The xx Proved Why They’re a Summer Festival Staple

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…

The Weeknd Is Too Good Not to Be a Star

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…

RaeLynn Talks Success After The Voice Ahead of Free Dallas Show

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…

Old 97’s Threw a County Fair Befitting of Dallas Royalty

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…