The Rock Lottery concept first came from Good/Bad Art Collective’s Benefit and Music Programming Coordinator Chris Weber, and has a simple yet creative premise. Twenty-five hand-picked musicians are organized into five bands through a lottery-based selection, then released to practice at different locations for exactly 12 hours before returning to…
Chicago’s electro-jazz group The Sea and Cake have been around, in many forms, since the mid-’90s. The band just released its airy 10th LP, Runner, a companion album to its 2011 release, The Moonlight Butterfly. The album’s single, “Harps,” focuses more on the band’s tendency to gravitate toward ambient, electronic…
Morrissey Monday, February 18, at Palladium Ballroom, $39.50 We were really looking forward to road-tripping to Wichita Falls to see Moz at the end of the month, but since some of his U.S. tour dates were postponed, we’ll just have to throw roses at him in Dallas. Tickets go on…
The Sea and Cake Thursday, November 15, at Trees, $13/$16 Chicago’s electro-jazz group The Sea and Cake has been around, in many forms, since the mid-’90s. The band just released its airy, tenth LP, Runner, a companion album to its 2011 release, The Moonlight Butterfly. The album’s single, “Harps,” focuses…
Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase Saturday, November 10, in Deep Ellum, $10 The 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards are here! We’re inviting you to come party with us at our 24th annual local-music showcase, which celebrates the North Texas music community and its various contributions this past year. More than…
It occurred to me recently that, within the DFW music scene, people really love to draw county lines. So what we were trying to illustrate with our 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees is that Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton aren’t three separate entities, but rather one big music community…
Japandroids, Bleached Monday, November 5, at Trees, $15/$18 Canadian rock duo Japandroids are on a semi-world tour after releasing their second full-length album, Celebration Rock. The album is just as the title suggests. See them with Los Angeles’ punk sister duo, Bleached…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Warren Jackson Hearne & Le Leek…
Kreayshawn Friday, November 2, at The Palladium Ballroom, $17.50 With controversial 23-year-old rapper Kreayshawn’s new album out, of course she’s hitting the road. She takes the stage at the Palladium to deliver songs from debut Somethin’ ‘Bout Kreay, and hopefully offer something that eclipses the success of 2011 single “Gucci…
Mary J. Blige Sunday, November 18, at American Airlines Center, $49.25-$199.25 Tickets go on sale today for Mary J. Blige’s “Liberation” Tour, which will feature special guests Brandy and Kendrick Lamar. The tour is in support of Blige’s upcoming 2013 release, My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 2), the follow-up…
Denton’s historically-popular Good/Bad Art Collective, an artist-run co-operative studio and gallery that was active from 1993 to 2001, comes out of the woodwork each year to organize its Rock Lottery event, and has recently announced that its eleventh one will take place at Dan’s Silverleaf on Nov. 17. The Rock…
Nas and Lauryn Hill Monday, October 29, at the Palladium Ballroom, $54.75 This pairing is an inspired one, and especially notable for fans of Lauryn Hill, who have been wondering where the follow-up to 1998’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has been hiding. That (hopefully) comes with the release of…
Ben Kweller Friday, October 26, at The Kessler Theater, $22.50-$30 Texas native Ben Kweller is currently finishing up the handful of shows on his 62-date worldwide tour, in support of his February release, Go Fly a Kite. A now happily-married father of two, Kweller’s most recent album is a little…
Perhaps the pressure of planning your witty political costume have driven you to write off Halloween 2012 altogether. Don’t throw in the towel just yet! There are plenty of great shows around DFW this weekend and on Halloween night that will put you in the festive spirit, even if you’ve…
Kendrick Lamar Wednesday, October 31, at South Side Music Hall, $34.29 Here’s a last-minute announcement for ya. If you still haven’t nailed down your Halloween plans for next week, Scoremore’s bringing Kendrick Lamar back to town, and he’ll be serving up tracks from his brand-new album, good kid, m.A.A.d city…
Norah Jones Monday, October 22, at McFarlin Auditorium, $60.55-$71.32 Norah Jones is making her way back to her old stomping grounds tonight at McFarlin Auditorium, after kicking off her fifth world tour this past May. After pairing up with Danger Mouse for her fifth release, Little Broken Hearts, Jones is…
1919 Hemphill’s 10th Anniversary 1919 Hemphill Sunday, October 21 Sitting on an old, tattered yellow chair inside 1919 Hemphill’s DIY music space, volunteer Al Rios talks about everything from his love of punk music to the gentrification happening in Fort Worth’s rougher neighborhoods, which includes Hemphill Street. The 28-year-old has…
Madonna Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, at American Airlines Center, $48.50-$358.50 Get your outfits ready, Madonna is upon us. When she kicked off her world tour back in May, thus began her gigantic seven-month, 89-date trek through Europe before hitting North America, and she’ll eventually wrap it up…
By now, your Halloween-themed events roster is getting a little lengthy, but if you have time to squeeze in one more, let it be Good Sons and Pinkish Black. What started as a sporadic Nick Cave tribute band in the early 2000s — and included Warren Jackson Hearne, Will Kapinos…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Nestled quite comfortably in the Best…
This past Saturday, a brick house tucked away in a tree-lined neighborhood just north of Texas Woman’s University was transformed into a conduit of light and sound, serving as the 189th secret location for Sofar Sounds’ living-room shows, and the second show witnessed by Denton invitees. A cloudy day served…
Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we’ll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we’ve done on them, or new ones. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. Multi-instrumentalists Max Townsley and Drew Erickson…
