We get it, you’re tired of livestreams. We are, too. For months, they were the only option we had to experience music — and for that we are grateful. But man, the novelty of logging on for a peek at artists performing in their living rooms asking “Can you hear me, guys?”…
Pre- and post-pandemic worlds greeted each other in an awkward handshake-turned elbow bump at the first concert of The Rustic’s Safe Sounds Music Series on Thursday night. On their website, the popular Uptown restaurant and music venue describes their new endeavor as an “intimate, seated dinner” where guests can “experience…
Tradewinds Social Club announced Wednesday that it would not reopen. Since 1968, the neighborhood bar and music venue in North Oak Cliff has been a hotspot for local musicians with its Run With Scissors concert series and annual South by Oak Cliff festival. Dallas garage rock stalwarts The Deathray Davies…
This year, we were graced with the releases of quality albums from the likes of Fiona Apple, Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan, but even that can’t mitigate the concert withdrawals we’ve had to suffer over the course of the pandemic. Even worse is that we’ve somehow adjusted to this new,…
When COVID-19 hit, music venues were forced to shut down, leaving artists without tour dates and patrons without the joy of music. As restaurants reopened with new guidelines in place, many bars and music venues remain closed. Not all can afford to build kitchens to function as a restaurant — one…
We’ve got tribute acts in spades this week. Catch Forgotten Space play the best of Grateful Dead; Running Haggard play Merle Haggard hits; and ’64 play the best of the Fab Four. Deep Ellum Art Company celebrates three years as a fixture in the Deep Ellum live music scene and…
Just how cataclysmic the pandemic has been on the concert industry cannot be overstated. One of many casualties was Fort Worth’s own Fortress Festival, which was scheduled to celebrate its fourth year in late April. The festival is tentatively rescheduled to take place April 24-25, 2021, and cofounders Ramtin Nikzad…
This week offers up some of the most exciting live music we’ve seen in a little while. Things sure are different around here, but if you’re paying enough attention, you’ll still find ways to enjoy good, local music. Catch Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band Texas Flood for a special show…
It was a Saturday evening in Denton’s East End neighborhood, and the staff of Armadillo Ale Works was setting up a music stage in the bar’s parking lot. Craft beer was on display, and the band for the night, Felt & Fur, ran a soundcheck. Showgoers arrived in their cars…
We’ve got a few ways to put your money to charitable use this week while enjoying live music. Poor David’s Pub’s virtual open mic benefits the Kerrville Folk Festival; Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick hosts a regular virtual happy hour that benefits his guests’ charity of choice; and Armadillo Ale Works…
Whether you’re in your car, on a patio, at a restaurant or in your living room, there’s a show for you this week. Catch livestreamed concerts from Paul Slavens and Sarah Jaffe, or try your hand at performing yourself through Poor David Pub’s virtual open mic. Electronic trio Felt &…
We don’t really need to keep mentioning the dumpster fire that is 2020, but let’s go ahead and add one more thing to that growing list: a coin shortage. Yep, those seemingly obsolete pieces of copper and silver that end up in the cracks of our couches and awkwardly fall…
Thanks to the fine folks in the local music scene, we’re able to keep up this weekly list of live and live-streamed shows. Without ’em, this long, hot summer would seem endless and would definitely be less interesting. Catch several livestreams or any of the three live shows this week,…
This week, we’re back to livestreams and half-capacity live concerts (as long as the joints operate as a restaurant). Hey, at least we can justify more nights of living room dance parties with or without pants on. But don’t forget to support these talented folks. Most live streamed shows have…
The world-renowned Austin City Limits Music Festival has been canceled for 2020 because of COVID-19, concert promoter C3 Presents confirmed in a press release Wednesday. This news, while unfortunate, is expected as the pandemic has decimated the concert industry and led to the cancellations of SXSW, Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo…
This week’s list will take you all over North Texas. In Dallas, you can catch local acts such as Linny Nance, Brian Lambert, Randy McGill & Eclectic and several others. Then, you can venture out to Fort Worth to catch metal band Dispositions at The Rail Club Live! or head to Irving…
If there’s one thing the pandemic and the recent curfews have made apparent, it’s that life is much harder without live music. Luckily, there’s no shortage of shows to catch this week. Like on most Mondays, Bree & the Fellas will bring the stage to life at The Free Man…
With all the craziness of the last few months, you deserve to take a load off and hear some live music. Get your weekly dose of jazz at The Balcony Club, hear some Dallas singer-songwriters at The Rustic and Sidecar Social, or groove to some hip-hop at The Rail Club…
Some of us still don’t feel too comfortable going out these days. And that’s OK. Local artists are still bringing their tunes to your living room. This week you can celebrate the next full moon with Helium Queens, help Paul Slavens come up with his next big hit, vibe with…
Live music never stopped happening throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As businesses closed, local musicians took to the internet to perform for their fans. As businesses begin to open back up, artists are bringing their shows back to the stages they’ve grown to love over the years. From metal to hip-hop,…
From electronic to classical music, this week’s livestreamed concerts have you covered. Catch what’s going down at The Free Man as they begin to open back up. They’ve got a packed week with The Free Loaders, the Breanna Parker Group and the Ben Holt Kills It Trio. RC & The Gritz will…
There’s a pretty good mix of livestreamed shows going on this week. You can catch smooth singer-songwriters like Kristy Krüger, or those performing in Opening Bell Coffee’s virtual open mic night. You can watch John Jay Myers slam on his drums with his band The Free Loaders. If you’re looking…
