Trans Am With New Fumes and Jack Dover, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at Three Links, 2704 Elm St., threelinksdeepellum.com, $13/$15 at the door Did you think Trans Am was another stoner metal band and then got disappointed when you saw what they look like? They’re still pretty heavy, even…
We have to hand it to Chambers: There is, indeed, more than one way to promote a record. If you’re a major-label artist, there’s a good chance that will mean over-the-top self-aggrandizement. But for the moody four-piece from Denton, they opted to take the opposite route: complete self-laceration. And whaddya…
Pair a singer-songwriter like William Fitzsimmons with a veteran indie-rock producer like Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla in the studio and there are bound to be high expectations. Will Fitzsimmons’ acoustic folk roots be maintained? Will Walla exert enough influence that we see the birth of William Fitzsimmons: Indie…
By H. Drew Blackburn The doctor prescribed that Charlsie Grace come back for a diagnosis when she’s in her 30’s; it’s not common for a 27 year old to have this illness. The physical symptoms — a loss of coordination, feeling as though your neck is a straw and your…
From Deep Ellum to downtown, Fort Worth to Frisco, there are scores of great places to catch concerts throughout Dallas and the surrounding areas. Every once in a while, though, we like to let our imaginations run free. What if some of our favorite places to hang out suddenly hosted…
To many a country music fan from North Texas, Matt Hillyer is a tried-and-true honky-tonk bandleader. The inked-up lead singer of Eleven Hundred Springs, now nearing his 40s and missing the long ponytail that snaked out from under his cowboy hat a decade ago, is ready to assume a new…
Journey With Steve Miller Band and Tower of Power Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Sunday, May 25, 2014 There’s something about hearing songs like “Lights,” “Only the Young” and “Don’t Stop Believin'” that never truly gets old, no matter how many times you hear them or how old you are. The…
Memorial Day makes for a short week this week, which should come as a relief even if it does make Tuesday into something of a de facto Monday. (Can’t win ’em all, am I right?) As we all trek back from our weekend getaways and shake off those barbecue-induced hangovers,…
DOWN With Black Label Society, Butcher Babies, and Devil You Know Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Friday, May 23, 2014 Ten-year-old Jacob Trueblood had been waiting to meet Phil Anselmo all night. He’d been telling his mom that he wanted to give him a hug. He’s been listening to Pantera and…
Eagulls With Twin Peaks and Sealion Three Links, Dallas Friday, May 23, 2014 For any band who’s accustomed to playing extremely large venues, it can be a test to see how well they perform when they step down to a much smaller stage. Eagulls, a five-piece from Leeds, have played…
OFF! With Cerebral Ballzy and Nasa Space Universe Club Dada, Dallas Friday, May 23, 2014 There’s the great scene in The Dark Knight where Alfred explains to Bruce Wayne the true nature of the Joker. “Some men just want to watch the world burn,” says Alfred. Watching Keith Morris front…
Finally, we have a three-day weekend. No doubt the schedule for most over the next several days will be heavy on time spent outside, preferably grilling out or in a swimming pool. (Or better yet, both.) But there are also plenty of great show to be seen, and if the…
Tonight, the Granada Theater stage will play host to two very distinct conventions of typical performance abandonment. One will be intricately oddball. The other will revisit a quintessential performance by one of the most revered and unapologetically adorable new-wave bands of the ’80s. The rare occurrence of witnessing, nay, experiencing,…
Morrissey With Kristeen Young Majestic Theatre, Dallas Thursday, May 22, 2014 You have to hand it to Morrissey: He’s one aging rock star who will not go softly into that good night. No, his band didn’t wear the “Meat Is Murder” T-shirts that were mooted to be the plan. (The…
The up and down career of Skid Row is a microcosm of just about any successful 80’s metal act. Hitting a peak with the 1991 sophomore effort Slave to the Grind, the band was quickly derailed by the grunge movement and ended up losing lead singer Sebastian Bach. Amazingly, the…
By Wanz Dover Cratedigging for vinyl is an art form that has served as the connective tissue of hip hop since the very beginning. Today that art is made all the more difficult due to far fewer retail shops to make use of. This makes infamous DJ and vinyl hoarder…
Local musicians in Dallas have it tough. We don’t have a cultivated, nationally-renowned music scene like Austin or Seattle, but there is plenty of great talent in the metroplex that is looking for a place to shine. Red Bull Sound Select is a sort of corporate incubator for local “on…
The lead single from Nashville country-rock trio, the Cadillac Three’s, self-titled debut album, “The South,” could easily be a brainless ode to Southern cliches. But it isn’t. Instead, lead singer Jaren Johnston, multi-instrumentalist Kelby Ray and drummer Neil Mason deliver a swampy, thrashing and fun tribute to their native region,…
Phil Anselmo is known by many things in the metal community. He’s been called “fucking brutal” when he takes the stage and the “Evel Kneivel” of heavy metal because of all his stage injuries. To some, he’s a brother and a tough guy; to others, he’s an asshole whom they’ll…
Besides her time fronting Concrete Blonde and maintaining a solo career, Johnette Napolitano has carved out a successful niche for herself as an author and a visual artist. And in her free time, she also cares for rescue horses. Not too bad for someone best known for the ’90s alternative…
Morrissey With Kristeen Young, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm St., 855-289-2856 or majestic-theater.com, Sold out By the time you read this, Stephen Patrick Morrissey, may have canceled yet another Dallas show. But if everything works according to plan, it’s a safe bet we’re in for…
Mike Portnoy has had an extremely productive career after leaving the band he co-founded, Dream Theater, a few years ago. With stints in Adrenaline Mob and Avenged Sevenfold, he’s found success with bluesy pop-rock trio the Winery Dogs. Matched with vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen and bassist Billy Sheehan, the band’s self-titled…
