If your personality hinges on your musical tastes, then your ability to look smart when talking about them is imperative to your survival in the local scene. Here is a loose, easy guide to music terminology and some etiquette that will hopefully make you sound like you know what you’re…
Saturday night at the Statler Ballroom, as The Mavericks launched into “Summertime (When I’m With You),” the floor began to move beneath the crowd’s feet. That it felt as though the entire room was dancing — a couple of thousand fans pressed together in a room often on the verge…
There are plenty of good shows to attend this week, but here are a few suggestions if you don’t know where to start. If you’re looking for new wave, you’ll want to be at Granada Theater on Monday for British act The Fixx. If you’re looking for something with a…
Late in the evening, John Mayer leveled with us. He described to the comfortably full American Airlines Center an unhurried dinner with a companion whose presence soothes and everything feels so relaxed and easy that, before you know it, dessert has arrived: “That’s what this feels like,” the 41-year-old singer-songwriter…
As soon as Labor Day passes, American tradition dictates that the holiday season must begin. While that may not be officially true, it does appear to have recently become the unspoken norm. As our weekly concert announcements roll in, the festivities of the Christmas season are bright, just as several…
La Goony Chonga is one of many women taking over the hip-hop scene in 2019. While rappers like Megan thee Stallion and Saweetie released some of the biggest, sexually charged rap hits of the summer, like “Cash Shit” and “My Type,” respectively, Miami native La Goony Chonga has a sexy,…
Half a decade ago, Jay and Jo Indigo started producing a unique brand of psychedelic bluesy hip-hop in a back-house Oak Cliff studio. The pair found a musical rock to stand on with the addition of Sneedless Indigo on bass and Tito Indigo on drums, and thus were born the…
In an imperfect world, it’s naive to assume there will ever be a perfect concert experience. Some things are just out of our control: noisy audiences during intimate sets, slow bar service or a band that starts an hour after its set time. But, like in the wonderful world of…
Nervous Curtains has been a staple in the Dallas music scene for more than a decade, executing their post-punk musings over the course of five albums and one film score. While the band’s sound has evolved with each release, it’s not what one would generally think of as dangerous. The…
When alt-rock duo Phantogram make their way to the Bomb Factory on Sept. 13, they won’t be coming to play the hits and coast to the next stop. Going through the motions would be easy for the band, thanks to a catalogue of catchy songs starting on their first record…
It’s Monday evening, and Ottoman Turks singer and rhythm guitarist Nathan Mongol Wells is doing his very best to avoid Margarita Monday at Ozona after a day of work and e-mails and preparation to make the band’s Friday night show at Granada as big of a party as possible. “We…
The 40 Acre Mule is just coming back to Dallas after a short run down I-35, where they played a couple of nights in and around Austin, first at The Continental Club and then at the historic Gruene Hall — which singer and guitarist J. Isaiah Evans says was the best show…
The American Airlines Center’s sidewalks are spray painted with the words: “Backstreet’s Back in Dallas.” Fans are filing in sporting “YOU ARE MY FIRE” t-shirts and other ’90s memorabilia. They’re lining up for pictures with a giant poster of the Backstreet Boys, wearing all-white, from their legendary “I Want It…
Whip out your calendars and put these shows on your schedule. The Jason Bucklin Trio will be bringing the house down at The Balcony Club this Tuesday and will continue to do so with a weekly residency until sometime in December. Then, John Mayer will be dropping into town for…
A couple of local radio stations are throwing parties in this week’s edition of concert announcements. Elsewhere, there’s an online sensation, a couple of Texas-based songwriters joining forces and an anniversary show in the works. Read on for the new details. ALT 103.7 FM is sponsoring a performance from The…
The Verizon Artist Lounge at ALT 103.7 headquarters is an unexpected rehearsal space for a new band, but it’s the perfect spot for a band like Young Optimist, which is making serious business out of radio-friendly electro-rock. How does a band that has played only one show, albeit to a…
The road to becoming The Black Water Hose was not one that was conveniently paved. After struggling to find band members and navigate life in Los Angeles, James and William Levanas decided to return to Dallas and try their luck at performing as a brother duo. James reminisces on his…
Since the release of their 2002 breakthrough album Wonder What’s Next, Chevelle has been playing alternative metal at large-scale shows, like their upcoming Dallas concert with Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Dorothy and Diamante at Dos Equis Pavillion. Singer and guitarist Pete Loeffler looks back at a point in time,…
A year ago on his 30th birthday, Christian rapper Brandon Coleman’s kidney gave out. Up until then, he had been a healthy father of two children and husband to his wife of eight years, Cora Jakes Coleman, while working on building his music career. The harrowing and unexpected experience made…
Silver-haired fans in worn Brave Combo T-shirts polka alongside toddlers, teenagers and other couples under an August sun beating down on a rooftop bar on Denton’s downtown square. As the dancers shuffle, slide and swirl around the packed dance floor, bandleader Carl Finch calls out: “One more time! Give it…
Reggae music will send irie vibes into the air for two days at an outdoor concert venue taking place at the Longhorn Ballroom during the upcoming 2019 Dallas Reggae Festival. This is Dallas’ first reggae festival — or at least in the last 10 years — and will include Grammy Award-nominated singer…
It has been a long road to sobriety for Wes Scantlin. As the lead singer for Puddle of Mudd, he followed the well-worn footsteps of many rock stars: booze, drugs, jail. He didn’t handle his rock stardom well and left a slew of headlines in his wake. In January 2016,…
