It seems like just yesterday that we were all following along with Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne’s punk-rock romance and hoping she could get him on the straight-and-narrow. (“Everybody’s got their problems,” amiright?) But that ended almost 10 years ago, which means that yes, we are old. Whibley and his…
Coming out is a landmark moment for many, one that replays on an endless loop for those who’ve done it and for those preparing themselves to get to it. For Dallas native Cameron Hawthorn, a country singer-songwriter now based in Los Angeles, that moment will be immortalized in a music…
Several acts that have been off the road for a while are heading back to the Dallas area. The region’s various venues will be filled with a variety of performers whose fans will likely be excited to jump on the first ticketing opportunities. Read ahead for more details. The comedic…
The day is Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. The Super Bowl is being filmed from the newly constructed AT&T Stadium in Arlington. You and your friends are at a watch party for a pastime more American than a bald eagle picking at Benedict Arnold’s innards while listening to Toby Keith. “The…
Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain, one of the Mid-South’s biggest multi-genre music-and-camping festivals, is co-hosting three events in Dallas this month, including a band battle and a DJ battle, with the winner of each earning a spot on one of Backwoods’ stages. The Trail to the Woods battle events happen Wednesday…
Deerhunter has always been known for creating beautiful, emotionally charged music — as if they know something about the universe that we don’t. Tuesday night’s show to a packed house at Trees proved they could balance that emotional intensity with a side of humor. The night began with a set…
Toyota Music Factory filled up two nights in a row this week to see one of the biggest names in Christian music. Religious or not, you might know them from their biggest hit, “Oceans,” which spent 13 weeks at Billboard’s Top 100 in 2014, going certified double platinum. With Kardashians…
Dallas has some seriously cool shows to check out this week. Catch Sum 41 and Earl Sweatshirt midweek before the weekend lights up with down-and-dirty rock ‘n’ roll from Dead Mockingbirds, the daylong music festival JMBLYA, a reunion for Dallas electronic band Channel 69 and more. Sum 41 7 p.m…
Musician, Artist and Art Curator Scott Tucker is the singer/songwriter of Dallas-based bands The Orange and Aztec Milk Temple.
Barns Courtney possesses all the qualities needed to be this generation’s monster-sized rock star. A natural performer unburdened with the obnoxious neediness to be liked, the U.K.-based recording artist is cool and self-deprecating in the same breath. It’s a sight to behold, and Dallasites can see it firsthand when he…
Now in its third year, Fort Worth’s nationally recognized music festival had a lot of work to do to beat its sophomore year, and though the start was rough, the finish was worth the wait. The two-day festival, known for its eclectic lineups, kicked off Saturday on somewhat of a…
Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry used part of her time onstage Saturday at Fortress Festival to respond to the attacks the band had received on Instagram from singer Chris Brown. Chvrches recently recorded the song “Here With Me” with producer (and guy-who-wears-a-marshmallow-on-his-head) Marshmello, and reacted when they caught wind of his…
As we reported back in late February, the seventh annual JMBLYA Festival will be headlined by one of the biggest acts in hip-hop, Travis Scott, as well as one of the genre’s most influential torchbearers, Lil Wayne. It’s an exciting offering every year, and one that gets plagued with curveballs…
Last year Dallas prog rock band Great Heart released their first EP, The Sunrise Machine, an album which took listeners on a journey of self-reflection, heartbreak and personal salvation. Today, the band is releasing its first video for the song, “Mr. Monocle”—one of the album’s most introspective moments. A kind…
The outdoor venues continue to heat up in scheduling, as summer is right around the corner. Check out the area additions for those locations and a few more choice announcements in this week’s batch of concert announcements. The Femme It Forward Tour, featuring Monica, Brandy, Mya and Keri Hilson, is…
ManifestiV is a tough band to categorize. Consisting of an electronic vibraphone played by Eve Walding (aka EvE) and guitar player Paragraph Taylor, this experimental industrial couple trades vocal duties while making music that sounds synth-backed and filled with crushed beats and fuzzy guitars. ManifestiV released their second album, God…
Denton singer-songwriter Claire Morales often mines dark territory in her music — if not always lyrically, then often in mood and tone. In her new music for “Sibylle,” debuting today with the Dallas Observer, Morales brings those haunting qualities to life with a psychological cliffhanger. Directed by Ana Dria and…
On Jan. 22, 2017, a 17-year-old Sara King uploaded to YouTube a cover of the outro piece of “Fucking Young/Perfect” by Tyler, the Creator featuring Kali Uchis and Austin Feinstein. The video has since amassed over 110,000 views. That same month, a Twitter user by the handle @b1lue posted a…
Josh Florence breathed a sigh of relief on the morning of this year’s Homegrown Music and Arts Festival. The annual event he organizes had been scheduled to host its 10th installment the day before, Saturday, April 13, at Dallas’ Main Street Garden Park, but was postponed less then 48 hours…
War Party are not a band content to go quietly in that good night. The Fort Worth turf rock outfit has been awfully busy by most bands’ standards — especially one getting ready to say goodbye. Tuesday saw the release of a new video for their song “No Exit” from…
When legendary rocker Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017, the world lost one of the true greats of American music. As millions of fans around the world spent the days immediately following the shocking news by sharing cherished Petty memories on social media and listening to the four decades’…
Rock bands teeming in psychedelic schtick are a dime a dozen. Rock bands with rich, familiar musical influences, catchy melodies and compelling, distinctive lyrics — all dripping with authentic psychedelia? Not so common. But Dallas’ Atlantis Aquarius weaves their sound with all those threads and more. The quintet’s new album, Leo’s Rising,…
