On Wednesday in Denton, leading Snarky Puppy through a two hour set at Hailey’s, Michael League dipped and waved his electric bass like a conductor’s baton. He also led the band with series of grimaces, smiles, laughter and frowns, his facial expressions helping to punctuate musical phrases and sequences, signal…
If Hayes Carll wants more in life than to play music for good people and write clever one-liners, he showed no signs of it last night at the Double Wide. Maybe it’s an act, but he does a good job of faking it. Here are some of the most Hayes…
Dallas, February is almost over. That means soon this cold devil weather will be behind us, and festival season will be in full force. So take this time now to enjoy the smaller shows and intimate venues. Perks include short lines at merch tables, high order turnaround at the bar…
Last night in Oak Cliff, Chris Thile proffered far more than a solo acoustic concert. As it often is when a noted artist performs without an opening band, the show was presented as, “An Evening with Chris Thile.” What an evening it was. Part classical history lesson, part stand-up routine…
On tape there’s something eloquent, even graceful about how Denton-formed Snarky Puppy blend various streams of sound. A great deal of these recordings capture the group in a live environment, reflecting the searing energy and fluid ease with which these artists navigate the modern (jazz) fusion frontier. It’s what has…
At about 2 p.m., I decided to purchase tickets to Demi Lovato at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie. Because why not? Now, I knew my friend and I would be some of the oldest people there sans parents, but we didn’t know just how old we would feel. I was…
Deep Ellum got a taste of Mardi Gras this weekend in the best possible way. In order to mark the occasion, Commerce Street’s The Free Man Cajun Cafe organized a proper New Orleans second line horn parade that circled the neighborhood. Owner and proprietor John Jay Myers lead the charge…
This weekend the staff at Majestic Theatre took every necessary precaution to ensure that no tomfoolery or shenanigans would take place for the long sold-out Neutral Milk Hotel concert this past Saturday. Lead singer and notorious recluse Jeff Magnum has been known to be spooked by over zealous fans, so…
This past Saturday night, the Gas Monkey Bar ‘N Grill in Dallas lived up to the name of the television series that features its owner: car repair reality show Fast ‘N Loud. With full sets scheduled from Austin’s Hank Senior-recalling, honky-tonk hero Wayne “The Train” Hancock (on the venue’s indoor…
I don’t know how many of you were at the Jeff Mangum show last January. For those of you who were not, though I assume the Venn diagram of the two crowds shares a considerable crossover, the crowd at the solo show could sense a frailty in Mangum that made…
Lionel Richie and CeeLo Green are touring together. At first glance it seems odd, a Dungeon Family affiliate splitting time with someone I always picture wearing a turtleneck. But here we are — the tour is real and we must confront the idea enough to decide whether or not to…
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend in Dallas, and clearly, something about live music turns you people on. This entire week is jam packed with notable concerts, every single night. For your hot and heavy week ahead, we’ve got twenty live music date night options to try and help get you laid…
There’s something in the air this week besides Wintery Mix. It’s almost Valentine’s Day, that magical time of year where even really solid romantic gestures seem tacky and contrived. But hey: Everyone deserves a little love. And a whole bunch of bands are choosing North Texas this year. So open…
Editor: Lumberjack Fest is this weekend at Dan’s Silverleaf. For the first time ever, the festivities will stretch over two nights — you can find more information on Saturday’s installment on one Facebook page and the details for Sunday on another. Steve Steward had a very serious conversation with founder…
Listen, we know all your best pals who are cooler and funnier and have way more interesting lives than you do are going down to SxSW in a month. They’re going to have the most amazing time getting hammered, getting hopped up on the Molly and probably making out with…
Dallas, what the hell? It is offensively cold outside. I don’t appreciate it, and I don’t want any part of it, but despite my wants or needs, the polar vortex has laid its wrath upon us with great vengeance and furious anger. I took my dog for a walk this…
Yesterday was a really big day for local twang-rock fans. David Ponder of Somebody’s Darling announced the band will begin recording their new album this week, The Old 97’s released a song from their upcoming album. And Madison King let any who made it out to Deep Ellum’s Twilite Lounge…
The last time I told you all a story about my teenage years, Billy Corgan got really angry. So I tell you this story in the hope that it will, for no apparent reason, anger Billy Corgan again. I was either 14 or 15, and I was living in a…
Outpost American Tavern sits north and east of the Bishop Arts District a few blocks away from the Houston Viaduct. With it, Chris Jeffers and his business partners (the ones also behind Smoke, Bolsa and The Foundry) continue a run of carefully conceived restaurants and bars — ones that transport…
About halfway through Delorean’s fine performance on Saturday night at Dada, the cue for the lone working bathroom was about 10 people deep. Seems some rowdy, drunken female had cracked the tank of the toilet in the lady’s bathroom on the previous evening. The resulting snafu was less bothersome due…
Nestled on the corner of Zang and Beckley, just over the bridge into Oak Cliff, sits restaurateur and venue owner Chris Jeffers’ newest acquisition. With Outpost American Tavern, Jeffers and his business partners (who also own Bolsa, Smoke and The Foundry) decided to deliver something new and different to the…
Alright Dallas, your weekend is looking pretty flush. We’ve got twelve great live music picks for you this week, but unfortunately, seven of them take place between Friday and Saturday alone. Whereas last week brought us a bunch of weekday shows (see also: cubicle hangovers), you’ll be able to catch…
