Jimmy Buffet With Jerry Jeff Walker Toyota Stadium, Frisco Saturday, May 28, 2016 On Saturday night, I went to my sixth Jimmy Buffett concert at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco. That might not sound like a lot of shows to diehard Parrotheads, but I think that qualifies me as a…
97.1 FM The Eagle’s BFD With Shinedown, Drowning Pool, Sixx:A.M. and more Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Sunday, May 29, 2016 Mistakes were made at 97.1 The Eagle’s BFD. Fans with chairs and coolers were turned away from the door, forced to walk back to their cars. A few suffered the…
Three-day weekend are great and all, but you’d better hope you didn’t go too hard the past few days because you’ll need all the energy you can get for this week’s concert schedule. Monday night kicks things off with a memorial for Mercury Rocket bassist Krissy Arnold and Sunday night…
After more than two years of planning, organizing and fundraising — ending a quarter century in which Dallas has failed to pay tribute to its most legendary pair of musical siblings — the Dallas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved plans for a monument to Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan…
This week more than 30 musicians met in Nashville to honor Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday by performing at the 13th annual Dylan Fest. Among those musicians were Kesha, Kurt Vile, Emmylou Harris, Wynona Judd — and Denton’s own Eric Pulido. Pulido has been a member of famed Denton band Midlake…
Israel Marcano Jr could be considered an ex-pat of the infamous 90s Dallas rave scene. He has witnessed Dallas go through it’s many phases over the years. Israel’s mix for this week reflects that by not settling stylistically. The propulsive pulse of house music with dashes of techno and breaks…
For those waiting to hear new music from John Dufilho, the second half of 2016 will be as loud and busy as the first half of this year was quiet and still. For a guy with as many musical connections as Dufilho, such a distinction is odd. But the lead…
After two long years of planning and negotiating, The Vaughan Brothers Art Project is finally ready to get cracking. The public art project will memorialize two of Dallas’ biggest contributors to the world of popular music, Jimmie Vaughan and his late brother Stevie Ray Vaughan. And now it’s officially a…
The Denton music landscape is changing again. After 19 long years of serving Denton’s DIY crowd, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios will be closing their doors on Sunday, June 5. That leaves one big question unanswered: “Where will that music go?” Denton, with only a little more than 123,000 people, is…
Like many singer-songwriters, Dallas’ Mr. Carter Davis made his first recordings in his bedroom. But then he recorded a couple songs in a studio at Dallas Baptist University thanks to friends who work at the school. From there, he decided to record demos for his next album at eight Apple…
Pantera’s “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott is to Arlington what Elvis Presley is to Memphis, Tennessee. Like the king of rock ‘n’ roll’s memorial in Graceland, the king of metal guitar’s memorial brings fans from across the country to the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington where they leave behind whisky, guitar…
Summer is just around the corner, in case you haven’t noticed the creeping temperatures and already too-much-to-bear humidity. While the weather should have everyone in Dallas hating themselves in, oh, about a week or so, the tradeoff is that it’s also almost summer concert season. That means plenty of blockbusters…
The Lumineers With Soak. and Sleepwalkers The Bomb Factory, Dallas Sunday, May 22, 2016 The Lumineers serenaded The Bomb Factory Sunday night in what has to be near the top of the list for date-night concert of the year. Lead singer Wesley Schultz and the gang led an accessible, folksy…
The Eagle of Death Metal With Thelma and the Sleaze House of Blues, Dallas Sunday, May 22, 2016 A scorching, dry heat wave from the belly of the California desert descended upon the heavy humidity of Dallas last night: the Eagles of Death Metal had landed at the House of…
Local radio disc jockey Debbie Sexxton knows local music talent when she hears it. As the host of Loud and Local on 97.1 FM The Eagle, which hits radio waves at 11 p.m. on Fridays, she listens to dozens of submissions for local rock and metal bands, searching for the…
Elm St. Music and Tattoo Fest With Reverend Horton Heat, the Bouncing Soul, Frank Turner and more The Bomb Factory and Three Links, Dallas Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, 2016 There were a lot of firsts at this year’s Elm Street Tattoo & Music Festival. For one, it…
Did someone say three-day weekend? It’s been months since we’ve had one of those, but thanks to Memorial Day Weekend we’re about to get an extra day of grilling, swimming and drinking at the end of this week. That also means an extra day to stay out late taking in…
Last year’s Lone Star Texas Heritage Fest was a concert promoter’s nightmare. The free first-year fest, taking place in the paved parking lot behind Gilley’s on one of the hottest days of August, struggled to pull a crowd. Those who did show up took refuge in the little bit of…
Florence + The Machine With Grimes American Airlines Center, Dallas Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Florence Welch was in a more joyous mood than when she and her Machine last played Dallas in 2012. “More drunk,” Welch said the previous appearance to Wednesday’s show at American Airlines Center. “Much more drunk.” …
Guy Clark, whio died Tuesday was a songwriter’s songwriter, the kind studied by young and seasoned artists alike. Dallas-Fort Worth songwriters will testify to this legacy at the Kessler Theatre tonight with a “song swap” tribute of tunes and stories. “For me, Guy has always appeared to be the ringmaster…
Paul Slavens’ dream was to be a renowned classical music composer. It didn’t quite work out that way, although he’s hardly disappointed with how things turned out: The radio DJ, keyboardist, vocalist and all around musical wise guy is well known by his weekend show on KXT 91.7 and his frequent…
Chris Roze is a consistent face among forward but floor-friendly club music DJs. As a member of Trillwave, he’s been a part of the many parties that crew has thrown at Beauty Bar over the past year. The Trillwave crew has bowed out of the always challenging world of DJ…
