This week promises some great concerts as the weather warms up to blistering levels. Toro Y Moi plays South Side Music Hall. Built To Spill plays the Granada. Paul Wall lights up Hailey’s Club in Denton with the disco ball that’s all in his mouth. Purity Ring plays at Bomb…
The first annual two-day Dallas Music District Festival will start tomorrow in the Trinity River Greenbelt. Actually, scratch that. This isn’t the Waterworld of music festivals. The greenbelt is flooded and, after three contingency plans failed, this fest has finally been relocated to a nearby private space surrounded by trees…
There’s a festival entering its eighth year down in Austin this weekend, but you’ve probably never heard of it. It doesn’t get flocked to by hoards of people clogging up your social media feeds with endless posts, tweets and photos, but it’s tapped in to a vibrant part of America’s…
This weekend in Dallas, you have the opportunity to watch a middle aged man rap about how he gets really high and has sex with young women, presumably in the age range of about 19 to still 19. One of the most gifted guitarists, wait no, musicians alive does a…
The New Kids on the Block With TLC and Nelly American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, May 14, 2015 You may have noticed a distinct smell in the night air in Dallas last night: slightly burned, slightly crimped hair; Red Bull and vodka and chicken strip burps; and 42-year-old abs. You…
Lana Del Rey was supposed to play at the Gexa Energy Pavilion on Saturday, the second stop on her “Endless Summer” tour with Courtney Love. The official reason for why Lana Del Rey didn’t go on, announced over the intercom at the last possible minute, was severe weather, which had…
They Might Be Giants Granada Theater, Dallas Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Babysitters throughout the greater Dallas area were getting P-A-I-D last night as every hip dad, hip mom and hip-parents-to-be were crammed into a packed Granada Theater for a two-set performance from beloved indie legends They Might Be Giants…
Right now, everything in Dallas feels a little sweeter. Hydrangeas are blooming. Cats are hugging dogs. Your mom is humming “Step By Step” as she puts her “do me” makeup on. Tornadoes are humping each other. And it’s all for one reason: The New Kids on the Block are coming…
Lord Huron With Leon Bridges South Side Music Hall, Dallas Sunday, May 10, 2015 The hype behind Leon Bridges just keeps growing. Last night at South Side Music Hall, the Fort Worth native was the ostensible opener for Lord Huron, but it was almost impossible not to see him as…
Levitation Festival With Flaming Lips, Jesus and Mary Chain, 13th Floor Elevators and more Carson Creek Ranch, Austin Friday to Sunday, May 8 to 10, 2015 While Homegrown Festival managed to evade the nasty weather forecast for Dallas over the weekend, thanks in part to the slick idea of taking…
This week, the American Airlines Center earns the distinction of hosting what we might all consider one of the strangest bills to ever go on a nationwide tour: New Kids on the Block, TLC and Nelly. They Might Be Giants play at the Granada Theater, DFA’s Holy Ghost! plays at…
Homegrown Music and Arts Festival With Spoon, Old 97’s, Shakey Graves and more The Bomb Factory, Dallas Saturday, May 9, 2015 Texas’ unpredictable did its best to wreck havoc on the sixth annual Homegrown Music and Arts Festival over the weekend, but for once Mother Nature found itself outmatched. Organizers…
The Jesus and Mary Chain The Bomb Factory, Dallas Thursday, May 7, 2015 Over the the years the brothers William and Jim Reid have led the Jesus and Mary Chain through many highs and numerous lows. They have always been a hit or miss prospect when it comes to their…
This weekend would be top notch, if it weren’t for the weather forecast. This is often the case because the weather in Texas is garbage. The Homegrown Fest was supposed to take place in Downtown Dallas, but alas, it’ll be at the Bomb Factory instead. (Which should wind up being…
Lee Ann Womack With Adam Hood Kessler Theater, Dallas Thursday, May 7, 2015 Say what you want about pop-country, but there is plenty of good music that has been created under this banner. Glen Campbell and Conway Twitty probably wouldn’t be such legends without their impressive crossover successes. In the…
The end of the school year isn’t supposed to be fun. It’s supposed to be about exams, final papers and stressing over passing your classes. But not for the students in El Centro Community College’s Hip Hop Studies 101 course. No, for them it means hosting their own hip hop…
Boom 94.5 FM Hip-Hop Meets Zydeco and the Blues Festival With Bun B, Mystikal, Juvenile, Fair Park, Dallas Saturday, May 2, 2015 It may have been Mystikal who put things best on Saturday: “To all the youngins who don’t know me,” he said, “ya mamma know me. Ya auntie know…
This week is a great one — so much so, in fact, that you’ve gotta make some choices. Homegrown brings Spoon downtown with the Old 97’s and more. Lana Del Rey plays a show with Courtney Love (yes, we know it’s a bit strange) at Gexa. The Jesus and Mary…
Dwight Yoakam Gas Monkey Live May 1, 2015 Whether it’s a response to the filth that fills radio airwaves or just general nostalgia, country music from the 1990s is very much making a place for itself in the genre’s modern iteration. Comebacks from Reba McEntire, Lee Ann Womack and Shania…
It looks like a good weekend for some live music. Reptar hits sons of Hermann Hall with our favorite high school band, the Azalea Project. Yellowcard takes us to Ocean Ave at Gas Monkey. Dwight Yoakam is sure to set Gas Monkey Live ablaze. IAMSU! does Trees with Atlanta’s Rome…
Iron & Wine With Gregory Alan Isakov Granada Theater, Dallas Tuesday, April 28, 2015 As sure as I am breathing, Sam Beam — aka Iron & Wine — is right now feeling mighty good about the city of Dallas. A sold-out show with an audience that was both respectful and…
Hear ye, hear ye! D’angelo is coming to The Bomb Factory in June. Do you hear us? D’Angelo is coming to The Bomb Factory! Holy shit. What would you do for a ticket? Would you enter The Hunger Games: Second Coming Tour Ticket Edition? I would do this, just to…
