We regret to inform you that it is that time of year. That time when show frequency dips down in favor of family times and hauling yourself through malls. But thanks to the tireless efforts of Dallas music figures, we’ve still got enough shows to keep you merry. So get…
The weather was brisk in Dallas on Saturday night, but it was the perfect occasion to get bundled up and hit Deep Ellum for the Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase. Or warm up with a drink or 10. The showcase, with 40 bands spread across nine different venues, always has…
Muse American Airlines Center, Dallas Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Due to “technical logistic problems” between the Houston date and last night’s date in Dallas, the Muse show at American Airlines Center started late on Wednesday. Very late, actually. But that didn’t stop the AAC from being mostly filled as the…
106.1 KISS FM Jingle Ball With Demi Lovato, Calvin Harris, One Direction and more American Airlines Center, Dallas Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Every teenager you have ever known was at Tuesday’s Jingle Ball hosted by iHeartRadio and KISS FM at American Airlines Center. The teen girls — there were, like,…
Willie Nelson Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth Saturday, November 28, 2015 After all these years, Willie Nelson is still going strong. At the ripe old age of 82, the country legend may have slowed down a bit — added a shuffle to his step, sure — but he’s still doing…
If you’re reading this, you’ve miraculously survived the financial and gastrointestinal trials of another Thanksgiving. Congratulations! While your stomach and wallet take the time to recover, distract yourself with a show this week. Between Danish metal legend who calls North Texas home, Glenn Beck’s favorite band and a group of…
Big K.R.I.T. With BJ the Chicago Kid, Scotty ATL, DeLorean and Curtis Mayz The Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, November 27, 2015 Big K.R.I.T. brought his Kritically Accaimed tour to The Bomb Factory on Black Friday. Many potential ticket buyers could very well have been shopping, recovering from shopping or arrested or…
Thanksgiving: It’s bad. Sure, if you surgically remove the singular element of “having a big family dinner and being thankful,” it’s perfectly fine. But by now, you should know better than to put faith into the possibility of a peaceful Thanksgiving. Remember last year? When Grandma wouldn’t stop asking you…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony With B-Real, Scarface, Bun B, Z-Ro, Slim Thug and DJ Unknown The Bomb Factory, Dallas Saturday, November 21, 2015 Getting all five members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony together is no given. The ’90s rap legends have had their share of trouble over the years, with internal conflict resulting in…
Metric With Sarah Jaffe and Hibou The Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, November 20, 2015 Canadian synth pop stars Metric started their show at The Bomb Factory on Friday night in the dark. The recorded voice of what sounded like a goofy scientist from an ancient educational video said something about…
“Tattoos are a permanent trial by fire”, according to Tyson Arndt of Historic Tattoo in Portland, Oregon. Tyson is just one of many world-renowned tattoo artists that converged on The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum this weekend for the 5th annual Elm St. Music & Tattoo Festival. Over the buzz of…
As we inch closer toward the week of infamous gluttony known as Thanksgiving, sate your savage spirit with some Dallas concerts instead. You have hip-hop legend and Wu-Tang founding member GZA at Trees (minus ODB) and you’ve got a Metric, a band so representative of indie pop-rock that they wrote songs…
Chance the Rapper With D.R.A.M., Towkio and Metro Boomin Southside Ballroom, Dallas Friday, November 13, 2015 Chance the Rapper is arguably the most charming act in hip-hop going right now. His optimistic and playful catalog of music resonates the same with children as it does with teenagers and adults. His…
Leon Bridges With Wesley Geiger Majestic Theatre, Dallas Saturday, November 14, 2015 Leon Bridges had a triumphant homecoming Saturday night on the last show of his American tour, his first North Texas show (with the exception of a busking performance on a Deep Ellum sidewalk) since his album release party…
If you were beginning to worry that you’d never have the chance to break out your extra sad black mascara again, fret not, Dallas: The Cure are coming back to Dallas in the spring of 2016. Back in October, the goth legends announced their first run of North American dates…
For Friday the 13th this week, you actually might be in luck — though maybe we just jinxed it. Chance the Rapper (please, say “The Rapper”) and the Elm Street Tattoo Festival kick off the weekend, with the latter extending all the way to the Lord’s Day because tattoos know…
Cheap Trick With Ian Moore and the American Fuse The Bomb Factory, Dallas Saturday, November 7, 2015 When Cheap Trick usually comes to town, they have to stick to the hits. Whether they’re playing Billy Bob’s or opening for Aerosmith, the set list doesn’t veer too far from the songs…
Untapped Festival With Flaming Lips, Dr. Dog, Pharcyde and more Fair Park, Dallas Saturday, November 7, 2015 As the Flaming Lips began its headlining set during Saturday night’s Untapped Festival in front of several thousand beer and/or music lovers at Fair Park, it seemed as though the most ambitious annual…
Parquet Courts With Party Static, Sin Motivo and the Noids Rubber Gloves, Denton Thursday, November 5, 2015 Parquet Courts were the indisputable Homecoming Kings of Denton when they played the infamously divey Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios last night. The past year and a half has seen the former Dentonites get…
Chvrches With Masionair The Bomb Factory, Dallas Thursday, November 5, 2015 Not all synthetic pop music is on point, but in 2013 when Chvrches (pronounced churches) released their EP The Mother We Share into the world, they immediately became Euro synth-pop darlings, booking major music festivals and venues ever since…
Pretty much any festival of note in North Texas has undergone serious changes in the past couple years. Some have returned after being gone for a bit (35 Denton), while some are taking a break this year (Index Festival), and others have simply gone away (Suburbia). As for Untapped Festival and…
R. Kelly Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Saturday, October 31, 2015 Catching R. Kelly in concert at this stage of his career, now 29 years in, is a complicated affair. After all the legal troubles and accusations of sexual misconduct, the Chicago R&B singer continues to do what he’s always done:…
