Much has changed about hip hop over the years, but at least one thing has always been a constant: bragging rights. The G.O.A.T. debate is one that will rage on forever, impossible to ever conclude definitively (well, okay, the answer is Rakim). But there will always ways to stake claim…
Courtney Barnett With Chastity Belt and Darren Hanlon Club Dada, Dallas Saturday, June 6, 2015 When you’re getting ready for an artist as hyped as Courtney Barnett, it’s hard to know what to expect. Even if you’d seen her before, maybe at South By Southwest earlier this year, it’s hard…
Tyler, the Creator The Bomb Factory Friday, June 5, 2015 Tyler, the Creator, ever the enigmatic force, used the opportunity to lead off his Friday night show with a song called “Bitch Suck Dick.” It’s an old number from his debut album Goblin. It was a low key surprising entrance…
This week is home to yet another winning week of concerts. The Mountian Goats get all folksy at the Kessler, where no fringe boots are allowed. Benjamin Booker is going to literally light Tress on fire with his guitar. E 40 is playing a set at Gas Monkey Live! Lynyrd…
The Rolling Stones With Grace Potter AT&T Stadium, Arlington Saturday, June 6, 2015 Keith Richards showed up late on Saturday night. Well, not literally. For the first half of the Rolling Stones’ performance at AT&T Stadium he’d all but gone missing in action, slumping off to the side of stage…
Mixing graffiti and DIY basement shows feels about as right as peanut butter and chocolate. But Daniel Yanez has been working tirelessly to reclaim the stigmas of both subcultures, celebrating the beauty behind street art and, now, hosting shows at The Basement Gallery. After spending six years working on and…
Finally the summer is here. Now instead of complaining about it being cold or raining we can start doing this in reference to the heat because its gonna get hot. Hot as hell. This hot as hell weekend has a bunch of great shows. Courtney Barnett, the one true American…
Yes, this Courtney Barnett show on Saturday night at Club Dada is sold out, but some of you can and probably will find a way to get in if you so desire. Finesse. Finaggle. Bribe. Barter. Craigslist. Stub Hub. It’s the call of the desperate and if you don’t have…
The tiki bar dream has been a hard one to make stick here in Dallas, and it looks like it just got that much harder. Earlier this week, Sunset Lounge, situated on Ross Avenue close to downtown, announced on its Facebook page that it will closing its doors at the…
It started as a joke. About four months ago, Matt Jones was hanging out with a couple of friends at Oak Street Drafthouse in Denton when bystanders turned and started listening to his goofs. He realized at that moment that his jokes were pretty funny and could take on the…
A longtime professor at Southern Methodist University, Jeremy DuQuesnay Adams has dedicated his life to education and writing. By his own admission, he knows very little about music. He was only involved with something music related on one occasion, but it just happened to do with the Beatles. In 1968,…
Hulon Pate has been an active DJ since the 90s. Locally pate has held down a residency at Absinthe for the past 5 years, but has built a more substantial audience through his Grind2Shine Podcast. Although he is admittedly a Techno fan as reflected in his mixtape this week, he…
As 1974 rolled into 1975, Autumn Sound was in serious need of business. The recording studio, operated out of an otherwise ordinary shopping center in Garland, featured a 24-track studio console — reportedly the first of its kind in Texas — and it had a secret weapon in the form…
The 16Bars.XXX party Saturday night that capped off Dallas Week got a little rowdy. Rowdy was expected, maybe even encouraged, but there’s always a threshold. During DJ bemyfriend’s set, a gaggle of people found themselves wildin’ out near the DJ booth and any DJ’s worst nightmare began to take shape…
Steve Miller Band With Jimmie Vaughan Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Monday, June 1, 2015 Dads from all over North Texas scooped up their wives Monday night and boogied down to Verizon Theatre to be a part of ta very special event: Seeing Steve Miller Band live in concert. What they…
It’s rough to be a musician living in Dallas. This is especially true for Sofia Weir, percussionist for Latin bands Supersonic Lips and Mayta. For the past few months, Weir, who’s also currently a college student, has been suffering from a stress-related illness that she’s only recently recovering from. It…
97.1 The Eagle’s BFD WIth Rob Zombie, Breaking Benjamin and more Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Sunday, May 31, 2015 Rob Zombie was the marquee act at 97.1 FM KEGL’s annual alt-rock radio bash, BFD, at Gexa Energy Pavilion on Sunday, and he had something on his mind. He kept wondering…
Post Malone Trees, Dallas Saturday, May 30, 2015 Post Malone wasn’t going to let himself take this one for granted. Here he was, in his hometown, playing his first-ever sold-out show. Decked out in Dallas gear, including a Cowboys hat and Dirk Nowitzki jersey, Malone paced the stage at Trees…
Since it opened its doors in 2013, Deep Ellum’s Twilite Lounge has earned a reputation for being one of the area’s best places to grab a drink, have a conversation or take a date. Lost sometimes in all the fawning over the jukebox and boozy concoctions is that owners Danny…
A hell of a week is on the horizon. Two controversial rap figures make their way to Dallas in the form of Tyler, the Creator and Action Bronson. The stunningly great garage rock band, Holy Wave, is headlining a show thrown for Brass Tacks Barbershop’s anniversary show. Most importantly, though,…
George Clinton With Parliament and Funkadelic House of Blues, Dallas Friday, May 29, 2015 We’ll always remember the funkier times. The crowd at House of Blues Friday came to pay respect to a genre’s elder statesman and to climb aboard a new spaceship. Most checked just one of those items…
Springtime in Dallas is kinda crazy. We’ve had plenty of reminders of that of late (witness: the past 24 hours), what with all the severe weather warnings, tornado sirens and Trinity River flooding. So it’s no surprise that putting on an outdoor concert is tricky business as well. Witness: Lana…
