornado or two–for a short while longer (before the inevitable Texas summer…
Editor: Selena Gomez is all grown up and wearing bikinis in artsy movies and ripping off Paul McCartney song titles for surprisingly good singles. Grand Prairie’s most Googleable product returns to our fair city on November 3rd. Also in this week’s edition of Top Show Announcements: A promising new festival,…
We’ve got some good ones for ya this week–a nice, healthy blend of genres and artists, ranging from gigantic pop stars to local unknowns; Young DJs to old classic rock legends. This week in April, Dallas is yours for the taking. See also: -The 100 Best Texas Songs: The Complete…
It’s a little strange, but I don’t know what’s happening with all of the show announcements that have been pouring in this week: Limp Bizkit, Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls and Kid Rock? It feels like 1999 all over again. Well, in 2013 news, Good Records just announced a kick-ass…
It’s nearly impossible to list them all, but what you will find below is a list of more than 15 awesome DFW-area DJs and musicians with 30 collectively kick-ass DJ residencies in your city. These residencies span almost every single day of the week and feature damn near every type…
