Boston With the Doobie Brothers Allen Event Center Wednesday, June 18, 2014 You know the summer has officially started once the oldies package tours make their way through town, or in this case, the suburb of Allen. But last night was a bit different as two legendary acts from the…
Future With Rico Love and Q.u.e, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at South Side Music Hall, 1135 S. Lamar St., 214-421-2021 or gilleysdallas.com, $29.50, Atlanta rapper Future is hot off his sophomore album, Honest, which dropped in April on Epic Records. When it comes to his live show, he’s sure…
What a production. The folks at Index Festival have gone out of their way this year to build up anticipation for the show, now in its third year, which will happen in late September. Case in point was last night’s announcement party at Trees, which was sponsored by Chicago brewer…
Mike Dillon sounds weary but resilient. It’s inevitable when he comes back to Dallas. His memories of the city and Deep Ellum in the 1980s haunt him like the ghosts of old relatives. Back then, when the neighborhood was in its heyday, he played in two of the scene’s most…
Emotionless robots take over Ishi’s new music video for their latest single “Emotional Hard Drive.” The single comes from their sophomore album, titled Digital Wounds. The Dallas-based band is known for their unique blend of electronic music with funk and soulful story telling. The record, which frontman J.T. Mudd previously…
Austin’s the Octopus Project are bringing their brand of lively, technicolor “indietronica” to Dallas on Thursday for the latest installment of Red Bull Sound Select. If you hate impassioned performances, dancing and having a good time, stay far away. This will be the first time the Octopus Project will play…
They’ve already let us “Guess the Fest.” They’ve also given us the full lineup. Now the folks at Fun Fun Fun Fest have gone a step further and laid out the day-by-day schedule, which will be spread out over three days (and three stages) this fall from Friday, November 7…
My mind is full of fear. It’s always trying to get me to think five steps ahead of any situation and predict all the possible outcomes, especially ones that could lead to the stripping of my dignity and the utter degradation of my worth as a social being. Some might…
Vinyl has made an epic comeback over the past decade. It’s a comeback few would have seen coming, given its seeming fall into obsolescence decades ago. But while the above-average music fans have gravitated back towards owning their favorite music on vinyl, the dj profession has by and large made…
Since the early 1960’s, Dan Hicks has been creating his interesting hybrid of folk, jazz, country and pop. Hitting his stride with 1971’s Where’s the Money?, the singer-songwriter formed the first version of Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. The unique, drummer-less five-piece quickly found a niche market based on…
Vans Warped Tour Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Sunday, June 15, 2014 If I were younger or were a newcomer to the Vans Warped Tour’s annual Dallas stop, I suppose getting there at 10:30 a.m. when the gates opened and staying until the last barre chord decayed into the dusk would’ve…
I was not alive when James Taylor and his self-reflective brand of folk music were most popular. For my entire life, Taylor has been touring the country playing songs that are as familiar to my grandparents as they are to me. My own first experience with James Taylor was finding…
Centro-matic With True Widow and Cliffs of Insanity Kessler Theater, Dallas Saturday, June 14, 2014 Early on in Centro-matic’s Saturday night show at the Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff, a shout from the middle of the comfortably crowded throng provided with a well-timed bit of levity — and a healthy…
It’s as if Dallas collectively decided to self-fulfill the prophecy of the full honey moon on the 13th causing a crazy night. As the whiskey flowed in the packed bars of Elm St., the bands of the festival smiled and played to crowds of freshly inked fans, the majority of…
Now that Father’s Day weekend is behind us — not to mention Warped Tour and the Elm St. Fest marathon — can you believe June’s almost over? This hump week (if you can call it that) sports a bevy of great shows. Expect appearances from local favorites Cut/Copy and Classixx…
This Sunday, hundreds will flock to the Lizard Lounge in celebration of another historic Dallas nightclub, the Red Jacket. Though its time on the Dallas nightlife scene was short, it was well-known for its hospitality, innovative approach and popularity among celebrities. Housed on the developing Greenville Avenue, the venue drew…
Such is the way of the Elm Street Tattoo Festival: I went to Deep Ellum last night with the goal of watching locals Ishi headline at Club Dada and wound up spending the night bouncing between several venues along Elm St. Granted, such is the way of many a night…
Happy Friday, folks. If you haven’t already made plans via the Elm St. Tattoo Festival, which already has two nights under its belt this week, then you’ll definitely benefit from this collection of great shows this weekend. Sure, the likelihood of you getting a tattoo lowers exponentially if you attend…
Reverend Horton Heat is one of Dallas’ gems. The stage name of artist Jim Heath (as well as the moniker of his backing band), Rev. Horton Heat is arguably the most recognizable psychobilly outfit of all time. Forgetting for the moment Heath’s legendary pedigree and white-hot ’90s heyday, he’s more…
New Jersey’s the Front Bottoms is the classic love it or hate it proposition. The duo of Brian Sella and Mathew Uychich play an acoustic-based folk/punk that’s very catchy and not a little cheesy. Album titles such as I Hate My Friends and My Grandma vs. Pneumonia tell a good…
Yoni Wolf With Serengetti, Topic Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton Wednesday, June 11, 2014 By H. Drew Blackburn We’re gonna go ahead and break the fourth wall right off the bat here: I had a roommate who was into Why? He didn’t listen to rap music. If he did, it…
Black Flag Elm St. Music and Tattoo Festival, Night 1 Club Dada Wednesday, June 11, 2014 I do not like punk rock. I do not like what it was, I do not like what it stood for, and I do not like how it’s become short hand for some ideal…
