Lights All Night, the seminal North Texas music festival, released its full lineup this week. This year will be the ninth edition of LAN, which has become an institution within the EDM community that attracts artists and fans from all over the world. Headliners will include Diplo, Excision, Gucci Mane,…
Catch Kurt Vile and the Violators, Metalachi and Devil Wears Prada and others this week. Plus, Chris Isaak and Clint Black give us some holiday cheer with concerts Monday night. Chris Isaak 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 at House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St., $35-$99.50 Chris Isaak was the…
Album anniversary tours are becoming more and more popular, and we’re not mad about it. It’s no secret that the rise of streaming has changed the way we listen to music. You can skip around from song to song and artist to artist at will, which has its advantages, but…
As you continue your holiday shopping lists, keep considering tickets to a show for the music fans in your social circles. A singer-songwriter favorite, a rapper recently back out on the scene, and a U.K. rock band reunion highlight this week’s batch of concert announcements and potential gifts. Jeff Tweedy will…
Emo’s staying power was reaffirmed as The Front Bottoms and Manchester Orchestra played a co-headlining bill at The Bomb Factory on Wednesday night. To understand why, consider the time and place of both bands. Manchester Orchestra formed during emo’s commercial peak in 2004, now a distant memory. In the 2010s,…
Denton-based singer-songwriter Doug Burr has been a regular performer around these parts for quite some time now. As a multiple Dallas Observer Music Award winner, and with an output that stretches back over a decade, he’s become a fixture on the local scene and a revered mentor to those just…
Back in July, Minus the Bear announced they were ending their time together as a band. Instead of playing a handful of final shows near their hometown of Seattle, the band decided to do one more extensive tour across the country and then call it quits. “There hasn’t been a…
NF was in a cage. Bebe Rexha’s top fell off. Calvin Harris was nowhere to be seen. This was Tuesday night’s iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2018 in a nutshell as the nationwide star-studded tour kicked off with a bang in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. Some of the best…
In a world as material as the one we live in, it is important to know that if you’re likely to end up penniless, you might as well put your money into as many experiences as possible. Perishable items spoil, clothes go out of style, technology becomes outdated and/or breaks,…
Silverstein has never really stopped as a band. Playing across the globe since 2004, including well over a dozen times in Dallas, the band performs two sets per night. One is to celebrate their debut album, When Broken is Easily Fixed, as well as a set devoted to greatest hits/fan…
In 1982, a South Texas artist pulled up to Billy Bob’s in his truck, unloaded his gear from the attached trailer and loaded in for a gig at which he opened for Billy Joe Shaver. This artist’s name was George Strait, and that was the last time he’d played Panther…
Manchester Orchestra doesn’t normally tour the country this late in the year, but they’ve squeezed in one more run before taking 2019 off to work on new material. Still promoting 2017’s A Black Mile to the Surface, along with a Black Friday exclusive vinyl consisting of demos from the album,…
Catch one, or both, of Nine Inch Nails’ shows this week with Jesus and Mary Chain. Get into the holiday spirit with KIIS-FM’s Jingle Ball featuring Kesha. Or check out the 30th annual Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase with several local bands in various Deep Ellum venues. The Funky Knuckles…
Joy Williams has spent many years on the road, so she’s used to the controlled chaos that accompanies tours. For her latest venture, though, the mother of two has some traveling partners alongside that are making things just a bit different. “It feels like a totally new chapter for me…
As you work your way through Thanksgiving leftovers, take a look at this week’s new batch of concert announcements and see what catches your interest. Lots of new things on the local front. House & Rouse are coming to The Kessler Theater. Singer-songwriters Josh Rouse and Griffin House are joining…
Four-piece rock band Broncho continues to embrace a strong psychedelic style with their latest record, Bad Behavior, which came out Oct. 12 via Park the Van Records. Each song holds a mellow, poppy feeling that contrasts the lyrical content full of themes branched off the album title. This, as frontman…
Scotty McCreery was humbled from the first moment he won Season 10 of American Idol. The 17-year-old at the time had to fly back home to North Carolina right after the show’s season finale for an AP English test the next morning. “I guess that kind of grounded me pretty…
People still recognize Jeff Timmons at the grocery store all these years later. “A lot of people come up to me and say, ‘Hey, where do I know you from?’” Timmons tells us over the phone. “I’ve got like a 98 Degree tattoo on my arm, so it’s pretty obvious.”…
This week’s concert lineup boasts plenty of local acts. Catch KXT-FM 91.7 radio host Paul Slavens on Monday night at Dan’s Silver Leaf as he plays a comedic night of improv, or see country acts The Texas Gentlemen and Eleven Hundred Springs or The Vandoliers’ Holiday Hoedown at Three Links on…
Three-quarters into the sold-out Dallas stop of his Astroworld — Wish You Were Here Tour, Travis Scott rides a snaking roller coaster over the heads of his overjoyed youthful fans while performing “5% Tint.” That right there tells you all you need to know about Scott. He doesn’t settle for…
Though we’re still a few days out from Thanksgiving, the concert announcements are pouring in for the upcoming summer and are even stretching into next fall. For the ambitious types, plan ahead or be ready to snag tickets to some of these shows as holiday presents. Off The Rails Country…
Controversial rapper Daniel Hernandez, better known as his stage name, Tekashi 6ix9ine, was set to perform Saturday at the Mesquite Rodeo, but the show was canceled. The Mesquite Rodeo owners had no comment to the Observer regarding their reasons for canceling the show. However, Bruce Archer, a Mesquite council member,…
