U2 with the Lumineers AT&T Stadium, Dallas Friday, May 26, 2017 In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” The phrase essentially translates to: The more things change, the more things stay the same. Friday night at AT&T Stadium, U2 proved just…
As we celebrate the nation’s veterans and first responders Memorial Day, Monday also kicks off a great week of music in North Texas. After you’ve filled up on barbecue or enjoyed some fireworks, head to Club Dada for the inaugural New Math Fest, sure to inspire the performance artist in…
Last week was tough for fringe fans. Ahead of Soundgarden’s now-canceled concert this week at The Bomb Factory, the death of frontman Chris Cornell certainly came as a surprise to many. But as the sun rises Monday morning, with it come many other great shows from some pretty great artists…
Another Homegrown Festival has come and gone. And maybe this week you’re thinking things will slow down a bit. But the streets aren’t quieting down just yet. As we slowly begin our descent into the searing and steamy season that is summer in Texas, let’s enjoy the better days spring…
Tripping Daisy with Pearl Earl Club Dada, Dallas Thursday, May 11, 2017 Club Dada is packed shoulder to shoulder with Gen Xers. They remember Deep Ellum in the ’90s – when Kurt Cobain got in a fight with a bouncer at Trees and Butthole Surfers wrote songs about Dallas. But…
the xx South Side Ballroom, Dallas Monday, May 8, 2017 Fans of the xx, an indie pop band hailing from London, are an exuberant bunch. The xx’s blend of icy minimalism and arena rock brought out millenials and more seasoned concertgoers during an 80-minute set Monday night at South Side Ballroom…
There are two sides to Miranda Lambert. One minute she is holding up her fingers in the shape of a gun, singing about shooting an abusive boyfriend and the next she is alone with her acoustic guitar singing a soft, slow song about wishing away her broken heart. Lambert came…
JMBLYA Fair Park, Dallas May 5, 2017 Not even Chance the Rapper’s bum leg or his meandering headlining set could put a damper on hip-hop and dance festival JMBLYA’s extravagan fifth edition at Fair Park on Friday. Chance is known for putting on high-energy shows where he spends a lot…
This week, Dallas welcomes back one of its most popular bands after a nearly two-decade absence. Tripping Daisy, which formed in 1990, revisits its old stomping grounds at a pre-Homegrown Festival show at Dada Thursday night. They’ll also be headlining the festival, which takes place Saturday and also includes Mutemath,…
The Weeknd With Rae Sremmurd, Belly and 6lack American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, May 4, 2017 The Weeknd doesn’t seem like he should be a massive pop star. Sometimes, anyway. The Canadian R&B singer is a man of split personalities, an artist intent on presenting himself in an unedited fashion, a…
Fortress Festival with Run the Jewels, Purity Ring, Flying Lotus, Slowdive and more Fort Worth Cultural District, Fort Worth Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, 2017 Like any first-year festival, the two-day, two-stage Fortress Fest was not without its flaws. But last weekend it proved it could grow into…
Lil Wayne South Side Ballroom, Dallas Friday, April 28, 2017 For the last three years, Lil Wayne’s hip-hop career has been plagued by an ugly legal battle with Birdman, the co-founder of his parent record label Cash Money Records, who has held up the release of the highly anticipated Carter…
Just when we think we’ve seen all the big music festivals come and go this season, Dallas is hit with three in one week. JMBLYA gets going Fair Park Friday night with some of the best acts in hip-hop; the Off the Rails Country Music Festival brings the finest in country…
Big names in music are stepping into spotlights in Dallas this week. Among them are bands celebrating anniversaries, such as Stabbing Westward, and their most succesful albums, such as Coheed and Cambria. But we also get the chance to see plenty of up-and-coming musicians as well as visual and performance…
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers With Joe Walsh American Airlines Center, Dallas Saturday, April 22, 2017 Tom Petty seems bored. After spending the past couple years playing with his old band, Mudcrutch, he’s back on the road for the 40th anniversary of the one that made him famous, the Heartbreakers. It’s…
If you were one of the lucky ones who managed to escape with a three-day weekend, Monday morning definitely came calling too soon. But not to worry, this week’s lineup will help get you back into the swing of things. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers make a stop through town…
Rick Ross and Trina Gas Monkey Live, Dallas Thursday, April 13, 2017 Rick Ross has more to celebrate than ever before. At 41 years old the superstar rapper from Miami is reaching new heights in his decade-long career with the release of his ninth studio album, Rather You Than Me…
RaeLynn performs at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Klyde Warren Park. Admission is free. When RaeLynn’s debut album WildHorse went No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, her husband didn’t know it even happened because he’s deployed. RaeLynn doesn’t name his location or which military branch Josh Davis serves, but…
For the second year in a row, Rhett Miller succeeded in turning downtown’s Main Street Garden Park into the site of a well-curated, daylong music festival for adults and kids. Though the leader of local favorite Old 97’s is no longer a full-time Dallas resident, he clearly still understands the city…
Ariana Grande American Airlines Center, Dallas Sunday, April 9, 2017 In terms of pop stars who have graced the stage at American Airlines Center, if Adele is the chatty next door neighbor who popped in for tea and biscuits and a couple of laughs, Ariana is the boardroom executive –…
The Majestic Theatre is slated to host the one and only Morrissey Saturday night. He’s canceled the past couple of times but we’re pretty excited, and confident, that he’ll make it. Plus, third time’s the charm, right? On the off chance he doesn’t make it, again, there are plenty of…
21 Savage With Tee Grizzley and Young M.A. House of Blues, Dallas Sunday, April 2, 2017 21 Savage has described his style of rap as “murder music,” and he carried this idea through his entrance to House of Blues last night. The rapper, né Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, emerged from what looked…
