Foster the People With St. Lucia South Side Ballroom, Dallas Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Foster the People may owe their fame to one thing and one thing only — “Pumped Up Kicks” — but that doesn’t mean they can’t still sell tickets. With their wave of one-hit-wonderdom still yet to…
Last December, the tours Carter and Knowles just missed intersecting each other in Dallas by a couple weeks. At the time, Jay Z played it low-key and Bey went big time. Then this happened. And now, at last, the worlds of “Magna Carter” and “Mrs. Carter” will collide in DFW…
Well look at that, the weekend came and went without a single supercell tornado in sight. If you let the old Texas weather fearmongering song and dance get to you, and spent the weekend in the fetal position in your bathtub, waiting for the end of days– you missed out…
Everybody loves a nice feel-good show every once in awhile to kick out the cobwebs and revive the spirit from the doldrums and disappointments of everyday life. However, it is rare and unique to see a concert so positively charged, fueled with such raw passion, and as spiritually and mentally…
Everybody that’s seen Suspiria has an opinion about Goblin, whether they realize it or not. The Italian prog rock greats have, throughout their career, created some of the most captivating and unnerving music ever put to film. With their work on Suspiria, though, they made what is widely considered the…
On Saturday, the bustling northern ‘burb of Frisco hosted many thousands of modern-rock lovers at Toyota Stadium for the annual, all-day Edgefest aural orgy (the 24th installment, no less). Saturday’s festival roster proved to be one that, maybe more than any recent Edgefest, bridged the generational gap of those who…
This weekender contains a very rare occurrence in which the majority (six out of 10) of notable live music events listed are taking place on Sunday. Maybe Dallas promoters will one day stop their tried and true method of throwing a dart at a wall calendar to pick a concert…
Thursday night in a disco club in East Dallas, the DJ spun one record into another, floating the desperate lyrics of Ace’s “How Long” over a slick beat that bumped right into sexy European saxophones. As the music washed over the crowd, hundreds of people dusted off their souls and…
Future Islands are an interesting case. The North Carolina synth-pop darlings are easy enough to read on first impression. Yes, they obviously make records with some approximation of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance in mind. Yes, lead singer Sam Herring is clearly obsessed with Morrissey, between his dramatic stage presence and…
It might seem that J. Cole kind of rehashed the whole university tour thing, but after headlining a few tours dedicated to his degree-seeking fan base, the guy’s a pro at it. Headlining the University of North Texas’ spring concert, Cole along with his live band brought a minimalist experience…
Here’s every Mogwai song in a nutshell: A chiming keyboard or guitar pattern repeats. Instrumentation slowly builds around it. Then, it detonates into a searing fireball of noise. Sometimes it’s major-key, sometimes it’s minor-key. Occasionally there are vocals and the tempo varies, but just about every song executes this trajectory…
Handing out flyers for your band’s show, that somewhat ineffective attempt to attract even a handful of people to attend, is one thing. Doing so under the nose of Denton County Jail officials is entirely another. “I was afraid they weren’t going to send them out. They read all of…
On an otherwise dead night, on the nearly vacant Elm Street strip, Toronto’s Odonis Odonis headlined an impressive night of experimental synths and heavy riffs. Though the turnout was low, and the show ran unusually late for a Tuesday in Deep Ellum, something special happened last night at Club Dada…
Scottish post-rock heroes Mogwai is the band most instrumental rock groups that have started in the past decade want to be when they grow up. Beginning with 1997’s epic Young Team and continuing with the release of the group’s eighth studio LP, last January’s Rave Tapes, Stuart Braithwaite, John Cummings,…
It’s Monday morning after a holiday weekend, and we’re all just trying to get through the day. Whether you spent the weekend record shopping, bleeding from your eyes, or observing the Sabbath, you’re probably moving a little slow today. Get caffeinated, because this week is full of shows that are…
The Old 97’s, Black Joe Lewis, Slobberbone, Madison King Annette Strauss Square – AT&T Performing Arts Center Dallas, Texas Saturday, April 19, 2014 On the most pristinely calm night we’ve seen in Dallas in recent weeks, Saturday’s sold-out Old 97’s record release show for Most Messed Up proffered a taste…
Neil Young Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas, Texas Thursday, April 17, 2014 Don’t tell Neil Young what to do. He may have grown into some grandfatherly approximation of old age, full of rambling stories and an easy, self-deprecating sense of humor. But deep down, he’s the same prickly soul…
Between 4/20, Easter, and Record Store Day, we’re celebrating three of the holiest high holidays in one weekend this year. Record Store Day falls on Saturday, and with it comes a huge number of highly anticipated special releases and reissues, and a score of record stores hosting big day parties…
Neil Young is simply beyond common musical criticism. Certainly among all of the classic folk, folk-rock and rock the man has recorded over the past 50 years, there have been some clunker albums. However, the sheer breadth of Young’s influence on an amazing array of artists in several differing genres…
There’s a lot going on that you need to know about before we get hit with a weekend full of high holidays. Easter, 4/20 and Record Store Day are important and all, but that doesn’t mean you should just stay in all week and wait. There’s plenty of fun to…
Hard to believe that England’s Pet Shop Boys have been doing the synthpop/alternative dance thing for over three decades. During that time, the duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe has managed to evolve with the musical tides while maintaining a sizable audience. Although known for original songs such as…
A riverside ranch, a three-day weekend amongst nature and a stream of psychedelic music may sound like a cult happening (and it kind of is) but more to the point it’s the scene of Austin’s Psych Fest, a musical celebration of all things mind-bending. In seven short years, Psych Fest…
