Last Night: Ne-Yo at Nokia Theatre

Ne-Yo, Musiq Soulchild & Jazmine SullivanNokia TheatreFebruary 15, 2009 Better than: The usual endurance test that most multi-act concerts usually are. I’ll admit it. I didn’t know heading into last night’s show that Jazmine Sullivan and Musiq Soulchild were on the bill with Ne-Yo at Grand Prairie’s Nokia Theatre. But…

Last Night: BrokeNCYDE and Drop Dead Gorgeous at The Max

BrokeNCYDE, Drop Dead GorgeousThe MaxFebruary 5, 2009Better Than: Traveling seamlessly along I-35 without any traffic or onlooker congestion, allowing for an early arrival and a front row spot for all four bands.   Well, the scene is still the place for local teens to be seen: A social outing for…

Last Night: The Killers at Nokia Theatre

The KillersNokia Theatre in Grand PrairieWednesday, February 4, 2009 Better than: That Southwest Airlines “Wanna get away?” commercial where the rapper yells “Thank you, Detroit!” and his hypeman leans in and whispers, “Detroit was last night…” After The Killers opened its set at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday night with high-energy…

Last Night: Play-N-Skillz Grammy Party At Plush

Play-N-Skillz, Big Tuck, Slim Thug, Pitbull, Paul Wall, Too $hort, morePlushWednesday, February 4, 2009Better than: Parking a filthy, body-damaged Scion Xb in a metered spot and walking two blocks to avoid using the valet service, all the while contemplating how out of place you are anywhere near a red carpet…

Last Night: Los Campesinos! and Titus Andronicus at Club Dada

Los Campesinos!, Titus AndronicusClub DadaSaturday, January 31, 2009 Better than: Staying home with eager anticipation for this weekend’s fairly bland Super Bowl lineup (Bruce Springsteen’s halftime performance notwithstanding). Download: Photographer Mattie Stafford trolled the grounds of Dada to bring us photos for our slideshow here. Toward the tail end of…

Last Night: AC/DC at American Airlines Center

AC/DC, The AnswerAmerican Airlines CenterJanuary 23, 2009 Better than: Watching Spinal Tap for the hundredth time while smoking crack in a trailer park in Balch Springs.   In front of a sold out crowd at the American Airlines Center, legendary hard rock icons AC/DC delivered nearly two hours of thundering, unapologetically…

Last Night: John Legend At Nokia Theatre

John Legend Nokia Live January 22, 2009 Better than: Letting the bartender mix your cocktail with Pepsi products. Having learned a hard lesson in traffic jams the last time I went to Grand Prairie’s Nokia Theatre, I took MacArthur to the venue, to discover the streets were flowing free and…

Last Night(ish): The New Frontiers’ Final Show

The New Frontiers, This Will Destroy You, GazellesClub DadaSaturday, January 3, 2009 Better Than: Sitting at home on your ass, not supporting local music. You’d think that going to Club Dada to see the last show by a local band wasn’t on most people’s agenda for warm winter Saturday night…

Last Night: The Gourds At The Granada Theater

The Gourds, Two Tons of Steel, Hosty DuoGranada TheaterDecember 30, 2009 Better than: Spending the night before New Year’s Eve shelling black-eyed peas with my relatives. Mike Alves In its annual pre-New Years Eve concert, The Gourds performed a typically well-played and enthusiastic set of oddball alt-country in front of…

Last Night: Lil Wayne at American Airlines Center

Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Keyshia ColeAmerican Airlines CenterDecember 19, 2008 Better Than: Listening to a whole bunch of records in which T-Pain and Lil Wayne are just the featured acts. Check out our photos from the show here.As if, at any point over the course of this past year, there was…

Last Night: Eagles Of Death Metal At The Door

Eagles of Death Metal, Klopek, Austin Brown Sounds, The Improv The Door Dallas December 12, 2008   Better Than: Just the plain old Eagles.   Cory Graves     Variety was the unifying theme of last night’s seemingly random assortment of warm-up acts for the Eagles of Death Metal show…

Last Night: Deerhunter, Times New Viking and Nite Jewel at The Loft

Deerhunter, Times New Viking, Nite JewelThe LoftDecember 1, 2008Better than: Going to Vietnam, only to return with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (Get it, movie buffs?) Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox, with bells on. (Mikey Harris)With the bitter cold, little advertising and a post-holiday Monday for a booking date, the odds were stacked…

Last Night: Roger McGuinn at McDavid Studio

Roger McGuinnMcDavid StudioNovember 22, 2008Better than: Watching one of those Time Life infomercials about reliving the ’60s though a 10 CD compilation featuring the likes of Hermann’s Hermits and Ten Years After.Starting promptly at 8:00, Roger McGuinn treated the packed house in Ft. Worth’s McDavid Studio to a musical history…

Last Night: Mount Righteous, Cryptacize, And Danielson At The Granada

Mount Righteous, Cryptacize, and Danielson Granada Theater November 20, 2008 Better than: Watching the Dallas Stars lose yet again. On most occasions, the biggest compliment an opening act receives is “at least their set didn’t last too long.” But for a band like Grapevine’s own Mount Righteous at the Granada…

Last Night: Method Man And Redman At House Of Blues

Method Man and Redman House of Blues November 16, 2008 Better than: Smoking out at home and watching How High–not that I’ve done that or anything… The return of Method Man and Redman to Dallas came at a bittersweet cost for some concertgoers. In particular, my entourage, who sent me…