This week sees Peter Murphy celebrate 40 years of Bauhaus; Reel Big Fish tour in support of their ninth studio album; Denton’s Babe Bash celebrate female musicians; and more. The Funky Knuckles 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 at Three Links, 2704 Elm St., threelinksdeepellum.com, free The Funky Knuckles have been…
Justin Timberlake brought sexy back. Three times. His Man of the Woods tour stopped in Dallas last May for two dates and came back around for a third time, eight months later. We apparently just couldn’t get enough. Timberlake threw a party. Literally, he had his stage set up with…
The concert beat goes on this week for live music fans in Dallas. Read ahead for details on DMB, Country Megaticket acts and a series of stellar shows coming to local clubs. You know warmer weather isn’t far around the corner when The Dave Matthews Band announces their spring/summer touring…
Cameron Ray, a local singer-songwriter, will leave Dallas the right way with a headlining show at The Kessler Theater on Saturday, Jan. 26. Ray has lived in Dallas off and on for 30 years, and even though he is moving to Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife to pursue his music…
Kevin Fowler has without a doubt entrenched himself in Texas music lore. Twenty years ago, Fowler began crooning at honky-tonks and beer joints around Austin. Just getting started, he — along with contemporaries Pat Green, Cory Morrow and Roger Creager — stumbled upon a magical formula that would birth what…
The last year and a half have been busy for Americana recording artist Amanda Shires since she released her fourth album, My Piece of Land. She has recorded and toured with husband Jason Isbell as a member of the 400 Unit, finished her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing…
If you missed Justin Timberlake a few months ago, you’ve got a second chance to see him this week at American Airlines Center. Other highlights include local rapper Mozez Tha Great playing his new album, Undefined, in full at The Prophet Bar; Thursday plays two nights with its classic LPs Full…
Mick Jenkins is not a great performer. And honestly, it doesn’t really matter. Experiencing the Chicago rapper is akin to watching a protagonist from one of French director Jean-Luc Godard’s films: effortless and cool. The meat-and-potatoes lies in the lyrics, which is why people came, filling Trees in Deep Ellum…
It’s an eventful week of concert announcements in Dallas. We’ve got Globe Life Park going out in style. A slew of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees coming to town. And, did you hear about the big-ticket music and comedy festival coming to Jerry World? All of that, plus…
With the release of his third album, When I Was Yours and You Were Mine, Fort Worth-based songwriter Charlie Shafter has his first record since his self-titled album in 2012. Fueled by an eventful set of personal peaks and valleys, Shafter’s new set of songs simply had to be recorded…
Jon Spencer, a long time figure originating from the New York Punk scene of the 80s, released his first solo album last year and is coming to Club Dada to play a show.
The time has come again for another five supergroups to deliver 25-minute sets based on different characters from the classic series Twin Peaks. Yes, it’s Damn Fine Music Fest II. If you’re not familiar with the concept, DOMA-winning talent buyer Jeff Brown of King Camel Productions has created an annual celebration…
It’s easy to wander your way into a drug addiction – and oftentimes, people do. But to overcome one requires a will power that, to many people, is so unprecedented that they seek out spiritual intervention in the process, whether they’re religious or not. The story of Ruston Kelly is…
2016 was a breakout year for Lubbock-birthed Texas country band, Flatland Cavalry, whose first full record, Humble Folks, caught the attention of fans and music critics across the state. The band’s self-described sound that’s “easy on the ears, heavy on the heart” was a breath of fresh air for a…
Two people. One Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross concert. One owns two of Simpson’s albums. The other didn’t even know how Ashlee spelled her name, that she still sang or that she was married to someone other than Pete Wentz. Here is how the night went from two different perspectives…
Your 10 best music picks for this week include funk, rap, indie rock, techno and more. Catch locals The Bralettes, The Funky Knuckles, Mr. Pookie and Raised Right Men. Or check out The Murder City Devils, The Districts, Amen Dunes, Joe Ely, Felix Da Housecat and Pop Evil as they…
The full lineup for the third Annual Fortress Festival was released this week and it is arguably the most formidable and balanced offering from Fort Worth’s premier music event to date. Chart-topping hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, synth-pop trio CHVRCHES, R&B singer/songwriter Tinashe and London-based electronic indie-pop group Superorganism were added…
Jesse McCartney. Remember him? Listen to “Beautiful Soul” and it might ring a bell. Chances are someone you know had a poster of him, a CD of his or at the very least, a crush on him. McCartney was the king of Radio Disney in the early 2000s, singing his…
If you weren’t at Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill freezing your butt off to watch Bayside’s acoustic show Saturday night, we feel sorry for you. You really blew it big-time. And if you missed it to watch the Cowboys lose, we’re sending even more sympathy your way. Acoustic material is…
2019 is off and running with this week’s new concert announcements. We’ve got laughs and guitar riffs, stony rap riffs and a few old-timers picking things back up for the summer. Check out what’s next going on sale. Comedian, musician and SNL alumnus Fred Armisen is coming to Dallas on…
On most Sunday nights, Paul Slavens is on air hosting “The Paul Slavens Show” on 91.7 KXT. This night he was roaming through the crowd at Dan’s Silverleaf in his “Let the force be with you” shirt, enjoying live music and the company of friends, fans and former bandmates there to…
At this point you likely know whether those New Year’s resolutions are going to stick or if old habits really do die hard. Either way, catching lots of good live music should help start 2019 off on the right foot, and this week makes it easy. New Fumes, Bobby Sessions, Chilldren…
