The Beach Boys Verizon Theatre Thursday, April 26 In the past few decades, various incarnations of the Beach Boys toured the oldies/county fair circuit, rehashing the popular hits over and over again, usually for a cheap ticket price (or even free). Alas, with Brian Wilson back in the fold, the…
News came this week that TLC plans on touring again. Yes, even the “L.” In our post-Coachella hologram world, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes will be joining the tour through use of video projections, announced exactly ten years after her death in 2002. Cue heavy, sad sigh. I remember MTV News…
Beach BoysThursday, April 26, at Verizon TheatreIt’s the first time the Beach Boys will feature Brian Wilson on tour in decades. Their voices aren’t as pure as they were on their near-perfect album Pet Sounds, but even at half strength the performance should be good.Steve EarleThursday, April 26, at Granada TheaterSteve…
Dallas’ Poor Vida Productions have been longtime supporters of not just Dallas hip-hop, but Texas as a whole, consistently grabbing and repping talent from every part of the state. For about a year now, they’ve immersed themselves in tracing and reconstructing the history of Dallas hip-hop, and are close to…
I don’t get to tour the entirety of Darcy Neal’s house, but there are no working televisions in the space. She leads me through the back door of the house she shares with her roommates on Bernard Street, one block east of UNT, and into a small living room area…
Throughout hip-hop’s history, rappers have sought to distinguish themselves through a variety of methods. While some have focused exclusively on lyrical content, others have focused on style and cadence. As of late, hip-hop has experienced a fundamental shift from an emphasis on substance to an emphasis on style. It’s no…
Timothy NorrisDrum roll, please… Individual results may vary.We’ve just rolled out a new and improved calendar of Dallas concerts. Our online music listings are now sortable by artist, venue and price. We’ve also got a raw, unadulterated, alphabetical list of upcoming shows in the drop-down menus on the right hand…
In an interview a few months back, Wanz Dover explained the simple formula for dubstep, and how it helped him redefine the music he was making: “Back [in 2005], the formula for dubstep was to take whatever music you were into and stir it in a pot at 140 [beats…
Last year at South by Southwest, I happened to catch Malian singer Khaira Arby at NPR’s day show, as I was waiting to see Tune-yards and Wild Flag. I don’t remember anything about their sets, because Arby knocked the wind out of me. Her voice, in the tradition of praise…
Parade of Flesh scored an impressive bill from the spillover of the fifth annual Austin Psych Fest, as area favorites True Widow and Eyes, Wings and Many Other Things open for New York’s Psychic Ills and San Francisco’s Moon Duo (Wooden Shjips frontman/guitarist Ripley Johnson and keyboardist Sanae Yamada). Psychic…
For more than 50 years and in spite of countless lawsuits, The Beach Boys have soldiered on. Brian Wilson and Mike Love finally buried the hatchet and the surviving members will begin a tour this week, the second stop of which hits Grand Prairie. Word is practices have gone well…
It’s hard to gauge how influential an album truly is. The Meat Puppets’ 1984 LP, Meat Puppets II, is often cited by musicians as a seminal work, released during the halcyon days of SST. It’s a ragged masterwork of country and rockabilly-infused punk, which, at the time of its release,…
Never seen Kate Bush live. The one time I saw Tori Amos, it was in a packed SXSW venue that wasn’t appropriate for moodiness. St. Vincent was able to transform the small Kessler Theater into a relatively magical realm, but I’ve yet to see an ethereal singing goddess take on…
It was May of 1984, and young punk Frank Campagna was racing around Dallas in his ’75 burgundy Chrysler Cordova – the model with the real Corinthian leather. His mission: to find some green tea for Stevie Nicks. “It was before there was Whole Foods or any of these organic…
Country legend George Jones was hospitalized for an upper respiratory infection a few weeks ago, causing him to cancel a couple tour dates and get some needed rest at his Tennessee home. It gives you some perspective on the fact that Jones, who was born and raised in South Texas,…
Although Providence, Rhode Island’s Deer Tick are often labeled alt-country, there’s more to John McCauley and crew than roots rock. 2011’s Divine Providence showed a band moving away from folk and embracing punk rock and dissonance. Even the subject matter of the songs swung toward the dark side. One of…
Strangely enough, we have our second Siouxsie and the Banshees cover in this edition of Covering Tracks, turned in by the New York-by-way-of-Dallas duo School of Seven Bells. Benjamin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza recently headlined Modern ‘Til Midnight at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, a homecoming gig of…
Roky Erickson, James Hall & The Futura Bold Friday, July 13, at The Kessler Theater This all-Texas bill makes for one of the best shows coming to the Kessler in the near future. Roky Erickson is a legend with a riveting story and James Hall is one of the greatest…
A few weeks ago, Will Kapinos, formerly of Jetscreamer and currently of Dim Locator, sent out an email explaining two shows The Telescopes are playing in DFW tonight and tomorrow, and how they came to be: “Our friends in the Cush played in the UK last year and met those…
Edie Brickell might not live in Dallas anymore, but she still thinks very fondly of her roots here. Her latest project is The Gaddabouts, a supergroup featuring session musician legends like drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Pino Palladino, and they released the double-disc set Look Out Now! last week. Brickell…
“My lyrics are about women’s issues, the toll of war on women. I encourage women to reach for their dreams and fulfill their potential. I often praise people who have helped women and artists. I am now singing a lot about peace. My country and home city are in the…
Percussionist Mickey Hart has devoted his life to rhythm. Whether performing as the drummer for the legendary Grateful Dead during two different stints totaling 15 years, or as the author of multiple books which discuss the origins of sound, rhythm and ultimately, music, Hart has kept busy. Mysterium Tremendum, Hart’s…
