When alt-rock duo Phantogram make their way to the Bomb Factory on Sept. 13, they won’t be coming to play the hits and coast to the next stop. Going through the motions would be easy for the band, thanks to a catalogue of catchy songs starting on their first record…
It’s Monday evening, and Ottoman Turks singer and rhythm guitarist Nathan Mongol Wells is doing his very best to avoid Margarita Monday at Ozona after a day of work and e-mails and preparation to make the band’s Friday night show at Granada as big of a party as possible. “We…
The 40 Acre Mule is just coming back to Dallas after a short run down I-35, where they played a couple of nights in and around Austin, first at The Continental Club and then at the historic Gruene Hall — which singer and guitarist J. Isaiah Evans says was the best show…
The American Airlines Center’s sidewalks are spray painted with the words: “Backstreet’s Back in Dallas.” Fans are filing in sporting “YOU ARE MY FIRE” t-shirts and other ’90s memorabilia. They’re lining up for pictures with a giant poster of the Backstreet Boys, wearing all-white, from their legendary “I Want It…
Whip out your calendars and put these shows on your schedule. The Jason Bucklin Trio will be bringing the house down at The Balcony Club this Tuesday and will continue to do so with a weekly residency until sometime in December. Then, John Mayer will be dropping into town for…
A couple of local radio stations are throwing parties in this week’s edition of concert announcements. Elsewhere, there’s an online sensation, a couple of Texas-based songwriters joining forces and an anniversary show in the works. Read on for the new details. ALT 103.7 FM is sponsoring a performance from The…
Paul Cauthen’s new video for “Prayed for Rain” is an ode to Dust Bowl-era sharecroppers and their strength to overcome a hardscrabble existence, which is what the song is about, ostensibly. “Some of the strongest people lived and made it through the Dust Bowl,” Cauthen says. “Hardships, famine, drought almost…
With summer in the books, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts found a way to negate the bittersweet feeling of starting classes again. Dallas music legend and 1989 Booker T. graduate Erykah Badu, stepped back on to her old campus with one goal in mind:…
With close to two decades in the DJ booth, Yoshi Moto has been a constant presence in Dallas DJ culture. Now located in San Antonio, he still makes regular trips back home to gig out with different crews and events across the city. Moto has a long history as a…
The Verizon Artist Lounge at ALT 103.7 headquarters is an unexpected rehearsal space for a new band, but it’s the perfect spot for a band like Young Optimist, which is making serious business out of radio-friendly electro-rock. How does a band that has played only one show, albeit to a…
The road to becoming The Black Water Hose was not one that was conveniently paved. After struggling to find band members and navigate life in Los Angeles, James and William Levanas decided to return to Dallas and try their luck at performing as a brother duo. James reminisces on his…
Since the release of their 2002 breakthrough album Wonder What’s Next, Chevelle has been playing alternative metal at large-scale shows, like their upcoming Dallas concert with Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Dorothy and Diamante at Dos Equis Pavillion. Singer and guitarist Pete Loeffler looks back at a point in time,…
A year ago on his 30th birthday, Christian rapper Brandon Coleman’s kidney gave out. Up until then, he had been a healthy father of two children and husband to his wife of eight years, Cora Jakes Coleman, while working on building his music career. The harrowing and unexpected experience made…
Silver-haired fans in worn Brave Combo T-shirts polka alongside toddlers, teenagers and other couples under an August sun beating down on a rooftop bar on Denton’s downtown square. As the dancers shuffle, slide and swirl around the packed dance floor, bandleader Carl Finch calls out: “One more time! Give it…
Reggae music will send irie vibes into the air for two days at an outdoor concert venue taking place at the Longhorn Ballroom during the upcoming 2019 Dallas Reggae Festival. This is Dallas’ first reggae festival — or at least in the last 10 years — and will include Grammy Award-nominated singer…
Anyone who’s hip on hip-hop knows that women are taking over the rap scene. Whether it be A-List artists like Megan Thee Stallion or Cardi B or local artists, audiences are (finally) starting to appreciate women in hip-hop. One of Dallas’ undisputed favorite rappers is Sam Lao, who’s been releasing…
It has been a long road to sobriety for Wes Scantlin. As the lead singer for Puddle of Mudd, he followed the well-worn footsteps of many rock stars: booze, drugs, jail. He didn’t handle his rock stardom well and left a slew of headlines in his wake. In January 2016,…
Post-rock isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The minimal lyrics, or no lyrics at all, so disrupt the traditional rock formula that they easily turn audiences off, leaving them wanting for something they can actively participate in. For the last 25 years, this fact has not stopped Scottish post-rock band Mogwai…
There are plenty of acts coming from out of town to play in North Texas this week, but make sure you stop by and see some locals, too. Medicine Man Revival will be at Sons of Hermann Hall to make you shake on Friday. Then, Loafers will hit the stage…
As we reported last month, Arlington rapper Tay-K was sentenced to 55 years in prison for his role in the death of 21-year-old Mansfield resident Ethan Walker. What we didn’t report is that the lyrics to his platinum single, “The Race,” played an integral role in reaching this verdict. Yes,…
Let’s get one thing straight right here — emo is not a music genre comprising tall, scrawny dudes with long black hair in their face with a red streak in it or something, screaming about how much life sucks and how much women just don’t understand the kind of love…
There’s plenty to dig into this week as the latest round of concert dates are announced. We’ve got an outlaw queen, a rising Americana future legend, and a couple of well-worn rock and metal acts coming around. It’s also one week closer to the holiday season, which means it’s Trans-Siberian…
