It’s unlikely anyone, least of all the band itself, would have imagined 15 years ago that the Killers would evolve into what they have become. The Las Vegas-bred rockers’ first studio album, 2004’s Hot Fuss, was full of arch, synth-laden decadence and frontman Brandon Flowers, eyes rimmed with kohl and…
The concert calendar continues to ramp up as summer inches ever so nearer. This week, we’ve got another act closing down Globe Life Park, an interesting alternative pairing performing at Dos Equis Pavilion and a couple of dance-infused acts bringing the vibes to area venues. All that and more ahead…
Paul Oakenfold is a DJ with a purpose. There is a philanthropic component in many of his recent shows. His 2017 set at Mount Everest base camp benefited Himalayan Trust and Supporting Nepal’s Children, two efforts helping survivors of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Last September, he and fellow U.K. legend…
All the Slayer fan wanted to do was return to the concert, throw up some devil horns and roar with the crowd as Slayer lead singer Tom Araya’s virus took hold. It was contagious this Wednesday evening at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving, affecting thousands of Slayer fans and…
Channel 69’s Kyle Schember laughs at the memory of a time when an unknown boy band named Backstreet Boys opened for them in Miami in the ‘90s. “It was around 1995 during Winter Music Conference on South Beach and there were shows happening everywhere in Miami that week,” Schember tells…
It’s a rainy Friday night and the two-man band, Chasing Rent, plays their own Southern-rock version of tunes like Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On” and Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” at Stumpy’s Blues Bar in Arlington. Between sets, Andy Weaver, 43, talks about how he and 34-year-old Jeremy Norvelle met and…
Folk rock, blues rock, hard rock, psych rock, surf rock, soft rock, punk rock, alt rock. Eels brought all of it to Canton Hall Sunday evening in their triumphant return to Dallas. Under the guidance of Mark Oliver Everett, otherwise known by his stage name “E,” Eels played a career-spanning…
This week boasts plenty of touring acts, including Slayer, The Cult, The Strumbellas and The Killers to name a few. Gorilla vs. Bear hosts its seventh showcase featuring the Chromatics at Granada Theater, and Bonnie Bishop plays a Mother’s Day concert at Fort Worth Live on Sunday. Paul Slavens and…
It seems like just yesterday that we were all following along with Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne’s punk-rock romance and hoping she could get him on the straight-and-narrow. (“Everybody’s got their problems,” amiright?) But that ended almost 10 years ago, which means that yes, we are old. Whibley and his…
Several acts that have been off the road for a while are heading back to the Dallas area. The region’s various venues will be filled with a variety of performers whose fans will likely be excited to jump on the first ticketing opportunities. Read ahead for more details. The comedic…
The day is Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. The Super Bowl is being filmed from the newly constructed AT&T Stadium in Arlington. You and your friends are at a watch party for a pastime more American than a bald eagle picking at Benedict Arnold’s innards while listening to Toby Keith. “The…
Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain, one of the Mid-South’s biggest multi-genre music-and-camping festivals, is co-hosting three events in Dallas this month, including a band battle and a DJ battle, with the winner of each earning a spot on one of Backwoods’ stages. The Trail to the Woods battle events happen Wednesday…
Deerhunter has always been known for creating beautiful, emotionally charged music — as if they know something about the universe that we don’t. Tuesday night’s show to a packed house at Trees proved they could balance that emotional intensity with a side of humor. The night began with a set…
Toyota Music Factory filled up two nights in a row this week to see one of the biggest names in Christian music. Religious or not, you might know them from their biggest hit, “Oceans,” which spent 13 weeks at Billboard’s Top 100 in 2014, going certified double platinum. With Kardashians…
Dallas has some seriously cool shows to check out this week. Catch Sum 41 and Earl Sweatshirt midweek before the weekend lights up with down-and-dirty rock ‘n’ roll from Dead Mockingbirds, the daylong music festival JMBLYA, a reunion for Dallas electronic band Channel 69 and more. Sum 41 7 p.m…
Now in its third year, Fort Worth’s nationally recognized music festival had a lot of work to do to beat its sophomore year, and though the start was rough, the finish was worth the wait. The two-day festival, known for its eclectic lineups, kicked off Saturday on somewhat of a…
Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry used part of her time onstage Saturday at Fortress Festival to respond to the attacks the band had received on Instagram from singer Chris Brown. Chvrches recently recorded the song “Here With Me” with producer (and guy-who-wears-a-marshmallow-on-his-head) Marshmello, and reacted when they caught wind of his…
As we reported back in late February, the seventh annual JMBLYA Festival will be headlined by one of the biggest acts in hip-hop, Travis Scott, as well as one of the genre’s most influential torchbearers, Lil Wayne. It’s an exciting offering every year, and one that gets plagued with curveballs…
The outdoor venues continue to heat up in scheduling, as summer is right around the corner. Check out the area additions for those locations and a few more choice announcements in this week’s batch of concert announcements. The Femme It Forward Tour, featuring Monica, Brandy, Mya and Keri Hilson, is…
Maren Morris The Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, April 19, 2019 Before Maren Morris could move forward, she needed to step back. “I’m gonna conduct a straw poll,” the singer-songwriter told the sold-out Bomb Factory crowd Friday night, near the end of her performance, as she lightly strummed the opening chords…
This week starts off quiet, but if you missed Of Montreal a few months ago when they stopped through Fort Worth, you can see them at Trees on Monday night. This weekend is packed full of local singer-songwriters and punk bands like Claire Morales and The Bralettes, two hip-hop heavyweights…
It’s a shorter list than usual this week for concert announcements, but there are still some good things to find. Some nostalgia, some top 40 chart toppers and some country jams headline the new listings. Mary J. Blige and Nas are teaming up for a joint outing this summer and…
