Bruce Springsteen Put On a Killer Show Last Night

Despite cold and rainy weather, fans came out to Reunion Park for Sunday’s big March Madness Music Festival finale. The Wind and The Wave, Pat Green, fun., and the man of the hour, Bruce Springsteen, put on a rain or shine show that couldn’t be stopped or even hampered by…

Your Guide to March Madness Festival

March Madness Festival has been making headlines around the country since it was announced last month. To accompany the NCAA’s Final Four tournament in Dallas this week, the college basketball league is throwing the city an enormous free weekend-long outdoor music festival at Reunion Park (by the old Reunion Arena…

The 20 Best Show Announcements of the Week

Those summer dates are starting to fill up faster and faster each week, and it looks like the coming season will be a great one for live music. The most talked about announcement this week, however, was a actually a three way tie between Too Short and E-40 at Trees,…

A Farewell to The Slip Inn

For the past 15 years, Dallas locals’ dirty little nightlife secret sat at Henderson and McMillan avenues. The Slip Inn may have been tiny, it may have been poorly lit, and the bathrooms might have been the most avoided on Henderson — but there was a reason that there was…

The 9 Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, March 27-30

Do you feel that, Dallas? That’s sunshine. The weather is finally getting to be enjoyable again and it’s time to hit the streets and catch some great live music picks this weekend. Between Beenie Man, The Internet, and Meat Puppets– we’ve got some rarities on the horizon this week that…

Fleetwood Mac is Coming to Dallas

Fleetwood Mac is back, and they’re coming to Dallas. In an interview this morning on NBC’s TODAY Show, it was revealed that for the first time in sixteen years, all five original members of the seminal 70’s classic rock band will be hitting the road together. No naysayers, no holdouts–…

The 18 Best Show Announcements of the Week

From local to national offerings, it’s been a pretty good week for show announcements. Fort Worth Music Festival has put up an impressive first wave of featured acts, proving that the weekend will be sure to have a little something for everyone. 90’s rock/rap hybrid 311 will also hit the…

The Slip Inn To Close This Weekend

This weekend marks the end of an era in Dallas nightlife. Come Monday, Henderson Avenue staple, The Slip Inn, will close its doors after fifteen years at the 1806 McMillan Avenue location. But fret not, the local favorite does plan to reopen at a new location within the next three…

Punk Rock’s Return to Deep Ellum is Not to Be Stifled

This past Friday, the glowing red canopy at 2617 Commerce St. was illuminated once again for the reopening of the storied Dallas punk club, RBC. Walking through the venue’s tunneling entrance vaguely evoked walking through a time machine. It was as though the past seven years RBC has been closed…

The 8 Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, March 24-30

Spring has officially sprung, Dallas! This light hoodie weather is gorgeous, the sun is shining, and the show calendar is nice and flush with options for the coming week. Get down and dirty with the dancehall king, get romantic with The Egyptian Lover, or get amped up with VNV Nation–…

The 9 Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, March 20-23

This week there are a couple exciting pieces of local music news worth mentioning before I let y’all get out there and be great this weekend. First of all, the reopening of RBC is upon us. This Friday and Saturday the punks, metalheads and hardcore kids will return to their…

The 19 Best Show Announcements of the Week

Most aspects of the music industry have slowed down for a short breather following SXSW, but we’ve still got a few show announcements that are worth mentioning. Gexa Energy Pavilion is filling up their summer nicely with dates featuring KISS, Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, and of course– the announcement…

The Six Best Performances at Spillover Music Festival

Every year, Dallas’ most highly anticipated SXSW offshoot is Parade Of Flesh’s Spillover Music Festival. This past Sunday, head talent buyer John Iskander and his crew really stepped their game up. Spillover 2014 moved from Sandbar Cantina to Elm Street, filling stages at Dada and Three Links with heavy-hitting headliners…

Observations from a Very Ludacris St. Patrick’s Day

This weekend, Dallas celebrated one of it’s most beloved local traditions with the Lower Greenville St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The booze was flowing, the traffic was blocked off, and the turn up was very real. To further add to the excitement, our annual parade concert stage was headlined by none…

The Fox and the Bird’s Midwest Tour Diary

From February 26 to March 8, your 2013 Dallas Observer Music Award winners for Best Folk Act hit the road touring across the Midwest. In two weeks and eleven shows, The Fox and The Bird shared the experience of a lifetime together. From driving through the polar vortex to make…

The 24 Best Show Announcements of the Week

Though it’s hard right now to even think of shows further out than this weekend, The wheels are still cranking right along for Dallas promoters and talent buyers. The biggest announcements of the week are oldies, but goodies. In between his shifts inventing the new Microsoft Zune, the legendary singer…