Somewhere in Hollywood, a music industry bigwig is looking out his office window, Macallan scotch in hand, and somberly reflecting on how he could have made prodigious strides in his career had he acted on a business opportunity he initially declined. “This is terrible,” says the music executive to himself…
When artists check into a venue and finish their soundcheck, personnel will walk into the green room to either chill or get some work done. At this point, they will typically see a modest assortment of beverages, snacks and towels. This, of course, doesn’t happen by accident. Their talent agent…
School’s out for the summer, which means plenty of you can get your concert jollies on. Go big with Ariana Grande at American Airlines Center on Tuesday night or catch a family-friendly free show at The Rustic on Friday night with Esther Rose. John Oates, Rude King and more pad…
Let’s recap the week Lil Pump had leading up to the 18-year-old viral sensation’s headlining set at South Side Ballroom on Thursday night. On Sunday he partied hard in a Miami nightclub with Houston Rockets superstar James Harden, which got the attention of TMZ. He then bought $15,000 Cartier sunglasses…
All aboard this week’s installment of concert announcements. Our area will welcome some veteran bands making their way through summer anniversary shows, a couple of country bands sharing an esteemed bill and loads of club shows of all genres. Read ahead for all the details. Fresh off an appearance at…
Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith may be from opposite sides of the pond, but they perfectly complement each other, and The Kali & Jorja Tour showcases two rising stars poised to make waves in pop music. Their sets on Saturday night delighted an enthusiastic crowd, never more so than when…
After all the hand-wringing over the bizarre curation choices, the confusion over ticketing plans and the online jabs of it becoming the next Fyre Fest, KAABOO Texas finally took place over the past three days at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Developed in 2015, and not to be confused with the…
Dallas sees two of its most influential tastemakers in music this week with a rare show at Top Ten Records featuring Kill the World (Paul Slavens’ solo project) and Wanz Dover. On Friday, fans of local music will also get to catch Quaker City Night Hawks in Deep Ellum and…
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…
