U2 fans are calling it a rip-off. Tickets to the Dallas stop of U2’s Joshua Tree stadium tour sold out in a matter of seconds after they became available at 9 a.m. Jan. 16. The same happened in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and Seattle; tickets for all legs of…
Over the holidays, Sean Russell of Fort Worth’s Cut Throat Finches released a five-track gospel EP dedicated to “Brother Bill” Russell, no relation, who was the pastor at the Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County for 27 years. Russell describes Brother Bill, who died in 2012, as “kind of an old school fire-and-brimstone…
Sevyn Streeter plays the House of Blues at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 If you’re a fan of R&B and hip-hop, you probably know a few songs Sevyn Streeter has penned. She began her career in the aughts, performing with all-female groups such as TG4 and RichGirl, but has since…
Corner Suns plays Good Records at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. When Brandon Carr got a phone call from John Dufilho, he had no immediate plans to return to music. He’d played while growing up in Dallas, and later when living in Seattle and England. Across the pond, his band…
An all-new music festival and creative cultural experience is coming to North Texas this April when Fort Worth’s Cultural District welcomes Fortress Festival. Co-headliners Run the Jewels and Purity Ring will own the two-stage celebration of music and culture at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on April 29…
Angus Wynne wasn’t sure what he’d gotten himself into as the crowds showed up to his club on opening night. It wasn’t quite 8 p.m., when doors were set to open, but already a line of people stretched around the block. The new Dallas club that Wynne and his partners…
Chance The Rapper is coming back to Dallas. The superstar rapper will headline ScoreMore’s fifth annual JMBLYA lineup, which currently includes Steve Aoki, Lil Uzi Vert, 6Black and Young Dolph, with more artists to be announced soon, along with the venue. JMBLYA kicks off Friday, May 5, in Dallas with…
Kid Rock is playing a concert in Oklahoma this week, and with touring acts at a minimum this time of year, we were afraid it would end up on this list. But, luckily Dallas managed to crank out some great shows even during this slow season, and that’s wonderful news…
There are few North Texas musicians with a style as distinct as bluesman Charley Crockett. His sound and taste in fashion both have an unapologetically Southern flavor. “It’s Texas-Louisiana gumbo baby!” he says. Crockett’s music pulls from various rich Southern musical traditions — blues, gospel, jazz and more — while…
Dawes will play Bomb Factory on Thursday, Jan. 26. Artists constantly strive to reinvent themselves. For musicians this creative urge can be problematic, since it’s often at odds with the desires of the critics and fans. Taylor Goldsmith, frontman and songwriter of popular indie band Dawes, says the longer they…
If you’re one of those people with a growing distaste for the hipster madness of South By Southwest, you’ve just been presented with one heck of an alternative: Willie Nelson’s 2017 Luck Reunion, held on his property 45 minutes outside of Austin. In true Outlaw Country fashion, the festival falls…
Last Sunday night, a local institution for music lovers took a massive hit as high winds and rain battered the area. Grand Prairie’s Forever Young Records lost a layer of its roof — designed to be rain-proof — in the storm, which caused the building to flood and resulted in…
Kerim Bey is part of a techno subculture that has been re-emerging in Dallas over the past year. He brings a depth of knowledge about this legacy genre that has not been seen in this region in more than a decade. Bey mostly operates in the darker post-industrial side of…
Six months ago we learned that Daniel Hart and Rachel Ballard of alternative R&B group Dark Rooms, who are a couple, would be leaving Dallas so Hart could pursue a career in Los Angeles. But unlike a lot of dreamers who decide to seek out the bright lights of Hollywood,…
After a hiatus and a lineup shuffle last fall, the future of Denton favorites Pearl Earl seemed to be up in the air. But now the psych rock group is ready to move forward with an expanded lineup and plan to release their first full-length album this spring. The band…
Last month, people from all over the world traveled to Day for Night Fest in Houston to see art installations by Bjork and hear Aphex Twin’s first U.S. performance in 23 years. But there were some homegrown acts on the bill, too. One such Texas act was MNYNMS, who stood…
Mark Griffin pulls himself out of bed at 6 a.m. to make it to his first day job at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Irving. After his shift stacking boxes in the dusty heat, he heads home, grabs some lunch and starts preparing for his first live show as MC…
The organizers of a new music festival, Band Together Denton, say that a lack of venue options isn’t stopping them from throwing an ambitious music festival this weekend. Denton has been plagued with the closures of some of its venues, particularly the ones that would host an event like this weekend’s…
Back in 2003, Atmosphere didn’t have the cult following they have now. The Minneapolis hip-hop duo — rapper Sean “Slug” Daley and producer Anthony “Ant” Davis — weren’t even sure if they could make a living out of hip-hop, so they were grateful for every chance they got. “The first…
The next family gathering J. Catalyst attends may be a bit awkward. At Club Dada on Friday he edged out five rappers to become the brand new Master of the Mic, and among them was his own cousin, Dre the Hitman. J. Catalyst, whose real name is Jason Broussard, is…
Well, we’ve made it to the week when the country sees U.S. political power handed to former reality TV star and six-time bankrupted businessman Donald Trump. Whether this reality excites or angers you, there are plenty of ways to work out that energy this week. Dallas sees two iconic ska…
Joel Winburne is a self-taught photographer with decades of experience shooting concerts in Dallas. He sat down with the Observer in a booth at The Green Room to discuss his favorite concert experiences, venues and that time he dodged a lougie from Marilyn Manson. Dallas Observer: How did you get…
