Two festivals this week. Really, two that take place in the same location but couldn’t be for more vastly different crowds. But, that’s the beauty of music. There’s something for everybody. Kings of Mic, the old school hip hop fest with the like of LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and…
Neon Trees With Alex Winston and Yes You Are Granada Theater, Dallas Thursday, June 18, 2015 Last night, Neon Trees made me feel like a dad. Or at least feel for them. It wasn’t just when they closed the evening out with a limp cover of Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ “Come…
This weekend is looking very packed. Leon Bridges is performing one (actually, two) of his many shows leading up to the release of his debut album, Coming Home — all of which seem to be sold out but industrious folks know how to get their hands on sold out tickets in…
D’angelo and the Vangaurd The Bomb Factory, Dallas Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. D’angelo dedicates the next song to those three lives deemed undeserving of justice by so called justice. We can throw in a few others for good measure as well. James Harrison. Walter…
97.9 The Beat’s Dub Car Show With Future, Kevin Gates, Mike Jones and more Dallas Convention Center, Dallas Sunday, June 14, 2015 “It smells like popcorn and weed in here.” “Oooooooh this my shit!” —Both overheard at the DUB Car Show on Sunday American car culture is a fascinating thing…
The messiah is coming. The Black Messiah, in D’angelo that is. He’s been a recluse a bit through the years but his surprise album was one of the best to drop last year and word on the streets is his live show is more than up to par. Stellar even…
The Sonics With Mind Spiders Texas Theatre, Dallas Saturday, June 13, 2015 The best things in life are often worth the wait, but in the case of the Sonics this was an unusually long one. The legendary garage rock band, who made their first run as a band in the…
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eddie Money, Blue Öyster Cult Verizon Theatre June 12, 2015 If you went Lynyrd Skynyrd’s show at Verizon Theatre on Friday night expecting to find much evidence of today’s political and racial tensions, well, you came away empty-handed. For all the band’s Confederate flag-waving and good-old-boy pretenses, this…
You’ve earned this weekend. Congrats. There’s some awesome stuff as far as concerts go. Lynyrd Skynyrd is playing an awesomely classic-rock-radio-friendly show at Verizon with Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money. Oil Boom is playing at Shipping and Receiving. Sarah Jaffe has a free show in Arlington. Garage rock forefathers…
Benjamin Booker Trees, Dallas Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Along with the yesterday’s torrential downpour and violent thunder clatter came N’awlins singer and guitarist Benjamin Booker. It’s been a long eight months since Booker graced Dallas with his presence, but boy, he made up for his absence. Booker’s penchant for growling,…
The Mountain Goats With Pinkish Black The Kessler Theater, Dallas Monday, June 8, 2015 In 1985, Dusty Rhodes delivered what is widely considered the greatest speech in the history of pro wrestling when he dressed down Ric Flair in the infamous “Hard Times” promo. So it made perfect sense that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Neil Diamond American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, May 28, 2015 “Who opens for Neil Diamond?” I wondered all day before last night’s show at American Airlines Center. My best guess was The Antiques Road Show. My second best guess was Nilla Wafers. But both of those guesses were wrong. As…
