Throw on your fringed leather jackets Monday night for a night of ’80s rock ‘n’ roll as Bon Jovi takes the stage at American Airlines Center. Not your scene? Check out locals Midnight Opera and Lorelei K as they play intimate sets at Wild Detectives on Friday night, or embrace…
Fort Worth’s Leon Bridges has undoubtedly become one of the biggest stars on the national stage in recent years. His 2015 debut album, Coming Home, charted in the Billboard top 10, scored a Grammy nomination and secured a spot on pretty much every critic’s best-of-year list. Now, with his follow-up…
We’re getting cool news this week as Dallas’ spring and summer concerts continue to roll in. The Bomb Factory adds some new shows with local flavor. Grand Prairie’s Verizon Theatre has reeled in some classic names. And the outdoor venues continue prepping for summer. Alejandro Rose-Garcia, better known as Shakey…
Every musician started somewhere. And that was most likely in a garage playing music with friends. It’s that first project that fuels the delusion that music is someone’s ticket to the big time or, more modestly, an excuse to just hang with friends. More often than not, someone’s first band…
It’s been 22 years since the death of Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Perez. But her legacy lives on, and although she never claimed Dallas as her home, the city and all parts of Texas claim Selena as theirs. Here are four ways to celebrate the Tejano superstar’s birthday next weekend: 214Selena…
Although he’s a hip-hop legend, Talib Kweli has a humble demeanor. That was apparent Tuesday night when he stopped by Spinster Records in Oak Cliff for a meet-and-greet session organized by producer J. Rhodes before Kweli’s performance at Trees. Those in attendance witnessed Kweli’s humility in real time as he arrived…
Amy Payan is the name on her birth certificate. She’s has been on the front lines of the vinyl resurgence, slinging vinyl at Josey Records since it opened its doors three years ago. In an environment surrounded by DJ veterans and librarian-esque music nerds, Josey Records has given Payan access…
The acronym is FUCK, but don’t call it FUCK Fest. Free Underage Cool Kids Festival is celebrating its second not-so-annual music and art show Friday through Saturday in Denton. “With the name, it all actually started as a joke,” says Justin Piel, one of the event organizers. “Gabe Thompkins [another…
At heart, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn are folk performers. Just a few years ago, both artists were deeply entrenched in projects — the Appalachian roots trio Mountain Man for Meath and heady folk-rock jammers Megafaun for Sanborn. When not touring the globe, headlining giant festivals or dropping new singles…
When tickets went on sale for Slayer’s final tour, local thrashers had mere minutes to secure their tickets before they were gone. Ravaged by scalpers and bots, tickets to the June 19 show at The Bomb Factory went fast, only to be found online for as much as $3,000. Until…
Right after the end of Damn Fine Music Fest, a Twin Peaks-inspired concept concert, King Camel’s Jeff Brown told the Observer that he was already planning future concept shows. While some might have thought it would be another year before he delivered, that wasn’t the case. In less than three…
Musicians take gigs from almost anywhere. Want them to play in a dirty old bar? Of course they will. Need a musician for your company’s fundraising event? They will play it. What about a bassist who will show up on time to church service every Sunday morning to play songs…
There are always plenty of concerts to see and hear in Dallas, and this week is no exception. Shows include white boy rap, emo and cover bands. Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions 10 p.m. Monday, March 19, RBC, 2617 Commerce St., 469-487-6149 or rbcdeepellum.com, free We look forward to Mondays now,…
What better way to cap off a weekend of wild concerts than to host one of the biggest party shows at one of the smallest venues? That’s what happened Sunday night with the second-to-last show in Not So Fun Weekend’s five-day concert series with five bands: Omni, Okey Dokey, La…
It’s human nature to take moments for granted as they happen. A sunrise, a first kiss, a walk in the rain — these things come and fade away, shifting from lived to remembered with astonishing quickness. What separates Lorde’s brand of sinuous, stormy and sophisticated pop music from her peers’…
Getting sucked into the wishful thinking of potential musical success is easy. MyAfton, a booking agency based in Portland, Oregon, thrives on this kind of naive optimism. At first glance, MyAfton’s unsolicited booking emails might look exciting and, to the uninitiated, like a revolving door of endless opportunity. However, after…
Beyonce and Jay-Z are coming. The most hyped music event of the year leads off our list of new concert announcements this week, but there’s lots more to dig into. The summer ahead continues to be shaping up nicely, and many venues are booking well into the fall. The biggest…
Whenever Chris Carrabba hits Dallas on tour, he knows there’s something special here. It’s one of the first cities that warmly embraced his band, Dashboard Confessional, and a former member resides here, so Carrabba is not short on kind words. Ahead of a long tour in support of the latest…
Your weekend concert calendar is about to overflow with some excellent choices and a few difficult decisions. With 11 diverse shows spread across five days in five venues, Not So Fun Weekend 2018 is offering some big national names along with the hottest up-and-comers DFW has to offer. Parade of…
Gavin Guthrie, under his alias, TXConnect, has released 13 vinyls on a fistful of notable labels from both sides of the ocean. One would be hard pressed to find many producers in this part of the country who have cranked out so much output in such a short amount of…
The Dallas-Fort Worth area loves to throw festivals. Whether people love attending them usually depends on the draw. Celebrations that work to combine arts, drink and food with live music tend to work the best. Index Fest (formerly known as Untapped) and the Wildflower Arts & Music Festival in Richardson…
If the last several months have been any indication, the heavy music scene in North Texas is alive and thriving in a way that hasn’t been seen since the turn of the millennium. There are more bands signed to record labels than ever, and local musicians such Stefan Gonzales and…
