NBC’s The Voice has a simple goal: Focus on the contestants’ singing capabilities rather than their appearance. From blind auditions to the finale, about 400 contestants have been a part of the show in the nine seasons since it debuted back in 2011. But the results of the show’s talent-scouting have…
Trae the Truth Trees, Dallas Saturday, January 23, 2016 When mentioning rappers that are a true representation of the South, and a Houston rap legend at that, there’s absolutely no way you can leave underground rapper Trae Tha Truth off the list. Trae’s name automatically comes to mind, as it…
While the east coast is enduring the second ice age at the moment, Dallas is heating up with this week of shows. Get out there and appreciate the privilege of drivable roads by strapping on your heeled boots and marching with the KISS army or countdown the days until it…
After achieving a production sound that turned heads around the world and functioning in a makeshift state for a year and a half, Niles City Sound in Fort Worth is finally ready to open. The studio where Leon Bridges recorded his debut album, Coming Home, was built with a focus…
Kacey Musgraves With Andrew Combs Majestic Theatre, Dallas Thursday, January 21, 2016 Kacey Musgraves isn’t quite a hometown girl, but Golden is close enough to Dallas, and we’re certainly happy to have her. The East Texas girl has come quite a long way since releasing her debut album to rave…
Keegan Mcinroe is a man of the world. Like many Americana songwriters, he counts Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt and Tom Waits among his biggest influences. But where his peers may not venture out much further than that, Mcinroe seeks out more unfamiliar territory: His music is also informed by travels…
DJ EZ Eddie D has been a Dallas staple for just short of three decades. His vault of music is vast and wide beyond the hip hop he is most known for. Eddie can still be heard on the radio every week spreading the musical word on his Knowledge Dropped…
Singer Jacob Metcalf appears at a bookstore on Northwest Highway with a truck that’s been vandalized in celebration of his last day at work, silly-stringed with so many colors that it resembles an unraveling and mobile Jackson Pollock painting. In contrast, he’s dressed entirely in beige. Metcalf has been part…
Looking for a music festival with plenty of hip hop? Apparently Denton is the place to be. While most Dallas fests, save for JMBLYA and Rageville, only intermittently tap into rappers for their lineups (if at all, in some cases), Denton has been doing it more and more. Oaktopia built…
For someone who moved to Dallas a little under a year ago, Sarah Henry has dived right into the music scene with her record label, Palo Santo. Started last summer, she already has a couple of releases under the label’s belt and has more on the schedule for 2016. Prior…
In 1972 David Bowie released his classic alter ego album, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. Iggy Pop inspired the alter ego’s first name, but he took the last name from a psychobilly outsider artist from Fort Worth. At one point in the late ’60s, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy…
In many cases, the notion that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is absurd. “What doesn’t kill you makes you fragile” may be more sensible. But after a health scare that put him in a hospital bed for weeks, Wanz Dover came back stronger than ever. He is now…
If you’ve been waiting for Janet Jackson’s much-anticipated return to the road, you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer. Announced by the American Airlines Center earlier today, Jackson’s Dallas date, originally scheduled for January 24, has been postponed until the summer. In fact, Jackson’s entire Unbreakable tour…
On April 19, 2014, the Old 97’s were celebrating the release of the band’s stellar album, Most Messed Up, with a show that also featured a number of other acts the group had toured with before. With a sold-out crowd enjoying the gorgeous weather on the lawn of the Annette…
Yesterday was just another Monday afternoon for Tiger Darrow, currently living in New York after growing up in Austin and going to Booker T. Washington in Dallas. But right before she left for work, she got the news that Glenn Frey had passed away at the age of 67. Frey…
Remember a few weeks back when there were nonstop parties to go to, and work holidays to help recover from them? Those were the days. Now, however, it’s not only cold outside but there are no holidays and no reasons to party (besides, you know, your usual alcoholic tendencies). But…
22-year-old Torey Smith is constantly on the verge of being out of control. In his words, he’s your local trap star, a goon, a gangster. He’s always turnt up. He’s no-holds-barred and, depending on what mood you catch him in, you’ll get the good or the really bad. You never…
It’s official now: 2016 is off to one hell of a rough start for music fans. Losing David Bowie last week was harder than most for a lot of music fans, and tributes have been rolling in for more than a week now to the great British singer. But now…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Winstar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma Friday, January 15, 2016 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis played to more than 3,000 people on Friday night at Winstar World Casino in Oklahoma, skipping a Dallas date on their current tour. The pair also announced their sophomore studio album, a solid…
Tool With Primus Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Sunday, January 17, 2016 It’s weird to think of Tool as a band that just wants to get out on stage and rock, but how else do you explain their current round of touring? They’re out on the road with a setlist that…
Ah, Texas. No matter how many times you’ve experienced it, there’s nothing quite like braving 25-degree nights followed by a low of 65 the next day. And this week’s shows are just as scattered and unpredictable: Screamo-singer-turned-folk musician Dallas Green is coming to, well Dallas, and Reel Big Fish are…
Fort Worth singer-songwriter Brandon Marcel sits down in a booth at the Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge. He opens up the menu and notices the name of a sandwich, “The Bridges Blues Burger.” His roommate, Leon Bridges, is not home often, yet he remains ubiquitous. He was on Jimmy…
